Switzer Shenanigans: The Wild Bear Trek

Meet: Outside EVK Tables (next to starbucks)

Return: 3 pm Sunday (2/24)

Member: ($22) Non member: ($28)

Participant Driver (2): ($17)

Activity: (Backpacking + Camping + Frolicking)

Difficulty: (5/10) Medium

Distance (miles): 7.2

Elevation gain (ft): 1,414

Recommended Prior Experience: Backpacking, Some exercise

Location of Trip: Angeles National Forest

Native Land: Tongva, Tataviam, Chumash, Kitanemuk, and Serrano

Pre-Trip Meeting: 9/16 (Time TBD)

Join us for an adventure in the woods to discover the outdoors from a different, more rigorous angle. If you've never gone backpacking - do not fret - this trip is a 3-hour 30-minute backpack hike as opposed to a 5-10-hour trip.

You'll get a good sweat in while exploring the beauty of your neighborhood on a 7-mile backpacking trip in the Angeles National Forest. Gian and Augi are known for their conversation topics and opinions, so come ready with some hot takes, philosophical ideas, and your favorite conspiracy theories. (Michael Jackson is alive)

You'll be sure to eat some tasty food, feel accomplished from completing a nice challenge, and who knows? Maybe you'll see a bear for the first time on this trip. (From afar or with caution...)

Contact the Guides:

Giancarlo Rodriguez - gr_254@usc.edu

Agustin Montes Tacuba - montesta@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!

• Backpacking backpack

• Sleeping bag

• Sleeping pad

• Pillow

• Hiking Shoes

• Headlamp

• Mess Kit

• Swimsuit!

• Sunscreen

• 2 Liter Water Capacity

• WARM CLOTHES to sleep

  • Sweater

  • Beanie

  • Long Sleeve
    

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!!