Cure Study Daze in malibu

Meet: Hecuba in the village at 2pm

Return: Tuesday December 6 around 1-2pm

Member: ($30) Non member: ($38)

Participant Driver (1): ($23)

Activity: hiking, swimming, cliff jumping

Difficulty: (4/10) Easy Distance (miles): 3.2, 4.4 (for each respective hike) Elevation (ft): 1030, 331

Recommended Prior Experience: none

Location of Trip: Santa Monica Mountains and Malibu Creek State Park

Native Land: Chumash, Micqanaqa’n, and Tongva (Gabrieleno)

Sick of studying? So are we! Join us on a super chill overnight trip in the Malibu mountains. We’ll leave on Monday of study days in the afternoon, giving you plenty of time to get work done that morning, and drive to the Santa Monica mountains, where we will hike Sandstone Peak and hang out at the top to watch the sunset. After that hike, we’ll jet on over to Malibu Creek State Park, where we will cook you dinner and camp out for the night. In the morning, we will go for another quick hike to the rock pools in the park and do some cliff jumping and swimming before heading back to USC in the early afternoon.

Contact the Guides:

Lukas: makikall@usc.edu

Nick: barkidji@usc.edu

What to Bring:

*REMINDER (overnights only) : if you do not have a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, backpacking pack, or other technical gear (non-clothing), do not panic, SC Outfitters has these items for you! Your guides will send out a gear-request form the week of your trip where you’ll let them know what gear you need!

• Backpack (any school backpack will do)

• Sleeping bag (if you have one; if not, tell us)

• Sleeping pad (if you have one; if not, tell us)

• Water storage (3L minimum)

• Mess kit (plate/bowl and fork/spoon) 

• Toiletries (toothpaste, paste, deodorant etc)

• Medications 

• Sun protection (hat, sunglasses, sunscreen)

• Hiking shoes/boots (good tread, durable, comfortable)

• Headlamp or flashlight

• Bathing Suit and Towel

• Change of clothes

Please Review Our Cancellation and Refund Policy:

All SC Outfitter trips have a no-refund policy unless a substitute participant can be found. In the event your trip requires added reporting measures of participants (plane tickets, external providers, rental services, etc.) dropping the trip close to the date of the trip will not allow for the spot to be re-filled. See the details on trip pages for specific deadlines and reference our complete cancellation/refund policy here.

TRIP DIFFICULTY RATING SYSTEM

• Difficulty rating for trips

  • 1: No physical activity.

  • 2: Leisurely walk.

  • 3: 2-5 miles less than 1000 ft of total elevation gain on well maintained trails. About 2-3 hours continuous activity

  • 4: 4-6 miles, about 1000 ft of elevation gain, well maintained trails. About 3 hours of continuous activity.

  • 5: 6-8 miles, about 1500ft of elevation gain on maintained trials. 4-5 hours continuous activity

  • 6: 8-10 miles, about 2000 ft of elevation gain, well maintained trails. 4-6 hours of continuous activity.

  • 7: 10-14 miles, over 2500 ft of elevation gain, variable trail conditions possible. Full day of continuous activity.

  • 8: At high altitude. 12-16 total miles, over 3000 ft of elevation gain, variable trail conditions possible. Full day of continuous activity.

  • 9: Technical skills may be necessary. At high altitude with physical elevation gain. Scrambling over rocks likely involved.

  • 10: u gunna die

**If you have any questions or concerns about the physical activity, recommended prior experience, or gear needed on any kind of trip please contact the guides as soon as possible!!