Willey-Field-Tom traverse

Leaders
Bjorn Poonen (B coC), Janey Farina (B)
WIMP
Ashutosh Kumar
Program
Winter (outside IAP)
Type
Hiking
Terrain level
B
Trip date
Sunday, February 25th, 2024
Difficulty rating
Difficult
Prerequisites
Attendance of mandatory Winter School lectures. Previous winter hiking experience. Physical condition for a hike of this length and elevation gain.

Join us this Sunday on a point-to-point traverse of Mts. Willey, Field and Tom, three 4000-footers with views into Crawford Notch!

Hike: 8.5 mi, 3850 ft. gain, including a steep section with ladders where we may be able to practice using crampons and ice axes. Route: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/afternoon-hike-000c076--68

We will leave Cambridge early so that we can hike at a comfortable pace. We'll stop for a quick breakfast along the way.

Mandatory pre-trip meeting Thursday Feb 22 at 7pm in the Student Center. To rent gear, go to office hours Thursday 6-7pm.

Participants will share car costs (about $130/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.

Sign ups are first come first serve but at leaders discretion. If the hike doesn't seem like a good fit, we may ask you to wait for a different trip :)

Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
7
Signups opened at
Feb. 21, 2024, 11:56 a.m.
Signups closed at
Feb. 23, 2024, 10:30 a.m.
Notes
  1. In which year did you attend the mandatory Winter School lectures?
  2. Describe a winter hike you have done before (length and elevation gain, if you remember them).
  3. Have you used snowshoes before? (previous experience not required)
  4. Have you used crampons and ice axe before? (previous experience not required)
Signups for this trip are closed.