Magnificent Canadian Rockies: Day Hikes
Jack Schempp / Jerry Bernardini
Title of trip
Leadership
Location(s)
Dates
Type of trip check all that apply
July 8 - 16 2007
Magnificent Canadian Rockies: Day Hikes
Leader Jack Schempp
Banff, Yoho, Jasper National Parks
July 8 - 16 2007
Hiking
Co-leader Jerry Bernardini
Total # of days 8
Downhill skiing Kayaking
Backpacking Cultural Road biking
Nordic ski Mountain biking Snorkeling
Other – please describe
Number of participants
Advertised cost
Airfare range if not included
Max 12
$ 1300.00
$ 450 Newark, $650 Boston (9/06)
Min 10
Does it include airfare? Yes No
Leader name Jack Schempp
Leader address 47 Arbor Drive
Leader email jschempp1@msn.com
Leader phone Home 401 331 4553 Work same
Wilderness first aid training
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WFA AWFA WFR Expiration: April 2008
CPR training
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CPR BLS Expiration: June 2006
Prior leading experience 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.
Trip one Magnificant Canadian Rockies, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
Trip two Mt Baker(WA) 2005
Trip three Utha Canyons 2005
Other related trip experience
Co-leader name Jerry Bernardini
Co-leader address 1896 MiddleRd, East Greenwich, RI 02818
Co-leader email
CPR training*
Prior leading experience jbern9@cox.net
Co-leader phone Home 401 886 4751 Work
Wilderness first aid training* WFA AWFA WFR Expiration: April 08
CPR BLS Expiration: June 06
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.
Scouting Yes No If yes, please describe below:
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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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Magnificent Canadian Rockies: Day Hikes
Jack Schempp / Jerry Bernardini
July 8 - 16 2007
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?
Co-leader: Yes No
Leader: Yes No
Not applicable:
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.
Executive summary
Please provide a brief description of the trip and the activities planned.
We provide a series of varied day hikes from Canmore South of Banff to Jasper using the
120 mile Icefield Parkway as the main route of travel. Notable hikes are selected in the three major parks with greatest concentration in tha Lake Louise area where the hiking is exceptional. Emphasis in placed on visiting glaciers and studying their formation and deterioation. All hikes include remarkable views of mountains, lakes, alpine meadows.
We use three strategically located hostels, one is primative and one is deluxe. 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?
We makeour own breakfast & trail lunch and go out for dinner.
Yes No If yes, please describe below:
Park use fee
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
Yes No If yes, please describe below what type of equipment and how you will ensure that people know how to use it:
Yes No If yes, please describe below what type of experience? Also describe how you will ensure that the participant has this experience?
Yes No If yes, please describe below what you will do:
In addition to study of glaciers, we hike in alpind meadows ablaze with wild flowers that we identify, we often spot wildlife: deer, elk, wolves, marmots, osprey, big horn sheep, mountain goats, occassionally bear and moose. We visit park visitor centers in Banff,
Lake Louise, Ice Field Parkway and Jasper.
Will this trip require a tour Yes No
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Jack Schempp / Jerry Bernardini
July 8 - 16 2007
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?
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
Emergency response
Please describe the outfitters’ response plan in the case of an emergency.
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.
Climate/terrain
Potential hazards
Trail conditions, river crossings, weather, wildlife (bears, snakes, etc.)
Bears---we conduct training in staying toether, the #1 strategy foravoiding contact,we make noise, we carry pepper spray as required by Park rules and train several members to use it.
Response
Foreign Country
Potential hazards
Response
We also provide a brief orientation on acident management.
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
None
Transportation
Potential hazards
Response
Participants
Potential hazards
Response
Other
Potential hazards
Response
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
We use vans/large SUVs with have full insurance and rotate drivers on longer trips.
Most of the roads are paved and in good condition.
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity and duration. This screening process works reasonably well.
Conditions unique to this type of trip
None
We require participants to have mountain experience and to document hiking frequency
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
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Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language, documentation, distance from emergency services
We generally hike within 2 - 10 miles of park ranger or commercial service locationr such as a camp ground , hut or hostel.
We carry cell phones and group first aid equipment as well as participant health records Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first aid or communication equipment (satellite phone, two-way radios) do you plan
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Jack Schempp / Jerry Bernardini
July 8 - 16 2007
to use, if any?
Evacuation
Please describe your plan for evacuation from the backcountry location if applicable?
Medical care
Please describe the medical care available in the area(s) where you will be traveling and list names and telephone numbers for these facilities.
Trails are well marked and maintained. I n most instances we hike within 5 miles of paved or well maintained dirt roads.
There is community health mini center across the street from the Lake Louise Hostel where we stay. Community hospitals are located in Banff (Mineral Springs) 403 762
2222 and in Jasper (Jasper Hospital) 780 852 3344.
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?
Credit Card number only
Two weeks prior to arrival
Participant deposit
What are the initial deposit and your schedule of payments?
$500.
Cancellation policy
What will your cancellation policy be for the participants?
Minimum numbers
Will you still run the trip if you do not get the minimum number?
Reference web links:
MEC Home Page:
Forms:
Deadlines:
Club House:
E-Mail Addresses:
Club House:
MEC Chair:
Cancelation Fee $100 if cancelled within 60 days of departure. Then refund only to the extent that the cost to others on the trip are not increased.
Yes No If yes, please describe conditions: http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/ http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/listings amcexcursions@outdoors.org amcexcursions@outdoors.org mecchair@amcboston.org
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