The Haines Venturer Scouts challenged three Ecuadorean mountains during their two-week trek in South America.
“It was extremely challenging, even though the pace we were going at wasn’t something where you would get tired if you were just walking around town,” said Elena Horner, a Haines High School junior. “The oxygen was so thin.”
The group returned to Haines on April 4 and included students Horner, Hunter Badgley, Polly Bryant, Chevy Fowler, Jess Giddings, Rin…
