Do you want to help co-lead hikes with us this fall and next spring? Do you want to learn what being a MITOC hiking leader is all about? In order to become a 3-Season Hiking Co-Leader, you should attend one of our 3S Safety & Training seminars:

The October seminar will be on Tuesday, October 14th at 6:00PM - 7:00PM in person on MIT campus and over zoom. There will be food and a trip planning social after the training to network with other prospective leaders and meet more experienced MITOCers!

This is the LAST 3-Season Training for 2025 so if you want to lead non-winter hiking trips before June 2026 you should plan to attend. For those who want to lead Winter hiking trips you will (also) need to attend ₊˚｡⋆❆⋆｡˚₊ winter leader training ₊˚｡⋆❆⋆｡˚₊ in November

To become a 3-season co-leader with MITOC you will need to:

• Participate in at least 2 official MITOC hiking trips

• Attend a 3-season hiking Safety & Training Seminar

• Submit an application at mitoc-trips.mit.edu/hiking/leaders/apply

You can move from a co-leader to full leader status after leading 2 hikes as co-leader and receiving upgrade recommendations from full leaders on these trips. We will also assign full-leader status on a case-by-case evaluation of previous outdoor leadership expertise, including your leader rating from Winter School, if applicable. Read more here.

New here and not sure how leading hikes with MITOC works?

• Join one of our hikes or circuses as a participant! (Check out our chill(y) October/November Circus)

• Come and hang out with us during social events

• Email questions to 3s-hiking-chair@mit.edu