ROCK HARD AND DRIPPING IN LONE PINE LAKE (Basecamp)
Meet: Saturday 9/27 at 7 am at Shack Shack (2647 Orchard Ave)
Return: Sunday around 4 pm
Member: $71 Non member: $101
Participant Driver (2): $28
Participant drivers will also have all gas reimbursed!
Activity: hiking, swimming, meeting the lady of the lake. (Logan). Basecamp. Enjoying rocks.
Difficulty: (5/10) Medium Distance: 6 miles / 9.6 km Elevation: 1771 ft / 540 m
Recommended Prior Experience: Some hiking experience at elevation is recommended
Location of Trip: Base of Mount Whitney, Alabama Hills (Basecamp!)
Native Land: Nüümü Witü (Eastern Mono/Monache) ↗, Nüümü (Northern Paiute) ↗, Newe Sogobia (Western Shoshone)
Come with Logan, Sedona, and Ivette on a stunning Basecamp trip!! We will commence our trip on Saturday with a drive full of tunes up to the base of Mount Whitney, where we will embark on a 6-mile trek up to an alpine lake. We will smell the incredible mountain air, hug the pine trees, and swim in the pristine blue waters before hiking back down and heading to Basecamp at Alabama Hills.
We will camp at Basecamp with 3 other SCO trips for an exciting night with 30 other SCO enthusiasts, filled with cooking competitions, rock scrambling, and campfire s’mores and singing. We’ll win the cooking competition, then start driving back to LA, but not before a stop at Fossil Falls and an epic cindercone! We’ll even stop in the cute mountain town of Lone Pine if we so desire, before arriving back home on Sunday around 4 pm for a good night of sleep.
Contact the Guides:
Sedona: slsilva@usc.edu
Ivette: ivenriqu@usc.edu
Logan: lgdecker@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!
AT LEAST 2 liters of water!!
Sleeping bag (can borrow from SCO)
Sleeping pad (can borrow from SCO)
Day pack (backpack, etc.)
Mess kit
Good hiking shoes (comfortable with good tread!)
Headlamp/Flashlight (can borrow from SCO)
LAYERS! It will be cold at night and potentially windy on our hike
Sunscreen, Hat, Sunglasses
Swimwear and small towel (optional)
Toiletries
Medications
Enthusiasm!!
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.