Come spend the weekend of August 24-26 camping in New Hampshire with the MIT Outing Club!

**PLEASE NOTE: In addition to signing up for the trip lottery on this page, you are required to complete/submit this google form (https://goo.gl/forms/2TXhzgz2Xx7xLp4n2) prior to the lottery on midnight Sunday, August 19th.

What's a Circus? Circuses are Friday evening – Sunday evening event with hiking and rock climbing trips based out of MITOC's Camelot cabin in Groton, NH. It's a great way to meet fellow outdoorsy folks and check out the White Mountains. We’ll provide breakfast Saturday and Sunday, dinner Saturday, s'mores materials, gear rentals, and trips leaders.

I'm interested! Now what? 1. Become a MITOC member if you aren't one already. Benefits include being able to rent super-cheap gear, stay in our cabins, come on trips like this, and more. You become a member by signing a waiver and paying the annual membership fee ($15 for students, $20 for MIT affiliates, $25 for others).

Sign up for the trip on this page before midnight on Sunday, August 19. Trip attendees will be determined using a random lottery, so it doesn't matter whether you sign up now or right before the deadline. The number of people that can join will depend on the number of trip leaders who sign up and the number of people who own or are willing to rent cars.

If you are selected by the lottery and are a first time Circus-goer, there will be a mandatory pre-trip meeting held on Wednesday, August 22 at 6:30 pm at the MITOC gear office (W20-461). We'll discuss logistics, then you can rent any gear you need. If you're renting gear, please bring a checkbook to put down a security deposit. If you don't have checks, find a friend who does. All gear rental is included in your circus fee, as long as you return the gear during office hours the week after circus.

If you are selected by the trip lottery, pay the trip fee of $20 for MIT students, $30 for all others. It covers gear rentals, breakfast Saturday and Sunday, dinner on Saturday, cabin upkeep, and White Mountain National Forest permits. MITOC does not profit from circus trip fees. There are no refunds, so paying is a commitment to join the trip. Don't pay your trip fee until you are guaranteed a spot! Please do not let cost be a reason not to attend. MITOC is committed to making the outdoors equally available to all of our members and has waivers available for the trip and membership fees. Contact the Circus chairs if you would like to apply for a fee waiver.

Friday, August 24: Carpool up to the cabin. It takes about 2.5 hours to get to Camelot without traffic, so most people will leave between 6 and 7 PM. Everyone should plan to be at the cabin by 10 PM, when we meet to plan hiking and climbing trips for Saturday.

Saturday, August 25: Hiking and climbing trips in the White Mountains! Yay! Everyone will return to the cabin Saturday night, and we'll cook dinner, roast marshmallows, and plan trips for Sunday.

Sunday, August 26: Clean up the cabin in the morning. More trips. You return directly to Boston/Cambridge after your Sunday trip; return time varies depending on the length of your trip.

MITOC is not a guide service. We are an all-volunteer organization dedicated to helping the MIT community enjoy the great outdoors. Circuses are possible due to efforts from volunteers, trip leaders, drivers offering to carpool, and flexibility from everyone.

Questions? Contact circus-chair@mit.edu