They sign up for various reasons, whether it’s to cheer on friends who are hiking, to get support points to increase the odds that they can hike next time ( Ed's note: Overwhelming demand necessitates a lottery and volunteers get additional points towards the drawing), or because their friend dragged them along. Supporters are the lifeline of the Fifty. The second hikers were spotted, the stations sprung into action, refilling water bottles, popping blisters, giving hikers their undivided attention. The station had established a five star resort under a single tarp on the side of the road. The first one I visited was Christmas themed, and a few supporters mimed Santa and his reindeer with impressive accuracy as they fetched incoming hikers.
Support stations are one of my favorite parts of the Fifty because they really highlight Dartmouth’s community. I spent most of this year’s Fifty driving around to the various support stations, spread roughly ten miles apart along the hikers’ path. After consulting with our members on their own individual experiences with the club and working closely with Elliot Ng and Brad Geismar from the Outdoor Programs Office, we successfully ratified our first constitution in the club's history! This new constitution will be extremely important in spreading awareness of POCO's mission to create safe and inclusive space for races, ethnicities, and nationalities that are underrepresented by the wider DOC, and in encouraging members to define their own relationship with the outdoors.
However, our mission was not clearly identifiable because POCO had no written constitution, thus limiting the impact that the sub-club could have for aiding those interested in the outdoors. We recognized the important role that the sub-club played in breaking down barriers to the outdoors. We look forward to continuing our momentum this Fall, and if you want frequent updates, be sure to check us out on Instagram Summer was an exciting one for POCO! Firstly, we took a step back this term to reflect upon the impact that POCO as a club should make on both the Dartmouth and Outing Club experience. For some more exciting news, we had three new leaders (Scarlette Flores, Jeff Walbridge, and Zanna Stutz) ascend this summer! They passed their co-lead, bike maintenance, and trailwork requirements, and we’re stoked to have them as leaders.
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Each trailwork session began with hard, manual labor, and ended with good vibes and Domino’s Pizza at the trailhead. When we weren’t on our bikes, we also found time to work on the Oak Hill trails: we held six trailwork days this term, with one being a joint event with Cabin & Trail.
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For more experienced riders, we ran two bike park trips - one to Killington and one to Highland – both of which got rave reviews. Most intro trips took place at the Oak Hill skills course, although one trip opted to hit the Norwich pumptrack and follow it up with Dan & Whit’s ice cream instead (this was on a ninety degree afternoon!). What a summer it was for the DMBC! We ran many trips, ranging from intro to expert, and they were an absolute blast.
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