Sign ups are first come first serve! Links will open at 9PM sharp on Sunday.
Join us and Captain Lars Harding for a hike to the Wisdom Tree and up behind the Hollywood Sign. We’ll cross Cahuenga Peak on the way to Mount Lee, with views over LA and the San Fernando Valley and a chance to get to know Lars outside of class. Bring plenty of water!
PACKING LIST:
SNACKS
H2O
WAIVERS
PROFESSOR: Lars Harding
DEPARTMENT: Nautical Science
Lars Harding runs USC’s Nautical Science Program, where he’s taught since 1988. He’s a USC alum and licensed captain who has worked on everything from sailboats to WWII landing ships. During the week, he teaches students navigation and sailing; on weekends, he takes them out on the wooden schooner Atlantas. He has plenty of stories from his years at sea, some of which you’ll probably hear on the trail.
Peak: Wisdom Tree
DIFFICULTY: 3.5/5
SCENERY: There’s going to be a bunch of awesome views of the LA area!
FUN FACT: In 1923, when the Hollywood Sign originally was placed, it was positioned as an ad for a real estate development project below it and titled “HOLLYWOODLAND.”
TRIP LEAD: Knute Kvinsland
Can’t wait to hit the trail, get to know ya’ll, and see some pretty views!
Contact Knute: kvinslan@usc.edu
Read Knute’s bio here.