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Dueling backpacks -- ZOOM -- Cold weather hiking, camping and backpacking

Date and Time

Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 7:00PM - 8:15PM

Location

ZOOM,
Web Based,
DC

Registration

Registration is required for this activity.

Overview

Dueling Backpacks! Join AMC Potomac Chapter leaders Peg Barratt and Paul Noonan for an informative and entertaining evening as they prepare for their next adventure -- and help you get ready for yours! In this interactive session, Peg and Paul will prepare you for the cold weather with information on hiking, camping and backpacking As they compare gear and methods, you will look in their packs! With a focus on safety, they will talk about what to take "just in case" so you will be warm hiking and sleeping. There is more than one way to do this correctly! Bring your questions for these two experienced backpackers. Potomac Chapter members are very spread out across DC, MD, VA, and beyond! Virtual programs give us a chance to get together despite the distances. And we welcome our friends from across the other AMC Chapters! This will prepare you for our Winter Solstice Cold Weather Backpacking Trip to Sky Meadows State Park Dec. 21. Zoom information will be provided upon registration. Please contact the trip leader if you have questions

AMC Trip Policy

Cost

Free

Related Link(s):

AMC
Zoom Registration

Dueling Backpacks: Paul Noonan and Peg Barratt

Activities

Backpacking
Hiking
Instruction (Skills)
Camping

Offered By

Potomac

Status

Open

Audience

Families


Leader




Peg Barratt grew up canoeing and hiking in New Hampshire. More recently she hiked hut to hut in Norway, hostel to hostel along the coast of Wales, multiple day-hikes in Taiwan and more than 2-months hiking the ancient pilgrimage on the Island of Shikoku in Japan. Last summer Peg hiked for 4 days along the Great Glen Way in Scotland. Peg is an active hiking and backpacking leader with the Potomac Chapter Chapter and currently is Chair. She has recently trained as a Wilderness EMT

Leader


"The best time is the time outdoors!" Paul loves planning, attending and supporting outdoor activities -- hiking, backpacking, trekking and paddle sports. He is a hiking, backpacking and AMC Potomac Chapter Executive Committee volunteer, and trained in Wilderness First Aid. Paul has climbed more than half of the 115 Northeast 4K Mountains, over a dozen 14ers in Colorado, about 1400 miles of the Appalachian Trail. He has done recent trekking trips to Nepal and the Camino in France and Spain.
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