Are you in your 20s or 30s and would like to learn how to backpack? We have 5 spots available at no cost to you at our fall backpacking series. Through local outings, conservation education, and leadership training, Outdoors for All programs ensure that each new generation stays in touch with nature and learns the importance of protecting it for the next generation. Our backpacking series is a great place to start! After the series of classes, we ask for your participation in a couple of trail maintenance mornings at a nearby trail. Sierra Club’s Nearby Nature initiative is committed to building a more equitable, just, and inclusive movement by increasing access to the outdoors. Nearby Nature engages youth and communities to explore, enjoy, and protect parks, waters, and natural spaces in and around urban areas.
Here are the details on the backpacking class series:
1. Sep 23, 2023 - Class, 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Indoors training. Please bring your lunch; we'll work through it.
2. Sep 24, 2023 - Outfitter (TBA)
The class & outfitter trip will help you put together your backpacking kit. If you don't choose to become an SC member & borrow gear from us, the time between the class + outfitter & outdoor activities gives you ample opportunity to get kitted out.
3. Oct 6, 2023 - Oct 7, 2023, 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 a.m., camp at Woodridge Primitive Park, W side of Clinton LK, Berryton, KS. with the exception of confirmed gear lending library kit, you'll want to bring everything you need/be self-sufficient for this, e.g., food, water, gear, etc.
4. Oct 7, 2023 - Shakedown hike w/ full backpacking kit 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m., lollipop loop hike of the George Latham trail. The leader(s) might bring a dog(s). Except for the confirmed gear lending library kit, you'll want to get everything you need/be self-sufficient for this, e.g., food, water, gear, etc.
5. Oct 27, 2023 - Oct 29, 2023 - BP Trip (place TBA), ≈four hrs. from KC, leave KC approx. noon on Oct 27 & finish after noon Oct 29. The leader(s) might bring a dog(s). Except for the confirmed gear lending library kit, you'll bring everything you need/be self-sufficient, e.g., food, water, gear, etc
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