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Mentor Group Practice Camp

Field trip: Backpacking Building Blocks (B3) Course

Mentor Group Practice Camp - Cougar Mountain: Sky Country Trailhead

This practice camp for Luis&Karla mentor group at location} will allow their group to practice packing their pack, setting up their shelter, gathering and filtering/treating water and making a meal, while also checking out their mentors' and fellow mentees' gear.

Contacts

Luis Zuniga
Luis Zuniga
Primary Leader
  • *Varies*
  • Easy
  • Mileage: 3.9 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 600 ft
  • Pace: 2 mph

We'll meet at the Sky Country trailhead at 11:00 here. There are porta potties at the trailhead

No permits are needed.

Students from other mentor groups are welcome if space allows. 

We'll have the opportunity to test our traveling gear (Weighted pack, boots/trail runners) on a gravel and dirt trail 3.9  miles long. We will gather water at the West Tibbets Creek, at the Tibbets Marsh outlet. We will then proceed to the Harvey Manning trailhead and set up our tents on the big flats there.

We'll have lunch, show our gear, break up camp and walk back to the cars via Lost Beagle Trail. This will make it a loop.

This is a very good time to peek at other folks' setups. We will spend some time doing reviews Q&A's. Expect people to ask about your gear and show it off! :)

I expect the hike to take 2 hours total, setting up and breaking up camp, water, lunch and gear talk about 1:30 hours. So plan for being back to the cars at 14:30 - 15:00.

Route/Place

Cougar Mountain: Sky Country Trailhead

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Bring your backpack loaded with all of the gear that you have rented, borrowed or bought to date, and all of your questions!

Ideally prepare as if you were going to spend the night out. This is the best time to figure out what you forget to pack/add to your list! :)

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