Pining for Big Pine (basecamp)
Meet: USC Village 9:30AM Friday 9/26
Return: USC Village 2:00PM Sunday 9/28
Member: ($93) Non member: ($121)
Activity: Hiking, camping, ghost towning, frolicing, alpine swimming, glacier spotting, rock observing, stargazing, photo op-ing
Difficulty: (7/10) Medium Distance: 14 miles / 22.53 km Elevation Gain: 3,841 ft / 1171 m
Recommended Prior Experience: Previous hiking experience recommended
Location of Trip: Alabama Hills & Big Pine Lakes
Native Land: Miwok
Are you PINING to go on the BIGGEST, BADDEST, BIG PINE BASECAMP TRIP EVER? Join guides Addie, Natalie, and Ryan for an epic 3 day adventurous journey to your dream lake with. We’ll leave Friday for a hype road trip to the spookiest, scariest ghost town of your life, where we’ll break for a gourmet lunch around 2 PM. We’ll soak in the rocktastic Trona Pinnacles and Fish Rocks as we chow down. Afterwards, we’ll depart for Alabama Hills. After setting up camp around 7PM, your super cool guides will cook you a fabulous scrumptastic dinner while taking in the sunset and all the granola vibes. We’ll frolic on boulders, pose for photos, and stargaze before heading to bed. The next morning, you’ll wake up well rested and well fed before departing for Big Pine Lakes, California’s most picturesque and breathtaking hike. We’ll begin hiking by 9AM. After hiking for a couple hours, we’ll do a marvelous lakeside lunch and perhaps an alpine swim. After lunch, we’ll hike out and hop back in the car to meet our fellow campers back in Alabama Hills by 7PM. At basecamp, we’ll ramp up the frolicing but destroy the cooking competition. Period. The next morning we’ll wake up and leave by 10AM, aiming to return to USC by 2PM. We’ll return, renewed, refreshed, champions, enlightened, well-nourished (souls and otherwise). We are pining for YOU to join us.
Contact the Guides:
Natalie McMullin (nmcmulli@usc.edu)
Ryan Long (ryanwlon@usc.edu)
Addie Raab (araab@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!
Capacity for 3L+ of water
Sleeping bag (can borrow from SCO)
Sleeping pad (can borrow from SCO)
Warm clothes for night/to sleep in (potential lows of 40° F)
Thermal layers, warm socks, hats, ect.
Headlamp/flashlight
Comfortable hiking shoes (comfort is the most important thing, hiking boots are great but running shoes will work too)
Comfortable hiking clothes
Socks
Underwear
Mess kit (this just means a plate/bowl/tupperware and fork/spoon)
Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant etc)
Any Medications or other personal necessities.
Price of the trip includes (and we will provide):
Snacks
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided when a trip occurs during meal-times
Any technical gear required (ie. kayaks, snowshoes, snorkels, backpacking packs, sleeping bags, fishing rods, etc.)
All group / shared gear (tents, stoves, bear cans, first aid kit, etc.)
Any permits or campsite reservations needed
Cost of gas reimbursed for participant drivers
Amazing guides who love the outdoors and do this for free!
Please Review Our Cancellation and Refund Policy:
All SC Outfitters 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!!
This program is open to all eligible individuals. SC Outfitters operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations to attend this event may contact the guides listed above on the trip page. We request that individuals requiring accommodations or auxiliary aids such as sign language interpreters and alternative format materials notify us at least 7 days prior to the event. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner.