E Applies to outings that involve more severe snow climbing. T Applies to outings that involve specialized technical activities. Leaders cannot take an active role in making arrangements for participants' transportation. The leader supplies directions to the trailhead, but transportation arrangements, including ride sharing, are the responsibility of the participants. Club insurance does not extend to owners, drivers or passengers of private cars.
Riders customarily share expenses with drivers.
The contribution varies with the vehicle, the numbers of riders, the road condition, etc. A suggested amount is 10 cents per mile per person. Outings chairpersons must ensure that sponsored bus trips comply with club rules as outlined in the 1993 National Outings Handbook and appear from time to time in the Southern Sierran. Bus trip rules require the sponsoring leader to determine that the bus company being chartered has a valid certificate of insurance that names Sierra Club as additional insured. This certificate must be on file in the chapter office.