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Outings
Schedule - 2008
Below
is a list of
outings sponsored
or co-sponsored
by the Sierra
Peaks Section.
All
trips require
an application,
made well in
advance, by
sending an
e-mail or sase
to the Leader.
Many leaders
will require
qualifications
or references.
Restricted
trips (MR, ER and E)
are limited
to Sierra Club
members who
are on the
Mountaineers
List or have
equivalent
experience.
Please review
the material
following this
Outings Schedule
on the topics
of transportation,
Liability Waviers,
Restricted
Mountaineering
Trips and Rules
of Conduct
in the Activities
Requirements
section before
submitting
a participation
request. Detailed
leadership
contact information
can be found
in the Angeles
Chapter Schedule
of Activities Number
308. E-mail
links for the
Leaders have
been provided
below where
e-mail addresses
are available. |
TRIP IS FULL - May 10 - 12,
Friday - Monday,
Sierra Peaks
Section, MR:
Mt. Williamson
(14,370) Snow
climb California’s
second highest
peak via Bairs
Creek. Day
1 -hike from
trail head
(6,200') up
Bairs Ck 2.5
miles to snow
at 10,200’ (4,000'
gain). Day
2 - climb peak
via class 2
southeast ridge,
ice axe/crampons,
4 miles round
trip, 4,200'
gain. Day 3
- hike out
2.5 miles.
Total statistics:
9 miles, 8,200'.
Restricted
to Sierra Club
members. Send
SASE / email
w/ conditioning,
experience
on snow, Sierra
Club #, medical
form and $5
permit fee
to Leader: DARRICK
DANTA, Assistant: TINA
BOWMAN. TRIP IS FULL.
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May
24 - 26, Saturday
- Monday,
Sierra Peaks
Section, MR:
Mt Thompson
(13,494) and
Point Powell
(13,364) Saturday
- backpack
at moderate
pace from Lake
Sabrina on
trail and snow
to Donkey Lake
(6 miles, 2000’ gain).
Sunday - climb
peaks Thompson
(3.2 miles,
3000’ gain)
and Pt Powell
(1.2 miles,
700’ gain)
via Thompson-Powell
Col. Ice axe,
helmet and
crampons required.
Monday - pack
out. Restricted
to Sierra Club
members. Completed medical
form and
$5 permit fee
required. Send
Sierra Club
#, experience/conditioning
resume via
sase or e-mail
to Leader: Greg
Mason,
Assistant: ASHER
WAXMAN. |
MAY 29 - 31, Thursday - Saturday, Sierra Peaks Section, MR: Caltech Peak (13,832’) and Mount Tyndall (14,014’) Join friends of Mac and Bill dedicating out new addition to the Peak List. Send resume, including ice axe, crampon experience and medical form to Leaders: Doug Mantle and Tina Bowman. |
June
7 - 8, Saturday
- Sunday,
Sierra Peaks Section, MR:
Emerson: (13,204’) Introductory
SPS M-rated
trip with ice
axe & crampons.
Saturday -
backpack 2 miles
from North Lake
(9360') to
Loch Leven
Lake at 10,743'
and set-up
camp. Afternoon
ice axe practice
to refresh
skills. Sunday
- up climb
peak 2461 feet
of gain on
snow and 3 rd class
rock and hike
out to road
head. Send
SASE with conditioning,
climbing experience,
home, cell & work
phones, ride
share information,
Sierra Club
#, medical
form and
$5 permit fee
to Leader: Barbee
Tidball,
Assistants: JOHN
CHESLICK and LARRY
TIDBALL. |
June
7 - 8, Saturday
- Sunday,
Sierra Peaks Section
and WTC, MR:
Mt Goethe (13,264’) Saturday
backpack from
North Lake
trailhead to
below Piute
Pass (4.5 miles,
1750’gain),
possibly climb
Emerson (13,204’)
en route, (1.5
miles, 2400’ gain).
