 During the in-camp portion, CITs work together to plan and run programs for campers.The out-trip has varied in length from 6 to 10 days and includes backpacking through the Catskill Mountains or Adirondack Mountains .The Adventure Trip program has been in existence since 1968 when Henry "Bud" Cox took a group of teens on a 2-week backpacking trip throughout the Catskills.