Welcome to the UCI Hiking Club


The UCI Hiking Club is a student-run club and is a part of UCI Club Sports. The club organizes hikes, overnight camping trips, backpacking trips and also holds information sessions. These events are supervised by trained and experienced leaders.


Upcoming Events

Meeting - January 15th - Putting together a basic hiking day pack
Hike - January 19th - Chino Hills State Park

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Schedule for Winter '08

Meetings/Trainings
January 15th - Putting together a basic hiking day pack
January 29th - Basic survival skills and techniques- shelter building, water purification, signaling.
February 2nd - Basic route and trip planning
February 26th - Treating minor injuries related to hikes- blisters, shin splints, minor sprains and strains.

All meetings last from 7:30 p.m. till no latter than 8:15 pm and are held in the ARC team room. They are short, sweet, and you'll hopefully learn something valuable!

Hikes
January 19th - Chino Hills State Park
February 2nd - Ronald Casper's Wilderness Park
February 16th - Cleveland National Forest
March 2nd - Trabuco Canyon
March 8th - Strenuous hike (!!) at location TBA

Membership Information

Membership to the club is open to all ARC members. Members are expected to register with UCI Club Sports, this can be done at the ARC Sales Desk by paying a fee ($10). Members are also expected to pay a Hiking Club membership fee which is $10 per academic year.

Current Officers

President : JohnRey Hassan
Treasurer : Katie Homann
Secretary : Karthikeyan (Karthik) Manivannan

Contact Information

Club officers can be contacted at

Hiking Resources


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