Backpacking Conditioner - Mount Townsend

This hike is part of a series of pre-season Backpacking Conditioners.  

These events are intended to help current backpacking course students as well as course graduates build their fitness and endurance through the winter and spring months to tackle their summer objectives, as well as build community within the Mountaineers backpacking community.

Each of these hikes are tailored to meet specific pack weight, distance, and elevation goals which will steadily increase as the clinics move through the spring months. While it is encouraged to slowly increase these factors over time, feel free to join if you judge yourself as being capable of meeting these targets.

While these conditioning hikes are carefully planned, they are intended to support and develop the backpacking community within this organization. With this goal in mind, the pace will be slow to encourage conversation and bonding time, as well as develop aerobic fitness. 

Will meet at trailhead located here around 8am, will require coordination with ferry times: Google Maps

Coming from Seattle, a ferry trip is the easiest way to get here, so we can talk about carpooling and ferry departure times as the date gets closer.

Hike details here: Mount Townsend — Washington Trails Association 

This will be a challenging "graduation" hike with our full pack weights and 3000 feet of elevation gain. We will go at a pace that allows for conversation, snack breaks, and enjoying the views!