Following a request by Club Members, the details for the 2025 Alpine Skills Weekend (ASW) have been reposted to provide information about this weekend which is held each year.  It’s not an event you can register for as the application portal is now closed and ASW is currently waitlisted. Thanks to all who applied!

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For 2025….the Alpine Skills Weekend (ASW) will occur Thursday January 23 to Sunday January 26, 2025 on Mt. Washington, outside of North Conway, New Hampshire. Travel dates are on/before Wednesday January 22 and on/after Monday January 27. ASW also includes team calls (November 4 and January 12), mandatory gear check (December 7), and mandatory training hike (November 16 or December 14).

ASW introduces participants to essential mountaineering and alpine climbing skills and is geared towards novice mountaineers. Conditions permitting, the team will spend 2-3 nights snow camping outside the Harvard Cabin, with a day of skills practice, a summit attempt of Mt. Washington, and a day of ice climbing at a local crag. Temperatures on Mt. Washington are often in the single digits in January, so be prepared for the cold! Participants will learn winter camping skills, self-management, rope team movement, self-arrest, footwork, snow anchors, basic knots, and more. Participants must provide their own gear, although double boots, crampons, and ice axes are available from the club gear locker. The club provides shared 4-season tents. Participants will be responsible for paying for their hotel rooms, meals, equipment, and the $15 per night camping fee ($30-45 total).