Share happy
hour. Sunday
- climb Goethe,
alpine start
via Alpine
Col, 9 miles
round trip,
2250’ and
pack out. Snow
climb requiring
Sierra Club
membership,
experience
with ice ax
and crampons
and medical
form.
Send sase or
e-mail with
experience
and conditioning,
home and work
phones and
ride share information
to Leader: Beth
Epstein.
Co-Leader: ASHER
WAXMAN. |
June 7 - 8, Saturday - Sunday, Sierra Peaks Section and WTC, MR: Mt. Conness (12590'), Mount Dana (13053') Visit the beautiful snowy reaches of upper Yosemite National Park. View Half Dome from the summit. Saturday hike 3.5 miles with possible snowshoe cross-country, 2470' gain to summit from Saddlebag Lake along East Ridge. Camp at Lake. Sunday drive to Tioga Pass, hike 3 miles cross country, 4000' gain to Mt. Dana.
Participants
must be Sierra
Club members
and be proficient
with ice axe,
crampons and
moderate 3rd class
rock. Send recent
conditioning, experience, medical
form and
sase/ease to
Leader: Eric
Scheidemantle,
Co-Leader: Tina Bowman.
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June
14 - 15, Saturday
- Sunday,
Sierra Peaks Section, MR:
Merriam Peak
(13,103) & Royce
Peak (13,280’) Saturday
- backpack
from Pine Creek
trailhead to
Honeymoon Lake
approximately
4 miles and
3300’gain. Sunday
- hike across
Sierra Crest
to climb both
peaks, class
2, 3700 feet
total elevation
gain from camp
with snow (ice
axe and crampons
required). Return
to camp, pack-up
and hike out. Send
SASE with recent
conditioning,
home, cell
and work phones,
ride share
information,
Sierra Club,
completed medical
form and
$5 permit fee
to Leader: Barbee
Tidball,
Assistant: TINA
BOWMAN. |
June
14 - 16, Saturday
- Monday,
Sierra Peaks Section, I:
Kern Peak:
(11,510’) SPS
introductory
trip in the
southern Sierra
geared to prospective
SPSers and
WTC students. Moderate
and enjoyable
pace. Enjoy
studying flora
and fauna with
naturalist
Sherry Ross. Saturday
backpack 9
miles, 1500’ gain
to camp at
Redrock Meadows
at 8600’.
Sunday - climb
class 2 Kern
Peak 8 miles
round trip
and 3000’ gain
with considerable
cross-country
travel. Legendary
community happy
hours Saturday
and Sunday
evenings. Monday
- backpack
out 9 miles,
1800’ gain
(road head
higher than
camp). Send
SASE, recent
conditioning
home, cell
and work phones,
ride share
information
to Leader: Patty
Kline,
Assistant: SHERRY
ROSS. |
| June
21 - 22, Saturday
- Sunday,
Sierra Peaks Section, ER:
North Palisade
(14,242’) & Polemonium
Peak (14,080’) Climb
rugged peaks
in Palisades.
Saturday -
strenuous backpack
from Glacier
Lodge trailhead
to camp. Sunday
- climb U-Notch
to North Palisade,
attempt Polemonium
and descend
the same way.
Sunday - pack
out. Restricted
to Sierra Club
members with
strong fitness
and experience
on class 4
/ 5 snow
and rock. Send
e-mail with
conditioning,
experience,
Sierra Club#, medical
form and
$5 permit fee.
Leader: Alex
Amies, Co-leader: TOM
MCDONNELL. |
June 21 - 22, Saturday - Sunday, Sierra Peaks Section and WTC, MR: Mt Gilbert (13,106') Saturday - backpack from South Lake to upper Treasure Lake (3 miles, 1700' gain). Set up camp and practice snow skills. Sunday - early start to Gilbert (3 miles round trip, 2000' gain). Return to camp and pack out. Trip restricted to Sierra Club members only. Ice axe, crampons, medical
form and class 3 rock experience is required. Send detailed resume via sase or e-mail (preferred) to Leader: KATHY RICH, Asistant: DAN RICHTER. 
