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Youth Affiliate Trips (10 Day)
Desolation Wilderness & Yosemite

TRIP DATES

Trip Overview

YMCA BOLD & GOLD Financial Assistance is available for families that qualify. Awards are based on income level and family size. Other factors considered.

With partnerships on amazing trips, like the YMCA BOLD & GOLD program, we've been able to expand our trip options top include youth adventures. Tour providers listed here are those we have collaborated with in the past and programs that we think have excellent value to youth in our community. Providers include:

YMCA Camp Jones Gulch's Boys Outdoor Leadership Development (BOLD) & Girls Outdoor Leadership Development (GOLD) program with various destinations and dates throughout this summer.

For more information, you can also contact: Xander Tartter, Outdoor Programs Coordinator, YMCA Camp Jones Gulch, atartter@ymcasf.org or 650-747-1208

DIFFICULTY LEVEL

Participants will be carrying their own gear, 30+ lbs, 2 - 5 miles each day over easy to moderate terrain with minimal elevation drops and gains over well maintained trails. We recommend doing numerous day hikes and training with a 30+ lb pack prior to your trip. Individuals should be decent physical condition. A training regime can be supplied, at request. Also, please make sure your hiking boots are broken in before the trip.