Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club
Seattle MAC - Conditioning Hike - Johnson Creek—Medra Pass
Early summer conditioning hike with lots of views and wildflowers to help prepare and train for backpack trips, longer backpack trips, glacier climbs, alpine rock climbs, etc.
Contacts
- Sat, Jun 10, 2023
- Seattle Youth Outreach Committee
- Youth
- Youth, Adults
- Moderate
- Challenging
- Mileage: 8.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,250 ft
- Pace: 2 -2.5 mph
- 2 (8 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
See trip sheet for details (to be posted a few weeks in advance)
Guests: If spots are still available one week prior to the trip, email the adult trip leader to request that a friend or sibling be able to join.
Registered MAC students will be prompted by volunteer or staff leaders to make a plan and publish a trip sheet about 1 month before the trip, to be approved by the MAC manager or volunteer lead by two weeks before the trip.
Trip sheet should include: meeting time and place (coordinates are helpful, here), trailhead parking pass details, carpool sign up link, trail description/notes (one can link to WTA trail description and reports), and a link to current weather report for the trailhead/area.
See trip planning resources folder here (also accessible from the MAC Course Page via "Program Materials") for trip sheet template and past trip sheet examples.
Badges
students will earn:
MAC Conditioning Hike Series Graduate
Johnson Creek—Medra Pass
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Green Trails Alpine Lakes East (Stuart Range) No. 208SX
Green Trails Mt Stuart No. 209 - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- Hiking boots or other sturdy shoes
- Warm clothes and extra synthetic layers
- Waterproof shell
- Water (at least two liters)
- Sunglasses
- Sunscreen
- Hat
- Lunch
- Day Pack
- Camera (optional)
- Extra clothing for the ride back
- 10 essentials