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Winter
The Bowdoin Outing Club loves the snow! After the first snowfall, we start planning winter trips. On a typical weekend, students can choose from snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, winter camping, or winter mountaineering.
Our snowshoe and ski trips explore coastal mountains in Camden and trails along mountains in western Maine. No prior experience is necessary and the Outing Club will provide the snowshoes and skis. For those who prefer skiing over snowshoeing, the Outing Club recently acquired a set of backcountry touring skis, which provide an excellent way to climb mountains or cruise along maintained tracks.
For the adventurous student who not only wants to snowshoe all day, but also sleep out in the winter, the Outing Club offers beginner winter camping trips. On these trips, students set out for the weekend and learn skills important for staying warm during the day, sleeping warm at night, setting up camp in the winter, cooking outside and the types of food good to keep up the energy.
Once students are comfortable with camping out in the winter, they can take their skills one step further by signing up for our winter mountaineering course. In this two weekend course, students set out for each weekend and get an introduction to crampon use, climbing and self-arresting with an ice axe, setting up and using belay systems, and advance camp skills such as snow shelters and sleeping out in the winter.
If you are interested in pursuing winter activities with the Outing Club, please read our winter equipment list so that you can go on the trips prepared for all the elements.
Current opportunities:
March 07, 2008
March 06, 2008
March 04, 2008
March 01, 2008
February 29, 2008
February 28, 2008
February 26, 2008
February 22, 2008
February 21, 2008
February 20, 2008
February 19, 2008
February 15, 2008
Intermediate Winter Mountaineering
February 14, 2008
February 13, 2008
February 12, 2008
February 08, 2008
February 07, 2008
February 05, 2008
February 02, 2008
February 01, 2008
Beginner Winter Mountaineering
January 31, 2008
January 30, 2008
January 29, 2008
January 27, 2008
January 26, 2008
January 25, 2008
January 22, 2008
October 15, 2007
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