*Leader's Corner* |
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In appreciation of your past and future trip leading efforts, the AMC
The Results Are In: 2009 H/B Appreciation Awards & Dinner -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See the winners, photos and award list »
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What You Need For Your Trip
» Harvard Cabin Info Sheet (Word Doc)
Get Involved With Leading Trips
» Get H/B Leader emails The H/B Committee encourages all active H/B leaders and co-leaders to join the H/B Leader Email List. This email group is for H/B leaders and co-leaders to discuss hiking and related topics, to post trips looking for additional leaders or co-leaders, as well as Committee announcements and trip listing proofs. The list is moderated to avoid off-topic, commercial, and inappropriate postings. » Lead a Harvard Cabin Weekend Trip The H/B Committee reserves one weekend a month for trips out of rustic Harvard Cabin, located off RT 16 near Pinkham Notch, NH. For information about leading Harvard Cabin trips, click the link above or contact Bob Kittredge at HarvardCabin@hbbostonamc.org » Volunteer with our Instructional Programs The H/B Committee runs annual Spring and Winter Hiking/Backpacking Instructional Programs. Both programs provide opportunities to get involved with instruction, lectures, demos, trip co-leading and more. Click the link above to learn more about these programs and who to contact.
Apply for H/B Leadership Applications for Three Season Leader and Winter Leader status should be sent to Ellen Cullen at leadapps@hbbostonamc.org. Please plan to submit your application at least two weeks before the next H/B Committee meeting (see H/B Calendar for dates). Click on the link below to download the H/B Leadership Application:
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» Training Reimbursement/Subsidy Program » SOLO Wilderness First Aid » Map and Compass
Official Committee Info
Winter Dining Fly If you are leading an H/B backpack this winter and would like to borrow the dining fly, contact Brian Glenn, Keeper of the Fly. Winter Hiking Program trips get priority.
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Welcome to the Leaders' Corner! Here you'll find several helpful documents, policies, news bulletins, and other information for H/B Leaders and
co-leaders. Whether you're a new spring co-leader, or a seasoned Winter leader, we
hope this section will provide the info you need for trip listing,
planning, reporting, and more. If you haven't found what your looking within Leader's Corner, or if
would like to see some additional information posted here, please 
Fri-Sun, Aug 27-29, 2010
Thanks to all those who took the time to nominate our volunteer
Leaders and Co-Leaders! This year we awarded 8 prizes and held a free
raffle to win a JetBoil. The highlight of the ceremony came when the Golden Boot and The Golden Crampon trophies were passed on the 2009 Leaders of the Year.
All H/B trips will now be submitted ONLINE using the 
Some info to help you before, during, and after your trip:
Attend a Trip Planning Meeting: 
To apply as an Three-Season
Leader, the H/B Committee requires that you co-lead a minimum of 3
trips with at least 2 different H/B Leaders. Also required is the
completion of a Leadership Training course (Boston offers one in Spring & Fall), and a Wilderness First Aid
class. For Winter Leader Status, you must already be approved as a H/B
Three Season Leader, and have co-lead 3 winter trips with at least 2
different H/B Winter Leaders. (Note that The Cardigan Winter Weekend Program
counts as one co-lead).
The H/B Committee maintains a contact list of all H/B leaders and
co-leaders. This list includes addresses, home and work phone numbers,
and email addresses. Updates to this list should be sent to 
The H/B Committee encourages its leaders and co-leaders to continue
their wilderness education and will subsidize AMC sponsored training
courses up to twice per year. See below for details and application.
Wilderness First Aid is a required skill for all H/B 3 and 4 season leaders, and must be taken at least once. We recommend that leaders
refresh their training periodically.
Rules, policies, meeting minutes and more.
To
make meals on winter backpacks more fun, safe, and communal, the HB
Committee has purchased a winter dining fly for use on our trips. The
Mountain Hardware Kiva Light sits over a dining area you dig out in the
snow. It weighs just 4lbs, can hold a dozen people, and since it goes
all the way down to the ground, does an excellent job of keeping the
wind and other elements out. Participants can bring their stoves inside
to cook meals, since it has a vent and is designed for this very
purpose.
© 2008 H/B, Boston Chapter, Appalachian Mountain Club.