Spectacular Yosemite Dayhiking and Backpacking
Andrea Deaton/Szu-Ting Yi
August 11-19, 2007
SUMMARY OF TRIP INFORMATION
Spectacular Yosemite Dayhiking and Backpacking
Leader Andrea Deaton
Co-leader Szu-Ting Yi
Yosemite National Park
August 11-19, 2007
Total # of days 9
Hiking
Downhill skiing
Kayaking
Title of trip
Leadership
Location(s)
Dates
Type of trip
check all that apply
Backpacking
Cultural
Road biking
Nordic ski
Mountain biking
Snorkeling
Other – please describe
Max 10
$ Approx. 700-800
$ 400
Number of participants
Advertised cost
Airfare range if not included
Min 6
Does it include airfare? Yes
No
LEADER AND CO-LEADER INFORMATION
Leader name
Leader address
Leader email
Leader phone
Wilderness first aid training
CPR training
Prior leading experience
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
Other related trip experience
Co-leader name
Co-leader address
Co-leader email
Co-leader phone
Wilderness first aid training*
CPR training*
Prior leading experience
Andrea Deaton
1528 Naudain St. Apt. #1, Philadelphia, PA 19146
adeaton@xpn.org
Home 215-732-6791
Work 215-573-3337
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 06/2009
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 05/2007
Please list the last three longer (5+ day) trips you have led for the AMC including
destination, type of trip, 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.
Colorado Mountain High, Aug 2006, backpack and dayhiking, 8 participants
Belize Multi-Sport, Feb 2006, biking, hiking, kayaking, sightseeing, 9 participants
co-led Yellowston/Teton backpack/dayhike 8/05, co-led Bike Tuscany 9/04
leading Kilimanjaro Climb Jan 2007; led White Mountain 6 day hut to hut trip 6/01;
Mountain Leadership School graduate and instructor
Szu-ting Yi
418 S. 49th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143
szuting@gmail.com
Home 267-278-3194
Work 267-828-0119
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 08/2006
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 08/2006
If you are a new co-leader you must submit an application to be a major excursions
leader or co-leader prior to submitting this application.

To lead a major excursion you must have current CPR and WFA at the time of your trip (or AWFA for all backcountry
trips). If you do not have the required level of certification at the time you submit your proposal or it will expire before
the date of your trip, you will need to make arrangements to recertify in a timely manner.
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Spectacular Yosemite Dayhiking and Backpacking
Andrea Deaton/Szu-Ting Yi
August 11-19, 2007
Scouting
Have either of you led this trip
before or traveled to this
area?
Languages
Does either the co-leader or
leader speak the local
language?
Couples
Do the leader and co-leader
have a significant personal
relationship?
Private trips
Do either of you lead trips that
are private - not sponsored by
the AMC?
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below:
The leader has backpaced in the California Sierras in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo
Wilderness, and backpacked around and summitted Mt. Whitney in 2004 which are just
to the southern border of Yosemite NP.
Co-leader: Yes
No
Leader: Yes
No
Not applicable:
Executive summary
Please provide a brief
description of the trip and the
activities planned.
Accommodations
Please describe your plan for
accommodation(s)
Meals
Please describe your plan for
providing meals
Permits or permissions
Does the trip require special
permits or permissions?
(required on many U.S.
federal lands and national
parks)
Special equipment
Does the trip require special
equipment?
Special experience
Does the trip require special
skills on the part of the
participant?
Pre-trip activities
Do you plan to get your group
together before the trip for an
activity or social event?
Conservation, education and
recreation
How will this major excursion
meet the mission of the AMC?
www.outdoors.org/about/
mission.cfm
Our group will spend the first 3 days dayhiking some of the more popular trails in
Yosemite (including the Yosemite Valley) and then will spend 5 days on a backpack to a
less visited section of the park.
Yes
No
If yes, please list who has agreed to be your back-up in case one or
both of you need to drop out. This is required for approval!
