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Introduction to Backpacking

Date: 
Sat, 2025-05-17
Leader: 
Jean Dewart
Telephone: 
5054125424
Leader Email: 
Difficulty: 
Moderate
Technicality: 
Beginner
Are dogs allowed?: 
Not allowed

The Los Alamos Mountaineers (LAM) and the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) are offering a 2 day introduction to backpacking course on May 17-18.  PEEC & LAM have backpacking gear to loan for this trip.

There is mandatory pre-meeting on Monday May 12th at PEEC - to go over the required gear/food and distribute packs/sleeping bags/tents to participants.  We will also discuss the itinerary for the trip.  

Participants should have experience hiking 5 miles with a 10 pound knapsack.  Participants must have rain gear (poncho or rain jacket) and broken in hiking shoes.

Registration is through PEEC:  https://peecla.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/peecla/event.jsp?event=56979&

Questions?    Send Jean an email at jeandewart7@gmail.com

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