Hiking Schedule - October 2009

Please note:

In order to sign up for a hike, you must be a member of the club! For membership registration, click here

You may not sign up after the WEDNESDAY before the hike.

Backpacking Trip to the Catskills THIS TRIP IS CLOSED

Friday, October 9- Sunday, October 11

Difficulty: most strenuous

Mandatory planning meeting: Thursday, October 1st at 9:30pm. Location 9:15pm at Lou Gehrig lounge in Dodge (3rd Floor)

It is not mandatory to have been on a hike with the hiking club. You just have to be in very good physical shape and be able to climb very steep, rocky trails. If you do not have camping gear, it can be rented from the Co-op. For more information, click here.

Contact Lauren at les2147@columbia

To sign up, click here.

Day Hike to Lake Skenonto- THIS TRIP IS CLOSED

Saturday, October 10

Difficulty: moderate

http://www.nycdayhiking.com/hikes/skenonto.htm

Leader: Acadia and Hannah, acadia.roher@gmail.com

To sign up: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/hiking/paypal.html

Day Hike to Blackrock Forest- THIS TRIP IS CLOSED

Saturday, October 17

Leader: Ian, ian.halim@gmail.com

To sign up: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/hiking/paypal.html

Backpacking Trip to Green Ridge State Forest

Most Strenuous

Friday, October 23 to Sunday, October 25

For more information, click here.

Contact Ian at ian.halim@gmail.com

To sign up: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/hiking/paypal.html

Current roster for this trip

Questions about signup?

Day Hike on the Dunderberg Spiral Railway Trail - THIS TRIP IS CLOSED

Moderate

Sunday, October 25

Leader: Josef, jszende@googlemail.com

more hike info here

To sign up: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/hiking/paypal.html

Current roster for this trip

Hikes are rated using the following difficulty levels:

	Easy 4-5 miles, 100-800 ft elevation gain. Everyone should be able to go on this.
	Moderate 5-8 miles, 800-2000 ft elevation gain. A reasonably fit person can go on this.
	Rigorous 8-12 miles per day, 2000-4000 ft elevation gain. You need to be very fit.
	Most Strenuous 12-15 miles per day, 4000-6000 ft elevation gain. You need to be in excellent shape, to be able to go all day, and to have had experience climbing more than 4000 ft. in a day before.