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J une 28 - 29, Saturday - Sunday, Sierra Peaks Section,
MR: Mount Ritter (13,143’), Banner Peak (12,936’) Restricted to Sierra Club members with ice axe, crampon and
exposed class 3 experience. Saturday - backpack from Agnew Meadow to Ediza Lake, 7.5 miles, 1230’ gain. Possible climb on Banner Peak, 6 miles round trip, 3660’ gain. Sunday - climb Mt. Ritter, 6 miles round trip, 3870’ gain, and pack out. Medical form required. Send climbing resume, recent conditioning, sase/esase, H&W phones, Sierra Club Membership Number and $6 permit fee to Leader: ALEX AMIES, Assistant: Virgil Popescu. |
| July
11-13, Friday
- Sunday, WTC and Sierra
Peaks Section
, MR:
Mt. Ritter
(13,143'),
Banner Peak
(12,936') Climb
a classic Sierra
and SPS Emblem
peak. Leave Agnew
Meadows Friday,
backpack
6 miles, 1100'
gain to Lake
Ediza. Saturday
hike 6 miles cross-country
round trip and
6000' gain from
Lake Ediza up
the southeast
glacier. Sunday
pack out. Participants
must be Sierra
Club
members and be
proficient with
ice axe, crampons
and high 3rd
class rock. Send
recent conditioning,
experience, medical
form and
sase/ease to
Leader: Eric
Scheidemantle, Co-leader: Will
McWhinney. |
| July 19 - 21, Saturday - Monday, Sierra Peaks Section,
ER: Mount Sill (14,153’) and Mount Gayley (13,510’) Backpack 7.5 miles, 3100’ gain to Sam Mack Meadow. Saturday - cross glacier, ascend snow/ rock in North Couloir, and climb 3rd class face to summit of Sill, return to saddle and ascend Gayley (3800’ gain for day). Monday - pack out. Send SASE with $5 permit fee, Sierra Club membership number, medical form, ice axe/ crampon and 4th class rock experience, conditioning and home and work phone number to: Leader: Barbee Tidball, Co-Leader: Larry Tidball. |
July 19 - 20, Saturday - Sunday, WTC and Sierra Peaks section,
I: Lone Pine Pk (12,943') From Meysan Lakes Trailhead at Whitney Portal, Saturday - backpack 5 miles, 3600' gain to Meysan Lake, relax, enjoy group happy hour. Sunday - climb peak by class 2 route, 2 miles, 2300' gain to peak, then pack out. WTC or equivalent required. Send e-mail or sase with recent conditioning and experience to Leader: Josh Hibbard, Co-Leader: Anne Marie Richardson. |
| July 19-21, Saturday - Monday, Sierra Peaks Section, I: Cirque Peak (12,900’) SPS introductory trip in eastern Sierra geared to prospective SPS’ers and WTC students.
Relaxed and enjoyable pace. Saturday - backpack from Horseshoe Meadow at 10,000’ to Long Lake at 11,160’ (6 miles, 1200’ gain). Sunday - climb peak, class 1 (5 miles round trip, 1800’ gain) and legendary community happy hour. Monday - hike out. Send SASE with $5 permit fee, conditioning and high altitude experience, home, work, cell phones, ride share info to Leader: PATTY KLINE, Assistant Leader: KENT SCHWITKIS. |
| July 26-27, Saturday - Sunday, WTC and Sierra Peaks Section,
I: Cirque Peak (12,900’) Gourmet Backpack! Join us for Decadent Wilderness Weekend VI. Saturday backpack
4 miles, 1300’ via Cottonwood Pass to Chicken Springs Lake for 5-star dining experience. Sunday - work off those calories with 2.5 miles, 1700’ gain to Cirque. Send e-mail (preferred) or sase with H&W phones, recent conditioning and your most outrageous culinary
ideas to Leader: RON CAMPBELL, Assistants: GEORGETTE RIECK and ED COTTONE. |
| August 1 - 3, Friday - Sunday, WTC and Sierra Peaks Section,
M: North Guard (13,327’) and Mount Brewer (13,570’) Friday - backpack from Cedar Grove to camp at Sphinx Lakes, 8.5 miles, 5500’ gain. Saturday - climb North Guard, 3 miles, 4200’ gain, and, if possible, Brewer, 1 mile, 650’ gain. Sunday - hike out. Happy hour both nights. Class 3 experience, helmets, medical form required; restricted to Sierra Club members. Send e-mail (preferred) or sase with H&W phones, recent conditioning, climbing resume, ride share
info and $5 permit fee to Leader: RON CAMPBELL.
