Southern Presidential traverse
- Leaders
- Bjorn Poonen (B coC), Osman Ahsen (C)
- WIMP
- Joe Palin
- Program
- Winter (outside IAP)
- Type
- Hiking
- Terrain level
- C
- Trip date
- Sunday, March 3rd, 2024
- Difficulty rating
- Difficult
- Prerequisites
- Attendance of mandatory 2024 Winter School lectures. Extended winter hiking experience. Physical condition for a hike of this length and elevation gain.
Join us on a challenging point-to-point hike to four of the high peaks in the Presidential Range, Mts. Monroe, Franklin, Eisenhower, and Pierce, with grand 360-degree views of the entire region! We'll be ascending via one of the steepest trails in the White Mountains, the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, and descending via Crawford Path. Full skin covering will be required. These mountains can be subject to extreme winds and cold, so there is a chance that the weather will force us to modify or cancel the trip.
Route: 10.6 mi, 3650 ft. gain, with a very steep section. About 3-4 miles above treeline. Map: https://caltopo.com/m/734CV
We will leave Cambridge very early so that we can hike at a comfortable pace. We'll stop for a quick breakfast along the way.
Mandatory in-person pre-trip meeting Thursday, February 29, 7:00pm in the MIT Student Center.
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.
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 8
- Signups opened at
- Feb. 26, 2024, 9:58 a.m.
- Signups closed at
- Feb. 29, 2024, 10 a.m.
- Notes
- Describe a winter hike you have done before (location, length, and elevation gain, if you remember them).
- Have you hiked above treeline in winter before (preferred)?
- Have you used crampons and ice axe before (preferred)?