Wild Wyoming -Yellowstone car camp, Grand Teton Crest Backpack
Marianne Page/Len Weiss
SUMMARY OF TRIP INFORMATION
Wild Wyoming -Yellowstone car camp, Grand Teton Crest Backpack
Leader Marianne Page
Co-leader Len Weiss
Yellowstone and Grand Tetons, Wyoming
August 20 to August 29, 2011
Total # of days 10
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
Number of participants
(excluding leaders)
Advertised cost
Airfare range if not included
Do you wish to have your trip
listed online before it is
published in The Outdoors?
Smaller trips and leader
subsidization
Max 10
Min 08
$ 1,550
Does it include airfare? Yes
No
$ 800 ~ 900
Yes
No If yes, please list the approximate month (max is one year in
advance of trip)
10/2010
Is this proposal for a small group trip – i.e., less than 14 participants and 2
leaders or 7 participants and 1 leader? Yes
No
If yes, why is a small group proposed? max is 12 in GTNP and YNP Backcountry
If a participant fee increase of more than 15% is proposed, please explain
why?
LEADER AND CO-LEADER INFORMATION
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
Other related trip experience
Marianne Page
29 Bedard Ave, Derry, NH 03038
marianne4nh@yahoo.com
Home 603-432-9249
Work _none_
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 05/2012
CPR
BLS
Expiration: will renew in Derry this year, 2010.
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.
Lead - New Zealand 2; 02/13 - 03/01/2010; 13 participants
Co lead - Sawtooth ME; Idaho; 07/10 - 18/2009; 14 participants
Co lead - Glacier NP ME; Montana; 07/12 - 20/2008; 12 paricipants
Lead - Long Trail backpack weekend, NH Chapter, 2009, 9 participants
Co-leader name
Len Weiss
Leader name
Leader address
Leader email
Leader phone
Wilderness first aid training
CPR training
Prior leading experience

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.
Revised October 2009
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Wild Wyoming -Yellowstone car camp, Grand Teton Crest Backpack
Marianne Page/Len Weiss
Co-leader address
Leonard A. Weiss
46 Hawthorn Road,Brookline, MA 02445-7730
Co-leader email
Co-leader phone
Trip one
.lenweiss@rcn.com
Home 617-277-8403 H & F
Work
617-320-7024 C
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: My AWFA expires 11/10 and will be
renewed;
CPR
BLS
Expiration: my CPR is expired but will be renewed in June
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.
Trip one Co-led front-country skiing trip, St. Moritz, 2008
Trip two
Trip two Co-lead of Glacier July 2010 (#1026) should be completed
Trip three
Trip three Co-lead of Danube September 2010 (#1029) may be completed
Lead of Patagonia January 2011 (#1105) and Gothic, CO March 2011 (#1112) would
be completed, subject to selling. .
Other related trip experience
Two other ME co-leads did not sell. Considerable backpacking and wilderness
experience. Summer 2009 I was in the Wind River Range and Grand Teton National
Park for 5 days, 4 nights each. My longest trek was nine days across the Sierra
Nevadas. The remotest was a bush plane fly-in/fly-out in Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park
Wilderness first aid training*
CPR training*
Prior leading experience
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:
Co leader has backpacked in the Tetons area July 2009.
Executive summary
Please provide a brief
description of the trip and the
activities planned.
Arrive in Jackson, Wyoming, and spend one night in a hotel. Then do two day hikes and
one over night car camping in Yellowstone National Park. Drive back to Jackson and
stay in hotel for two nights, one day of sightseeing and shop for backpack; shuttle to
Grand Teton National Park for 5-day/4-night backpack. Shuttle back to Jackson and
overnight, fly home next day.
Hotel in Jackson and tents in the campgrounds of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National
Parks.
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.
LOGISTICAL DETAILS OF TRIP
Accommodations
Please describe your plan for
accommodation(s)
Meals
Please describe your plan for
providing meals
Revised October 2009
4 dinners will be provided at restaurants in Jackson. Breakfasts are included also. Some
of the backpacking food will be shipped to Jackson and the balance will be purchased at
a grocery store in Jackson before we leave for the trailhead.
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Permits or permissions
Does the trip require special
permits or permissions?
(required on many U.S.
federal lands and national
parks)
Yes
Special equipment
Does the trip require special
equipment?
