SHUN the Nonbeliever

Meet: 6am 3/8 @Hecuba

Return: 5pm 3/9

Member: $56 Non member: $73

Participant Driver (1): $42

Participant drivers will also have all gas reimbursed!

Activity: Camping and Hiking

Difficulty: 7/10 Hard Distance: 10 miles (16 km) Elevation (ft): 2300 ft (701 meters)

Recommended Prior Experience: Prior hiking experience recommended

Location of Trip: Silverlake State Recreation Area

Native Land: Serrano

Join us on a magical adventure guided by leopleurodons (Jordyn and Alex) as we lead you to candy mountain (Sugarpine Mountain) in the Silverlake State Recreation Area where all nonbelievers will be converted! We will depart from USC bright and early at 6am before embarking a sweet hike up to the top of Sugarpine Mountain where we will have a commanding view of the valleys below. We will camp near Silverlake itself and enjoy a delightful dinner followed by a saccharine surprise!

(If you do not understand the references, fear not, check out this link for a good laugh:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsGYh8AacgY

Contact the Guides:

Jordyn VanOrman: jvanorma@usc.edu

Alex Tang: atang460@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!

• Mess Kit (plate/bowl and utensils to eat with)

• Warm clothes to sleep in

• Comfy Hiking clothes

• Sturdy Hiking Shoes

• A bag to hike with

• Water (at least 2L)

• Sleeping bag / sleeping pad

• Sunglasses/sunscreen/hat

• Medications

• Toiletries

• Mess kit (seriously the most important item)

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!!