North Kinsman
- Leaders
- Alex Garcia (B coI), David Cain (B coC coI), John Walk (B coI)
- Program
- Winter School
- Type
- Hiking
- Trip date
- Saturday, January 9th, 2016
- Difficulty rating
- Medium
- Prerequisites
- Good physical fitness
We'll climb North Kinsman. The trip is 8.2 miles with 2493 ft of elevation gain via the Fishin' Jimmy Trail. The goal is to have fun and to get some experience in winter conditions. Whether or not we reach the North Kinsman summit we'll stop by the Lonesome Lake Hut and have some snacks!
The peak is forested, but there are good views of Lafayette and Lincoln across Franconia Notch along the way. In addition, the Kinsman/Fishin' Jimmy route lies along the Appalachian Trail, which is cool.
You will need basic winter hiking gear and microspikes. The trail does not require extensive winter-hiking experience, but is fairly physically strenuous. This is a good first winter hike for anyone who is in good shape.
This trip is "beards encouraged."
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 7
- Signups opened at
- Jan. 6, 2016, 4 p.m.
- Signups closed at
- Jan. 8, 2016, 10:29 p.m.
- Notes
(1) 3-season and/or winter hiking experience
(2) physical fitness level
(3) level of beardedness -- ability to grow naturally, or willingness to provide prosthetic beard