Wild Wyoming-- Backpack And Hike Grand Teton And Yellowstone National Parks
Stacia Zukroff/Andrea Deaton
August 6-14, 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:
National Parks
Wild Wyoming-- Backpack And Hike Grand Teton And Yellowstone
B)
C)
D)
E)
Stacia Zukroff
Andrea Deaton
August 6-14, 2005
Backpacking and dayhiking
Leader:
Co-Leader(s):
Dates:
Type of Trip:
F) Participants: (not counting leaders) Minimum: 6
Total # of days:
8
Maximum: 8
G) Advertised Cost: $900 plus $500-600 est. airfare
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2. TRIP DETAILS
A) Executive Summary: Brief outline of trip and trip activities.
Arrive in Jackson, Wyoming and spend one night in a hotel. Then camp in Yellowstone for
two days and do day hikes. Continue with a 5-day/4-night backpack in Grand Teton National
Park.
August 6: Arrive Jackson Hole, take a shuttle service to the hotel (stay in Jackson Hole motel
in walking distance from shops and restaurants)
August 7: Dayhikes in Yellowstone (camp in Yellowstone) Collaborate with the educational
non-profit for the park--Yellowstone Association for some educational components during our
dayhikes for both days. They provide transportation within the park. This will allow for some
acclimitization given that most of the park is at 7500' and higher.
August 8: Dayhikes in Yellowstone (camp in Yellowstone). Shuttle service to take us to
Tetons.
August 9-13: Backpack circuit , probably Granite Canyon/Paintbrush Canyon via Teton Crest
Trail, 37.9 miles, 4 nights, staying in Alaska Basin 2 nights
August 13: Stay additional night in Jackson Hole motel
August 14: Take Shuttle service back to the airport. Fly home
B) Accommodations: Please describe your plans for accommodation(s).
Hotel in Jackson, campground in Yellowstone, backcountry campgrounds in the Tetons
C) Permits: Does the trip require special permits (required on all U.S. federal lands
Yes
The Yellowstone Association will be applying for permits for us to hike in Yellowstone.
D) Equipment: Does the trip require special/technical equipment?
Only backpacking equipment (backpacks, stoves, etc)
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/>
This trip will enable the participants to get an in-depth and full immersion into the Greater
Yellowstone Ecosystem through a) a detailed and personalized attention of a professional guide
for two days and b) a remote and 5-day backcountry experience which will enable the participants
to move their classroom into the Grand Teton mountains. The Yellowstone Association, the
educational outreach arm of the national park, will provide our group with a guide for two days.
This experience will serve as a stepping stone to our subsequent backpacking trip. The group will
learn more and experience first-hand the famous geysers, hot springs, mudpots and fumaroles--all
evidence of volcanic activity--within the park. Yellowstone boasts the largest high-altitude lake
and its geologic features including canyons, waterfalls and cliffs allow participants to see directly
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the results of natural erosion and land features that have been millions of years in the forming.
Abundant wildlife also prosper in the park including grizzly and black bears, bighorn sheep,
wolves, coyote, moose, prong-horn, bison, bald eagles, peregrine falcons (and more than 300
species of birds) and mountain lions. While in Teton park, the group will hike to the outstanding
pristine wilderness of the Alaska Basin where wildflowers abound in mid-August.
F) Outfitters: Will this trip require an outfitter?
Yes
Name: Yellowstone Association, a non-profit organization given authorization by
Yellowstone National Park to operate field seminars within the park.
Safety record: TBA
Liability insurance: Yes
Emergency response: Will use resources of the Park Service. Reported to be some of the best
search and rescue teams in the US.
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:
Andrea Deaton
1528 Naudain St., Apt. #1
Philadelphia, PA 19146
(home) 215-732-6791
(e-mail) adeaton@xpn.org
(work) 215-573-3337
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: exp. 6/05
WFA:
Other: WFR exp. 6/06
If CPR and/or WFA certifications will expire before your trip starts, describe your plans
for re-certification:
Leader will recertify AWFA and co-leader will re-certify CPR
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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: co-leader (Andrea) co-led ME Bike Tuscany, September 2004; led 6 day 2000White
Mountain backpacking trips DV Chapter sponsored; lead 4-6 AMC chapter sponsored
backpacking trips each year.
D) Scouting:
Have you or your co-leader led this trip before or traveled in the area?
E) Special Experience:
Are any special skills or experience on the part of the participants required?
Backpacking experience is required
F) Couples:
Do the Leader and Co-leader have a significant personal relationship?
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No
Yes
No
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Stacia Zukroff/Andrea Deaton
August 6-14, 2005
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. We will be hiking in bear country.
Response:
Leader will make judgement calls on where to go if weather or terrain are
not favorable. Participants will be screened for previous backpacking experience. An overview
will be given regarding bear safety and all precautions will be taken as advised by the park
service.
B) Foreign Countries
Potential Hazards: N/A
Response:
C) Transportation
Potential Hazards: Vans will be rented only for two days of camping in Yellowstone. Will use
reliable transportation service to pick up and drop off at trailheads in the Tetons. Yellowstone
Association will provide transporation to and from trailheads for hiking.
Response:
Will have AAA and purchase the collision insurance.
D) Participants
Potential Hazards:
Response:
Screening will should disqualify individuals who are not able to participate.
E) Other
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
Grand Teton National Park: By Phone: (307) 739-3300 , By Fax (307) 739-3438
B) Evacuation
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.
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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.
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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.
Car does not need to be paid for until it is used.
Backcountry permits will not be purchased or paid for until the final number of participants is
known.
B) What is the latest date for you to cancel and get a full refund? :
48 hours in advance at no penalty.
Hotel can be cancelled
C) What is the value of the deposit you will require of the participants?
$ 500
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.
E) Will trip run if minimum participant count not met?
If leaders can afford the cost of their trip without subsidization
Yes
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 !
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Stacia Zukroff/Andrea Deaton
August 6-14, 2005
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.
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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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