Organize a trip

Please read this page carefully before organizing your trip. The article contains a list of things that have to be present on a trip blurb page in addition to mandatory fields and any other information that you want to include.

Include the following in your trip blurb

(Note: this doesn't have to be in point form but still easy to gain this information easily)

• Activity type(s)
• Destination(s), proposed route(s) (can be in a link if you don't know how to embed a map)
• General plan.
  • Describe roughly you plan for each day of the trip.
  • Mention where will you spend the night(s) and in what shelter.
  • Where will you be getting food and water.
  • If the plans are subject to change and you don't have a solid plan list your ideas and make that people understand that plans are subject to change.
• Weather (avalanche) Forecast for the days and location the trip will be taking place (can be in a link). Remember that weather conditions can make the easiest hike very hard and even fatal in activities like mountaineering and kayaking/sailing. Remember to include relevant information for each type of activity (eg: wind for cycling, kayaking, sailing, avalanche forecast for snow sports, night temperature for overnight trips etc) [include a link to a forecast engine?]
• List of things to take (choose from here or make your own)
• Trip difficulty (see next sections)
• Technical skill level (see next sections)

Trip difficulty

• Hiking:

Remind participants that difficulty of the trip increases with increasing days and backpack weight.

• • Distance each day (or average and maximum distance per day if precise plan is unknown).
  • Elevation gain each day (or average and maximum distance per day if precise plan is unknown).
  • Time hiking each day/hiking rate (or average and maximum hiking rate if precise plan is unknown)
  • Trail quality
• Scrambling
  • Elevation gain each day
  • Scramble rating each day (or maximum rating expected if precise plan in unknown)(see VOC trip rating system)
  • Time allotted for a climb each day
• Rock Climbing
  • Type of climbing (eg: top rope, lead, trad)
  • Difficulty range in YDS [link to YDS]
• Alpine rock climbing
  • Number of ropes (or average time)
  • Range of pitch difficulty in YDS [link to YDS]
• Mountaineering
  • Use NCCS rating system [link]
• Ice climbing
  • Use [what ever is used in BC] system
• Kayaking
  • Distance each day (or average and the longest day in the trip)
  • Number and distance of portages
  • (Remember to include wind forecast!)
• Backountry skiing and snowboarding
  • Distance skinning each day (average am maximum distance per day if plan is unknown)
  • Elevation gain each day (average and maximum elevation gain per day if plan is unknown)
  • Maximum elevation if climbing higher then 2400 m. Make Note in your trip blurb that motion sickness is likely to occur [link to motion sickness].
  • Rate
  • Use [Zacks rating system] to rate downhills
• Snowshoeing
  • Distance skinning each day (average am maximum distance per day if plan is unknown)
  • Elevation gain each day (average and maximum elevation gain per day if plan is unknown)