Southwest Backpacking

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Small Group Tour
This course will give you the opportunity to develop solid backcountry living and traveling skills. You’ll begin with the basics—camping, cooking, map reading, stove use, and Leave No Trace techniques—skills that are the foundation for going on backpacking trips of your own. This course will challenge you with long hiking days, off-trail travel, and the oppor...
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • This is an outdoor leadership course designed for age 18 years and older
    • Enjoy traveling through the Gila National Forest
    • Develop solid backcountry living and traveling skills
    • Enjoy most stunning wilderness areas, developing leadership skills

What's this trip about?

    This course will give you the opportunity to develop solid backcountry living and traveling skills. You’ll begin with the basics—camping, cooking, map reading, stove use, and Leave No Trace techniques—skills that are the foundation for going on backpacking trips of your own. This course will challenge you with long hiking days, off-trail travel, and the opportunity to lead your peers in the backcountry. You’ll be traveling through the Gila National Forest, which is home to the United States’ first official wilderness area. The Gila is known for an unusual diversity of plants and animals and significant human history that dates back thousands of years to the time of the cliff-dwelling Mogollon civilization. During your trip you’ll have the opportunity to visit the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. There will also be opportunities to learn and practice the basic NOLS leadership curriculum. By the end of your course, you’ll have the fundamental backpacking skills to start exploring the wilderness on your own and take your friends and family with you.

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Details

Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeSmall Group - max of 15 people
Age range18 years and up
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityTucson
End CityTucson

Travel Themes

  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Hiking & Walking
  • National Parks
  • High Adventure

Destinations

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Hiking
  • Nature
  • Wildlife Viewing

Min Group Size

  • Min Group Size: 10

Max Group Size

  • Max Group Size: 15

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Features
Duration: 8 days Route length: 30-45 miles Average group size: 10-12 students / 2-3 instructors Minimum age: 18 Average pack weight: 40-50 pounds Elevation range: 2,500-10,700 feet On and off-trail hiking Skills: hazard evaluation, judgment and decision-mak...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $2,500
Price per day$313
Last Updated: 7/16/2018

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Apr 2020

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Great Wilderness courses!

Great Wilderness courses!

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Beau

Apr 2020

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Phenomenal

Wind River 1995 was phenomenal with Jason Buchovecky

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Aaron

Mar 2020

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properly engage the class

I recently took the NOLS Wilderness First Aid course and was very please with not only the content, but the instructors as well. They were very knowledgeable and kne...

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