Backpacking Yosemite & The High Sierra
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Introduction to Backpacking
Yosemite
National Park
Come join us on this 2 nights and 3 days backpacking and 2 nights
in
the backcountry for novice backpackers and hikers. We will
guide
you
through the basics of back country travel, map &
compass,
"Leave No Trace" camping, cookery, packing
light, along with Sierra Nevada natural history, geology, and
wildflower identification. Daily mileage and altitude gain & loss
will be low for maximum enjoyment and learning. We meet on the first day at 8:00 am on the
first night through approximately 3:30 pm on the last day! If you ever wanted to learn to backpack and extend your time in the back country. Come join our experienced guides who will teach you what you need to know to open up the world of hiking and backpacking to you. Give us a call today, and make this a
memorable summer!
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Hiking past Yosemite's Half Dome |
High Alpine Lake Sunset |
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OPEN: all 8 spaces available
CONFIRMED: Confirmed departure # Spaces available
Dates 2012:
July: 13-17*- OPEN
August: 11-14* OPEN
September: 8-11* - OPEN
(meet at 4-5 pm on day one)
Duration: 3 nights*/ 3 days
*includes one night car camping and two nights in the backcountry
in Yosemite National Park.
Departure Location: Toulumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
Group Size: Limited to 8 clients
Cost: $595.00
Experience Level: Fit
beginners
Yosemite Basic Backpacking Course Outline
Summer Backpacking Equip
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Yosemite
National Park
We'll start in the high country at Tenaya Lake off the Tioga Pass
Road and skim our way over the tops of fantastic Cloud's Rest
and up the cables of Half Dome and then dip into Yosemite Valley
at the terminus of the John Muir Trail, all the time learning
basic skills. Don't miss this course for fit
beginners in a classic Yosemite setting. Includes the opportunity to climb Half Dome via the cables. Give us a call on this adventure and see the other side of the grand valley of Yosemite.
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Yosemite's High Country |
Yosemite Valley |
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OPEN: all 8 spaces available
CONFIRMED: Confirmed departure # Spaces available
Dates 2012:
July: 20-23- OPEN
August: 16-19- OPEN
Duration: 4 days, 3 nights
Departure Location: Toulumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
Group Size: Limited to 8 clients
Cost: $795.00
Experience Level: Fit
beginners.
Half Dome Classic Course outline
Summer Backpacking Equip |
Yosemite
National Park
High country
exploring along streams, lakes, peaks, and waterfall of the
High
Sierra. Learn to find the rhythm and enjoyment of multiple days
in the backcountry. Designed for backpackers who want to extend
their skills beyond the long weekend. We'll focus on the logistics,
skills and satisfaction of the longer backpacking adventure, which allows for getting deeper into the wilderness. We will be planning a trip which will get you away from the crowds of the front country and experience what it means to "Walk in the Woods". Expeience Yosemite in a completely new way and join us on this extended backpack in the Yosemite Wilderness.
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Toulumne Meadows in Yosemite's High Country |
Cathedral Peak, Yosemite National Park, CA |
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Dates 2012:
July: 11-15 - OPEN
August: 8-11- OPEN
Duration: 5 days, 4 nights
Departure Location: Toulumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
Group Size: Limited to 8 clients
Cost: $950.00
Experience Level: Intermediate to Experienced
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Yosemite for Experienced Backpackers Course Outline
Summer Backpacking Equip |
Sequoia
National Park
An adventure for intermediate to experienced
hikers who want to immerse themselves in the rugged beauty of
the High Sierra Trail. Learn and/or refine your backpacking living
skills while you traverse the Sierra from East to West and ascend Mt. Whitney from Guitar Lake on the west side of Mt. Whitney, using the High Sierra Trail, John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail. Finally completing your journey by exiting out the west side of the mountains over Cottonwood Pass and then down to the Owens Valley for the drive back to our vehicles. Learn
about the latest lightweight backpacking gear, identify sub alpine
wildflowers, and the geology which carved the region, along with "Leave No Trace" techniques. The experience of a lifetime right in your own backyard. Come join us for this fantastic trip with your knowledgeable and experienced
guides.
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Backpacking in the High Sierra on the way to Mt. Whitney
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OPEN: all 8 spaces available
CONFIRMED: Confirmed departure # Spaces available
Dates 2012:
August: 3-11-OPEN
September 13-22- OPEN
Duration: 10 days/ 9 nights
Group Size: Limited to 8 clients
(Minimum group size 3)
Cost: $1,995.00
Includes: Shuttle back to your vehicles from Cottonwood Pass Trailhead back to Sequoia National Park & night in Lone Pine, CA.
Experience Level: Fit
beginners
High Sierra Trail Backpacking Information
Summer Backpacking Equip
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