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Pack up: learn how to carry your camp beyond road's end

Sunset, May, 2004 by Amy McConnell

National Outdoor Leadership School (from $2,490 for a two-week trip; www.nols. edu or 800/710-6657) and Outward Bound West (from $1,295 for a seven-day trip; www.outwardboundwest.org or 800/477-2627) both offer supervised beginner courses that include group gear (tents, cookware) and food.

Sierra Club Outings (from $445 for seven days; www.sierraclub.org/outings/national or 415/977-5522) has volunteer-led trips to the Sierra Nevada and the Wind River Range. Food and cooking equipment (but no personal gear) are provided.

Sierra Wilderness Seminars ($450 for a three-day trip; www.swsmtns.com or 888/797-6867), the company that conducts REI Backpacking 101, offers guided treks to the Sierra Nevada that include group gear, food, and two in-store, pretrip clinics.

Other options. College-affiliated outfitters offer beginner backpacking trips for the public as well as students. Though guides' experience level tends to be lower, trips organized through college groups are typically shorter (three days versus seven) and cost less.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY SEAN ARBABI

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