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SUMMARY OF TRIP INFORMATION
EXPLORE DEATH VALLEY, THE ‘COOLEST’ PLACE IN NORTH
AMERICA
Title of trip
Leader John Crist
Co-leader Leo Kelly
Death Valley National Park, Valley of Fire SP and Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area
April 21 to April 30, 2017
Total # of days 10
Hiking
Downhill skiing
Kayaking
Leadership
Location(s)
Dates
Type of trip
check all that apply
Backpacking
Cultural
Road biking
Nordic ski
Mountain biking
Snorkeling
Other – please describe
Max 12
Number of participants
(excluding leaders)
Advertised cost
Airfare range if not included
Smaller trips and leader
subsidization
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?
Min 10
$ 1750
Does it include airfare? Yes
No
$ 460 we will book or assist in booking participants' air
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? The trip will Leaders would prefer to keep
the total group size to 14 (including leaders) because we will be hiking in fragile desert
areas. It also allows us to restrict transportation to 2 seven person 4x4 vehicles which
will allow the leaders to drive (not the participants) and maximze vehicles thus
limiting costs. Leaders are willing to incure additional out of pocket expense in order
to keep the group size to a max of 12 participants.
If a participant fee increase of more than 15% is proposed, please explain
why? n/a
First Appearance: Month May
Year 2016
Last Appearance: Month Jan
Year 2017
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. February 2016 if possible
LEADER AND CO-LEADER INFORMATION
Leader name
Leader address
Leader email
Leader phone
Wilderness first aid training
CPR training
John Crist
99 Meadows End Rd Monroe, CT 06468
Jjc4523@yahoo.com
Home 203-815-6505
Work n/a
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 04/2016/will re-cert
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 4/2016; will re-cert

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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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
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
Other Related 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.
Adventure Travel: Scottish Sampler Trip 1538 2015 – Backpacking with 3 participants
Adventure travel: Canadian Rockies 2013 - 14 participants, day hiking in Canada.
Major Excursion: OARS Utah - 2009; 6 Participants backcountry camping on
Colorado River with guide
Major Excursion: New Zealand Down Under 2 - 2010 - 13 Participants, Backpacking
Leo Kelly
48 Seaview Ave West Haven CT 06516
LGK48@aol.com
Home 203-464-7752
Work n/a
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 6/16 will re-cert
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 6/16 will re-cert
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. (Roger David will submit his
paperwork before the 3-24 deadline)
Adventure Travel: Scottish Sampler Trip 1538 2015 – Backpacking with 3 participants
Adventure travel: Canadian Rockies 2; 2013 - 14 participants, day hiking in Canada.
CL on AMC Ct Chapter winter backpack to Carter Notch Hut Jan 2013
Leo has been leading day and backpacking 4 season trips for over 12 years with the
AMC Connecticut Chapter and the AMC Mountain Leadership School. Hiked Entire
length of Adirondack Northville Lake Placid Trail (122mi 13 days) June 2012. He
also practices Leave No Trace principals and Outdoor Ethics as Master Educator.
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:
No, however we are in contact with Sam Jamke who led this trip in 2008, 2011 & 2013.
Executive summary
Please provide a brief
description of the trip and the
activities planned.
Accommodations
Please describe your plan for
accommodation(s)
Hike in desert canyons, sand dunes, mountains and red rock country within Death Valley
National Park, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, and Valley of Fire State
Park. Climb snow covered peaks, enjoy desert wildflowers, visit and stay in historic
desert and mining towns (Stovepipe Wells, Las Vegas). Fly to and from Las Vegas, NV.
Stay in motels
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
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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
Group dinners included, hotel breakfasts for 4 days and a $10 breakfast per diem for the
remaining 5 days, participants will buy own lunch supplies.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will need to do to obtain them:
Yes – SRP required (fee) in Red Rocks Canyon Conservation area.
If no, please describe the process you went through to find out that they were not
required:
We will be re-contacting FS officials in the other areas to be sure regulations have not
changed.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of equipment and how you
will ensure that people know how to use it:
Participants may need to bring crampons or microspikes for summits in DV. Trip leaders
will provide basic instruction regarding proper snow-hiking techniques.
