Getting Dank at Cruickshank

Meet: TroGro at 7:30 am Sunday 11/10

Return: 6pm on 11/11

Member: $74 Non member: $97

Participant Driver (1): $38

Participant drivers will also have all gas reimbursed!

Activity: Backpacking

Difficulty: 5/10 Medium Distance (miles): 4.7 total Elevation (ft): 1200

Recommended Prior Experience: Some hiking experience

Location of Trip: Cruickshank Trail to Upper Cruickshank Camp

Native Land: Esselen

Get ready for an exciting hike to Cruickshank Trail this Veterans Day weekend, led by Logan, Elaena, and Kyson! We’ll be meeting bright and early at TroGro (the Starbucks on campus in front of Leavey) for a 7:30am start on Saturday so we can get on the road as soon as possible! From there, it’s a beautiful 5-mile hike to our campsite in Big Sur where we will relax, enjoy dinner, and rest for the night. We’ll have a lazy wakeup on Monday before packing up, retracing our steps, and heading home in time for dinner. Let us know if you have any questions!

Contact the Guides:

Elaena Luiz (llluiz@usc.edu

Kyson Kai (kkai@usc.edu)

Logan Decker (lgdecker@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!

• Backpacking pack

• Sleeping bag

• Sleeping pad

• Mess kit (plate/bowl and utensils)

• Water (2-3 liters)

• Good shoes

• Sun protection

• Warm clothes to sleep in

• Any medications you need

• Headlamp

• Camp shoes (optional)

• Stoke (not optional)

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!!