John Crist/Colleen Yout
Classic Hikes in the Canadian Rockies
SUMMARY OF TRIP INFORMATION
Classic Hikes in the Canadian Rockies
Leader John Crist
Co-leader Colleen Yout
Banff and Yoho National Parks, Alberta and British Colombia, Canada
8/3/13-8/10/13
Total # of days 8
Backpacking
Bicycling-Mountain
Bicycling-Road
Title of trip
Leadership
Location(s)
Dates
Type of trip
check all that apply
Camping
Cultural
Family
Hiking
Paddling-Canoeing
Paddling-Sea-Kayaking
Skiing-CrossCountry (Nordic)
Walks
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
Minimum 10
Skiing-Downhill
(Alpine)
Other – please describe
Snorkeling
Maximum 14
$ 1325
Does it include airfare? Yes
No
$ $500 - $675
First Appearance: Month Jan
Year 2013
Last Appearance: Month June
Year 2013
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. November 2012
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
John Crist
99 Meadows End Rd Monroe, CT 06468
jjc4523@yahoo.com
Home 203.815.6505
Work
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 03/2014
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 03/2013
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.
Major Excursion: New Zealand Down Under 2 - 2010 - 13 Participants, Backpacking
Major Excursion: Pack & Paddle Patagonia - 2009 - 12 Participants, Backpacking, Sea

To lead an Adventure Travel trip you must have current CPR and WFA certifications 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 and you
should describe your plans to do so in a note.
Form Revised March 2012
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Classic Hikes in the Canadian Rockies
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 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?
Kayaking
Utah Day Hiking and White Water Rafting - 8/2009 - 7 participants camping, paddling
Mountain Leadership School - 2005 through 2009 - 8 participants, backpacking in
White Mountains
Colleen Yout
5 Joy Street Boston, MA 02108
cyout@outdoors.org
Home 617.921.1425
Work 617.391.6596
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 12.2013
CPR
BLS
Expiration:
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.
AMC Adventure Travel Trip, Prague & Bohemia: Explore & Bike Tour, Sept. 2010
President's Society Expedition, The Great Texas Adventure, May 2010
President's Society Expedition, Ski Yellowstone, February 2012
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.
Form Revised March 2012
This itinerary is based on Stacia and Wyatt Biel's trip in August 2006. We will visit two
of Canada’s premier national parks: Banff National Park in Alberta and Yoho National
Park in adjacent British Colombia. Designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO,
this area houses awe-inspiring mountains, abundant, accessible glaciers, copious and
diverse flora and fauna, making it a backcountry paradise.
SAT: Arrive Calgary in early afternoon; stop at local grocery store to buy lunch items;
drive to Banff
SUN: Option to do local hikes in Banff (Johnston Canyon, Bow Glacier Falls or Tunnel
Mountain) or do longer hike to Healy Pass; option to visit Banff Hot Springs in the
evening after dinner.
MON: Hike Edith and Corey Passes; option to visit Banff Hot Springs.
TUE: Early departure towards Lake Louise via Bow Valley Parkway; hike Moraine
Lake and Sentinel Pass.
WED: Hike at Lake Louise – Lake Agnes, Big Beehive, Plain of Six Glaciers.
THU: Early departure for Yoho National Park to hike the Iceline Trail.
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FRI: Hike to Paradise Valley and the Giant Steps – the opposite side of Sentinel Pass.
SAT: Morning departure for Calgary and fly home!
Accommodations
Please describe your plans for
accommodation(s)
Meals
Please describe your plans for
providing meals
Local Transportation
Please describe your plans for
local transportation
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 AMC-AT trip
meet the mission of the AMC?
www.outdoors.org/about/
mission.cfm
We will stay at the Banff and Lake Louise Hostels
A mix of restaurants and grocery bought food. Breakfasts and dinners will be included in
the price, lunches will be bought on own when we go to the grocery stores. Banff has no
lack of restaurants. Melissa's in town for breakfast. Dinners will be a mix of all together
and smaller groups. There will be a welcome dinner the second night at the Banff
Springs Hotel in Banff . Lake Louise has far less to offer for meals and a bit harder with
a larger group. We'll arrange for some group dinners at the Lake Louise Hostel and the
Peyto Cafe.
Grocery Stores: Both towns have them, although the Safeway in Banff is far bigger than
the small grocery store in Lake Louise. However, both offer plenty of options for lunches
(make own trail lunches) and the hostels have fridges and kitchens to prepare the food.
We'll buy the group sandwich bags, saran wrap, etc for everyone to use. The hostels also
offer bagged lunches, but they are expensive.
We will fly into Calgary International Airport. On our last day we will be in Lake
Louise, which is a two-hour drive from the airport.
