IN BIG PINE WE WEAR PINK

Meet: Saturday (10/3) at 7:00am at Village Fountain

Return: Sunday (10/4) at 5:30pm

Member: $70 Non member: $91

Participant Driver (1): $29

Participant drivers will also have all gas reimbursed!

Activity: hiking, fetching, shopping, alpine laking

Difficulty: (7/10) Medium Distance: 12.4 miles / 20.2km Elevation: 3345 ft / 1019 m

Recommended Prior Experience: Some hiking experience is welcome, but beginner friendly!

Location of Trip: Big Pine

Native Land: Nyyhmy (Western Mono/Monache)

Get in loser, we’re going to Big Pine. Are you ready to get FETCH this weekend with Armen and Ryan? Join these iconic guides for a skinny-licious trip to Big Pine. On Saturday, we’ll wear pink when we depart for Lone Pine Lake at 7AM in the Village by Hecuba (ultimate plastic). Around 11:30AM we'll hike up 3 miles to the lake where we’ll have lunch and ask ourselves important questions like: What does a girl like me have to offer a place like this? Do the mountains above sing to the trees below? If beauty is defined by these jagged peaks, white snow, and foxtail pines, then how can I see my face reflected back in the water? And, is butter a carb? 

After lunch, we’ll descend 3 miles back down to the cars and head out for camp. By 5:30, we’ll be setting up camp, chefing up dinner, and writing in our Burn Book. ICONIC guides Mack and Yin will be joining us at camp where we can introduce them to Girl World. We’ll rest our weary queen bee heads and wake up the next morning around 8AM. Feeling refreshed we’ll get in and go shop around (hike 3 miles) up to Matlock Lake. Ryan and Armen will serve up one more refreshing meal by the lake before we hike back down 3 miles to the car. Don’t worry Plastics, we’ll have you back to campus by 5:30PM so you can catch up on all the tea.

Contact the Guides:

Ryan Long: ryanwlon@usc.edu

Armen Tovmasyan: atovmasy@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!

• Sleeping bag

• Sleeping pad

• Mess kit (utensils and bowl/plate/tupperware)

• 3+ liters of water

• Hat/sunscreen/sunglasses

• Comfortable hiking shoes

• Comfortable hiking clothes

• Toiletries/medications

• Headlamp/flashlight

• Warm clothes for night/sleeping

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.