Steppin’ Steppin’ to theto the Summit!Summit!

The Whitefield Wilderness The Whitefield Wilderness Explorers’Explorers’

Mount Washington AdventureMount Washington Adventure

ONE CLUB, ONE GOAL,ONE CLUB, ONE GOAL,ONE MOUNTAIN!ONE MOUNTAIN!

WHO WE AREWHO WE ARE

►The Whitefield Wilderness Explorers is The Whitefield Wilderness Explorers is the Whitefield School’s outdoor club. the Whitefield School’s outdoor club. Our club is made up of students in Our club is made up of students in grades five through eight. Only in our grades five through eight. Only in our premier year we already have over premier year we already have over twenty members and four club twenty members and four club advisors. Our members are all unique advisors. Our members are all unique with many interests, but have one in with many interests, but have one in common: the love of the outdoors. common: the love of the outdoors.

ADVENTURES THIS YEARADVENTURES THIS YEAR► Four training hikes:Four training hikes:

Lonesome LakeLonesome Lake Mount WillardMount Willard North and Middle SugarloavesNorth and Middle Sugarloaves Mount AvalonMount Avalon

► Weekly winter snowshoe program partnering Weekly winter snowshoe program partnering with the Appalachian Mountain Clubwith the Appalachian Mountain Club

► HikeSafe, Leave no Trace, and track and HikeSafe, Leave no Trace, and track and scat trainingscat training

► Regular weekly meetings and activities Regular weekly meetings and activities

THE GOAL…THE GOAL…

At the first meeting of the At the first meeting of the Whitefield Wilderness Explorers Whitefield Wilderness Explorers energy, interest and ambition were energy, interest and ambition were sky high! We quickly decided to take sky high! We quickly decided to take on a grand goal: to hike the highest on a grand goal: to hike the highest mountain in the northeast, Mount mountain in the northeast, Mount Washington. We knew it wouldn’t be Washington. We knew it wouldn’t be easy, but the happy hikers were up for easy, but the happy hikers were up for the challenge!the challenge!

WE REACHED OUR GOALWE REACHED OUR GOAL

►19 students, 6 advisors and 2 AMC 19 students, 6 advisors and 2 AMC guides started the hike Thursday guides started the hike Thursday morning; Friday morning everyone morning; Friday morning everyone reached the summit.reached the summit.

►All of the hikers were thrilled but All of the hikers were thrilled but exhausted. They were thankful for the exhausted. They were thankful for the ride down in the Great Glen Vans…ride down in the Great Glen Vans…

This adventure would not have This adventure would not have been possible without the been possible without the support of the following support of the following

organizations:organizations:

►North Country Health ConsortiumNorth Country Health Consortium► The Appalachian Mountain ClubThe Appalachian Mountain Club► Trail to Every ClassroomTrail to Every Classroom►Great Glenn TrailsGreat Glenn Trails► The Appalachian Trail ConservancyThe Appalachian Trail Conservancy► Title IV fundingTitle IV funding►National Parks ServiceNational Parks Service►Hike Safe and Leave No Trace ProgramsHike Safe and Leave No Trace Programs►White Mountains Regional School DistrictWhite Mountains Regional School District

This Presentation was created by:This Presentation was created by:

The Whitefield Wilderness The Whitefield Wilderness Explorers students and Explorers students and

advisorsadvisors

With special thanks to Brandon LaLonde With special thanks to Brandon LaLonde for technical supportfor technical support