We will rent two mini vans, and a car. The two leaders will be the primary drivers of the
mini-vans, we will need a participant to be the primary driver of the third vehicle.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will need to do to obtain them:
A park permit will be purchased to enter the park for each van. We will contact the Park
Services.
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 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?
Hiking with groups, application, phone calls, pre-trip hike.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will do:
A pre-trip hike will be planned in a central location.
We are reading about the history of the discovery and exploration of this part of the
Canadian Rockies and some of the early AMC mountaineers like Abbott and Fay who
have peaks and huts named for them. We are learning about the efforts to preserve
wildlife and maintain the ecological balance via controlled forest burns, and fences to
protect wildlife from vehicular traffic.. We are also learning about identifying numerous
trees, plants and animals along the trails, finding some that were the same as in New
England and some that were different. We can also attend a Ranger presentation. We
also may contact a local organization to see if a representative would be willing to talk to
our group.
TOUR OPERATOR AND GUIDE SERVICE INFORMATION
Will this trip require a tour
operator or guide service
during part, or the entire
Form Revised March 2012
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:
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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.
N/A
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
Bear sightings/warnings may be posted. Will check with the Ranger station each day to
insure that the hike is bear free. Both leaders carry bear spray and train to use it. The
group will hike together if there is possible bear sighting.
Hyperthermia, sunburn, hypothermia - Ensure participants drink water, apply sunburn
lotion, lip balm, carry adequate clothing
Response
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
Foreign Country
Potential hazards
Any State Department travel advisories will be monitored closely. Travel insurance will
be highly encouraged for all participants. As for theft, petty crime does occur.
Participants will be advised not to bring valuables and to carry important documents,
expensive camera equipment and money on them at all times.
Response
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
Transportation
Potential hazards
Normal driving conditions are expected
Response
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
Participants
Potential hazards
Experienced hikers in good physical condition, ask participants to contribute to the group
having a good time in a safe environment
Response
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
Banff Mineral Springs Hospital is a 5 minute drive from hostel, short distance from
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language,
hiking locations:
documentation, distance from
305 Lynx Street, Banff, AB T1L 1H7, Canada
emergency services
403-762-2222
Lake Louise Medical Clinic is a 5 minute walk from hostel, short distance from hiking
locations:
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Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first
aid or communication
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.
200 Hector
Lake Louise, AB T0L 1E0, Canada
403-522-2184
Leaders will carry cell phones and first aid kits.
Will manage any accident scene, get help from Forest Service Rangers on trail or at
Visitor Centers or local rescue service.
Lake Louise Medical Clinic (403) 522-2184
Banff Mineral Springs Hospital (403) 762-2222
COST AND BUDGET DETAILS
C$1 = US$1.03
Foreign currencies
For int’l trips list each foreign currency, the
Contingency in budget will cover any shift in negative shift in the
current $US dollar exchange rate and what
currency exchange rate if needed.
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?
• A signed contract is required to confirm room block.
Deposits
What deposits will be required
• A twenty (20%) percent deposit is required at the time of booking.
by airlines, hotels, tour
• All reservations must be secured with a credit card at time of reservation. Cheques
operators, etc., and when?
are also accepted for the deposit and must be received within 14 days of the
reservation being made or the credit card will be charged.
PAYMENT CONDITIONS:
• Reservations must be fully paid 28 days before check in.
• Payment by Credit Card: The balance of the payment is charged for the total invoiced
amount 28 days prior to Group arrival.
Cancellations received more than 28 days prior to date of arrival will receive a full
Refunds
What is the latest date you can
refund.
cancel and still receive a full
• Cancellations within 28 days forfeit the 20% deposit. .
refund of any deposits?
• Cancellations made 14 days or less before check in date 100% non-refundable.
$275 Initial Deposit with Application; $550 due May 1, 2013; Balance ($500) Due
Participant deposit
What are the initial deposit and
July 1, 2013
your schedule of payments by
participants to you?
The AMC cancellation policy is based on the simple precept that your cancellation
Cancellation policy
What will your cancellation
shall not raise the cost of the trip to any of the participants or the leaders. Therefore, if
policy be for the participants?
you cancel, your refund will be all that you have paid, less expenses already incurred
and future expenses which can not be avoided. You may forfeit the amount budgeted
for your lodging, car rental and trip overhead, which is most of the trip fee. If you
cancel and the trip still fully books, then your fees will be refunded in full with the
exception that, after airline tickets have been purchased, you own the tickets and that
part of the fee cannot be refunded.
Minimum numbers
Yes
No
If yes, please describe conditions:
Will you still run the trip if you
We should be able to run the trip with as few as 10 by renting 1 less vehicle. For
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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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example if we have 10 participants we can cut the car from the budget and save
enough money to keep the cost the same. Less than 10 and we would not run the trip.
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/application/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/committee/proposals/
cyout@outdoors.org
amcatchair@comcast.net
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