CANYON EXPLORERS CLUB

Canyon Explorers Club, Inc. is a nonprofit, all-volunteer-leadership, member-oriented outings club based on self-propelled, muscle-powered activities and devoted to various forms of wilderness exploration, including hiking, backpacking, skiing, kayaking, canyoneering and world travel. The Club also donates funds to provide financial relief for orphanages, students and displaced refugee population in the remote areas of the world. Canyon Explorers Club trips are run on a share-the cost, share-the-responsibility basis; leaders volunteer their time and services free of charge. Current membership number is about 450.

The Club started in October of 1972 by organizing and leading a series of annual backpack outings that traversed the unmaintained and cross-country routes of the Grand Canyon; hence the name" Canyon Explorers". Through careful planning and group arrangements we are usually able to minimize costs, and as individual participants of share-the -cost, share-the-responsibility group travel, we acknowledge and accept responsibility for our own individual well-being and safety as well as the well-being, safety, progress and integrity of our group.

All of our trips emphasize the out-of-doors and natural science. The trips vary in difficulty from strenuous backpacking and technical mountain climbing to quite easy hikes, tours and campouts. On many trips it is feasible to divide the group so that persons seeking different levels of activity can go on the same outing and have an enjoyable time. Most of our members live in Southern California, so most of our trips originate from there. However, with leader permission, members may join a trip at whatever location is most economical and convenient for them.

1223 Frances Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92831