We'll be heading to the White Mountains for a lovely hike up to the Kinsmans! This will be a difficult trip with 10 miles roundtrip and aprox. 3500 feet of elevation gain. Because Sunday will be cold (although not quite as cold as Saturday!), you should be confident in your fitness and able to keep up a steady moderate pace on an incline. Winter hiking newbies are welcome! If you didn’t make it on a trip last weekend, please be prepared to do a thorough gear review with the leaders so we can set you up for success.

Our plan is to start at the Mt. Kinsman Trailhead off of 116, and then head up the backside to North Kinsman Peak, with stops for fantastic views on Bald Peak. From there, we will summit North Kinsman, continue on to South Kinsman, and return the way we came. On the way down, if we have time, we will stop to see Kinsman Pond. This is the route: https://caltopo.com/m/212RH

Sunday is currently forecasted to be beautiful but very cold, so please bring plenty of layers! We’ll be able to practice using traction and face coverings for the semi-exposed summits. If you are interested in this hike, you should have experience with similarly difficult 3-season hiking. It will be cold, but beautiful!

There will be a mandatory pre-trip meeting at the student center on Thursday to go over important trip info and gear.