Date: Wed Jul 29, 8:00 AM PST - Sat Aug 08, 5:00 PM PST
Category:
- Outdoor
Level:
- Cadettes,
- Seniors,
- Ambassadors,
- Volunteers
This 70-mile thru-hike in Southern Sierra demands high-level backpacking skills from each participant. The awesome camaraderie, amazing vistas, and feeling of tremendous accomplishment that we experience on this trip comes from working together all year long to plan and execute a top-notch backpack trip.
We begin at Horseshoe Meadows - allowing us a strategic, high-altitude, 25-mile approach to our Whitney base camp. After summing up Mt. Whitney as a day hike from the west side, we re-supply, then continue north on the popular John Muir Trail, enjoying the long trail experience.
Instructor: Val Ross
Required Meeting Dates:
- Meeting # 1 February 5, 2026 7-9pm
- Meeting # 2 April 14, 2026 7-9pm
- San Jacinto Trip June 5th- 7th, 2026
- Pack Check : July 27th, 2026 7-9pm
Pre-Requisites:
- Minimum Age 16 ( Or Permission from Instructor)
- At least 1 week- long Sierra trip above 10,000 feet
- First Aid & CPR Trained
- Commitment to attend all meetings and weekend trip
- All partipants must have completed Wilderness Hiking and Basic Backpacking Classes
- Adults must be GS Members and have Live Scan on file with council prior to trip.
