Ginette Beaudoin/Anna Panszczyk
A High Altitude Bolivian Hiking Adventure
SUMMARY OF TRIP INFORMATION
A High Altitude Bolivian Hiking Adventure
Leader Ginette Beaudoin
Co-leader Anna Panszczyk
Bolivia
Jan 24-Feb 6, 2017
Total # of days 14
Backpacking
Bicycling-Mountain
Bicycling-Road
Title of trip
Leadership
Location(s)
Dates
Type of trip
check all that apply
Primary type of trip
Number of participants
(excluding leaders)
Advertised cost
Airfare range if not included
When should the trip notice be
published in AMC Outdoors?
Do you wish to have your trip
listed online before it is
published in AMC Outdoors?
Smaller trips and leader
subsidization
Camping
Cultural
Family
Hiking
Paddling-Canoeing
Paddling-Sea-Kayaking
Skiing-CrossCountry (Nordic)
Trekking (e.g., hutto-hut)
Hiking
Minimum 14
Skiing-Downhill
Snorkeling
(Alpine)
Walking
Other – please describe
Select one of those checked above.
Maximum 18
$ 3025
Does it include airfare? Yes
No
$ 1000-1400
Will leaders assist participants with flights? Yes
No
First Appearance: Month May
Year 2015
Last Appearance: Month Nov
Year 2016
Note: AMC Outdoors is only published in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., Nov.
Yes
No If yes, please list the approximate month and year when it should
be posted on line. ASAP
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?
If a participant fee increase of more than 15% is proposed, please explain why?
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
Form Revised July 2013
Ginette Beaudoin
66 Graham Street, Biddeford, ME 04005
ginette4000@yahoo.com
Home 207-294-6302
Work
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 5/2015
Cell 207-590-4431
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 4/2015 training scheduled for May 2015
If this is your first Adventure Travel trip as a Leader you must be present at the AMCATC meeting at which the trip proposal is considered.
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.
AT to Azores Sept/Oct 2014 (2 trips) 18 to 19 participants each
AT to Austrian Alps July/Aug 2014 12 to 15 participants each
AT Hiking in Yosemite NP 14 participants
Previous AT trips to Minnesota and Tuscany
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experience
Co-leader name
Co-leader address
Co-leader email
Co-leader phone
Wilderness first aid training
CPR training*
Prior leading experience
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
Other related trip 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?
Anna Panszczyk
22 Alfred Rd, Arlington, MA 02474
annatp13@verizon.net
Home 781-648-2492
Work n/a
Cell 617-429-2175
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 5/16
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 5/16
If you are a new co-leader you must submit an application to be an Adventure Travel
leader or co-leader prior to submitting this application. Also, it is strongly
recommended that you be present at the AMC-ATC meeting at which the trip proposal
is considered.
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. Please indicate if you were
the leader or co-leader.
AT to Azores Sept/Oct 2014 (2 trips) 18 to 19 participants each
AT Spring hiking in Yosemite, 6/2013, 2 trips, 16 participants each
AT Trekking Atlas Mountains in Morrocco, 5/2013, 6 participants
Has led day and weekend trips for Massachusetts AMC chapter
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below:
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 materials
you send out.
LOGISTICAL DETAILS OF TRIP
Summary
Please provide a description
of the trip and the activities
planned. If available, please
include or attach an itinerary.
Accommodations
Please describe your plans for
accommodation(s)
Meals: Please describe your
plans for providing meals. If
the budget includes any funds
for leader meals not shared
with the group please justify.
Local Transportation
Please describe your plans for
local transportation
Will leaders or participants be
drivers of motor vehicles?
Form Revised July 2013
. It is a hiking trip, but with average altitudes peaking over 10000feet and more, we will
need to take it easy! The day hikes selected are not too strenuous or long nor do they
enter snow or ice covered high alpine zones. They are safe and easily accessible walks
for all levels. Our main walking area, Sorata is below 3000 meters and the lakeside
hikes at Titicaca are popular day walks between villages.
The reservattions are going to be a´group travel´ standard (not basic hostels or
backpacker inns). However, Bolivia is very much behind other parts of the world with
tourism infrastructure. Road networks are in poor condition, bus transport is ´rugged´
and slow.
Meals are simple yet nourishing. Most meals will be covered by trip cost and provided
through outfitter.
Private bus on Day 7. Private Bus and airplane on Day 10
Safari vehicle and lightweight boat on Day 11,. Airplane on Day 13
Will leaders be drivers?
Will volunteer participants be drivers?
