This is the 5th lecture of Winter School 2025!

This lecture will take place on campus in room 1-190 from 7pm to 9pm.

Guest Speaker: Dan Cousins-Big Ice Climbs in New England and Beyond

Dan graduated from MIT and has been on staff at MIT Lincoln Lab since. He was MITOC climbing chairman while a student for 3 years, worked on both editions of MITOC guidebook “Boston Rocks and is currently the New England regional editor of “Accidents in North American Climbing” for American Alpine Club.

He has climbed (rock, ice and alpine) in New England, Quebec, Newfoundland, Rockies, Tetons, Winds, Cascades, Sierras, Norway, Alps and many more places in the last 40+ years

This talk is an excerpt of “New England Mountaineering” highlighting some of the best long ice climbs around here. All grades, all over New England. MIT introduced Dan to doing these climbs and he wants to foster that spirit to the audience.

Guest Speaker: Judith Kasiama- Colour the trails-making mountaineering more inclusive

Judith Kasiama is the founder of Colour the Trails, based in Vancouver, BC, and Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec, that works in advocating for inclusive representation in outdoor spaces, working with brand partners, businesses and organizations to break barriers and create accessibility. Colour the Trails subsidizes outdoor adventures, creates diverse content and are actively working with our allies to create the change we want to see in the world.

Through adventures and travel, Judith highlights her experience as a black woman who skis, hikes, camps, climbs, and explores. A former refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, she was raised in South Africa, Australia, the United States, and Canada. Judith’s unique upbringing allows her to draw from diverse experiences and cultures. Judith’s active participation in the outdoors brings to light the importance of representation. Through conversation and grace her work draws attention to underrepresented minorities by changing the narrative that people of colour are not active participants in the outdoors. Judith is a fellow at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Judith believes nature is for everyone.