Black and Blue, 52 with a view!
- Leaders
- Bjorn Poonen (B coC), Jacob Willis (coB), Sai Srivatsa Ravindranath (A coB)
- WIMP
- Joe Palin
- Program
- Winter (outside IAP)
- Type
- Hiking
- Terrain level
- B
- Trip date
- Sunday, December 1st, 2024
- Difficulty rating
- Difficult (L4)
- Prerequisites
- Attendance of Jan or Nov 2024 winter safety lectures. Prior winter hiking experience recommended. Physical condition for this distance and elevation gain.
Join us Sunday on a winter hike to two of the 52-With-A-View peaks in NH: Black Mtn. and Blueberry Mtn.! Black Mtn. is tied for the 52WAV with the best view (10/10), because of its incredible views of Mt. Moosilauke. This is officially a winter trip, so to sign up, you must have attended the two mandatory winter safety lectures either in January 2024 or November 2024, or have been a MITOC winter leader.
Black Mtn. (3.6 mi, 1600 ft. gain), map
Blueberry Mtn. (4.8 mi, 1310 ft. gain), map
We are having a mandatory pre-trip meeting on Saturday November 30 at 4pm in the MITOC office in the Student Center, room W20-461, where participants can rent gear such as winter boots and microspikes.
We'll leave Cambridge at 5am and stop for a quick breakfast near the trailheads. We'll hike at a moderate pace.
If you can drive your own car or are willing to drive a rental car, edit the lottery preferences on your MITOC profile to show this.
Expected trip cost per person is $30-50 to cover car costs. If you are an MIT undergrad, this cost can be reimbursed.
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 7
- Signups opened at
- Nov. 26, 2024, 9:03 p.m.
- Signups closed at
- Nov. 29, 2024, 6 p.m.
- Notes
- Describe a hike you have enjoyed recently (length and elevation gain, and how long ago, if you remember)
- If you have done a winter hike in past winters, or have other outdoor winter experience, describe it.
- Which is better, black or blue, and why?