Welcome to our young adult overnight backpacking trip; our Frassati Outdoor Ministry Team is excited about this unique opportunity for community spiritual growth and fellowship in the great outdoors. This will be an amazing opportunity to experience the beauty of God’s creation, all while deepening your faith and connecting with peers. Each day we'll have opportunities for communal prayer, Mass and outdoor Adoration.  You are invited to embrace the simplicity of the journey and leave behind anything that will distract you, like music or games on your cell, but to bring your pocket bible and journal for prayer and reflection. 

Trip Details and Trail Description:

Our group will be limited to a total of 12 people, and is intended for those with previous overnight backpacking experience, are reasonably fit and capable of carrying their own weight (30+ lbs); (it will be too difficult for a newbie, sorry). Everyone will need to sign a liability waver for this trip as well (which will be done Wednesday evening before the trip, when we have our pre-trip meeting). Our trip will be a point-to-point trip, so we will have to leave one car at our exiting trailhead, and use a shuttle system. The speifics of our trip depend on trail (and fire/smoke) conditions, if any, and we will decide closer to departure day if we will do option 1 or 2.  

You must attend an in-person pre-trip meeting at on Wednesday, August 28th, 6:30pm at UW Newman Center (if necessary only, you may Zoom in). We will go over specifics for the trip, review the trail and conditions, iron out details (missing gear, carpools etc), and answer any concerns. 

We will either depart Friday midday (Option 2), or Friday Morning (Option 1), and return by the afternoon on Monday. 

To learn more about the trip, or to register, CLICK HERE