Ireland – Tramping the Beara Way Sam Jamke/Cindy Martell
Title of trip
Leadership
Location(s)
Dates
Type of trip check all that apply
Tramping the Emerald Isle – the Beara Way, Southwest Ireland
Leader Sam Jamke
Southwest Ireland, Beara Peninsula
May 19 to 27, 2012
Hiking
Co-leader Cindy Martell
Total # of days 9
Downhill skiing Kayaking
Backpacking Cultural Road biking
Nordic ski Mountain biking Snorkeling
Other – please describe
Cultural or natural history information will be included
Number of participants
(excluding leaders)
Advertised cost
Airfare range if not included
Do you wish to have your trip listed online before it is published in The Outdoors?
Smaller trips and leader subsidization
Max 14 Min 10
$ 1575 plus air; $100 more for non-AMC
$ 1300
Does it include airfare? Yes No
Yes No If yes, please list the approximate month (max is one year in advance of trip)
As soon as possible
Is this proposal for a small group trip – i.e., less than 14 participants and 2 leaders or 7 participants and 1 leader?
Yes No
If yes, why is a small group proposed?
If a participant fee increase of more than 15% is proposed, please explain why?
Leader name
Leader address
Prior leading experience
Sam Jamke
96 Jenkins Road, Bedford, NH 03110
Leader email samjamke@myfairpoint.net
Leader phone Home 603-472-2536 Work 603-867-5591/cell
Wilderness first aid training
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WFA AWFA WFR Expiration: Nov 2012
CPR training
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CPR BLS Expiration: April 2012 - will recert before trip
Please list the last three longer (5+ day) trips you have led for the AMC including destination, type of trip, dates and number of participants. Feel free to list additional trips you have led, particularly if they demonstrate experience related to the trip you
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
are proposing.
Death Valley and Southern Nevada, April 2011, 14 participants, L with Ron Janowitz
New Zealand's Great Walks, Feb 2010 CL with Lisker, 11 participants
Scottish Highlands, August 2009, 9 participants
Other related trip experience Four season hike leader with NH; August Camp hike leader; did long distance paths in
England and Scotland
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To lead a major excursion you must have current CPR and WFA at the time of your trip (or AWFA for all backcountry trips). If you do not have the required level of certification at the time you submit your proposal or it will expire before the date of your trip, you will need to make arrangements to recertify in a timely manner.
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Co-leader name
Co-leader address
Co-leader email
Co-leader phone
Cindy Martell
7 Arrow Trail, Groton, MA 01450 cmartell@outdoors.org
Home 978-448-3998 Work 617-391-6603
Wilderness first aid training* WFA AWFA WFR Expiration: April 2013
CPR training*
Prior leading experience
CPR BLS Expiration: April 2013
If you are a new co-leader you must submit an application to be a major excursions leader or co-leader prior to submitting this application.
Scouting
Have either of you led this trip before or traveled to this
area?
Languages
Does either the co-leader or leader speak the local
language?
Couples
Do the leader and co-leader have a significant personal
relationship?
Yes No If yes, please describe below:
Leader has led a similar trip in Scotland and has done similar walks in Scotland and
England
Co-leader: Yes No
Leader: Yes No
Not applicable:
Yes No If yes, please list who has agreed to be your back-up in case one or both of you need to drop out. This is required for approval!
Private trips
Do either of you lead trips that are private - not sponsored by
the AMC?
Yes No If yes, please note that you cannot advertise AMC and private trips together unless there is a clear distinction between the two in any marketing materials you send out.
Executive summary
Please provide a brief description of the trip and the activities planned.
Fly from BOS or other east coast city to Shannon; transportation to start of walk in
Glengarriff. Arrive Sunday AM, begin walk on Monday; five days of walking, B&B to
B&B with baggage transport; rest day in Castletownebere where other walking or excursions are possible; transport to airport on the day after we complete the walk. Total planned distance is 66 miles.
B&Bs in each of six towns along the Way. Accommodations
Please describe your plan for accommodation(s)
Meals
Please describe your plan for providing meals
Permits or permissions
Does the trip require special permits or permissions?
(required on many U.S. federal lands and national parks)
Special equipment
Does the trip require special equipment?
Special experience
Does the trip require special skills on the part of the participant?
Breakfast and packed lunches for all five walking days are included with the accommodations; dinners each day and lunch on the rest and travel days will be on our own at each person's expense; pubs and other dining options are available in each town
Yes No
If yes, please describe below what you will need to do to obtain them:
If no, please describe the process you went through to find out that they were not required:
Not applicable; this is a front country trip on a well traveled route.
Yes No If yes, please describe below what type of equipment and how you will ensure that people know how to use it:
Daypacks and rain gear!!
Yes No If yes, please describe below what type of experience? Also describe how you will ensure that the participant has this experience?
Participants must have at least intermediate hiking experience and exhibit good personal condition. The trip screening process will involve e-mail and telephone communications, augmented with personal reference checks (i.e. speaking with leaders of past trips that included participants) as necessary.
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Pre-trip activities
Do you plan to get your group together before the trip for an activity or social event?
