Denver Group LIT Trip Process for Students

The LIT trip is to be planned and completed once you have completed Trip Leader School (TLS includes the online content and the scenarios session). The LIT trip must not be associated with a CMC class/school, it must be a trip open for anyone in the club to join (not exclusive-with the idea of practicing managing different group dynamics), and the trip must have a minimum of four participants on the roster.

1. Select a mentor leader:  The mentor leader will be the official leader on the trip. Please see the Mentor Leader Directory to choose someone. Reach out to them, and discuss what trip you are thinking of leading to see if they think it will be a good fit for the both of you.

2. Fill out the LIT Trip Plan and send it to the mentor leader. You will need to make a copy or download the document to be able to fill it out before sending.

The mentor leader will then post the trip on the CMC website for you. Please make sure to include “leader in training hike for (your name)” in the trip description for the website.

3. Notify the TLS director: Once your trip is posted on the CMC calendar, please notify the TLS director at tripleaderschool@gmail.com

4. Write up a draft of the pre-trip email: Write up a draft of the pre-trip email that will be sent out to the participants a couple days before the trip, and send it to the mentor leader so they can approve it and send it out. This email should include meeting spot directions, weather, trip expectations (turn around time, pace, etc.), any necessary gear required, a link to a map, if a post trip strop is planned, and any other relevant information for the trip. The more info the merrier to set up everyone for a successful trip.

5.  Day of the trip you will be running the trip! The mentor leader is there as the official leader, to give feedback to you, and observe your leading.

6. After the trip the mentor leader will fill out your evaluation.

7. Once you are approved as a trip leader, you will get email confirmation from the DG Leadership Team, who will also give you website access.

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