Trip registration is required and trip openings are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To register online for your adventure, simply click the Online Registration link and follow the instructions.
To register for a program, you have the option to pay in full or make a deposit with the final balance due by May 1, 2008. The deposit amount required is $750 for our 1 week expeditions, and $1,000 for our multi-week expeditions.
Upon online registration, we will send an email confirming your registration. If you are unable to register online or if you do not receive the confirmation email, call our office and we will be happy to fax or send the forms to you (203-544-0555).
Program Costs
Our fees are all-inclusive. Expedition fees include instruction, food, accommodations, camping and permit fees, admissions, program equipment, group camping equipment, and transportation from Ridgefield, Connecticut. Airfare is not included in Trailmark Expedition programs.
Terms and Conditions
Refund Policy: If you choose to cancel your program prior to May 1, 2008, you will be refunded the amount paid, minus $100 administration fee. The Mountain Workshop will issue NO REFUNDS after May 1, 2008 for any reason. Pro-rated deductions or rebates for early withdrawal, late arrival, or dismissal are not available. No refund will be granted should a participant withdraw voluntarily, for whatever reason, after the start of a trip. Please recognize that our cancellation and refund policies are based on unrecoverable expenses of outfitter fees, food and equipment pre-purchases, staff training, site or equipment reservations, and other expenses incurred prior to a camper's attendance. Additionally, late season cancellations typically do not allow time for another camper to fill the vacancy.
Trip Cancellation Insurance
Optional program cancellation insurance for Trailmark Expeditions participants is offered through TravMark. For information about purchasing this policy go to www.travmark.com. Organization name: Mountain Workshop, Organization ID#: mntn11
Cancellation and Alteration of Programs
If a program is cancelled by The Mountain Workshop for any reason prior to its start, we will refund all payments. If it becomes necessary to cancel a program once it has begun, the portion of the unused payment will be refunded. Our intention is to follow the itineraries as described in our brochure. The order of activities may be changed due to scheduling conflicts, weather or equipment considerations.
Registration & Parental Permission Form
All of the paperwork needed to attend your program(s) will be sent at a later date, including health forms, waivers from various outfitters, detailed information sheets, directions to your meeting place, clothing suggestions, and gear lists. All health forms and waivers are due by May 1, 2008. A parent or guardian is required to sign a permission and release form.
Health and Medical Forms
Immunization records and medical forms completed by a physician are needed in case of emergencies and to inform our staff of conditions and medications. If a camper will be taking any medication while on a Mountain Workshop program, a separate form "Authorization to Administer Medication" must be signed by the camper's physician.
Rules and Regulations
Participants will be expected to commit to a verbal contract at the beginning of the program. This contract will include a commitment to guidelines of behavior for the safety and well being of the individual and group. These include the prohibition of all forms of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs, cooperation with group leaders and other members of the group, and the commitment to not become involved in cliques and mutually exclusive one-on-one relationships and excessive displays of affection. The trip leaders will handle discipline problems in the manner that they see fit, according to industry guidelines. If a participant is dismissed for the well being of the program or for failure to cooperate, parents will be called and are responsible to pick up their child immediately and at their own expense. No refund will be given.
Equipment
The parent/guardian is responsible for and agrees to reimbursement for loss of or willful destruction by the participant of any equipment belonging to The Mountain Workshop. The Mountain Workshop will not be responsible for any participant's possessions that are lost or stolen while he/she is on the trip.