MITOC Trips
Come hiking, climbing, skiing, paddling, biking, and surfing with the MIT Outing Club!
Upcoming trips RSS Weekly digest
| Name | Date | Description | Spaces | Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Watatic and Nutting Hill | Sat, Jan 10 | Easy Great intro to winter hiking trip! | 0 / 7 | James Douberley (C), Madeline Hickman (C) |
| Field Experience on Field, Avalon, & Tom (or… | Sat, Jan 10 | Moderate moderate loop, 6.5 mi, 2.8k ft, butt sledding! | 0 / 7 | Jordan Parker-Ashe (coC), Philip Kendall (coB), Rebecca Engelke (B) |
| Happy Handy Hearty Hancocks Hop | Sat, Jan 10 | Moderate/Difficult (L3-4) Hike through the Hancocks | 0 / 7 | Derek Leung (coB), Janey Farina (B coS), Julia Allen (B), Kelby Kramer (A coB) |
| Mapping Middlesex Fells | Sat, Jan 10 | L2 (easy) Practice reading maps in the Fells | 0 / 6 | Rachel Kositsky (coB), Zsofia Sztupinszki (B) |
| Ice Climbing at Kinsman | Sat, Jan 10 | Icy Beginner/intermediate ice climbing | 0 / 8 | Alexa Weiss (A coB coS coI), Ali Brodeur (C I S) |
| Seeing the Forest for the Treeline (Mt. Madi… | Sat, Jan 10 | Difficult An introduction to above-treeline hiking in the northern presidentials | 0 / 8 | Anish Athalye (C), Kyle Bertram (B coC S) |
| Pats Peak Cohort (2026): Week 1 | Sun, Jan 11 | Chill Learn to Ski/Snowboard with Friends | 1 / 8 | Sai Srivatsa Ravindranath |
| Warmish Cardigan | Sun, Jan 11 | Moderate - L3 Join us hiking Mount Cardigan, experience brief above treeline | 0 / 7 | Joe Palin (B), Zsofia Sztupinszki (B) |
| Piercing Eisenhower | Sun, Jan 11 | L3/ Moderate+ Mt Pierce & Eisenhower, above treeline in winter! | 0 / 5 | Aoife Troxel (B coC), Blox Bloxie Bloxham (C I S n’t) |
| Winter on Whiteface! | Sun, Jan 11 | Moderate Moderate hike with great views! | 0 / 8 | Abby Hjelmstad (coA), Grace Evans (B), Vassiliki Mancoridis (coB) |
| Intro to Backcountry Skiing at Black Mountain | Sun, Jan 11 | Moderate Come join us for a day of uphill touring and downhill skiing at Black Mountai... | 0 / 8 | Josh Levinger (coB S), Nathalie Verlinde (coB coS), Tara Sverko (coB coS), Taryn Johnson (B coC S) |
| A morning in the Blue Hills | Sun, Jan 11 | L2 Chill half-day hike in the Blue Hills | 0 / 7 | Andrew Greenspon (B), Margaret Pan (coB) |
| A Cheesy and Chocolatey Trek Through the Blu… | Sun, Jan 11 | Moderate Chill and tasty beginner-friendly hike through the Blue Hills | 0 / 10 | Ashutosh Kumar (B), Isaac Yu (coA), Juliana Lu-Yang (coA) |
| Beautiful views on Mt. Israel | Sun, Jan 11 | Easy/Moderate A beginner-friendly trip with great views | 0 / 7 | Ida Assefa (B), Marty Meterko (coB) |
| Tom, Field, Avalon, Wiley and Sledding! Oh m… | Sun, Jan 11 | Difficult 4-Peak hike with 10 miles and 3,400 feet of elevation gain | 0 / 7 | Katie Foster (coB), Kyle Bertram (B coC S) |
| Sun Up, Sled Down on Tecumseh | Sun, Jan 11 | Moderate (L3) See a sunrise and buttsled down groomed trails on one of NH's shortest 4000'ers | 0 / 8 | Derek Leung (coB), Julia Allen (B) |
| Pierce into the alpine zone | Sun, Jan 11 | Difficult Classic look like of Mt Pierce and Jackson (with potential freezing rain) | 0 / 7 | John R Aleman (coB), Moritz Hüsser (coB), Thomas Orr (B) |
| Majorly Moved by Mt Major | Sun, Jan 11 | Easy/L2 Start off Winter School with a short and sweet hike up Mount Major! The hike... | 0 / 8 | James Douberley (C), Mika Braginsky (coB) |
| Lunch at the Lake in Carter Notch 🥪🏠 | Sun, Jan 11 | Moderate A not-too-steep 7.6 mi hike along a brook, planning to enjoy lunch at the hut | 0 / 7 | Evan Williams (C coI S), Louisa French (she/her/hers) (A coB S) |