Yes
No
If yes, please note that you cannot advertise AMC and private trips
together unless there is a clear distinction between the two in any marketing
materials you send out.
LOGISTICAL DETAILS OF TRIP
We will stay at a national park campground (group site at Lower Pines Campground)
while dayhiking and backcountry camping while backpacking
All of our meals will be cooked in camp with the exception of the welcome dinner, one
dinner in the middle of the trip in between the dayhiking and the backpack and the final
lunch. All meals with the exception of trail lunches will be included in the trip price.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below:
A non-commercial permit is required to guide trips in Yosemite. All conversations I
have had with park staff indicate that we will have to pay the full amount of $350 (for a
full year long permit) for this trip. A backcountry permit of $5/pp is also required.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of equipment and how you
will ensure that people know how to use it:
Other than just regular backpacking equipment there are no technical requirements.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of experience? Also describe
how you will ensure that the participant has this experience?
Other than previous backpacking experience, no.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will do:
There will be at least two pre-trip weekend gatherings scheduled that will be
backpacking trips. They will likely be scheduled in May and June 2007.
Yosemite's wide range of elevation provides an excellent opportunity to
the trip participants to study and investigate a broad spectrum of flora
and fauna, including 37 kinds of native trees, over 1,000 species of
wildflowers, 85 species of mammals, over 150 species of birds and 33
varieties of reptiles and amphibians.
Another highlight of this trip is to learn the story of Yosemite's
geologic past by simply observing the sheer granite walls of Yosemite
Valley and Hetch Hetchy. The geologic history is also written on the
polished domes and jagged peaks of the high country and in glacially
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scoured lakes. Some geologic features around the park include Layers of
Rock, Hanging Valleys, Glacial Polish and Striations.
TOUR OPERATOR AND GUIDE SERVICE INFORMATION
Will this trip require a tour
operator or guide service
during part, or the entire
trip?
Name of tour operator/guide
service
Tour operator website
Safety record
Please provide information
about their safety record.
Insurance
Do they have liability
insurance?
Emergency response
Please describe the outfitters’
response plan in the case of an
emergency.
Yes
No
Please describe their services. If you are using a tour operator for the entire trip,
please describe why you will be using them rather than doing this trip on your own:
Liability? Yes
No
Are they willing to list AMC as an
additional insured?
Maximum amt: $
Yes
No
RISK ASSESSMENT
Please assess the risks and hazards of your trip. Carefully consider each area of risk and how it may affect your trip.
Devise a plan to prevent each hazard and to respond to it if it becomes necessary. Please be very specific for each section
if applicable.
Trail conditions, river crossings, weather, wildlife (bears, snakes, etc.)
Climate/terrain
Potential hazards
With any hiking there will be risk of inclimate weather including thunderstorms and wet
and rocky trails. There is also high bear activity in Yosemite.
Response
Our group will travel together at all times for safety purposes for all external risks. We
will carry bear canisters for our food, will carry bear spray and always travel in small
groups (minimum of 4) since it is bear country. The leaders will carry two-way radios
and there will always be a lead and a sweep in the group. August is a drier season in
Yosemite and most waterfalls will be dry and some streams/rivers will be less full.
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
Foreign Country
Potential hazards
n/a
Response
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
Transportation
Potential hazards
The roads are paved and well marked. There is some small risk that the drivers could
lose control of the vehicle or that we could be involved in an accident which is not our
fault.
Response
We will rent mini-vans for the group and take out extra insurance as well as have a
second driver for each vehicle. The road is paved and easy to manage. Once in the park,
we might take park shuttles to get to trailheads. We will carry cell phones and have the
roadside assistance number for the rental agency as well as the park roadside assistance.
The leader also has a AAA membership.
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
Participants
Potential hazards
With any backpacking trip there is always potential with individuals not having quite the
aerobic ability or capacity to take on strenuous activity. Personality conflicts can also
play a part in the way the group dynamics.
