What we’re about
Friends and members of the Sierra Club,
Thank you for choosing to join us on one of our outings - a 100+ year tradition of the Sierra Club! For many decades, volunteers of our local group, the Great Basin Group, have lead outings throughout the region. Areas of the region include the greater Reno area, the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the vast interior of the state of Nevada.
We are not "just another Meetup group." The Sierra Club has been in existence for more than 125 years. Our mission is to "Explore, enjoy, and protect the planet." Our volunteer outings leaders will, at a minimum, have basic first aid training and complete a mentoring process with veteran outings leaders before becoming leaders themselves. That is the minimum that you can expect. Many of our outings leaders will have decades of experience leading outings in our region and have many wonderful outdoor secrets to share with you!
Almost all trips posted on this website are Sierra Club outings - all participants must sign a Sierra Club Sign-in Sheet and Liability Waiver at the trailhead before we begin each outing. If you have any question about the difficulty of the outing and whether you have the appropriate fitness, and/or equipment to participate, contact the outing leader before the day of the outing. During the outing, expect to remain with the outings leader during the entire outing, unless there is a co-leader (this is for safety and liability reasons). If you plan on bringing a dog, please ask the outing leader of the trip for permission and special instructions before the day of the outing.
You do not have to be a Sierra Club member to participate in our outings.
All participants will be given the opportunity to donate $1 to the Sierra Club Great Basin Group each time they join us for an outing. This will help to fund our outings leader training programs.
Obviously our and the National Club's priority is your and your family's safety, as well as fulfilling our mission to get people outdoors!
Join us on facebook here:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/scgbg/
Learn more about the Great Basin Group here:
http://www.sierraclub.org/toiyabe/great-basin
Join the Sierra Club here (when you see the opportunity, enter our group code "1401"):
http://www.sierraclub.org/
If you are interested in becoming an outings leader for the Great Basin Group, contact me at:
renovno@gmail.com
Hopefully, we will meet out on the trail soon!
Bernard Vienneau
Outings Chair - Great Basin Group
"We Get You Outdoors"
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Evening Conditioning Hike: Lower Thomas CreekArrowcreek Park, Reno, NV
Get in shape after work with an evening conditioning hike at a brisk pace.
We will be hiking up Lower Thomas Creek Trail.
Discover trails and learn about nature and geology in the Truckee Meadows.
4 miles, Elevation gain up to 1000 ft. Moderately moderate. DL (Dogs limited).Since this is a Sierra Club hike, we ask you to sign our liability waiver at the trailhead and donate $1 to help cover First Aid Training for all our leaders.
If you want to review the Sierra Club Sign-Up and Participant Agreement in advance, see pages 3-4 at: https://bit.ly/3zN1Jl0Leader: Ridge Walker
Co-Leader: Cris G. - Beginner's XC ski tripStarbucks, Galena Junction, Reno, NV
Cross-country skiing trip for beginner's and above up at Nevada Nordic.
Must bring your own XC equipment. If you need to rent, recommendations are below.
1-3 miles with gain/loss of 50 feet. Moderate difficulty depending on ability.
ND (No dogs).This is a Sierra Club outing, so we ask you to sign our liability waiver at the trailhead and donate $1 to help cover First Aid Training for all our leaders.
If you want to review the Sierra Club Sign-Up and Participant Agreement in advance, see pages 3-4 at: https://bit.ly/3zN1Jl0Carpooling
There is limited parking at the trailhead, so it is best if we carpool or caravan there.
Meet at Galena Junction Shopping Center, 18250 Wedge Pkwy, along the Mt. Rose Hwy in south Reno. Look for us just west of the Starbucks.
If you share a ride, be sure to help the driver out with gas money.Cross-country Ski Rentals:
These shops rent skis with metal edges, which is best for beginners.
Bobo's Ski & Patio, 475 E Moana Ln, Reno, (775) 826-9096
Galena Sports, 16795 Mt Rose Hwy, Reno, (775) 849-0111Leader: Ridge Walker
Co-Leader: Rosie W.
Co-Leader: Cris G. - Hands Off! Northern Nevada Fights BackNevada State Legislative Bldg., Carson City, NV
This is a cross-posting for some of our sister organizations...
Come to the Hands Off Rally in Carson CIty to express your opinion about what is happening in Washington, D.C., and what we can be doing about it.
Info at: Indivisible Northern Nevada
and: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/767616/
