Email or call the specified trip contact with your questions about trips.

To apply, contact the specified leader with a statement of condition, experience, and altitude tolerance.

You may apply at any time, but note that no acceptances will be issued prior to January 1, 2013. All applications that are received through December 31, 2012 go into a "pool" -- the date of receipt is not relevant. Applications that are received after January 1, 2013 are considered as they are received.

Do not send a check prior to acceptance. After being accepted, send a check, payable to the Mule Pack Section, for a reservation deposit of $50 to the MPS Section Assistant Treasurer.

Provide full contact information (address, phone, email address) to the trip contact. If you don't have email or if the trip contact requests it, send a 4" x 9" self addressed, stamped envelope.

The balance of the trip cost must be received no later than 10 weeks before the trip. You will receive a reminder a few weeks before the due date.

Positions will be offered to people on the wait list if final payment has not been received by the due date.

For cancellations more than 10 weeks before the trip. Any payments other than the $50 deposit will be refunded. The reservation deposit is generally non-refundable. However if you have to cancel due to documented injury or illness , the reservation deposit will be refunded if and only if there is a suitable replacement available.

For cancellations less than 10 weeks before the trip. If there is a suitable replacement available, there will be a $100 cancellation penalty and the balance of your payments will be refunded. If no suitable replacement is available, no refund will be given.

Send no money until after you are accepted on the trip by the leader.

Make all checks  payable to the Mule Pack Section.

Include the name of the trip on the memo line of your check.

Send payment checks to