Response
Careful screening will take place for each trip participant which includes a phone
interview. Every participant is required to have backpacking experience, and recent and
intermediate level backpacking is preferred. If necessary, we will ask for an AMC trip
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Other
Potential hazards
Response
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leader reference. We will also screen for personality and the interest in being a team
player if there is an emergency. We will offer at least two pre-trips and participants are
required to attend one.
Conditions unique to this type of trip
EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
Please describe your plans for dealing with emergencies. Use as much detail as possible, and list any special
communications equipment you may need to ensure the safety of your participants. DO NOT LEAVE THIS SECTION
BLANK
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language,
documentation, distance from
emergency services
Trip leaders will have first aid kits, cell phones and two-way radios available for the trip.
Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first
Most of the equipment in our backpacks can be used in emergenices. On the dayhikes
aid or communication
we will take a sleeping pads in our daypacks and as well.
equipment (satellite phone,
two-way radios) do you plan
to use, if any?
Depending on the situation we will determine the best emergency evacuation and
Evacuation
Please describe your plan for
whether the person (or group) are able to get themselves out of the backcountry on their
evacuation from the
own, or if we require park/medical assistance to come to our aid. If we require outside
backcountry location if
assistance we would attempt to make phone calls or have a two-person team to get help
applicable?
by going to the closest trailhead and/or locating the closest ranger station, which will be
familiar with prior to our trip departure. Light injuries are treated and evacuation is done
by the group on foot.
For emergency medical care (available 24 hours a day), dial 911 from
Medical care
Please describe the medical
commercial telephones. Call (209) 372-4637
care available in the area(s)
for routine medical assistance.
where you will be traveling
A full-service outpatient medical facility is located in Yosemite
and list names and telephone
Valley. The Yosemite Medical Clinic and a dental office are located on
numbers for these facilities.
The Ahwahnee Road, near Yosemite Village. Current operating hours are
listed in Yosemite Today. Prescription services, a laboratory, EKG,
X-rays and physical therapy are available.
Road Service in Yosemite: (209) 372-8321
COST AND BUDGET DETAILS
Deposits
What deposits will be required
by airlines, hotels, tour
operators, etc., and when?
Refunds
What is the latest date you can
cancel and still receive a full
refund?
Participant deposit
What are the initial deposit
and your schedule of
payments?
Cancellation policy
What will your cancellation
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We will pay for in full the campground reservations on April 15, 2007 ($90). We will
pay for in full, the backcountry reservation ($40-60) on February 14, 2007. Both
payments are non-refundable. There are no deposits. We are not staying in any hotels.
There are no refunds on the campsite or the backcountry permit. There is a nonrefundable $50 application fee for the non-commercial guide permit. We will wait to
pay for the full permit ($350) when the trip is full. Car rentals we can cancel before our
arrival, if necessary. If participants cancel, they own their airline tickets.
$500 due with application. Remainder due by June 1, 2007.
Participants can recoup money if their spot is filled. If their spot is filled, they will
receive a refund only to the extent that it does not affect the other trip participants
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policy be for the participants?
Minimum numbers
Will you still run the trip if you
do not get the minimum
number?
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unfairly. A waitlist will be kept and a $25 waitlist fee will be requested so that only
serious applicants are waitlisted. If someone cancels, the waitlisted persons will be
contacted and will be offered a trip spot. IF they choose not to accept a spot, they will
forfeit their $25. If they are accepted on the trip, the $25 will go towards their trip. If
they are not accepted on the trip, the $25 will be returned to them.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe conditions:
If the leaders can afford the trip without as much subsidization. With so few backpack
trips being offered, I don't think we'll have difficulty filling the trip.
Reference web links:
MEC Home Page:
Forms:
Deadlines:
Club House:
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/application/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/listings
amcexcursions@outdoors.org
E-Mail Addresses:
Club House:
MEC Chair:
amcexcursions@outdoors.org
mecchair@amcboston.org
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