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of equipment and how you
will ensure that people know how to use it:
bear-proof food containers to be rented there; bear spray for leader and sweep; walking
poles; backpacking and tenting/camping equipment.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of experience? Also describe
how you will ensure that the participant has this experience?
Backpacking and hiking in high elevation experience, multiple days. Participants will
be screened for previous backpacking/tenting experience.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will do:
I would like to do at least a day hike with the group
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
No
If yes, please describe below what you will need to do to obtain them:
Call after January 05, 2011. Pick up in Jackson when we arrive.
If no, please describe the process you went through to find out that they were not
required:
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.
We will have 2 days with Yellowstone Association's guide, learning about geology and
fauna/flora from the Naturalist.
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.
Revised October 2009
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:
knowledge of the area, geology, and wildlife
Yellowstone Association
http://www.yellowstoneassociation.org/
Park radios tied into 911 system. Clinic in park, hospital in the region. Many instructors
have WFA and some are Wilderness First Responders. Entire emergency response plan
is detailed in a 50-page manual.
Liability? Yes
No
Maximum amt: $ this is believed to be
$10 million but I have not received
verification yet
Are they willing to list AMC as an
Yes
No
additional insured?
From Jenny Golding, Institute Program Manager, Yellowstone Association: "YA has a
very high commitment to safety and risk management; we strive to be a leader among
field schools in our efforts. We have done a number of external peer reviews to further
enhance our efforts, and regularly work with consultants like Alex Kosseff (formerly of
AMC) to make sure our practices are at or beyond industry standards. We have never
had a loss in regards to our insurance, and safety is rated very highly on our participant
program evaluations."
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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
The terrain will be mountainous. Some exposure to higher altitudes, lightening and
adverse weather conditions. Bear encounters are also a potential hazard.
Response
Leaders will make judgement calls on where to go if weather or terrain are not favorable.
Participants will be screened for previous backpacking experience. In the Yellowstone
hikes, we will be briefed on how to respond when encountering a bear. Bear canisters
will be mandatory backpacking equipment. They will be included in the cost of the tripat this point there is no cost. Leaders will carry bear spray..
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
Foreign Country
Potential hazards
N/A
Response
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
Transportation
Potential hazards
Vans will be rented only for two days of camping in Yellowstone. Will use a reliable
transportation service to pick up and drop off at trailheads, as previous trips have.
Response
Shuttle bus company has been verified to be reputable with liability coverage. Currently
obtaining references.
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
Participants
Potential hazards
exhaustion on backpack;
Response
Participants will be screened as to their fitness - screened out if not qualified.
Conditions unique to this type of trip
Other
Potential hazards
High Altitude
Response
Different with each trip exposure. Will be a judgement call of leaders should we
encounter on 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
Grand Teton National Park: By Phone: (307) 739-3300 , By Fax (307) 739-3438
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language,
documentation, distance from
emergency services
We will carry a group emergency first aid kit and a satellite phone if no cellular phone
Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first
signal available.
aid or communication
equipment (satellite phone,
two-way radios) do you plan
to use, if any?
If there is an injury that requires evacuation, the Teton Forest Service is contacted and
Evacuation
Please describe your plan for
they coordinate the evacuation. It is purported to be one of the best emergency
evacuation from the
backcountry response teams in the U.S. They can do helicopter and horse rescues.
backcountry location if
Otherwise, light injuries are treated and evacuation is done by horse or on foot.
applicable?
Grand Teton Medical Clinic (PHONE: 307/543-2514)
Medical care
Please describe the medical
care available in the area(s)
Lake Clinic and Hospital (PHONE: 307/242-7241).
where you will be traveling
and list names and telephone
Mammoth (PHONE: 307/344-7965).
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numbers for these facilities.
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
COST AND BUDGET DETAILS
Foreign currencies
For int’l trips list each foreign
currency, the current $US
dollar exchange rate and what
contingencies you have if that
rate changes. If a tour
operator or agent is being
used, what currency is the
agent to be paid in?
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
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:
E-Mail Addresses:
Club House:
MEC Chair:
Revised October 2009
N/A
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.
Hotel can be cancelled 48 hours in advance without penalty.
$ 700 deposit with application, the 2nd payment of $ 850 due 3 months prior - May 15
2011 - to departure.
Participants can recoup money, less cancellation fee of $50, if their spot can be filled on
the trip.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe conditions:
If leaders can afford the cost of their trip without subsidization..
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