Dick Cable/Joe Thomas
South Tirol, Italy: Walking the Foothills of the Dolomites
SUMMARY OF TRIP INFORMATION
South Tirol, Italy: Walking the Foothills of the Dolomites
Leader Dick Cable
Co-leader Joe Thomas
Oberbozen [Bolzano], Italy
August 4-13, 2016
Total # of days 10
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)
Walking
Minimum 12
Skiing-Downhill
Snorkeling
(Alpine)
Walking
Other – please describe
Select one of those checked above.
Maximum 14
$ 1785.00
Does it include airfare? Yes
No
$ 1000-1200
Will leaders assist participants with flights? Yes
No
First Appearance: Month Nov
Year 2014
Last Appearance: Month Jan
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 February 2014
Dick Cable
8 Heather Lane, Burlington, CT 06013
r.cable@sbcglobal.net
Home 860-673-1940
Work
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 2-2016
Cell 860-944-0594
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 12-2015
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.
Mongolia 2009
Mongolia 2011
Nepal Trekking
Sicily Biking, Po River Valley Biking, Camino de Santiago Biking, Nepal Trekking,
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South Tirol, Italy: Walking the Foothills of the Dolomites
experience
Provence Biking, Macchu Picchu- Easter Island, Berlin to Prague Biking.
Co-leader name
Co-leader address
Joe Thomas
181 Maybrook Road
Waterbury 06708
Co-leader email
Co-leader phone
Wilderness first aid training
CPR training*
Prior leading experience
thomasj73@sbcglobal.net
Home 203-755-5141
Work
Cell 203-982-8627
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 4-2016
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 9-2015
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.
Machu Picchu/Easter Island co-leader
Puglia Biking co-leader
Loire Valley Biking-planned co-leader
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?
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below:
Leader and co-leader have traveled to Italy several times but not to this particular area.
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.
This a planned walking trip in the foothills of the Dolomites. We will be staying in one
location and taking our daily walking treks in South Tyrol availing ourselves of the local
transportation using the Ritten Card. [see explanation of Ritten Card in later section of
application.]
Aug. 4: Day 1: Depart USA
Aug. 5: Day 2: Arrive in Italy...transfer to Balzano and transfer to Oberbozen
Aug. 6: Day 3: Walk: Klobenstein nach Kematen/ Da Collalbo a Caminata: 2-3 hours.
8 km. 250hm
Aug. 7: Day 4: Walk: Rundwanderweg Schritzenholz/Escursione circolare
Schritzenholz. 3 hours 9.6 km. 440hm
OR Walk: Zum Johanniskofel/Sul Monte San Giovanni. 4-4.5 hours. 9.9km.
180hm
Aug. 8: Day 5: Walk: Zum Hexenboden/Al plan delle streghe. 3.5-4 hours. 10.6km.
550hm.
Aug. 9: Day 6: Explore Bolzano
Aug. 10: Day 7: Exploring Ritten Horn/Corno del Renon
Aug. 11: Day 8: Walk: Unterinner Keschtnweg/"keschtnwet" Auna di Sotto. 5-5.5
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Dick Cable/Joe Thomas
South Tirol, Italy: Walking the Foothills of the Dolomites
hours. 14km. 570hm.
Aug. 12: Day 9: Full day bus excursion of the Dolomites:Oberbozen to Sella Pass Pordoi - Falzarego - Cortina and return. Lunch in Cortina. 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 13: Day 10: Depart
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?
Permits or permissions
Does the trip require special
permits or permissions?
(required on many U.S.
federal lands and national
parks)
Hotel Regina, 1-39054, Oberbozen, Italy
Special equipment
Does the trip require special
equipment?
Special experience
Does the trip require special
skills on the part of the
participant?
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of equipment and how you
will ensure that people know how to use it:
Breakfast and dinner is included with our hotel reservation. Lunch on bus tour provided.
Other lunches will be on our own.
We will use local transportation. The hotel will provide us with the Ritten Card which
gives us free access to most trains and busses in South Tirol. Any additional local
transportation will be on our own.
Will leaders be drivers?
Will volunteer participants be drivers?
If so, MVR checks will be needed. See Appendix S1.
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:
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of experience? Also describe
how you will ensure that the participant has this experience?
