Winter School Leaders are cordially invited to plan and socialize at the Winter School trip planning social on Tuesday, January 7th at 6:00 pm in the Room 1-190! We do have plans to order food, so please inform us of your dietary restrictions and sign-up early so we can get the right amount!

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What is the winter school trip planning social?

The trip planning social is an event to brainstorm and plan future weekend adventures and meet other outdoorsy people to do outdoor things with! This event is currently open to all MITOC winter school leaders only, although we encourage folks who want to become more involved to participate.

What kind of trips are we planning?

Any kind: hiking, ice-climbing, biking, etc...leaders can use this opportunity to plan an official MITOC trip, find a co-leader, and even recruit some participants, but trips should be geared to the 450+ participants that are signed up for Winter School. If you have a specific trip, add it to the trip idea spreadsheet! “Trips” can also include finding a regular running or climbing gym partner (indicate what times work for you during the week). You do not need a specific trip idea to join!

If you are looking for trip ideas, some resources are the White Mountains guidebook (available to rent in the MITOC library), gaia or caltopo for maps, the Terrifying 25 list, asking fellow hikers what their favorite hike is, and many more resources available online.

Sounds great, but I can’t make it!

Don’t worry - this is the first of a planned series of events that will take place over the next three Tuesdays. So if the hour and/or the day doesn’t work for you, there should be the exact same event next week! You can also put your trips in the sheet or find leaders via slack.