Welch-Dickey can be extreme too!
- Leaders
- Ben Pearre (A coC), Janey Farina (B)
- Program
- Winter School
- Type
- Hiking
- Terrain level
- B
- Trip date
- Sunday, February 4th, 2024
- Difficulty rating
- Moderate, technical
- Prerequisites
- Must have attended a Moderate WinterSchool hike before, good extra-warm clothes!
The Welch-Dickey loop is a 7-km loop with a total of 540 m of elevation gain (including some steep icy scrambling), known for a high views/effort ratio. (~4.5mi, 1.7k ft for the Americans ;) )
We will be augmenting the numerator and the denominator by means of a prolonged break on lovely exposed granite slabs near the summit, where we will learn how to use the finicky MITOC white gas stoves, make hot drinks, food?, possibly set up some shelters, and generally learn how to stay warm when we stop moving and cool down (as inspiration for your next emergency (or winter camping trip)). Trees are nearby, but you need to be comfortable with your layers, including the ones that make you look like a marshmallow. Yes, really, you'll need to bundle up.
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 8
- Signups opened at
- Jan. 31, 2024, noon
- Signups closed at
- Feb. 1, 2024, 11:59 p.m.
- Notes
- Describe a challenging hike you've been on in the past year or so.
- Tell us how you plan to stay warm while stopped.
- What hot beverage or meal might you want to try to make on a windy summit?
- Any dietary restrictions?