Trips and Events - Details
| Camel's Hump Snowshoe Trip |
| Description: |
We leave Phelps Gate on Saturday February 13 at 7 a.m., hit the trail up Camel's Hump by noon, and make camp by 5 or 6. Depending on snow cover and interest we may make snow shelters and quinzhees to spend the night, although tents will always be an option. The next morning we'll make an alpine start and should be back to campus by early Sunday afternoon. |
| Date: |
Saturday, February 13, 2010 |
| Location: |
Phelps Gate |
| Travel Time: |
~4 hours |
| Departure: |
7 a.m. |
| Cost: |
TBA |
| What to Bring: |
See e-mails |
| Maximum Participants: |
100 (11 Signed Up) |
| Signups Begin: |
Monday, February 08, 2010 |
| Signups End: |
Saturday, February 13, 2010 |
| Hosted By: |
Yale Outdoors
Yale Mountaineering Club
|
| Categories: |
Hiking
Camping
Backpacking
Winter
|
| Leader Email: |
jonathan.s.kt@gmail.com |
| Name |
Signup Time |
Notes |
| James Giammona |
2/8/2010 10:00:35 PM |
N/A |
| Evan Sniderman |
2/8/2010 10:00:39 PM |
Sorry, I don't have a car :(. No dietary restrictions. |
| Catherine Sheard |
2/8/2010 10:00:46 PM |
Allergic to walnuts (also vaguely vegetarian, but that's not really an issue) |
| Erin Clark |
2/8/2010 10:10:26 PM |
No car. Don't eat seafood. |
| Baobao Zhang |
2/8/2010 10:29:14 PM |
No car, sorry. Lactose intolerant. |
| Jonathan Belmaker |
2/8/2010 11:03:30 PM |
I can bring a car |
| Andrew Everett |
2/8/2010 11:07:33 PM |
No car. No restrictions. |
| Kalli Angel |
2/8/2010 11:19:52 PM |
None |
| Anna Nasonova |
2/8/2010 11:54:26 PM |
No car; no restrictions. |
| Andrea Ramos |
2/9/2010 8:58:32 PM |
No car. No restrictions. |
| Megan Ericson |
2/10/2010 1:51:54 PM |
I have a car. Vegetarian |
| Report Date: |
2/17/2010 2:35:39 AM |
| Weather Conditions: |
Overcast with light breeze, then snowy |
| Leaders: |
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, Stephan Sanders |
| Group Size: |
9 |
| Transportation: |
Three cars (~4 hours each way) |
| Expenses: |
Gas, renting gear, YO membership |
| Route Description/ Trail Information: |
We took the Monroe Trail to the Hump Brook campsite, then ascended Camel's Hump by the Long Trail and descended by the Monroe Trail back to Hump Brook. The next day we packed out by the Monroe Trail. |
| Maps/Guidebooks: |
Green Mountain Club sent me (Jonathan) a .pdf of the area. Stephan had a USGS topo. |
| Highlights: |
-A delicious pesto, cheddar, and Parmesan pasta dinner
-Stephan's raconteuring
-Megan's homemade cookies
-People getting 10+ hours of sleep and being super toasty in our bomber Trango tents and super warm sleeping bags
-The ascent of Camel's Hump
-A lot of people's first night winter camping |
| Difficulties Encountered: |
-The ascent of Camel's Hump was made after dark with headlights. Stephan capably and safely led the group in the darkness, though
-Folks were pretty chilled after getting back to camp after the hike (temperature was getting into the low teens probably) |
| Other Comments: |
I (Jonathan) stayed back and made camp while everyone else ascended the peak (led by Stephan). So only eight of our party of nine actually made it to the top. |