Assistant: TOM MCDONNELL. |
August 1 - 3, Friday - Sunday, WTC and Sierra Peaks Section, I: Mt Langley (14026’) and Cirque Peak (12,900') Strenuous backpack, led at a comfortable, relaxed pace to bag the southernmost 14er in the United States. Saturday - morning pack in via Cottonwood Pass Trail, 7 miles, 2000’ gain to small lake west of Cirque Peak. Summit Langley on Sunday, 11.0 miles round trip with 3600’ gain. Optional summit of Cirque adds 700’ gain on the return followed by celebratory happy hour. Relaxed hike out to reach TH early afternoon Sunday. Send e-mail or 2 sase with conditioning, recent experience, altitude exposure, and WTC leader to Leader: Gary Bickel, Co-Leader Diane Dunbar. |
August 16 - 17, Saturday - Sunday, WTC and Sierra Peaks section, I: Mountt Stanford #2 (12,838') Saturday - backpack from Rock Creek to Hilton Lakes, 5 miles 1500' gain. Sunday - it's on to summit 5 miles round trip, 2500' gain. Then pack out, 5 miles to cars. Send SASE or e-mail, with information on Sierra experience, WTC leaders name, conditioning and carpool info to: Leader: Ed Morente, Assistant: John Cyran. |
| August 16 - 18, Saturday -Monday, Sierra Peaks Section, I: Red Slate Mountain (13,123’) SPS introductory trip geared to WTC students and prospective SPSers. Relaxed and enjoyable pace. Saturday - Backpack up McGee Creek to McGee Lakes at 11,040’, 6.5 miles and 2900’ gain. Sunday - climb class 1 peak 4 miles. round trip. and 2,200’ gain. Legendary
community happy hour Saturday and Sunday. Monday - hike out. Send SASE with $5 permit fee, conditioning and high altitude experience, home, work, cell phones, ride share information to Leader: PATTY KLINE, Assistant: JOE WANKUM. |
| August 22 – 24, Friday - Sunday, Sierra Peaks Section, Wild Ad, NSS and PVSB, I: Royce Peak (12, 280'), Merriam Peak (13, 103') SPS Introductory Trip suitable for WTC students. Join leaders for moderately fast-paced 3-day backpack & climb in the John Muir Wilderness Area/Kings Canyon National Park. Start Friday by hiking up to Upper Pine Lake: 5 miles, 3000 feet of gain. Possible ascent of Julius Caesar (13200') 9 miles round trip, 3,000 feet of gain if leaders are feeling their cohones. Saturday - climb Royce Peak and Merriam Peak from Saddle between, 10 miles round trip, 4000’ gain. Sunday - backpack
out and return to Los Angeles. While not for beginners, this trip is suitable for people who already have some other cross country trips under their boots. Some naturalizing along the way as time permits. Send check for $5 permit fee (payable to leader) and separate $30 check returnable at trailhead (payable to Sierra Club), two 4x9 sase (or 1 sase & email), complete contact info, recent backpacking & climbing resume and ride share information to Leader: KEITH MARTIN, Assistant: MARK MITCHELL. |
| August 23, Saturday, Sierra Peaks Section,
ER: Mt. Humphreys (13,986’) Strenuous 17 miles, 5000’ gain dayhike via Piute Pass for a fast, small, skilled group to climb class 4 emblem peak. Restricted to Sierra Club members on Mounteers List or equivalent. Must complete medical form. Send recent experience
and conditioning, carpool information, Sierra Club membership number, and e-mail or 2 sases to Leader: TINA BOWMAN. Co-Leadres: ALEX AMIES and TOM BOWMAN. |
| August 23-24, Saturday - Sunday, Sierra Peaks Section and WTC,
I: Split Mountain (14,042’) and Tinemaha Peak (12,520’) Come climb this 14-er and SPS Emblem peak. Saturday - backpack to Red Lake (5 miles, 4000’ gain) and climb Tinemaha
Peak (1.5 miles, 2000’ gain, class 2). Sun climb Split (2 miles, 3500’ gain, class 2) and pack out. 4-WD may be required on trailhead road. Send SASE or e-mail (preferred)
to leader with: contact information, carpool info, climbing resume with recent experience and conditioning.
