Author Archives: David Hathaway

Trip reports January-March 2019 (updated 4/1/2019)

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3/31/2019 – Hurricane (cancelled trip)
I wanted to climb Hurricane,
But the forecast was calling for rain.
What with global warming,
We’ll see more storming,
Which surely will drive me insane.
Total participants: 0, including me.
Mary Lou Recor, poet and would-be trip leader.

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GMC now hiring for the 2019 season

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Interested in working for the GMC? They are now interviewing people for the 2019 season. Most jobs run from mid-May to mid-October. Look here for more information.

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Trip reports October-December 2018 (updated 1/30/2019)

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12/23/2018 – Mansfield Forehead
After meeting at Essex Center Park and Ride, six of us carpooled to the Stevensville trailhead, where we met Dave. Continue reading →

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GMC Volunteers helped move lumber for Bolton Valley bridges

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On Friday, November 2, a big group including some Burlington Section loyalists responded to the general appeal by Kathryn Wrigley, of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, for helpers to lug timbers up Bolton Nordic. Continue reading →

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Trip reports – July-September 2018 (updated 10/1/2018)

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9/23/18 Camel’s Hump via Monroe Trail 
A hearty group of 11 made the round trip with a quick stop at the B-24 crash site off the Alpine / bad-weather cutoff trail. Continue reading →

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We’ve been robbed!

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A shed at the GMC headquarters in Waterbury Center was broken into on the evening of September 19, and 8 chainsaws and 2 generators were taken. Continue reading →

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GMC History up to 1985

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Click here for a “Vermont History News” article from 1985 on the history of the Green Mountain Club by Reidun Nuquist.

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History of the Burlington Section

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Click here to read a fascinating history from 1974 of the first 64 years of the Burlington section of the GMC.

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Trip reports – April-June 2018 (updated 6/26/2018)

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6/24/18 – Bolton Lodge Firewood Stacking
Seven Burlington section volunteers joined GMC Land Stewardship Coordinator Mollie Flanigan at 9 AM on Sunday, June 24 to fill the woodshed at the  Bolton Lodge with four cords of wood that had been delivered there. Continue reading →

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Vermont Lake Monsters GMC Night, August 26

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Support the Green Mountain Club while enjoying a great night at the park on Sunday, August 26, 2018. The GMC receives half the net proceeds when you buy your ticket here. More information.

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Trip reports – January-March 2018 (updated 4/13/2018)

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3/25/18 – Mount Ethan Allen
To the top of old Ethan we go-va. Continue reading →

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1/27/18 Annual Meeting Update

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Thanks to all who attended the GMC Burlington Section annual meeting on Saturday in South Burlington. Continue reading →

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