King Ravine, the Subway, and the Ice Caves

Leaders
Bjorn Poonen (Leader), Jack Ansley (Co-Leader)
WIMP
Janey Farina
Program
3-season hiking
Type
Hiking
Trip date
Saturday, August 20th, 2022
Difficulty rating
Advanced
Prerequisites
Hiking boots or trail runners with grip (not sneakers). Previous experience with scrambling recommended. Comfortable with heights. Physical condition for a hike of this length and elevation gain.

Want to see ice in summer? Or hike underneath house-sized boulders? We'll hike up Mt. Adams (the second highest summit in the White Mountains) via King Ravine Trail, including detours to the Subway and the Ice Caves. The King Ravine Trail is one of the most challenging trails (some even say the most challenging) in the White Mountains, with difficult scrambling up the headwall of the ravine. The Subway is a route through boulder caves at the foot of the ravine. Both are Terrifying 25 trails. The Ice Caves feature ice that never melts. The summit of Mt. Adams is said to have even better views than Mt. Washington because it is pointier!

If you have a fear of heights, do not sign up for this hike!

Route: 10.1 miles, 4650 ft. elevation gain, https://caltopo.com/m/3A4H3

There will be a pre-trip meeting Thursday August 18 at 8pm on Zoom.

The trip is currently planned for Saturday August 20, but weather might force us to shift it to Sunday, or to reschedule completely, for safety. The plan would be to leave Cambridge very early in the morning to allow plenty of time. We'll hike at a comfortable pace.

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Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
4
Signups opened at
Aug. 16, 2022, 11:06 p.m.
Signups closed at
Aug. 18, 2022, 7 p.m.
Notes
  1. Which of Saturday and Sunday are possible for you? (Maybe both?)
  2. Do you have proper hiking boots or trail runners?
  3. Give an example of a hike you have done during the past year or so (length and elevation gain, if you remember them).
  4. What kind of exercise do you get regularly?
Signups for this trip are closed.