Leader: KATHY RICH, Co-Leader: RON HUDSON. |
| August 23 - 26, Saturday - Tuesday, HPS and Sierra Peaks Section,
I: Clouds Rest (9526’) to Half Dome (8835’) 17 miles, 3600’ gain, 4800’ loss. Strenuous but comfortably
paced, unrushed 4 day backpack. From Tenaya Lake to Yosemite Valley. Must be comfortable with steep exposed route holding cables. E-mail or send SASE with home and work phones, recent conditioning to Leaders: DIANE DUNBAR and GARY BICKEL. |
| September 6, Saturday, Sierra Peaks Section, I: Clouds Rest (9,926’) Scot Sullivan’s List Finish Day hike of Clouds Rest in Yosemite National Park, near Tuolumne Meadows. 16 miles round trip and 2700’ of elevation gain. Bring something to share for lunch on the summit. Hikers
should have good conditioning. Party goers only also welcome for post hike celebration/ pot luck dinner.
Send SASE to: Leader: LARRY TIDBALL, Co-Leader: BARBEE TIDBALL. |
| September 6 - 7, Saturday - Sunday, Sierra Peaks Section, I: Matterhorn Peak (12,264) Climb this emblem peak in Northern Yosemite on a two-day trip and enjoy the spectacular vistas of the Sawtooth range. Total 10 miles round trip, approx. 5,300’ gain. E-mail leaders with conditioning and experience.
Leader: VIRGIL POPESCU, Co-Leader.
PAT ARREDONDO. |
September 6 - 7, Saturday - Sunday, Sierra Peaks Section, MR: Dragon Peak (12,927')
Saturday backpack into the seldom-visited Golden Trout Lakes from Onion Valley (2.4 miles. and 2,200' of gain) on trail. Sunday cross-country climb up the south ridge of Dragon Peak and its unique 3rd class summit pyramid (1.5 miles. round trip, 1,420 gain), return to camp and pack-out. Restricted to Sierra Club members with rock experience and comfortable with exposure. Send Sierra Club membership number, completed medical form, and climbing resume, e-mail/sase, to Leader: PAUL GARRY, Assistant: VIRGIL SHIELDS . |
| September 12 - 14, Friday - Sunday, Sierra Peaks Section,
I: Giant Sequoia Nat’l Monument II Leisurely paced exploration of the most easterly sequoia
grove in the Sierra, a look at another grove and climbs of two unlisted peaks coupled with two nights of extended happy hours. Part of an “old-timers”
series, this outing will emphasize renewing acquaintances
with longtime climbers and welcoming newcomers. Camp both Friday and Saturday evening at Quaking Aspen off California Route 190 in Tulare County. Separate hikes Saturday to two sequoia groves and a stroll up Dome Rock (7221’), total hiking 7.5 miles with 1500’ gain. Separate
climbs Sunday of Baker Point (7754’) and Baker Peak. (7992’), total hiking 4.2 miles with less than 1000’ gain and some Class 2 on Baker Peak. Afterward, consider hiking up Sunday Peak, once SPS listed but now HPS listed, and departing a different way in this scenic part of the Sierra. Send sase with home and work telephones and e-mail address to Assistant Leader: JERRY KEATING, Leader: GORDON
MACLEOD, Assistant Leader: BARBARA LILLEY. |
September 13 - 14, Saturday - Sunday, WTC and Sierra Peaks Section,
I: Mount Tom (13,652') Strenuous climb to the top of massive Mount Tom out of Bishop. Saturday - backpack 4 miles, 2200' to camp at Horton Lake. Sunday - climb Mt Tom 7 miles round trip, 3700' gain, then pack out 4 miles. Send SASE or use e-mail, with information on Sierra experience, WTC leaders name, conditioning and carpool information to: Leader: Ed Morente, Assistant: John Cyran. |
| September 27, Saturday, Sierra Peaks Section
