This article was written by Izzi Duprey, who worked as one of GMC's seasonal backcountry caretakers on Mount Mansfield throughout the summer and fall of 2024. What does a Green Mountain Club backcountry caretaker do? It can be a difficult question to answer succinctly because the job consists of … [Read More...]
Walking Home from the LT
This article appears in the 2024 Fall Long Trail News and was written by Chloe Miller, GMC's Communications Manager and Long Trail News editor. After hiking the Long Trail north from Massachusetts this summer, 33-year-old Nemo Latourelle joyfully reached the Journey’s End monument at the Canadian … [Read More...]
Goodbye Pit Privies! The Conversion to Composters Is Complete
For the final project of the 2024 field season, GMC field staff installed a new moldering privy at Wintturi shelter on the Appalachian Trail in Bridgewater, Vermont. A new moldering privy is always an accomplishment, but this build actually marked the last privy conversion in Vermont, a long-awaited … [Read More...]