Sleep Late and Hike Code of Conduct

Sleep Late and Hike (SLH) is a hiking and outdoor group, and we realize that meeting new friends with like interests is one of the main reasons you’ve decided to join. However, respect for other people and respect for trails and the environment must never be taken lightly.

We require permits for many of our hikes due to our size. We are only able to get our permits approved if we can assure the park authorities that we have done everything possible to deter poor behaviors and encourage good behaviors.

We’ve developed this Code of Conduct to address some of the behaviors that will not be tolerated at our events, with people you meet at our events, and on the Web sites associated with SLH.

SLH takes the well-being of our members and our stellar reputation with the park authorities very seriously. By using the SLH Web site (whether or not you choose to become a member) and attending any events organized by SLH, you agree to accept this Code of Conduct. To the extent there is any inconsistency between the Terms of Service and this Code of Conduct, the Terms of Service shall take precedence.

You agree that we may modify terms of this agreement from time to time at our sole discretion, which we will do by updating this document. If you do not agree with the terms below, you should stop using our site and attending our events immediately.


Outdoor Event Safety and Conduct

Outdoor environments are fragile and special care needs to be taken to ensure that they are protected:

Physical and verbal Harassment

Grabbing, or touching another members private areas such a butt, genital area, or chest of females is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate removal from the group. Simulating such behavior is also prohibited.

Being ‘touchy’ or “grabby” in general will also result in immediate removal.

Being told to keep your distance, or told not to touch, and refusing to do so will also result in your immediate removal.

Repeatedly making sexual gestures, profane gestures or lewd comments.

Being told to or not do anything by an Organizer and continuing to do similar behavior will result in your immediate removal.

Online Safety and Conduct

To help reduce the creep factor, we suggest that members only contact people they’ve already met at an event or already know in real life. That includes e-mails, greetings on the Web site, and the like. Once you’ve made a mutual connection with someone at an event, take it from there!

The exceptions to this would be:

At all times:

Administrative Review

We will review and may act immediately upon any complaints from our members. We reserve the right to remove any member at any time, with or without warning. We reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action, in our sole discretion, against anyone who violates these terms.