[Winter Circus] Mt. Garfield

Leaders
David Charatan (coB), Max Kenngott (B coC)
WIMP
Julia Allen
Program
Winter (outside IAP)
Type
Hiking
Terrain level
B
Trip date
Saturday, February 22nd
Difficulty rating
Difficult (L4)
Prerequisites
Previous winter hiking experience + have completed a >10mi hike in the past 6 months

We will be hiking to Mt. Garfield, one of New Hampshire's 4000-footers, for a glorious view of the Pemigewasset Wilderness!

The trail itself is around 9.5 miles, but due to the Gale River Loop Road winter closure, there is approximately a one mile road walk to get the to trail head. Altogether, the hike will be around 11.5 miles. Total elevation gain is around 3k feet.

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-hampshire/mount-garfield-trail

We expect the weather to be cold this weekend, so previous experience with layering is a must. We'll have a chance to practice full-face covering at the exposed summit.

This will be a difficult hike due to cold, distance and elevation gain, and we will be hiking at a moderately fast pace hence you are previous winter hike experience and being in reasonably good shape is recommended. Expect to use microspikes and snowshoes if the weather changes!

Plan to leave Cambridge/Boston early Saturday morning so we can maximize sunlight.

Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
8
Signups opened at
Feb. 18, 2025, 4 p.m.
Signups closed at
Feb. 18, 2025, 9 p.m.
Notes
  1. Please tell us about your most recent winter hike experience of similar length.
  2. What is you weekly fitness routine?
  3. Have you previously used microspikes, snowshoes, or both?
  4. What is your favorite proof of the Pythagorean theorem?
Signups for this trip are closed.