Queer Advanced Backpacking: New England
October 6-9, 2022
This route will be more strenuous and will feature more elevation change, more mileage and longer days than our usual backpacking adventures, so make sure you're up for a challenge!
Activity Level 3 - Travel can be on uneven terrain with less stable footing. There will be significant elevation change and mountainous travel. Ability to carry daypacks up to 15lbs and overnight backpacks up to 35lbs for up to 8 hours at a time. Prior backpacking experience required.
Active Hours per day: 6-8
Hiking/backpacking per day: 6-8 miles
Hiking/backpacking per day: Elevation Gain 1000'-2000'
All New England trips meet at Basecamp at Beaver Falls in Halifax, VT (Wabanaki and Elnu Abenaki Ancestral Lands). Together, we’ll shuttle to the beautiful mountains of Vermont or New Hampshire - exact hiking location dependent on weather and season, and will be announced to participants after registering.
GENERAL INFO
Location*: Basecamp at Beaver Falls, Halifax, VT (Wabanaki and Elnu Abenaki Ancestral Lands)
Start Date**: October 6, 2022
End Date: October 9, 2022
Cost: $425 (Multiple Scholarships Available)
Includes: Minimal shuttling to trailhead, Food & gear: backpacks, sleeping bags, tents, stoves, bowls, utensils
Doesn't Include: Carpool to trip location, personal clothing, boots, toiletries, flights
*Location subject to change based on Federal & State safety guidelines
**Specific times and locations to be released to registered participants only
***Instructors subject to change
COVID SAFETY
Proof of vaccination and/or booster within the last 8 months
Negative COVID Test within 72 hours of trip