[CANCELLED] Cookies on Carter Dome and Mt Hight !

Leaders
Bjorn Poonen (B coC), Ida Assefa (A coB)
WIMP
Joe Palin
Program
Winter (outside IAP)
Type
Hiking
Terrain level
B
Trip date
Sunday, December 24th, 2023
Difficulty rating
Difficult
Prerequisites
Winter boots and microspikes (can be rented from MITOC, but only on Thursday at 6pm). Physical condition for a hike of this length and elevation gain.

Please join us on a Sunday hike to Carter Dome and Mt Hight in the White Mountains! We’ll start by heading up Nineteen Mile Brook Trailhead to Carter Moriah Trail to summit Carter Dome, ascend to Mt. Hight, and then descend via Zeta Pass and back to Nineteen Mile Brook Trail for a partial loop. It is a reasonably difficult hike, but should have great views of the Presidential Range from Mt Hight (weather permitting), and Carter Dome is on the 4000-footer list. And we'll enjoy cookies together at the summit : )

We'll leave Cambridge very early, and stop for a quick breakfast along the way.

The route is roughly 10.2 miles with 3600 feet of elevation gain.

Map: http://4000footers.com/carterdome.shtml

Mandatory in person pre-trip meeting Thursday 12/21 at 6pm in MITOC office W20-461. Participants who need gear will be able to rent following our meeting.

Participants should have attended the two mandatory Winter School lectures in a previous year.

Participants will share car costs (about $130/car, more if we need to rent a car). If you can drive your own car or are willing to drive a rental car, please edit the lottery preferences on your MITOC profile to show this.

Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
8
Signups opened at
Dec. 18, 2023, 6:10 p.m.
Signups closed at
Dec. 21, 2023, 9 a.m.
Notes
  1. In which year did you attend the two mandatory Winter School lectures?
  2. Will you be able to get winter boots and microspikes (either own already, or rent Thursday, or buy elsewhere)?
  3. If you have enjoyed a hike recently, please describe it (length and elevation gain, if you remember them).
  4. What are you most looking forward to for our hike?
Signups for this trip are closed.