Winter Fun at Liberty and Flume
- Leaders
- Avilash Cramer (B coC coS), Osman Ahsen (A coB)
- Program
- Winter School
- Type
- Hiking
- Terrain level
- B
- Trip date
- Saturday, January 14th, 2017
- Difficulty rating
- Medium+/Hard
- Prerequisites
- Past winter hiking experience and a moderate level of fitness
Please join us as we explore two of the beautiful peaks of the Pemigewasset Wilderness. Our plan is to start from the Flume Visitor Center parking lot, then hike the Liberty Spring Trail to reach Mt. Liberty (4459'). After enjoying the panoramic views on Mt. Liberty (and feeling a bit sad about not being on the Franconia Ridge), we will continue to Mt. Flume (4328') if time permits. A winter school classic!
Distance is 8.6 miles (round-trip) for Mt. Liberty or 10.6 miles if we hit Mt. Flume, with an elevation gain of ~3,000'. This will be a strenuous hike due to mileage and elevation gain, hence you are strongly recommended to have previous winter hike experience and be in reasonably good shape. Expect to use crampons or microspikes!
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 8
- Signups opened at
- Jan. 11, 2017, noon
- Signups closed at
- Jan. 13, 2017, 11:59 p.m.
- Notes
Please describe your past winter hiking experience