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| Official PCS Trips |
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Official PCS Trips may be either unrestricted or restricted.
Unrestricted trips are led by approved PCS leaders and are open to non-members.
Restricted trips involve the use of technical mountaineering equipment.
To go on a restricted trip you must be a current Sierra Club member.
| Unrestricted PCS Trips |
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Unrestricted trips do not require the use of technical mountaineering equipment such as rope, crampons or ice axe.
They are led by approved PCS leaders and are open to members and non-members alike.
An unrestricted trip may be of any difficulty up to class 3 and can involve easy snow fields.
It could be an overnight beginner outing or a week of strenuous and exposed climbing.
It is at the discretion of the trip leader to determine whether an individual is fit for a specific trip.
| Restricted PCS Trips |
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Restricted trips involve the use of technical equipment such as rope, crampons or ice axe.
These trips are led by approved PCS leaders and the trips are individually approved by the Sierra Club Mountaineering Oversight Committee.
To go on a restricted trip you must be a current Sierra Club member.
It is at the discretion of the trip leader to determine whether an individual is fit for a specific trip.
[ Go to Official Trip Calendar ]
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| Private Trips |
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Private trips are non-Sierra Club activities which are not sponsored or administered by the PCS or the Sierra Club.
The Sierra Club has no information about the planning of these activities and makes no representations or warranties about the
quality, safety, supervision or management of such activities.
The organizers of these trips might not be approved PCS Leaders or even members of the
PCS or Sierra Club.
These trips are listed here because they may be of interest to PCS members.
Private trip announcements should be submitted to the Scree Editor.
[ Go to Private Trip Calendar ]
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