Totally Telephone-Free at Tuna Canyon Trail
Meet: Hecuba @ USC Village at 10 am
Return: 4 pm
Member: $12 Non member: $15
Participant Driver (1): $8
Participant drivers will also have all gas reimbursed!
Activity: Hiking
Difficulty: 3/10 (Easy)
Distance: 3.8 miles Elevation: 646 feet
Recommended Prior Experience: no prior experience necessary
Location of Trip: Malibu, CA
Native Land: Tongva and Chumash
Trip Description:
Join Bella and Blake for a phone-free adventure! Why carry your phone when you can gawk at the beautiful ocean views without it?! We will be meeting at the Hecuba statue in the village at 10am on Sunday, September 15 and then make our way over to Malibu to hike Tuna Canyon Trail. Before we embark on our 4 mile hike, we will find a safe spot for our devices in the car and be phoneless with each other for the hike. That’s where this trip gets tough. We won’t have photos or phones, but then we will have undistracted time with each other and a paper map to navigate. What more could you ask for?! We will be serving a delectable pita and hummus lunch on trail while we enjoy the views and each others’ presence—free of phones. Then, we will finish our hike and reclaim our dearly missed devices. We will arrive back on campus around 4pm so you can have ample time to rest up before the week ahead. See you there!
Contact the Guides:
Bella Childre: childre@usc.edu and (406) 224-3309
Blake Buchholz: bbuchhol@usc.edu and (612) 770-2355
What to Bring:
Water
Sunscreen
Hiking shoes
Sun protective gear (hats, sunglasses, etc.)
What NOT to Bring:
Phone (optional, but encouraged)
Price of the trip includes (and we will provide):
Snacks
Lunch
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!!