Trek up Mt. Washington
- Leaders
- Aaron Buikema, Emily Rosser, Maggie Tse
- Program
- 3-season hiking
- Type
- Hiking
- Trip date
- Saturday, July 16th, 2016
- Difficulty rating
- Strenuous
- Prerequisites
- Good physical fitness
9.6 mi, 4300' elevation gain
It's summer! Do you know where your sense of adventure is? This Saturday, we're headed to Mt. Washington for a classic summer adventure! We'll start at Pinkham Notch and head up via the Boott Spur Trail and return via Tuckerman’s Ravine Trail, for a roundtrip distance of 9.6 mi and elevation gain of 4300’. This will be a strenuous trip so you should be in good physical shape.
We'll be leaving the MIT Student Center at 0600 on Saturday the 16th and will return to Cambridge/Boston in the evening. Meet us there, or meet us up in the Whites when we hit the trail at ~10:00.
You should bring: -plenty of water -your own lunches/snacks -extra layers, incl. hats -rain layer -trek poles, if they want them -sunglasses/block/protection -gas money for drivers ($15-20 each way) -dinner money
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 10
- Signups opened at
- July 13, 2016, 10:20 a.m.
- Signups closed at
- July 14, 2016, 3 p.m.
- Notes
1) What above-treeline trips have you done? 2) Do you have a car to use for the trip? If so, how many can it fit? 3) What's your phone number?