Channel 5-lands with your Scorpion Anchors Jake and Nick

Meet: USC Village, Saturday 2/1 @ 6:30 am

Return: Sunday, 2/2 @ 7:00 pm

Member: $178 Non member: $232

Activity: Backpacking, hiking, beaches, birdwatching, sea life

Difficulty: (7/10) Medium Distance: 12.8 miles / 20.6km Elevation (ft): 2677ft

Recommended Prior Experience: Some backpacking preferred, but not required!

Location of Trip: Channel Islands National Park — Santa Cruz Island

Native Land: Chumash

Pre-Trip Meeting: Wednesday, 1/29 @ 7:00 pm

Join your Channel 5 anchors, Jake and Nick, on this point-to-point backpacking trip on the Channel Islands! We will meet bright and early in the Village so we can catch our ferry to Prisoner’s Harbor, before we embark on our trip across the island. We will see birds and sea life, and catch an awesome sunset before Jake (SCO’s second best chef) cooks a gourmet dinner for everyone at Lower Scorpion campground. On Sunday, we will do a short hike to the ferry and go to the beach before catching the boat back to Ventura, and getting home Sunday evening.

Contact the Guides:

Jake Futterman: jfutterm@usc.edu

Nick Barkidjija: barkidji@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!

• Capacity for 4L+ of water

• Backpacking pack (50L+) (can borrow from SCO)

• Sleeping bag (can borrow from SCO)

• Sleeping pad (can borrow from SCO)

• Warm clothes for night/to sleep in (low of 30° F)

• Headlamp/flashlight

• Comfortable hiking shoes (comfort is the most important thing, hiking boots are great but running shoes will work too)

• Comfortable hiking clothes

• Socks

• Underwear

• Bug spray

• Sunscreen

• Hat, sunglasses, etc

• Swim trunks and towel (swimming optional, it’s gonna be so cold)

• Mess kit (this just means a plate/bowl/tupperware and fork/spoon)

• Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant etc)

• Medication

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!!