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Thru-Hiking the Long Trail with Three Kids

May 19, 2022 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

Krebs family poses at the Long Trail terminal.

Where did the idea of attempting to hike the Long Trail with three kids come from? Back in 2002 I met my wife, Alyssa, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT). That year a family of four thru-hiked the trail with us. We both dreamed of hiking the AT as a family too. As we got […]

Filed Under: Hiker Voices, Hiking

Explore New Trails with these List Challenges

May 12, 2022 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

Window view from the fire tower on Bald Mt.

Cindy Griffith and Ira Sollace are list people. They tackle lists of peaks and trails to reach places they’ve never even heard of, like Cow Mountain. Cindy recently found that one on the NorthWoods Stewardship Center’s list of mountains in the Northeast Kingdom region of Vermont. The couple completed the NEK 20 in October of […]

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How Supporting our Field Team Betters the Trails

May 5, 2022 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

Field team members remove a fallen tree.

People often ask: “What does the field team do all winter?” Aside from postseason reporting, grant writing, and project planning (scheduling; establishing contracts; meeting with land management partners; permitting; recruiting, hiring, orienting and training 45 seasonal staff; and planning and coordinating long-term projects with GMC’s Trail Management and Camps Committees and the Board of Directors), […]

Filed Under: From the Field, People

Making Space for LGBTQ+ in the Outdoors

April 21, 2022 by GMC Staff 4 Comments

Bromley Summit with LGBTQ+ Pride flag backdrop

A trans woman was murdered in Morristown last week. Why am I, the Green Mountain Club’s Backcountry Construction Field Coordinator, relaying that in this space? Because I began April at the LGBTQ Outdoor Summit, hosted at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. To understand the joy I felt there, you must first […]

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Green Mountain Club Asks Hikers to Help Protect the Trails this Mud Season

March 23, 2022 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

March 23, 2022 Contact: Chloe Miller, Communications Manager [email protected]; (802) 241-8324 Green Mountain Club Asks Hikers to Help Protect the Trails this Mud Season Waterbury Center, VT — The Green Mountain Club reminds hikers that mud season is here, and we ask all trail users to stay off the wet and muddy high-elevation trails until […]

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Monthly donor spotlights

Giving Back to the Long Trail: Monthly Donor Spotlights

January 20, 2023

Vermont’s mountains are loved for many different reasons: formative youth experiences, core memories with family, camaraderie and friendships developed on trail, awe and appreciation for nature and its mental and physical benefits. To improve these experiences, GMC relies on the support of members … Read more

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The Green Mountain Club is the founder and maintainer of the Long Trail - the oldest long distance hiking trail in America. Established in 1910 to build this trail stretching the length of Vermont, the club now also maintains the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and trails in the Northeast Kingdom in its mission to "make the Vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people." Read more...

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