I: Muah (11,016’), Trail Pk (11,673’) End the SPS season with a pleasant but long dayhike with the girls, Mary Mac and Tina. Moderately paced from Horseshoe Meadow, Muah is l2 miles and 3,000’ gain. Add Trail Peak, 3 miles. and 1800’ gain. Join us for a pizza party in Lone Pine on Saturday night. Send email/sase, phones, recent conditioning to Leader: TINA BOWMAN, Assistant Leader: MARY MCMANNES. |
Please
make a selection
below to see
the Outings Schedule
for other Angeles
Chapter Activity
Sections |
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ACTIVITY
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
TRANSPORTATION
In the
interests of facilitating
the logistics of some outings,
it is customary that participants
make voluntary carpooling
arrangements. The Sierra
Club does not provide insurance
for carpooling arrangements
and assumes no liability
for them. Carpooling, ride
sharing or anything similar
is strictly a private arrangement
among participants. Participants
assume the risks associated
with this travel. It
is customary to arrange
in advance how carpool
partners will share the
driving expenses.
LIABILITY
WAIVER
In order
to participate in a Sierra
Club outing, you will be
required to sign the Liability
Waiver, usually combined
with the sign-in sheet.
You are strongly encouraged
to read the Liability
Waiver prior to attending
the outing.
RESTRICTED
MOUNTAINEERING TRIPS
Outings
requiring the use of mountaineering
gear (ropes, climbing gear,
ice axe, crampons) are
considered Restricted
Trips. Examples
are snow climbs, some class
3 peak climbs, all class
4 - 5 peak climbs, Leader
Training Committee (LTC)
workshops and rock and
snow checkoffs. Such trips
require careful screening
of participants by the
Outings Leader. The requirements
for participants on Restricted
Trips include
the following:
- You
must be a member of
the Sierra Club. Although
not required, you are
encouraged to join
the SPS.
- You
must be technically
well qualified for
the activity if it
is a climbing trip
(typically be on the "Mountaineers
List"). Technical
skills can be developed
at LTC workshops and
through many commercial
guide services and
training courses.
- All
participants on Restricted
Trips must submit
a completed Medical
Form to the Outings
Leader and sign the Mountaineering
Oversight Committee Waiver for these trips.
- Helmets
are required on all Restricted
Trips and are
recommended on all class
3 outings involving rock
climbing by the National
Mountaineering Oversight
Committee.
RULES
OF CONDUCT
I Fully
Agree that this outing
is a group activity under
the complete control of
the leaders. With this
as my guide, I agree without
reservation to the following
rules proscribed by the
Management Committee of
the Sierra Peaks Section
of the Angeles Chapter,
Sierra Club.In order
to assure the well-being
of all; preserve natural
beauty and living things;
maintain good will toward
the Sierra Club and its
objectives the following
Rules apply to all persons
joining SPS activities.
Conduct must, at all times,
be acceptable to the group
itself, to the general
public, and to officials
with whom the group may
come in contact. The authority
of the leaders is to be
recognized. The
policy of the Angeles Chapter
of the Sierra Club is that
there is no place in Sierra
Club outings for harassment,
sexual or otherwise, of
leaders or participants. Such
action by any Sierra Club
leader or participant will
not be tolerated, and violation
of the policy will result
in disciplinary action,
including loss of leadership
status and loss of the
privilege of participation
in Sierra Club events and
outings.