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 snow with crampons or microspikes is required. The trip leaders,
both experienced winter hikers, are available to help participants gain or develop this
skill prior to the trip if needed; applicants will be screened and selected to see that they
are strong, fit, and experienced hikers in good physical condition and with some
experience hiking on snow-covered terrain.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will do:
Will depend on where participants live and whether any need some training in crampon
use and hiking on snowfields
Education: geology, birds, wild flowers, western mountain animals, high-mountain
terrain, acclimatization & altitude safety, historic sites. Recreation: hiking
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
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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
Hyperthermia, sunburn, hypothermia, altitude sickness, possible hiking on consolidated
snow
Response
See that participants drink water, apply suntan lotion, lip balm, carry adequate clothing,
ascend at slower pace, descend in the event of altitude sickness; applicants will be
screened and selected to see that they are strong, fit, and experienced hikers in good
physical condition and with some experience hiking on snow-covered terrain.
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
Foreign Country
Potential hazards
N/A
Response
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
Transportation
Potential hazards
Accidents
Response
Purchase loss damage waiver insurance
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
Participants
Potential hazards
Fatigue and group dynamics
Response
Applicants will be screened and selected to see that they are strong, fit, and experienced
hikers in good physical condition and with some experience hiking on snow-covered
terrain. Ask participants to contribute to the group's having a good time in a safe
environment.
Conditions unique to this type of trip
Other
Potential hazards
Desert scorpians
Response
Leaders will educate participants on how to avoid and react to them if encountered prior
to 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
Will be hiking in a National Park and a National Recreation Area, will manage any
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language,
accident scene, get help from Forest Service Rangers on trail or at Visitor Centers or
documentation, distance from
local rescue service.
emergency services
L and CL will carry full first aid kits; no satellite radios; may carry cell phones, but
Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first
coverage cannot be counted on; L has 2-way radios we may consider using.
aid or communication
equipment (satellite phone,
two-way radios) do you plan
to use, if any?
Leader and Co-Leader have (a) current training in Wilderness First Aid, including injuryEvacuation
Please describe your plan for
specific protocols for victim evacuation and (b) many years of 4-season backcountry
evacuation from the
experience leading and managing one-day and multi-day hiking trips in winter, nonbackcountry location if
winter, desert, and other conditions. CL is a registered Maine guide and SAR-trained.
applicable?
Appropriate evacuation measures will be taken depending on the nature of any such
accident as well as (a) the medical qualifications and training that may be present among
trip participants and (b) access to park rangers and other emergency personnel.
Southern Inyo Hospital, 501 E Locust St, Lone Pine, CA 760-876-5501
Medical care
Please describe the medical
Lake Mead Hospital Medical Center, 1409 E Lake Mead Blvd, North Las Vegas, NV
care available in the area(s)
702-649-7711
where you will be traveling
and list names and telephone
numbers for these facilities.
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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:
AMC Home Page:
E-Mail Addresses:
Club House:
MEC Chair:
MEC Notices:
N/A
Stovepipe Wells motel requires deposit of one night’s stay 30 days in advance of first
night; prepayment of RRCCA SRP is due with application.
Hotels, 2 days; cars, no cancellation fee up to pick-up.
$550 Deposit with Application, Second $600 due on 11/1/16, then balance of $600 due
January 15, 2017. Air, if booked by leaders is payable at time of booking.
There is a $100 cancellation fee once a participant is accepted and his/her check
deposited. The AMC cancellation policy is based on the simple precept that
cancellation shall not raise the cost of the trip to any of the participants or the leaders.
Therefore, in case of cancellation, participant refund will be all that you have paid, less
cancellation fee, expenses already incurred and future expenses which can not be
avoided. If someone cancels and the trip still fully books, then fees will be refunded in
full (less $100) with the exception that, after airline tickets have been purchased,
participants own the tickets and that part of the fee cannot be refunded.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe conditions:
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/application/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/listings
http://www.outdoors.org/
amcexcursions@outdoors.org
amcatchair@comcast.net
goeke@space.mit.edu
Tentative Itinerary
Fri, April 21 – travel to LAS; rent 2 SUV’s; stay in Las Vegas
Sat, April 22 – Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area hike(s)
Sun, April 23 – Valley of Fire State Park, short hikes and sightseeing
Mon, April 24 – Shop for lunch stuff en-route to DVNP; free time in afternoon
Tue, April 25 – Mosaic Canyon and afternoon free to explore
Wed, April 26 – Wildrose Peak and the Charcoal Kilns
Thurs, April 27 – explore the Valley floor; Visitor Center; Badwater Basin; the Golden Canyon, Zabriskie
Point.
Fri, April 28 – Telescope and/or Rogers Peaks
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Sat, April 29 – Drive to Las Vegas, possible return visit to V of F SP or RRCNCA.
Sun, April 30 – fly home!
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