"Hannah had an excellent time on the Montana trip! She loved her guides and the group of girls. She said the food was excellent and she has prepared us a couple of Alpengirl meals. She has found a new love for hiking and camping. We went camping for 3 days and she was a wealth of knowledge right down to the proper way to spit when you brush your teeth."
Montana Lil's Camp
Montana Lil’s Camp - PreTeen Girls Summer Camp
This Lil’ Alpengirl adventure camp is a 1-week overnight preteen girls camp in SW Montana. For 7 days and 6 nights this summer, a small group of twelve girls age 11 will learn camp living and outdoor skills and go on a backpacking trip in the mountains under the excellent guidance of 2-3 Alpenguide women.
Lil’ Alpengirl pre teen camp in Montana is designed as the perfect introduction to sleep away adventure camp travel where you’ll discover what it means to be an Alpengirl while tent camping, exploring wilderness, backpacking and learning outdoor camping skills.
This session is an introduction to “all things Alpengirl” and includes outdoor camp gourmet cooking, campfire building, daily yoga, Alpenolympic games, road-side dance parties, leader of the day, camp skills and beads, end of session awards ceremony and friendship building.
This action packed overnight camp goes by in a flash and you’ll leave wanting more adventure next summer with Alpengirl. It’s leisurely, yet challenging, and builds girls self esteem, plus, it’s a totally fun outdoor experience that will have you begging for more!
DatesThis camp session is 7 days. July 23-29, 2012. AgeGirls attending are age 11 this summer and have completed 5th grade before this summer. This session is limited to 12 adventurous girls.Arrival & DepartureThe official arrival and departure location is the Gallatin Field Airport in Bozeman, Montana (USA). Girls arrive on July 23 and depart on July 29. See Travel Information for details.
| TuitionCamp tuition is $875 and includes everything except personal packing list gear and transportation to/from Bozeman, MT. Highlights
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The Camp Itinerary
Ready to hit the Trail
Day 1: Arriving at Gallatin Field Airport in Bozeman, MT, your Alpenguides will greet you and introduce you to the rest of your group for general camp introductions before hopping in the van for a drive to our first campsite. We’ll have lots of travel snacks, good music and “getting to know you” games while we drive. Upon arrival to our campsite, we’ll learn how to set up our tents and play introduction to camp games. We’ll enjoy the first of many delicious and fresh camp gourmet meals before our first evening of tent camping with new friends. Camping.
Day 2: Yoga in the morning and a full day of camp fun and Alpenolympic games. Girls will have an opportunity to build a campfire on their own and cook a campfire meal and finish it off with s’mores! Camping same.
Note: Yoga is an integral part of all Alpengirl camp itineraries and the start to most days.
Day 3-6: An introductory and leisurely backpacking trip for 4 days and 3 nights. An introduction to backpacking includes learning how to properly pack, adjust and carry your backpack. We’ll lighten our load and only pack essential clothing, food and gear. Then, leaving our van and extra gear behind, we'll grab our cameras and backpack 4-5 miles into the mountains. We may camp in one place for all 3 nights, or we may decide to continue backpacking to a new place each night while we are in the wilderness, it all depends on group interest and ability, weather and trail conditions. One of these backpacking evenings we’ll have Alpenolympic talent show entertainment. On the day that we end backpacking and return back to the trailhead and our van, we’ll have our last hooray together soaking at a nearby hot springs pool followed by the Alpenolympic bucket hair washing competition, and making our own camp pizza’s for our end of session awards ceremony.
Backpacking in Montana
Day 7: Departing from Gallatin Field Airport in Bozeman, Montana. See you next summer!
Itinerary Campsites & Amenities
3 nights are spent in tents in public “front country” campgrounds where we have pre-assigned campsites with neighbors and campground hosts nearby, running potable water, and private outhouses or flushing toilets.
3 nights are spent in tents in wilderness “back country” areas where we will purify our water before drinking and learn and practice basic Leave No Trace camping skills such as how to select a campsite and how to go to the bathroom and keep clean outdoors.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a sample itinerary. Alpengirl reserves the right to cancel or alter any aspect of our program, including program itinerary, trip dates, activities or location, as a result of unforeseen circumstances, including weather, environment, or health hazards. To the best of our ability, substitutions of activities will be comparable to, or better than the original activity.
Why This Camp ROCKS!
Montana Lil’ ALpengirl camp is just for 11 year olds and it’s a quick camp that allows you to try adventure camping and backpacking for the first time. It’s a great way to see how you like it before committing to a longer camp next summer at Alpengirl.
