Getting Freaky on Franconia

Leaders
Ben Pearre (A coC), Florian Pagnoux (C coI coS), Jolien van Nieuwenhuizen (coC coI)
Program
Winter School
Type
Hiking
Terrain level
C
Trip date
Saturday, February 1st
Difficulty rating
Difficult (L4)
Prerequisites
Previous winter hiking experience (at least 3000ft feet of vert and 6 miles). Previous experience hiking of a similar difficulty in any season.

The Franconia ridge is one of the most iconic hikes of the Whites, with amazing views on both sides, and 2 miles of really fun above treeline exposed terrain!

The hike is an 8 miles loop with about 4000ft in elevation gain. Full skin coverage is required for the above treeline section: goggles, balaclava, warm gloves, etc.

Caltopo: https://caltopo.com/m/EP1V0

We will be hiking the counter-clockwise direction and exchanging high fives with another Franconia Ridge group as they go the less-awesome-than-us way of clockwise.


Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
7
Signups opened at
Jan. 29, 2025, noon
Signups close at
Jan. 30, 2025, 11:59 p.m.
Notes
  1. Tell us about your favorite winter hikes so far!
  2. What's a strenuous hike (winter or 3-season) than you especially enjoyed?
  3. Have you every hiked above treeline during winter in the NorthEast before? (not mandatory)
  4. What freaks you out the most?
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