2 LIT AT 2 HARBORS (CATALINA)
Meet: Village Elevators on Saturday, Feburary 28 at 7 am
Return: 8 pm Sunday, March 1
Member: $217 Non member: $283
(Scholarships are available)
Activity: hiking, backpacking
Difficulty: (7/10) Distance: 8.9 miles day 1, 5.6 miles day 2 Elevation: 1843 ft day 1, 1463 ft day 2
Recommended Prior Experience: hiking experience necessary, strong swimmer highly recommended
Location of Trip: Catalina Island
Native Land: Payómkawichum (Luiseño), Acjachemen (Juaneño), Tongva (Gabrieleno)
Pre-Trip Meeting: We’ll send an email/text to plan a good time for this
Join your 2 favorite guides, Nate and Agustin, 2 get 2 lit at 2 Harbors. We will leave campus in 2 cars at 7am on February 28 and drive down to San Pedro, where we will take the famous Catalina Island Ferry to Catalina Island. After getting dropped off at the immaculate site of 2 Harbors, we will indulge in the stunning views and experience everything the island has to offer. We will then hike 9 miles to Little Harbor (rated “one of the best campsites in the West”), where we will take a refreshing dip in the ocean and set up camp next to the beach using the wonderful tents carried in our backpacks. We’ll chef up a delicious meal and the nighttime will be filled with scary stories, laughs, a campfire, maybe some singing, and more. The next day, we’ll take a shorter route back to 2 harbors (5.6 miles) to catch our ferry back at 4:45 pm. We’ll have you back to campus around 8pm, completely in shock knowing you just had the best weekend of your life.
Please join us if you are an experienced hiker and strong swimmer if you want to swim (swimming is optional).
Contact the Guides:
Nate Boxer (nboxer@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!
Sleeping bag
Sleeping pad
Backpacking backpack
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):
Ferry ride to and from Catalina Island
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.