Mount Washington - Jewell Trail

Leaders
Matt Melissa (B coC), Nicholas Alunni (C), Rui Lopes (A coC)
Program
Winter School
Type
Hiking
Terrain level
C
Trip date
Sunday, February 4th, 2018
Difficulty rating
Hard
Prerequisites
Previous above treeline experience. Comfortable covering multiple miles above treeline.

Come make an attempt on Mount Washington via the Jewell Trail!

The Jewel Trails runs up just North of the Cog Railway and is approximately 8 miles round trip with ~4,000' of elevation gain and loss

Conditions for this weekend will be challenging above treeline. Previous above treeline experience in the last two Winter School years is required. You should be comfortable with your below and above treeline system, including all above-treeline gear (full skin covering, insulated winter boots, thick gloves, crampons, ice axe).


Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
7
Signups opened at
Jan. 31, 2018, noon
Signups closed at
Feb. 1, 2018, 11:59 p.m.
Notes
  1. What is your above-treeline experience?
  2. What has been your favorite part of Winter School so far?
  3. Best Summit Photo Idea?
Signups for this trip are closed.