Conservation, education and recreation
How will this major excursion meet the mission of the AMC?
www.outdoors.org/about/ mission.cfm
Yes No If yes, please describe below what you will do:
Day hike and/or social event, depending on group's background
We will be walking in fine countryside and along picturesque coastlines, see historical places and local flora and fauna, which the leaders will point out.
Will this trip require a tour operator or guide service during part, or the entire trip?
Name of tour operator/guide service
Tour operator website
Safety record
Please provide information about their safety record.
Yes No
Please describe their services. If you are using a tour operator for the entire trip, please describe why you will be using them rather than doing this trip on your own:
We are using Eurotracks, part of MakeTracks (used by the leader for Scotland in 2009) to book our accommodations and transport us and our luggage as needed. Because it is difficult to find accommodations for a large group, we will need to be in more than one
B&B in each area; Eurotracks has the contacts to ensure we get space. They have given us a price a bit below the current 2011 price, despite the fact that rates will go up next year.
Eurotracks
26 Forbes Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH10 4ED (Same as MakeTracks) http://www.eurotracks.net
Eurotracks arranges self-guided tours in which walkers take care of themselves; the only injuries they hear about are those which cause participants to cut short a trip. Emergency and rescue services are readily available and free.
Insurance
Do they have liability insurance?
Liability? Yes No
Are they willing to list AMC as an additional insured?
Maximum amt: $ 1 million GBP
Yes No
We will be in or very near towns at all stages of travel. Emergency services can be reached by dialing 999.
Emergency response
Please describe the outfitters’ response plan in the case of an emergency.
Please assess the risks and hazards of your trip. Carefully consider each area of risk and how it may affect your trip.
Devise a plan to prevent each hazard and to respond to it if it becomes necessary. Please be very specific for each section if applicable.
Climate/terrain
Potential hazards
Trail conditions, river crossings, weather, wildlife (bears, snakes, etc.)
Rain (and thus hypothermia) is the most likely hazard
Response
Foreign Country
Potential hazards
Response
Due caution and proper footwear is essential
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
No problems currently for US travelers
Will check State Dept web site in advance of travel
Transportation
Potential hazards
Response
Participants
Potential hazards
Response
Other
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
Injury, lack of proper gear
Eurotracks is supplying all internal transport.
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
Careful phone screening and pre-trip hike, if needed; blister care while on trip; may have to have person skip a day of hiking
Conditions unique to this type of trip
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Potential hazards
Response
Please describe your plans for dealing with emergencies. Use as much detail as possible, and list any special communications equipment you may need to ensure the safety of your participants. DO NOT LEAVE THIS SECTION
BLANK
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language, documentation, distance from emergency services
Each night will be spent in an area with services; we will also have emergency numbers from Eurotracks if needed; leader's cell phone works in Ireland.
Group first aid kit. International cell phone. Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first aid or communication equipment (satellite phone, two-way radios) do you plan to use, if any?
Each night will be spent in an area with services and communications. Evacuation
Please describe your plan for evacuation from the backcountry location if applicable?
Medical care
Please describe the medical care available in the area(s) where you will be traveling and list names and telephone numbers for these facilities.
Local doctors, clinics and hospitals in each town we stay in.
Great British Pounds; used a conversion factor of $1.80 per GBP for estimation of costs.
Actual exchange rate on 5/17/2011 is $1.62. Eurotracks will be paid in GBP.
Foreign currencies
For int’l trips list each foreign currency, the current $US dollar exchange rate and what contingencies you have if that rate changes. If a tour operator or agent is being used, what currency is the agent to be paid in?
Deposits
What deposits will be required by airlines, hotels, tour operators, etc., and when?
Refunds
What is the latest date you can cancel and still receive a full refund?
Participant deposit
What are the initial deposit and your schedule of payments?
Cancellation policy
What will your cancellation policy be for the participants?
Eurotracks would like 20% deposit 6 months in advance (mid-December, 2011). They were very flexible when L dealt with them for the 2009 Scotland trip.
November 30, 2011
Registration deposit of $500 due with application. Final payment will be due
12/31/2011.
Published minimum penalty schedule: Zero before Nov 30, 2011, $400 from December through February 2012. If actual costs (expenses already incurred on your behalf and any unavoidable future expenses that will be incurred as a result of a registration and
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Minimum numbers
Will you still run the trip if you do not get the minimum number? cancellation) are higher, they will be assessed instead, unless they can be applied toward another acceptable participant.
Yes No If yes, please describe conditions:
Reference web links:
AT Home Page:
Forms:
Deadlines:
E-Mail Addresses:
Club Staff: http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/ http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/application/ http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/listings cyout@outdoors.org
AT Chair: mecchair@amcboston.org
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrive Shannon and overnight in Glengarriff
Day 2 - Glengarriff to Faha (Adrigole) - 10 mi., 16km
Day 3 - Faha (Adrigole) to Castletownbere - 14 mi., 22km
Day 4 - Free Day in Castletownbere
Day 5 - Castletownbere to Eyeries - 13 mi., 21km
Day 6 - Eyeries to Lauragh - 14 mi., 22km
Day 7 Lauragh to Kenmare -15 mi., 24km
Day 8 - Depart Kenmare
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