Open to backpackers and soon-to-be backpackers of all ability levels, LABC is where L.A. area backpackers can come together for weekend backpacking trips in the surrounding wilderness areas and longer excursions outside Los Angeles. This is not backpack traveling. Our focus is on the outdoors. We're all about backcountry adventure! *These are NOT guided trips (you have to pay BIG BUCKS for those)! *There are no "leaders". We're just people who love to backpack and don't mind sharing with ot …

… Makes camping and hiking more fun! Answers the question of “What if I got lost or hurt and needed to spend the night in the woods?” Will open your awareness and sense of gratitude in ways you can’t yet imagine!   We will learn to: Make fire by rubbing sticks together. Identify and use wild food and medicine plants. Build a waterproof shelter using only natural materials. Make rope and string from plants. Track, stalk and move silently with expanded awareness. Set primitive deadfall traps and sna …

If you don't have the attitude then you won't make the altitude!   A group of people who love the outdoors - particularly large hills that some call mountains. We love to spend time exploring the wilderness because we know freedom lies within the moment. Call us individuals who like to take the trail less traveled... Actually, that's a bit cliche... but whatever you get the drift.   SOME QUICK INFO ABOUT SOCAL MOUNTAINEERS Some of the treks are going to be tough. This group is not for someone wh …

I am a software engineer that loves to hike. I would like to gather other software/hardware types that ditch their laptops and head to the trails together. We will have common ground exploring uncommon trails. The day hikes will take place in the Santa Monica Hills, Angeles National Forest. There might be Overnight trips in Death Valley and Joshua Tree. Suggestions welcome. So join if you want to be able to namedrop a regex, or debate correct usage of tabs vs spaces with your fellow hikers witho …

It's all about enjoying the wilderness! Hiking in the local canyons- mostly in the San Gabriel Mountains. All hikes will be along a stream in a canyon and at a very slow pace with lots of breaks. All hikes will be between 5-12 hours long, usually around 9 hours. The difficulty level is intermediate, but beginners are welcome if they are in good shape and have an attitude of adventure! Safety always comes first, of course. It's recommended (but not required) that you bring the TEN ESSENTIAL …

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… There are many Non-Profit Organizations, please contact direct for more info  AMERICAN RED CROSS ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER: http://oc-redcross.org/ Check on the images to see our photo albums: http://www.meetup.com/HikingOC/photos/     Take a quick look at our 2012 Event Calendar to see what events are on the horizon Join us whether you are new or experienced in Hiking. There are different levels, but we all share one common: using our legs to move up down hills. Most of the time on dirt trai …