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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slightly Less Frosty Thursday Winter School … | Thu, Jan 22 | Moderate (L3) A frosty local classic | 6 / 8 | Anish Athalye (C), David Charatan (B) |
| Winter School: Guest Lecture Series! (night … | Thu, Jan 22 | Entertaining! WS guest lectures, feat. Mardi Fuller! | 116 / 150 | Joe Palin, Margaret Peng, Nathalie Verlinde |
| Very Cool Cooley-Jericho | Sat, Jan 24 | Expert A very chilly glade skiing trip | 0 / 3 | Avery Louie (B coC coI S), Ben Eck (A coC S) |
| son of a (Crane) Beach, it's cold! | Sat, Jan 24 | Easy a cold beach frolic with cocoa | 0 / 12 | Jordan Parker-Ashe (B coC), Philip Kendall (coB) |
| Cold Cannon | Sat, Jan 24 | Moderate - L3 A very cold trip up Cannon Mountain, or at least to some place with a view. | 0 / 7 | Kelby Kramer (A coB), Megan Ryder (coB), Zsofia Sztupinszki (B) |
| Nordic Night Ski at Jxn XC | Sat, Jan 24 | Chill Chill beginner night ski at Jxn XC | 0 / 8 | Aditya Dhoot (B), Susan King (B coC) |
| A Windy Wintry-Weather Wachusett Walk | Sat, Jan 24 | Moderate (L3) A cold, cold hike on Mt. Wachusett. | 0 / 8 | Derek Leung (coB), Nathanael Jenkins (A coB) |
| Keeping warm in the fells | Sat, Jan 24 | L2 Middlesex Fells for a short (4.5miles) loop: test layers, use a stove | 0 / 8 | Andy Tu (A coB), Rachel Kositsky (coB) |
| XC skiing at Great Brook | Sat, Jan 24 | Intermediate Intermediate XC Skiing | 0 / 5 | Chrissy Glover (A coC coI), Dheepak Arumukhom Revi (B), Tamara Rossy (B coS) |
| Welch-Dickey Loop | Sat, Jan 24 | Moderate Welch-Dickey Loop This 4.5 miles, ~1700ft elevation gain loop is an easy-mode... | 0 / 8 | Aditya Dhoot (B), Cristian Cavedon (B) |
| Extra icey ice climbing | Sun, Jan 25 | Intermediate ice ice ice | 0 / 6 | Chrissy Glover (A coC coI), Collin May (B coI), Mark Simon (coB I) |
| Shivering on Chocorua! | Sun, Jan 25 | Moderate/Difficult Intro to above treeline on Chocorua | 0 / 6 | Daniel Yang (A coC), Florian Pagnoux (C I coS), Thomas Orr (B coC) |
| The Wonders of Winter on Liberty Spring | Sun, Jan 25 | Difficult 9.5 miles of frigid fun on Liberty & Flume | 2 / 7 | Mike Chan (B), Rebecca Lantner (B), Samantha Mandel (B) |
| Frosty Frolic in the Blue Hills | Sun, Jan 25 | Easy/L2 Chill hike in the Blue Hills with potential for gear shenanigans | 0 / 8 | Madeline Hickman (C), Mika Braginsky (coB) |
| Natural Ice Skating in Boston's Public Garden | Sun, Jan 25 | Easy Ice skate downtown on a frozen pond. (Note: not part of the WS lottery.) | 1 / 13 | Eva Strauss (A coB), Matthew Wunderlich (coA) |
| Hooting for Owls Head - Sequel 🦉 | Sun, Jan 25 | Difficult Intermediate XC Skiing+ Hiking | 5 / 5 | Dheepak Arumukhom Revi (B), Rebecca Engelke (B), Susan King (B coC) |
| Hot chocolate and hand warmers in the Fells | Sun, Jan 25 | Easy/moderate (L2/L3) Chill chilly Fells hike | 4 / 16 | Austin R Brown (coB), Grace Evans (B), Philip Tegmark (coA), Thomas Body (B) |
| Wandering Up Wachusett | Sun, Jan 25 | Easy <5 mile hike with 1150' elevation gain | 0 / 7 | Abby Hjelmstad (coA), Grace Evans (B), Lenore Byers (coA) |
| Do go for alpine cairn! (anagram) | Sun, Jan 25 | L4 (difficult) The iconic Franconia Ridge Loop, with >2 mi above treeline | 0 / 8 | Bjorn Poonen (B coC), James Douberley (C) |
| WS 2026: Leaders Trip Planning Social | Week… | Tue, Jan 27 | Social+Pitching trips with food Plan a trip, get to know other leaders! | 50 / 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! | 110 / 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! | 69 / 150 | Joe Palin, Margaret Peng, Nathalie Verlinde |
| Kayak Rolling (Session 1) | Fri, Feb 6 | Easy Learn to roll a kayak! | 8 / 8 | Lorenzo Shaikewitz (Whitewater chair) |
| Winter safety lectures (February edition)! | Wed, Feb 11 | Educational :-) Lean how to have safe winter fun outside! | 150 / 150 | Ashutosh Kumar, Joe Palin |
| Kayak Rolling (Session 2) | Fri, Feb 13 | Easy Learn to roll a kayak! | 8 / 8 | Lorenzo Shaikewitz (Whitewater chair) |
| Kayak Rolling (Session 3) | Fri, Feb 20 | Easy Learn to roll a kayak! | 8 / 8 | Lorenzo Shaikewitz (Whitewater chair) |
| ❄️🎪 Winter Circus 2026 🎪❄️ | Sat, Feb 21 | Easy -> Hard A weekend of trips, staying at Camelot in between! | 5 / 5 | Alex Bost (coB), Andy Tu (A coB), Ashutosh Kumar (B), Dheepak Arumukhom Revi (B), Eva Strauss (A coB)... (13 in total) |
| 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) |
| Kayak Rolling (Session 4) | Fri, Feb 27 | Easy Learn to roll a kayak! | 8 / 8 | Lorenzo Shaikewitz (Whitewater chair) |
| Avalanche Course (SAS introductory, 3 day) | Fri, Feb 27 | Learning Learn about avalanches & rescues in a 3 day SAS course (AIARE compatible) | 8 / 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 | Sai Srivatsa Ravindranath |
| Kayak Rolling (Session 5) | Fri, Mar 6 | Easy Learn to roll a kayak! | 8 / 8 | Lorenzo Shaikewitz (Whitewater chair) |
| Kayak Rolling (Session 6) | Fri, Mar 13 | Easy Learn to roll a kayak! | 8 / 8 | Lorenzo Shaikewitz (Whitewater chair) |