Our kid will do Life next year and Order of the Arrow, we haven’t done anything in hills or mountains yet, but we hope to next year (Illinois is pretty flat).
I’ve never actually spent any amount of time in the mountains myself, and would love to do something like that with the family.
One of our guys had a little meltdown when a bunch of stuff hit the fan. I had a little accident with a backpacking stove resulting in some minor 2nd degree burns. (mechanical failure of the valve lit my hand on fire) I think it scared him a lot. We had a little talk and I told him that back country high adventure is a combination of physical, mental and emotional. When you control the emotions, the physical stuff is easier, but you really need to be on your game.
Go a couple times with someone who has back country experience.