Hike the 48, part 1!

Leaders
Joe Palin (Leader), Jonathan Roach (Co-Leader)
WIMP
Janey Farina
Program
3-season hiking
Type
Hiking
Trip date
Sunday, October 6th, 2024
Difficulty rating
L3/L4
Prerequisites
1. Hiking boots or trail runners (no sneakers, but trail runners are ok). 2. Fitness commensurate with this level of hiking. 3. Able to get up early for a drive to the mountains

What is this?!

How long will it take for the club to collectively hike all 48 four thousand footers in NH (starting in October)? This weekend, we embark on part 1, and venture to see how many we can hike before winter conditions hit!

Which mountain(s)?

The Wildcats! We'll aim to hit Wildcats A, B, C, and D! Not all the peaks have a lot of prominence, so only A and D count for hiking four thousand footers.

Route

Not finalized yet, but will likely look something like this. It's about 8.3 miles and about 2800 feet of elevation gain.

When/weather

We're eyeing Saturday or Sunday. If it's just light rain in the morning, we'll hike Saturday (Rain jacket/pants and water resistant shoes recommended for health and happiness). If it gets much wetter, we'll go Sunday. The current forecast.

Pre-trip Meeting

Mandatory pre-trip meeting on Thursday night, 9pm, over zoom. Link to be distributed after the lottery.

Prerequisites

Feel comfortable hiking about 8.5 miles with about 3k feet of elevation gain (14km of distance and 1km of gain). This is on the hard side of a medium-difficulty trip.

Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
8
Signups opened at
Sept. 30, 2024, 9 p.m.
Signups closed at
Oct. 3, 2024, 11 a.m.
Notes
  1. Dietary restrictions?
  2. Most recent hike (distance and elevation gain)? If you haven't hiked recently, what does your weekly exercise look like?
  3. Can you hike Saturday or Sunday?
Signups for this trip are closed.