If so, MVR checks will be needed. See Appendix S1.
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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)
Special equipment
Does the trip require special
equipment?
Special experience
Does the trip require special
skills on the part of the
participant?
Ginette Beaudoin/Anna Panszczyk
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will need to do to obtain them:
If no, please describe the process you went through to find out that they were not
required:
We are using an outfitter who is familiar with Bolivia's rules and regulations
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?
Experience hiking on trails with exposure and elevation gains of over 2000 feet per day
and at elevations over 10,000 feet. Participants will be screened with application process,
phone calls, contacting past trip leaders. The participants must be able to demonstrate
that they can hike for 4-5 hours per day. A guideline for hiking abilities will be supplied
with the prospectus so participants can rate themselves. Leader/coleader will follow up
with AMC local chapter contacts to see if participants will be a good fit for this trip.
Phone calls will be used if uncertain about abilities and being a good group player..
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will do:
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 AMC-AT trip meet the
mission of the AMC?
www.outdoors.org/about/mission.cfm
This is a hiking and discovery trip, but we will aim to explore most of our
destinations on foot, leaving few stones unturned while at the same time, come
away adorned with knowledge of local history, culture, arts, gastronomy,
language and glimpses of every day life for Bolivianos.
TOUR OPERATOR AND GUIDE SERVICE INFORMATION
This section should be completed if the trip will be using a tour operator, outfitter, guide service, travel agency or
other such company or person(s) for a significant part of the trip or for the entire trip. Any person(s) or companies
that are handling a significant portion of trip funds or arrangements need to be vetted. If there is more than one
tour operator please provide this information about each such entity.
Will this trip require a tour
Yes
No
operator or guide service
Please describe their services. If you are using a tour operator for the entire trip,
during part of or for the
please describe why you will be using them rather than doing this trip on your own:
Because it is a distant foreign country and neither leader speaks the local language. We
entire trip?
feel very confident with the outfitter and their experience as well as their safety record.
Outfitter will be able to provide a superior trip experience in Bolivia due to his intimate
knowledge of the area as well as his fluency of the local language. It will allow for a
seamless and pleasurable experience for the participants. His familiarity with the
country will allow for an enhanced experience by being able to explore regions of the
region few travelers have the opportunity to visit. The outfitter and guide have
conducted numerous trips to the area and are well acquainted with the local customs,
flora, fauna, trails, transportation etc. Guides who are familiar with the region can
provide an increased level of comfort to the group. Bolivia is not as readily accessible to
tourism as other parts of the world (ie Yosemite Valley; Neustift, Austria; Switzerland;
Tuscany etc) and the use of a well organized outfitter will maximize participants trip
enjoyment. AMC leaders will augment guide's services by educating participants in
"Leave No Trace" policies, trail safety, history and culture of Bolivia. AMC leaders will
assist in leading hikes, assist in hike selection based on condition of trails, participant
abilities and weather conditions.
Name of tour operator/guide Matt Butler- Adventure Bug
service
www.adventurebug.com
Tour operator website
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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.
Adventurebug has operated worldwide (based from Spain), since 2000. They have put
thousands of participants (from children to corporate groups to pensioners), through
countless expeditions and tours that involve travel in the form of hiking, biking, kayak,
horse travel, 4x4, camel treks, rafts, mountaineering and more. Adventurebug has NO
single claim on its PUBLIC LIABILITY insurance nor has it had any liable suits or
charges against them in its entire company history.
Liability? Yes
No
Maximum amt: $ 1,200,000 euros
Are they willing to list AMC as an
Yes
No
additional insured?
Adventurebug employs a detailed emergency evacuation plan for all group events, tours
and expeditions . This program starts with ´on location´ first aid procedures followed by
´evacuation´ planning that involves accessing nearest medical support and finally, ´care
facility´ listing such as hospital or surgery nearest the locations of the tour / expedition.
This is all contained in one document that is carried by all leaders for easy access.
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
Altitude sickness
Response
Seek medical attention at Medical facility in LaPaz which specializes in elevation
sickness.
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
Foreign Country
Potential hazards
Pick pockets, foreign language
Response
Caution participants about danger of pickpockets and safety measures to avoid losses.
Employ outfitter who is familiar with the area and speaks the local language.
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
Transportation
Potential hazards
Basic infrastructure which is primitive at times
Response
Utilize the services of an outfitter who is familiar with the country and terrain in order to
make our travel as safe as possible.
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
Participants
Potential hazards
Intermediate hiking skills required of all participants. Health conditions will dictate what
level participant will be allowed to hike. Must be a group player and not an individualist.
