MIT Outing Club Winter School
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Introduction to self-propelled wilderness winter travel. Two nights per week of lecture, plus trips every weekend for people who have been to the classes (rental gear available). Topics progress from daytrips to winter camping and mountaineering; will cover food, clothing, and travel by snowshoes, crampons and skis. Talks will include info on winter natural history, weather, map & compass skills, self-arrest, safety, and cold weather injuries. All levels of experience welcome. NOTE: THE FIRST SEVERAL LECTURES ARE CUMULATIVE AND MANDATORY FOR PARTICIPATION IN WINTER TRIPS!
Session topics are subject to change.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/activities/mitoc/
Contact: MIT Outing Club, W20-461, x3-2988, mitoc-request@mit.edu
Introduction and Essentials of Winter Day Trips
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Topics include food and water, clothing and basic day trip gear, snowshoes and mountain weather.
Tue Jan 8, 06:30-08:30pm, Loc. TBA - see web
Snow Gadgets
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Topics include map and compass skills, crampons and ice axes, cross-country skiing, backcountry ski mountaineering, and avalanches.
Thu Jan 10, 06:30-08:30pm, 35-225
Multi-Day Trips
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Topics include camping food, stoves, headlamps, tents, safety and evacuation, and backpack fitting and loading.
Tue Jan 15, 06:30-08:30pm, 35-225
Technical and Above Treeline
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Topics include above treeline travel, ice axes, self-arrest, snow climbing and ice climbing.
Thu Jan 17, 06:30-08:30pm, 35-225
Cold Weather Injuries
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Murray Hamlet will speak about cold weather injuries, their consequences and how to prevent them. He is the Cold Weather expert for the U.S. Army Natick Research Labs in Natick and has been all over the earth studying the effects of cold weather.
Tue Jan 22, 06:30-08:30pm, 35-225
Advanced Winter Travel
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Topics include building snow shelters/bivouacs, car trouble, and glacier travel.
Thu Jan 24, 06:30-08:30pm, 35-225
Topics to Be Determined
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Topics for this session haven't been determined yet. Might include topics not covered in previous evenings or more time spent on popular topics.
Tue Jan 29, 06:30-08:30pm, 35-225
Dave Andersen, Zach Malchano, Paulina Varchavska, Michael Freedman
Thu Jan 31, 06:30-08:30pm, 35-225
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