The ability to walk/hike the distances each day.
Additionally, the following language will be included in the prospectus and trip
application: "We accept applications, assuming the screening criteria* are met, on a first
come first served basis based on post mark dates. (*The screening criteria are: fitness
level and skills assessment based on a projection to the trip's dates, and personal traits
that assure a good "group fit" - as you are probably aware, our group trips require that
everyone participate in the activities described to the best of their ability and with a team
approach that respects other group participants as well as the leaders' roles and
responsibilities.)"
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will do:
A lunch gathering with a hike/walk.
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
The South Tyrol area of Italy has a rich tradition of walking and hiking. Nestled
at the foothills of the Dolomites, there are walking and hiking trails crisscrossing the entire area. We will also spend a day in Bolzano and hope to visit
the world famous Otzi, the Ice Man, at the South Tyrol Museum of
Archaeology.
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.
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South Tirol, Italy: Walking the Foothills of the Dolomites
Will this trip require a tour
operator or guide service
during part of or for 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
Walking trail conditions and weather
Response
All participants will be briefed each day before departure on the trail. All trail
precautions will be observed. Appropriate clothing will be advised and required of all
participants.
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
Foreign Country
Potential hazards
There are no political concerns.
Response
There are no potential concerns. Language is German and Italian
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
Transportation
Potential hazards
We will not be driving.
Response
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
Participants
Potential hazards
Weather, packing appropriate clothing and, level of physical readiness
Response
All particpants will be screened. Each will be able to walk for up to 5 hours on relatively
easy terrain. All will be required to carry appropriate clothing and sturdy walking
shoes/boots appropriate to the weather which might have some rain. This will be
ascertained through our screening measures.
Conditions unique to this type of trip
Other
Potential hazards
Traveling in a foreign country
Response
Partipants will be advised about cultural differences in Europe. Cultural sensitivity will
be shared in newsletters and in daily meetings during the trip.
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
We are not in a remote area. We are always close to small towns and villages. Major
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language,
medical facilities are found in Bolzano.
documentation, distance from
emergency services
The leaders will carry cell phones with international coverage. We are not in a remote
Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first
area.
aid or communication
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equipment (satellite phone,
two-way radios) do you plan
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.
n/a
•Bolzano Central Hospital [128], Lorenz-Böhler-Straße, 5. +39 0471 908111 or dial 118
for emergency phone assistance (in German and Italian).
•Marienklinik [129], Claudia-de-Medici-Straße, 2. +39 0471 310600. It's a smaller
hospital without emergency assistance.
•Pharmacy Service [130]. An online service provided by the Autonomous Province of
South Tyrol lists all the pharmacies in South Tyrol including the pharmacies which are
open during the night or in non-working days. There are 25 pharmacies throughout the
city.
COST AND BUDGET DETAILS
We expect to pre-pay our hotel with the TD Bank Card or personal
Foreign currencies
For int’l trips list each foreign currency, the
credit card in U.S. dollars. We have tabulated our hotel with meals at
current $US dollar exchange rate and what
an exchange rate of 1.4 Euros. We have been guaranteed a rate of 89
contingencies you have if that rate changes. If
euros per person per night in twin-bedded rooms. We are not offering a
a tour operator or agent is being used, what
single supplement. The current exchange rate is 1.29 and we have seen a
currency is the agent to be paid in?
high of 1.35. We feel secure with an exchange rate of 1.4.
Hotel will need to be booked no later than Jan. 1, 2016. No deposit is required.
Group Trip Deposits
What deposits will be required
from you by airlines, hotels, tour
operators, etc., and when?
60 days prior
Group Trip Refunds
What is the latest date you can
cancel and still receive a full
refund of any deposits?
$700 with application; $700 on Jan. 1, 2016. Balance due on March 1, 2016
Participant deposits
What are the initial deposit and
your schedule of payments by
participants to you?
A full refund will be awarded if a replacement participant can be found and enrolled.
Cancellation policy
What will be your cancellation
policy for the participants?
Minimum numbers
Yes
No
If yes, please describe conditions:
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:
Form Revised February 2014
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/application/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/committee/proposals/
nholland@outdoors.org
mikebarry657@mac.com
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