Response
Careful screening: application response, phone calls, chapter feedback, recent excursions
(local and ME/AT), list of hikes done in past 2 years. Participants will need to be up
front and accurate with all health conditions and medications. Participant must be a
group player, if not they will put the groups safety in jeopardy and this would not be
acceptable.
Conditions unique to this type of trip
Other
Potential hazards
Response
EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
Please describe your plans for dealing with emergencies. Give 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 BLANK
outfitter has emergency procedures. It consists of a detailed plan of evacuation for the 3
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language,
regions of exploration (La Cordillera, Lake Titikaka and Rurrenabaque).
documentation, distance from
emergency services
The leaders will carry first aid kit that also includes an International Mobile Phone) and
Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first
if necessary a Celluar Satellite model. Also included is a modern GPS unit for location
aid or communication
reporting purposes.
equipment (satellite phone,
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two-way radios) do you plan
to use, if any?
Evacuation
Please describe your plan for
evacuation from the
backcountry location if
applicable?
Each hike is a day hike, thus enough to obtain local assisatance if needed. In each of the
3 hiking destinations, the outfitter is in direct communication with the local emergency
services and their protocol for evacuations. The standard evacuation protocol is to alert
the NATIONAL POLICE services of Bolivia providing an accurate description of the
incident. This includes: location of incident, number of persons involved, severity of
incident, treatment of casualty(s), evacuation planning and timings.
Emergency Numbers:
National Police 120
National Ambulance 165
Bomberos (Fire and Rescue) 119
Lost and Found Services 138
RED CROSS BOLIVIA 2204121
Evacuation is in the form of foot, vehicle and airlift - all pending location and
availability of services. The outfitter is in contact with the infrastructure behind this
rescue protocol and cannot guarantee the availability of them given the remoteness and
low level of resources available in a country as poor as Bolivia.
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.
High Altitude Pathology Institute
Clinica IPPA
Av Saavedra 2302
La Paz
Tele; 02-2245394
altitudeclinic.com
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?
Group Trip Deposits
What deposits will be required
from you by airlines, hotels, tour
operators, etc., and when?
Group Trip Refunds
What is the latest date you can
cancel and still receive a full
refund of any deposits?
Currency in Bolivia is the Bolivian Boliviano (BOB).
On 03/11/2015 the exchange rate was $1 USD= 6.91 BOB
Due to potential for fluctuation in exchange rate we will use an 5%
contingency fee. Outfitter will be paid in USA dollar via wire transfer to
their company account.
On 03/11/2015 the exchange rate for euro was $1 USD= 0.94Euro
Outfitter will require a deposit of 10% of participant cost
Deposit will be due by August 24, 2016
Balance due by 24 November, 2016
Date of Cancellation before tour date
Charge
More than 90 days
Between 23 October and 23 November
100 €
Loss of total Deposit
Between 24 November and 25 December
Loss of 50% of total booking cost
From 26 December to 15 days before tour Loss of 75% of total booking cost
Participant deposits
What are the initial deposit and
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Less than 14 days
Loss of 100% of total booking
cost
*Cancellations can be transferred at no additional expense to another participant (on
waiting list), or who decides to take up the trip place internally.
$1000 at time of application
Balance due $2025 by October 15th, 2016
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your schedule of payments by
participants to you?
Cancellation policy
What will be your cancellation
policy for the participants?
Minimum numbers
Will you still run the trip if you
do not get the minimum number?
Reference web links:
AMC-ATC Home Page:
Forms:
Deadlines:
E-Mail Addresses:
Club House:
AMC-ATC Chair:
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If you cancel after being accepted for the trip, $100 is non-refundable. But if you
cancel after Aug 5th, 2016, minimally $200 is nonrefundable, if (and only if) anther
person takes your place. We will establish a waitinglist. Should another person replace
you, you will be charged only the $200 cancellation fee. However, your cancellation
shall not raise the cost of the trip to any of the participants or trip leaders. Thus if you
cancel and are not replaced, you will forfeit the $200 plus the per capita expenses
already incurred and any other unpaid expenses for which the trip cannot obtain a
refund. We strongly recommend that you purchase travel insurance. Information on a
company recommended by the AMC will be sent to you. Please note: The price of the
Adventure Travel is given in good faith based on surrent tariffs and rates and is subject
to change. Any tariff, exchange rate increases will be passed on to participants.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe conditions:
Leaders would consider running the trip with as few as 12 applicants
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