The Starr King Waum-Beckons
- Leaders
- Ashutosh Kumar (B), Benjamin Bokser (coB)
- Program
- Winter School
- Type
- Hiking
- Terrain level
- B
- Trip date
- Monday, January 20th
- Difficulty rating
- Moderate
- Prerequisites
- Experience with similar difficulty hikes.
Details
We’ll be hiking Mounts Waumbek and Starr King, on Monday. The view from Starr King is said to be excellent. This will be a moderate difficulty 7 mi and 2,700 ft of elevation gain round trip.
Weather
10-Day Forecast Mountain Forecast Monday is still pretty far out so we're watching and waiting.
Requirements
You should feel confident hiking similar mileage and elevation gain with plenty of equipment and extra layers in your pack.
We will be using microspikes and possibly snowshoes, but previous experience with them is not required.
Logistics
We will need drivers for this trip! Please update your car status if you can drive others.
There will be a mandatory pre-trip meeting at 9:15pm on Thursday.
Expect to be ready to depart at 6:00 am on Monday.
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 8
- Signups opened at
- Jan. 15, 2025, noon
- Signups closed at
- Jan. 16, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
- Notes
- What's the most similar hike you've done in the past?
- Have you used microspikes and/or snowshoes before?
- What's the most yogurt you've eaten at once?
Signups for this trip are closed.