Overcoming the Osceolas

Leaders
Misha Badov (B), Samantha Mandel (B)
Program
Winter School
Type
Hiking
Terrain level
B
Trip date
Sunday, January 30th, 2022
Difficulty rating
Difficult
Prerequisites
Previous winter hiking experience OR experience with similarly difficult three-season hikes

Join us for a Sunday hike to experience the awesomeness (osc-omeness?) of Mount Osceola's double summits! With some new snow forecast for Saturday, we expect to make full use of our snowshoes and potentially transition to crampons in the steeper sections, pushing this typically-moderate hike into the "Difficult" range (we'll bring microspikes too). Given the snowfall predicted for this weekend, we may be breaking trail up the mountain!

We'll approach via the Greeley Ponds Trail, ascend the mighty East Osceola, and traipse over to Mount Osceola itself before returning the way we came. Expect about 7.6 miles roundtrip and 2600 feet of elevation gain on a pretty steep trail.


Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
8
Signups opened at
Jan. 26, 2022, noon
Signups closed at
Jan. 27, 2022, 11:59 p.m.
Notes
  1. Do you have any dietary restrictions?
  2. Please describe your three most recent 3-season hikes and when they took place. Please also describe your prior winter hiking experience, if any.
  3. What do you do on a weekly basis for exercise? Please be specific.
  4. What is your favorite part of winter?
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