First Outing Club Event 4/19/09

FIRST OUTING CLUB TRIP TO
MOUNT MAJOR
TRIP INFORMATION:
• Date: Sunday April 19, 2009
• Destination: Mt. Major in Alton Bay, NH
o Distance: 3.8 miles round trip
o Elevation: 1124 FT
• Departure: 9am sharp. Please be at school by 8:30 Sunday morning.
• Return time: 2:30-ish. We will have students call for rides when we go through the Rochester tolls.
• Terrain: well maintained trails
• Difficulty: low-moderate
• Cost: $5.00
• Permission: MUST BE HANDED IN WITH $5.00 BY FRIDAY 4/17/09

What to Bring:
• Backpack (if you are going with a friend you can share and take turns carrying it)
• Water
• Appropriate footwear- sneakers, hiking boots
o Wear good socks and carry an extra pair
• Layers (often at this time of year it is cold somewhere on the mountain and hot somewhere else). We recommend:
o Long pants (preferably NOT jeans)
o T-shirt
o Long sleeve shirt
o Sweatshirt/ light jacket
o Rain coat if rain is forecasted
• Lunch: we will stop for lunch at the top
• Snack you can eat along the way
• Some cash if you want Dunkin’ Donuts when we stop to go to the bathroom
• Sunscreen if it looks like it will be sunny*
• Bug spray if you wear shorts*
• Any personal medical item (inhaler, Epi-pen. . .)

*chaperones will have these items if students need them


Chaperones will carry:
• Band-aids
• Moleskin (for blisters)
• Wilderness first-aid kit
• Advil