Columbia University Hiking Club
About the Hiking Club
The Shawangunks
Our Members
The Columbia University Hiking Club is made up of a wide range of people from the Columbia community. Membership is divided about evenly between undergraduate and graduate students, and many alumni also participate. Learn more about membership here.
Cost and Signup
Club membership costs $15 per semester. You can pay the membership fee at any time during the semester. Day hikes are $5 each, and the cost of overnight trips varies - typically $20/day and up.
You can sign up for club membership online here. This is the only way to sign up for membership.
After signing up for membership, you can sign up for hikes online directly from the schedule page. This is the only way to sign up for hikes.
The Delaware Water Gap
Day Hikes
Our day hikes typically cover six to ten miles with altitude gains of one to three thousand feet. All of our hikes are non-technical and require no special training or experience. A good set of hiking boots is the only equipment required for day hikes.
Frequent destinations include Bear Mountain and Breakneck Ridge in the Hudson Highlands, the Delaware Water Gap area, and Mohonk and Minnewaska Preserves.
Adirondacks
Multiday Trips
Multiday trips tend to be more strenuous than day trips. Most of our overnight trips are backpacking treks, where each person has to carry all of their own gear, which can amount to 30 pounds or more. Typically we'll cover the same distance and elevation as a day trip, often more, and for two or three consecutive days.
The Catskills are the closest place for backpacking, but we frequently get out as far as the Green Mountains (VT), the Adirondacks (NY), the Whites (NH), and the Blue Ridge (VA).
Mailing List
You don't have to be a member to be on email list, nor does signing up for membership add you to the email list! Please see the mailing list page for more details.
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