THE GREAT GORGONIO GALLIVANT
Meet: Hecuba (Village) @6 AM Saturday 3/8
Return: Hopefully by 7:30 PM
Member: $22
Non-member: $29
Participant Driver (1): $9
Participant drivers will have their gas covered!
Activity: hiking, struggling up a mountain, being cold, enjoying each other’s company?
Difficulty: 8/10 Distance (Miles): 17.9 mi Elevation Gain (Feet): 5,479 ft
Recommended Prior Experience: Prior hiking experience is required!
Location of Trip: San Gorgonio Wilderness
Native Land: Cahuilla
Join Agustin and Justin on this strenuous gallivant up to the top of San Gorgonio. Agustin will provide some thought-provoking philosophical questions as you huff & puff up the mountain! We’ll appreciate some towering trees, look down on the valley floor, and attempt to summit the tallest mountain in Southern California (weather permitting). WARNING: it will be extremely COLD and HARD! Like seriously, the first mile of our trip is no joke. PU only if you’re down for a strenuous challenge. Upon completion of our hike, we’ll stop by an In-N-Out on the way back to USC to celebrate our hard work (bring ur own cash pls)!
Contact the Guides:
Agustin Montes Tacuba: montesta@usc.edu
Justin Nguyen: jqn@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
Daypack
Warm layers (Insulated puffy jacket recommended)
Comfortable hiking shoes (please don’t show up in air jordans…)
Clothes you hike in
Socks
Bug spray
Sunscreen
Hat, sunglasses, etc
Mess kit (this just means a plate/bowl/tupperware and fork/spoon)
Medication
The 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!!