Lynne Zimmerman/Roger Zimmerman
Glacier National Park with a Naturalist
SUMMARY OF TRIP INFORMATION
Glacier National Park with a Naturalist
Leader Lynne Zimmerman
Co-leader Roger Zimmerman
Glacier National Park, Montana
July 19 - 26, 2014
Total # of days 8
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
$ 1,500.
Does it include airfare? Yes
No
$ 900.
Will leaders assist participants with flights? Yes
No
First Appearance: Month Jan
Year 2014
Last Appearance: Month May
Year 2014
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
Lynne Zimmerman
14 Pleasant Ave, Portland, ME 04103
lynnesz@yahoo.com
Home 207-824-3763
Work
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 5/15
Cell 207-595-0780
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 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.
GNP with a Naturalist 2011, 2012, 2013 2013 had 17 participants, hiking
Yellowstone NP x-c skiing 12 participants
NewZealand, hiking, 16 participants
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Lynne Zimmerman/Roger Zimmerman
Glacier National Park with a Naturalist
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?
Roger Zimmerman
same
zimozimmy@yahoo.com
Home 207-824-3763
Work
Cell
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 1/15
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 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.
GNP with a Naturalist 2013, hiking, 17 participants
Yellowstone NP x-c skiing 2013 12 participants
Yellowstone NP x-c skiing 2012 12 participants
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!
Betsy Fowler
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?
Permits or permissions
Form Revised July 2013
This trip will involve day hikes in Glacier NP. We will have Glacier Institute naturalists
and staff to teach us about the flora, fauna, geology, etc
We will stay at Glacier Institute Fieldcamp in West Glacier
provided by Glacier Institute. One meal in a restaurant.
provided by Glacier Inststute
Will leaders be drivers?
Will volunteer participants be drivers?
If so, MVR checks will be needed. See Appendix S1.
Yes
No
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Does the trip require special
If yes, please describe below what you will need to do to obtain them:
permits or permissions?
provided through Glacier Institute
(required on many U.S.
If no, please describe the process you went through to find out that they were not
federal lands and national
required:
parks)
Special equipment
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of equipment and how you
Does the trip require special
will ensure that people know how to use it:
equipment?
Special experience
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of experience? Also describe
Does the trip require special
how you will ensure that the participant has this experience?
skills on the part of the
participant?
Pre-trip activities
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will do:
Do you plan to get your group
together before the trip for an
activity or social event?
Daily hikes. Educational programs provided by naturalists.
Conservation, education and
recreation
How will this AMC-AT trip meet the
mission of the AMC?
www.outdoors.org/about/mission.cfm
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:
required by Glacier National Park
entire trip?
Name of tour operator/guide Glacier Institute
service
www.glacierinstitute.org
Tour operator website
excellent safety record
Safety record
Please provide information
about their safety record.
Insurance
Liability? Yes
No
Maximum amt: $
Do they have liability
Are they willing to list AMC as an
Yes
No
insurance?
additional insured?
Glacier Institute's emergency response protocals will be followed. GNP Rangers will be
Emergency response
Please describe the outfitters’
notified of any emergency. Institute staff are WFA trained.
response plan in the case of an
emergency.
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
wildlife including bears, variable weather
Response
We will review wildlife safety. Staff carry bear spray. We will go over essential
clothing and equipment prior to the trip.
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
Foreign Country
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Potential hazards
Response
Transportation
Potential hazards
Response
Participants
Potential hazards
Response
Other
Potential hazards
Response
Lynne Zimmerman/Roger Zimmerman
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
mountain roads
drivers are trained
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
maintained mountain trails with elevation gain
participants will be screened for hiking experience
Conditions unique to this type of 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
Kalispell Regional Medical Center is the closest hospital
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language,
documentation, distance from
emergency services
Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first
Leaders will have First Aid kits and cell phones.
aid or communication
equipment (satellite phone,
two-way radios) do you plan
to use, if any?
call 911. First Aid services available at Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers
Evacuation
Please describe your plan for
evacuation from the
backcountry location if
applicable?
Kalispell Regional Medical Center
Medical care
Please describe the medical
310 Sunnyview Lane
care available in the area(s)
Kalispell, MT 59901-3129
where you will be traveling
[406]-751-6930
and list names and telephone
numbers for these facilities.
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?
Glacier Institute requires 50% deposit 30 days from trip approval.
Group Trip Deposits
What deposits will be required
from you by airlines, hotels, tour
operators, etc., and when?
deposit is non-refundable
Group Trip Refunds
What is the latest date you can
cancel and still receive a full
refund of any deposits?
$750. with application. Second payment of $750. by April 1, 2014.
Participant deposits
What are the initial deposit and
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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:
Form Revised July 2013
Lynne Zimmerman/Roger Zimmerman
For cancellations received before April 15, 2014, money will be refunded less $100.
and any expenditures that have already occurred or will occurr and can not be avoided.
Airline tickets, once bought, belong to the individual. After April 15, 2014 a refund
will only be made if the leader can replace you from a waiting list. You may forfeit
the entire trip fee. Cancellations will not be allowed to increase the cost to other trip
participants or the leaders.
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/committee/proposals/
nholland@outdoors.org
amcatchair@comcast.net
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