High Sierra Backpacking Expedition

If you want to learn how to plan, prepare and venture into the wilderness on your own, this trip is for you. The goals are not focused on endurance or technical hiking, but rather to teach all the elements of how to backpack using leave-no-trace ethics. We will be hiking into the pristine and beautiful Ansel Adams Wilderness in the Sierra National Forest!

This trip will include a pre-trip orientation where participants will learn all things necessary for planning a backpacking trip. We will cover how to choose a location, equipment, and what to expect on a backpacking trip. In addition, participants will be paired up in cooking groups to plan and prepare meals for the group on the trip (meal costs included in your trip fee). This trip itself will not be too strenuous, but we will be hiking approximately 20-25 miles over the course of three days. Come experience the beautiful Sierra Nevada and sleep under the stars. Cook over a fire and relax by alpine lakes. This trip has a lot to offer educationally as well as being great for anyone who wants to adventure through one of the most beautiful landscapes in California.

The trip itself will be 3 full days and 2 nights in the backcountry of the Sierra Nevadas in California. In addition to having a great adventure through one of California’s most majestic landscapes, you will also learn essential backcountry skills so that you can begin to plan expeditions on your own. Participants and guides will work together to navigate the trails, set-up campsites, and prepare meals.