Horsepacking And Hiking In The Teton Wilderness Of Wyoming Stacia Zukroff

Horsepacking And Hiking In The Teton Wilderness Of Wyoming

Stacia Zukroff / No co-leader July 30-August 6, 2005

APPLICATION TO LEAD AN AMC MAJOR EXCURSION

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(Forms and General Information: http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/ )

1.

SUMMARY INFORMATION

A) Trip Title: Horsepacking And Hiking In The Teton Wilderness Of Wyoming

B) Leader: Stacia Zukroff

C) Co-Leader(s): No co-leader

D) Dates: July 30-August 6, 2005

E) Type of Trip: Horsepacking and light hiking

Total # of days: 7

F) Participants: (not counting leaders) Minimum: 5 Maximum: 7

G) Advertised Cost: $1650.00 plus $500-600 est. airfare

Revised 04/09/03 Pg. 1 of 8 Application to Lead an AMC Major Excursion

Application Submitted 04/11/20


Stacia Zukroff / No co-leader

2.

TRIP DETAILS

July 30-August 6, 2005

A) Executive Summary: Brief outline of trip and trip activities .

Arrive in Jackson, Wyoming and spend one day exploring area. Spend one night at dude ranch, followed by a 5-day horsepack trip. Finish with another free day in Jackson, which can include visiting Yellowstone.

B) Accommodations: Please describe your plans for accommodation(s).

Hotels in Jackson, one night at Dude Ranch, 4 nights in tents on horsepacking trip.

C) Permits: Does the trip require special permits (required on all U.S. federal lands No

Triangle X Ranch is fully licensed to lead pack trips in the Teton Wilderness.

D) Equipment: Does the trip require special/technical equipment?

<If YES explain what equipment is needed and will any of it be provided by the trip>

No

E) Conservation/Education/Recreation: : Given that the AMC Mission Statement is as follows

Founded in 1876, the Appalachian Mountain Club is America's oldest conservation and recreation organization. We promote the protection, enjoyment, and wise use of the mountains, rivers, and trails of the Appalachian region. We believe that the mountains and rivers have an intrinsic worth and also provide recreational opportunity, spiritual renewal, and ecological and economic health for the region. We encourage people to enjoy and appreciate the natural world because we believe that successful conservation depends on this experience. We fulfill our mission through the three interconnecting pillars of the AMC: conservation, education, and recreation

How will this major excursion meet this mission of conservation, education, and recreation?

For examples, please see < http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/mission/ >

We will be visiting a working dude ranch. The first day participants will be introduced to ranch life and the industries that support it. During the pack trip there will be introductions to the wildlife and terrain, local ecology and environmental concerns in the area.

F) Outfitters: Will this trip require an outfitter?

Yes

Name: Triangle X Ranch, Moore, Wyoming - http://www.trianglex.com/pack.htm

Safety record: There are inherent risks involved with horseback riding. They have had some people fall, but only a couple of serious injuries since they began offering packing trips and they have recovered fully. There have been no deaths. All of the wranglers have CPR and first aid training.

Liability insurance: They will provide a copy of their certificate to the AMC and add the

AMC as an additional insured. They also have their own waiver form, which people are required to fill out prior to participating in the trip.

Emergency response: Every trip goes out with a satellite phone. If there is an injury that requires evacuation, the Teton Forest Service is contacted and they coordinate the evacuation.

It is purported to be one of the best emergency backcountry response teams in the U.S. They can do helicopter and horse rescues. Otherwise, light injuries are treated and evacuation is done by horse or on foot.





3.

LEADER INFORMATION

A) Contact Information:

Leader: Stacia Zukroff

28 Lakehill Avenue

Arlington, MA 02474

(home) 781-648-5503 (work) 781-239-4005

(e-mail) szukroff@babson.edu

Co-Leader: N/A

<Street Address>

<City, State, Zip>

(home) <home telephone>

(e-mail) <e-mail address>

(work) <work telephone>

B) First Aid Training

To lead a Major Excursion, you must have current CPR and Wilderness First Aid (WFA) or its equivalent at the time of your trip.

