Bone Voyage
Meet: Tuesday, 12/09 at Hecuba at 6:30 am
Return: Tuesday, 12/09 at 7:30 pm
Member: $21 Non-member: $28
Activity: Hiking, ocean gazing
Difficulty: (8/10; Hard) Distance: 16.8 miles / 27 km Elevation: 3700 ft / 1128 m
Recommended Prior Experience: Hiking experience required.
Location of Trip: Santa Monica Mountains
Native Land: Chumash
You know that feeling when it’s 3am on the 3rd floor of Leavey Library during study days, and your entire brain feels like it’s fogged up from a lack of sleep and too much caffeine and you look out the window wishing you could be anywhere but there but also that you can’t spend too much time being anywhere else because you have to study? Boy, do I have the trip for you! Welcome to Bone Voyage, our excursion to the idyllic Malibu Mountains (technically, the mountain range is the Santa Monica Mountains, but shhhhh), where we will hike the Boney Ridge Traverse, complete with panoramic scenes of the California Coast and views of plenty of exotic mansions. This will be a day long adventure starting at 6:30am where we will depart from Hecuba for the trailhead in Malibu, hoping to start hiking no later than 7:30am. Lunch will be had at Inspiration Point before we continue the loop back to the parking lot. The goal will be to be back on campus by 7:30pm (contingent on rush hour traffic). If you’re looking for a challenging but rewarding hike to shake loose the brain fog of Leavey Library, this is the voyage to embark on!
Contact the Guides:
Alex Tang: atang460@usc.edu
Justin Nguyen: jqn@usc.edu
What to Bring:
3+ liters of water
Hat/sunscreen/sunglasses
Comfortable hiking shoes
Comfortable hiking socks
Comfortable hiking clothes
Daypack
Medications that you may need
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.