- Never
precede hike leader;
never leave group without
leader's permission;
abide by leader's rulings
as to adequacy of clothing,
foot-wear, equipment,
proficiency, experience,
etc. Unless prior arrangements
have been made, individuals
and groups will not be
given permission to leave
the main party.
- No
Individual will be permitted
to climb by himself/herself
under any circumstances.
- Unscheduled
activities, including
glissading or climbing
by an alternate route,
will not be permitted
unless the leader's approval
is obtained in advance.
- Individuals
must always maintain
sight or sound contact
with the main party.
- Use
extreme caution to avoid
dislodging rocks. If
one is loosened, immediately
call "ROCK!" in
a loud clear voice to
those below.
- Base
Camp will not be abandoned
by the group until all
climbers are accounted
for and are in base camp.
- All
Members of the group
under emergency conditions
such as an accident,
search or rescue will
make themselves available
as long as is required
to complete the operations.
- Attendance at the pre-climb
briefing is mandatory
for all climbers.
- All costs incurred
such as for special search,
evacuation, rescue or
medical aid beyond first
aid are the victim's
responsibility.
- Obey all fire, sanitary,
administrative, and safety
regulations of both the
Club and any governmental
agencies. Don't
throw rocks. Bring out
all litter. Take only
photographs; leave only
footprints. On trails,
don't cut switchbacks. All
cooking should be done
on stoves. Where permitted,
and wood is not is short
supply, one campfire
for the group is sufficient.
- Firearms and animals
are prohibited.
- Persons less than 18
years old must be accompanied
by a parent or guardian
or have written permission
from same giving phone
number and authorization
for continuing treatment
by an MD in case of necessity.
- The use of Cell Phones
and Mobile radios (except
in the event of an emergency)
may be restricted by
the leader. Radios for
navigation or GPS devices
are allowed.
- The use of portable
entertainment devices
is prohibited. (I-pod,
walkman, games, etc.)
- Certain trips may require
modification of these
rules by the leader.
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The
leader is here for the
express purpose of leading
you safely into and out
of the mountains. Cooperate
with him/her and trust
his/her judgment. The
above will be in force
until the group returns
to the trailhead. Make
sure you understand these
restrictions as they apply
to your qualifications
to participate- be sure
you are qualified to participate
and that you will not handicap
the group because the activity
is too strenuous for you.
The
privilege to attend SPS
outings may be limited
or withdrawn from those
who willfully and/ or repeatedly
do not comply with the
Rules of Conduct. The
outing leaders are the
sole judge of the qualifications
of participants and they
are required to screen
participants to manage
the safety of the entire
group.
The
Chapter Safety Committee
has established the following
classifications for outings
that involve different
levels and areas of skill
but do not relate to the
strenuousness of the outing. |
C
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For
events under external
control of a non-Sierra
Club entity (e.g.,
ranger, concessionaire). |
O |
Applies
to uncomplicated
outings such as hikes
on trails or equivalent. “Class
1” terrain. |
I |
Includes
outings that involve
cross-country -travel
where navigation
is necessary. Rougher
ground than “O” outings
may be traversed,
and the use of hands
for balance may be
necessary. Includes
outings that have
snow travel or skiing
on easy terrain. Climbing
level: "Class
2” terrain. |
M |
Includes
Moderate level climbing: “Class
3” terrain. On
rock, the hands are
used for climbing. Some
participants may
want a safety belay. On
snow, safety dictates
the use of ice axes
and the ability to
self-arrest. . |
E |
More
exposed than an M
outing. Climbing
on “Class 4” terrain. Rock
climbs will use a
rope for all in the
party. On snow,
climbing steeper
terrain than on M
outings is permissible
and safety dictates
the use of crampons. |
T |
Applies
to outings that involve
specialized technical
activities. |
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