Leader: CPR: 6/2006

WFA: 6/2005

Other: Have AWFA and BLS

Co-Leader: CPR: N/A

WFA: <Expiration Date>

Other: <Describe course; expiration date>

If CPR and/or WFA certifications will expire before your trip starts, describe your plans for re-certification:

Will re-certify AWFA prior to trip.

C) Leader Experience and Training

New Leaders: If you are a new leader or co-leader, you must have submitted the form

“Application to Become a Major Excursions Leader”.

Experienced Major Excursions Leaders: Please list below the last three trips you have led for the AMC including destination, type of trip (backpacking, skiing, etc.), dates, and number of participants. Feel free to list additional trips you have led, particularly if they demonstrate experience related to the trip you are proposing.

1. Canadian Rockies, backpacking, August 2004

2. Alaska, dayhikes and kayaking, July-August 2004

3. Nepal, trekking, November 2003

Others:





D) Scouting:

Have you or your co-leader led this trip before or traveled in the area? No

<If "Yes" please describe>

E) Special Experience:

Are any special skills or experience on the part of the participants required? Yes

Some riding experience is preferible but not entirely necessary.

F) Couples:

Do the Leader and Co-leader have a significant personal relationship?

<If "Yes" please detail plans if one party cannot go>

No





4.

RISK ASSESSMENT


Please assess the risks/hazards of your trip. Carefully consider each area of risk and how it may affect your trip with specific potential hazards. Then, devise a plan to attempt to prevent each hazard and to respond to it if it becomes necessary.

A) Climate/Terrain

Potential Hazards: The terrain will be mountainous. Some exposure to higher altitudes, lightening and adverse weather conditions.

Response: Leader and guides will make judgement calls on where to go if weather or terrain are not favorable. Participants will be screened for previous hiking experience.

B) Foreign Countries

Potential Hazards: N/A

Response:

C) Transportation

Potential Hazards: No vans will be rented. Ranch will provide airport shuttle. Horseback riding has inherent risks.

Response: Participants will be shown emergency procedures for dealing with riding accidents. They will also be asked to sign a waiver form by the Ranch before participating. This will require them to acknowledge the dangers associated with horseback riding.

D) Participants

Potential Hazards: Participants should be reasonable fit and be able to hike over semistrenuous terrain. They should also have some prior riding experience, which will make their level of comfort riding more tolerable.

Response:

E) Other

Screening well should disqualify folks who are not able to participate.

Potential Hazards: <Conditions unique to this trip>

Response: <Prevention or response to identified risks>

5.

EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN

Please describe your plans for dealing with emergencies. Please use as much detail as possible and attach additional sheets if necessary.

A) Emergency Communication

Triangle X Ranch Road Moose, WY 83012 Ph: 307.733.2183 Fax: 307.733.8685 email: trianglexranch@wyoming.com

Grand Teton National Park: By Phone: (307) 739-3300 , By Fax (307) 739-3438

**Ranch staff will be carrying satellite phone.





B) Evacuation

Every trip goes out with a satellite phone. If there is an injury that requires evacuation, the

Teton Forest Service is contacted and they coordinate the evacuation. It is purported to be one of the best emergency backcountry response teams in the U.S. They can do helicopter and horse rescues. Otherwise, light injuries are treated and evacuation is done by horse or on foot.

C) Medical Care

Grand Teton Medical Clinic (PHONE: 307/543-2514)

Lake Clinic and Hospital (PHONE: 307/242-7241).

Mammoth (PHONE: 307/344-7965).

Old Faithful Clinic and Pharmacy (PHONE: 307/545-7325).

