🎪 Climbing Circus - Self sufficient climbers 🎪

Leaders
Alex Wang, Florian Pagnoux, Mark Simon
Program
Circus
Type
Other
Trip date
Saturday, July 18th, 2026
Difficulty rating
5.fun
Prerequisites
Being a self-sufficient climber

As part of the first climbing circus, self-sufficient climbers are invited to join the party "open-cabin style".

If you're not a self-sufficient climber, check out the "official" part of the trip! !

Food

A light breakfast will be provided on Sunday. Dinner will be provided on Saturday evening.

Plan your own lunches and water (the cabin does not have running water).

Cost

$15 for people sleeping outside. $20 for people sleeping inside. ($10 for food, $5 for sleeping outside, $10 for sleeping inside)

If you're interested in (shadow) leading the official climbing trip please sign up there!

Saturday night dinner and Sunday breakfast will be provided.

Climbing

We're planning to climb both Saturday and Sunday.

The trip is an "open cabin", meaning you'll be climbing without any "on-duty" MITOC climbing leader. Climbers are expected to self-organize into parties, but we will facilitate the planning and make sure no one is left behind!

There will be a collective planning meeting (#chaos) Friday night and Saturday after dinner.

Where to climb?
  • The simple choice: Rumney (mostly sport) is 10 minutes from the Cabin
  • Off the beaten path: Russel Crag (brand new parking lot! Great sport climbing, soft grades that'll make you feel strong)
  • Spicy spicy: Franconia Notch and Cannon offer a bunch of trad climbing options.

Swimming

There are several options to swim after a hot day of climbing:

  • The baker river, near the Rumney Parking lot.
  • Sculptured Rocks Natural Area is a great geological formation with very fun swimming against the current.
  • Newfound lake has a great beach and good swimming

Sleeping

We'll stay at Camelot.

Folks will be able to either camp on the property, or sleep inside. Bring your own sleeping gear.


Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
25
Signups opened at
July 11, 2026, 11:26 a.m.
Signups closed at
July 17, 2026, 9 a.m.
Notes
  1. Do you have dietary restrictions?
  2. Very briefly describe your climbing experience (past SoR participant? lead certified?)
  3. What kind of climbing are you excited about for the weekend?
  4. Would you rather cook or clean for dinner Saturday night?
Signups for this trip are closed.