Join us on a traverse of the Wildcats + Carter-Moriah Range!

Along the way, we'll check out a piece of geologic history in the Whites known as the Ramparts -- a boulder field made of pieces of Carter’s summit that fell off in a rock slide and helped shape Carter Dome to its present form.

The Route: this traverse of 17 meownificient miles and 6300 furtastic feet of elevation gain. We will summit several mountains in the Carter-Moriah range, including the 4000-footers Wildcats A and D, Moriah, Carter Dome, South Carter, and Middle Carter.

The ascent up the Wildcats is purr-etty steep (the steepest mile of the entire Appalachian Trail), featuring thrilling rock scrambles, natural rock "staircases," and man-made footholds with wood supports.

If a second driver does not join this trip, we will instead complete this loop of 18 miles and 6700' of elevation gain.

Logistics:

Mandatory pre-trip Zoom meeting: Thursday 9/3 at 7:00 PM

Departure: Meet at the MIT Student Center (unless otherwise agreed upon with your driver) at 5 AM on Saturday 9/5

Weather: to be updated the week of 9/5! Please bring at least 2 L of water.

Transportation: we need one additional car/driver for this trip. Please update your car status if you're able to drive others, including if you'd be willing to rent a car!

Prerequisites: This is a long, strenuous hike with significant elevation gain up steep terrain, and we plan to maintain a strong pace with minimal breaks. You should have experience hiking at least 12+ miles with 4000'+ of elevation gain recently in the White Mountains or similarly challenging terrain and have a strong fitness routine.

To ensure that all participants can enjoy this hike, sign-up does not guarantee selection for the trip. Trip leaders reserve the right to vet and remove participants.

(thank you Juliana, Jonathon, and Liam for the original listing that I shamelessly stole from)