SF2T qualifier trip (Kendrick Peak)
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This trip is car camping with multiple day-hikes using full backpacking gear loadouts. We are trying to duplicate a day on the SF2T route.
Friday: Drive up in the morning. Yo-yo Kendrick Peak with full gear, car camp nearby off forest road North of the Trailhead (perhaps near Bald Hill Tank). ~9 Mile day.
Saturday: start early, Yo-yo Kendrick again with full gear , take a long lunch, do it again, move back to our basecamp (if it hasn't been taken) ~18 mile day.
Sunday: start early, Yo-yo Kendrick again with full gear, take lunch (if you want) Head home. ~9 Mile day.
You have to do one of these two qualifiers to have an opportunity to be in the group with does SF2T with me. You don't have to do Friday if you can't get there in time, but then you must do Sunday.
The trip provides us the chance to determine can we:
- Do the miles and elevation without issue?
- Do we get along? (especially when you have to embrace the suck)
As well as talk about:
- Is this really something you want to do?
- Trip logistics (driving in, parking, the route, resupply, etc.)
There are others planning the same trip (SF2T) and they may have different requirements. I've done enough long logistic trips with groups to make sure everyone is on the same page and we have the highest chance of having a great trip.