| The Fate of Osceola ✨ | Sun, Jan 11 | L4 A swift hike up the Osceolas with crampons | 0 / 6 | Emma Dyer (coB), Sai Srivatsa Ravindranath (B coC) |
| Lake and Peak on Cannon Mountain | Sun, Jan 11 | Moderate Join Adam and Sam on Sunday January 11 for a gorgeous hike to Cannon Mountain... | 0 / 8 | Adam Berger (A coB), Samantha Mandel (B) |
| Goodwill Hunting 👕 | Sun, Jan 11 | Easy peasy Let's go thrifting! | 23 / 30 | Asha Park-Carter, Nathanael Jenkins |
| Two Knights, One Climb: Morgan & Percival ♞♞… | Sun, Jan 11 | L2/L3 Easy/Moderate Hike 2 52WAV! | 0 / 8 | Margaret Peng (coB), Theresa Cloutier (B) |
| Hoping for no hail on Hale | Sun, Jan 11 | L4 (difficult) Winter hike through a birch forest up to a 4000-footer! | 0 / 6 | Aalok Sathe (A coB), Benjamin Moody (coB), Bjorn Poonen (B coC), Rebecca Kestin (coB) |
| WS 2026: Leaders Trip Planning Social | Week… | Tue, Jan 13 | Social+Pitching trips with food Plan a trip, get to know other leaders! | 40 / 60 | Joe Palin, Margaret Peng, Nathalie Verlinde, Rebecca Kestin |
| Winter School, Skills Lecture 1 | Tue, Jan 13 | Educational :-) Winter School: Skills Lecture 1! Winter school skills lecture! This is the 3r... | 77 / 150 | Joe Palin, Margaret Peng, Nathalie Verlinde |
| Winter Safety Make-Up lectures | Wed, Jan 14 | Easy, fun! What is this? Winter sports are fun, but they often carry more risks than 3-s... | 148 / 200 | Ashutosh Kumar, Joe Palin, Margaret Peng, Nathalie Verlinde |
| Winter School, Skills Lecture 2 | Thu, Jan 15 | Educational :-) Come learn about winter sports outside! | 89 / 150 | Joe Palin, Margaret Peng, Nathalie Verlinde |
| WS 2026: Leaders Trip Planning Social | Week… | Tue, Jan 20 | Social+Pitching trips with food Plan a trip, get to know other leaders! | 52 / 60 | Joe Palin, Margaret Peng, Nathalie Verlinde, Rebecca Kestin |
| Winter School: Guest Lecture Series! (night … | Tue, Jan 20 | Entertaining! WS guest lectures, feat. Hilary McCloy and Andrew Drummond! | 113 / 150 | Joe Palin, Margaret Peng, Nathalie Verlinde |
| Winter School: Guest Lecture Series! (night … | Thu, Jan 22 | Entertaining! WS guest lectures, feat. Mardi Fuller! | 122 / 150 | Joe Palin, Margaret Peng, Nathalie Verlinde |
| WS 2026: Leaders Trip Planning Social | Week… | Tue, Jan 27 | Social+Pitching trips with food Plan a trip, get to know other leaders! | 57 / 60 | Joe Palin, Margaret Peng, Nathalie Verlinde, Rebecca Kestin |
| Winter School: Guest Lecture Series! (night … | Tue, Jan 27 | Entertaining! WS guest lectures, feat. the Gilbertson brothers! | 124 / 150 | Joe Palin, Margaret Peng, Nathalie Verlinde |
| Winter School: Guest Lecture Series, and Fin… | Thu, Jan 29 | Entertaining! WS guest lectures, feat. Lhakpa Sherpa, and then a WS wrap-up! | 101 / 150 | Joe Palin, Margaret Peng, Nathalie Verlinde |
| Winter safety lectures (February edition)! | Wed, Feb 11 | Educational :-) Lean how to have safe winter fun outside! | 150 / 150 | Ashutosh Kumar, Joe Palin |
| Cross Country Ski the Annual NH Inn-to-Inn C… | Sun, Feb 22 | Chill Ski and eat chocolate | 16 / 16 | Chrissy Glover (A coC coI), Mike Chan (B), Susan King (B coC), Tian Ong (B) |
| Avalanche Course (SAS introductory, 3 day) | Fri, Feb 27 | Learning Learn about avalanches & rescues in a 3 day SAS course (AIARE compatible) | 11 / 12 | Thomas Body |
| Avalanche Course (AIARE 1, hybrid + 2 day) | Sat, Feb 28 | Learning Learn about avalanches & rescues in a hybrid + 2 day AIARE course | 0 / 12 |