AMC New Hampshire Chapter - Leader Requirements

These are the requirements that our Leaders have to fulfill to be granted the title of "Trip Leader". These requirements are designed to ensure that NH Chapter Trip Leaders have both the experience and skill required to take participants on safe and fun trips into the wilds of the region.

As you'll read below, there are 3 different levels of Trip Leader:
Class 1, 2, & 3.

The kind of trips the Leader wants to lead will dictate what class of leadership he/she will have to attain. Naturally, the more demanding trips require a leadership class with more demanding requirements. Each has its own unique requirements, but many cross over from one class to the next.

There are two things common to each leadership class are not as self explanatory as the others. The "approved AMC-NH Chapter leadership training class" is held 3 times a year as part of our annual Winter and Spring Hiking Workshops at the AMC's Cardigan Lodge. To learn more about the workshops, please click here here. The Trip Leader Mentor Program is a series of trips that a Potential Trip Leader must complete under the guidance of experienced Mentors. To learn more about the Mentor workshops, please click here

Class 1 Trip Leader Scope: A Class 1 NH Excursions Committee Trip Leader may lead excursions: of any length. of any duration. to any destination. at any time of year. that are within the limits of the Excursions Committee's scope of operation. Required Qualifications: A Class 1 Trip Leader for the NH Chapter must... be a member in good standing of the Appalachian Mountain Club. have successfully completed an approved AMC-NH Chapter leadership training class. have successfully climbed at least one half of the NH peaks on the official White Mountain 4000 Footer list or the equivalent in the calendar winter season. have participated in at least 5 officially published AMC-NH Chapter excursions, each with a different Trip Leader. have successfully completed the NH Chapter's Mentor Program in the calendar winter season, with good recommendations from the hike mentors. be approved by the Trip Leader Board of Acceptance. Class 2 Trip Leader Scope: A Class 2 NH Excursions Committee Trip Leader may lead excursions: of any length. of any duration. to any destination. in the calendar spring, summer, or fall seasons only. only where winter conditions are not likely to be encountered. that are within the limits of the Excursions Committee's scope of operation. Required Qualifications: A Class 2 Trip Leader for the NH Chapter must... be a member in good standing of the Appalachian Mountain Club. have successfully completed an approved AMC-NH Chapter leadership training class. have successfully climbed at least one half of the NH peaks on the official White Mountain 4000 Footer list or the equivalent. have participated in at least 5 officially published AMC-NH Chapter excursions, each with a different Trip Leader. have successfully completed the NH ChapterĖs Mentor Program with good recommendations from the hike mentors. be approved by the Trip Leader Board of Acceptance. Class 3 Trip Leader Scope: A Class 3 NH Excursions Committee Trip Leader may lead excursions: no longer than 8 miles in total length. that start and finish on the same day. to elevations no higher than 3,200 feet above sea level. from May 1 to October 31. only where winter conditions are not likely to be encountered. that are within the limits of the Excursions Committee's scope of operation. Required Qualifications: A Class 3 Trip Leader for the NH Chapter must... be a member in good standing of the Appalachian Mountain Club. have successfully completed an approved AMC-NH Chapter leadership training class. have successfully climbed any 24 peaks from the official White Mountain 4000 Footer list and/or the list of additional lower peaks from the approved list. have participated in at least 5 officially published AMC-NH Chapter excursions, each with a different Trip Leader. have successfully completed the NH Chapter's Mentor Program with good recommendations from the hike mentors. be approved by the Trip Leader Board of Acceptance.

AMC NH Chapter Excursions Chair:

Wes Tucker
22 Dels Way, Weare, NH 03281
(603) 529-1181
wtucker@gsinet.net

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