St. John's Hospital (PHONE: 307/733-3636)

Emerg A Care

307-733-8002

982 W Broadway

Jackson Hole, Wyoming 83001

Jackson Hole Medical Clinic

307-739-8999

988 south Highway

PO box 8640

Jackson Hole Wyoming 83001

Before you leave for you trip, you will need to provide a list of participants and their emergency contacts in case something happens to someone in the field as well as an itinerary with phone numbers (where available) in case something happens at home.





6.

COST INFORMATION


A) What deposits are will be required from airlines, hotels, outfitters, etc. (and when):

Hotels require first night's payment as a deposit.

Triangle X Ranch will defer deposit payment until the beginning of March.

B) What is the latest date for you to cancel and get a full refund?

: Hotel can be cancelled

48 hours in advance at no penalty. I will not be putting any deposits down for the horsepacking trip until I have filled at least 5 spots.

C) What is the value of the deposit you will require of the participants? $ 650

D) What will be your cancellation policy for the participants?

Participants can recoup money, less cancellation fee of $50, if their spot can be filled on the trip.

Yes E) Will trip run if minimum participant count not met?

If leader can afford the cost of her trip without subsidization

7.

PRIVATE TRIPS

Are you currently (up to and including the time frame of this proposed trip) leading trips that are “private,” i.e. not sponsored by the AMC?

No

8.

AMC OUTDOORS INFORMATION

Please see < http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/info/Trip_Notice_Rules.html

> for the current rules

and schedule for submitting notices for AMC Outdoors. E-mail both the long (150 words maximum) and short form (50 word maximum) trip announcements to goeke@space.mit.edu

, preferably in plain text format, at the same time you submit the trip application. Although the trip notices travel a different route to the Committee, it helps to have the notices on the web site when the trip is reviewed.

It your trip notice is somewhat preliminary at this time, that’s OK. You have plenty of opportunity to change it before the publication deadline. If you don’t want to have the first (long) notice appear at the normal time – see the above referenced rules – include your special request in the body of the e-mail containing the trip notices.

After you trip is approved, please check your trip announcements as posted on the Major

Excursions web site: http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/ ; we cut-and-paste directly from this site

to AMC Outdoors !





9.

TRIP PROPOSAL AND APPROVAL PROCESS


Trips cannot come before the Major Excursions Committee for approval unless the forms are completely filled out and received three weeks prior to MEC meetings for review. Please make sure you have filled out all appropriate sections of this form completely. Note that the following forms are also required to complete the application; see the Handbook section of the Major

Excursions web site for forms and instructions.

 Leader Qualification information  Detailed cost information



Medical History: Both leader and co-leader need to have a recent copy of the AMC

Confidential Medical Form on file at 5 Joy St. This form can be obtained on the Major

Excursions web site or call Heidi Reilly at 617-523-0655 x356 to receive a hard copy by mail.



Copies of first aid certifications and medical forms should be submitted in hard copy only.

These can be faxed (marked attn: Heidi Reilly) to 617-367-8878 or mailed to the Major

Excursions, 5 Joy St. address below.

By turning in this proposal, you are agreeing to the following:

I have read the Major Excursions Leader Handbook and I agree to follow all policies and procedures of the Major Excursions Committee and the Appalachian Mountain Club in preparing for and conducting my major excursion.



Please save and forward your electronic document in the following format:

Leader’s Last Name, Trip destination-Trip Activity (if applicable), Trip Start date.

For example: Zukroff-New-Zealand-Hiking-12-26-03.doc

Email should be sent to both of the following two addresses:

Stacia Zukroff, Major Excursions Committee Chair at < mecchair@amcboston.org

>

Heidi Reilly, AMC Travel Programs Coordinator at < hreilly@amcinfo.org

>

Or, if you unable to send electronically, please mail a single hard copy to:

Heidi Reilly

Appalachian Mountain Club

Five Joy Street

Boston, MA 02108

Questions? Contact Stacia Zukroff at < mecchair@amcboston.org

> or 617-795-1651.

She can put you in touch with an experienced MEC mentor who can help you with trip planning.



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