Randolph Mountain Club - The RMC Today

The RMC Today

The Randolph Mountain Club maintains a network of nearly 110 miles of hiking trails, principally on the northern slopes of Mount Madison, Mount Adams, and Mount Jefferson in the Presidential range of the White Mountain National Forest, and on the Crescent Range in the town of Randolph, NH.

The RMC hires 15-20 seasonal employees every year. RMC's trails are maintained through the joint efforts of volunteers and a seasonal, paid professional trail crews as well as a part time fall trail crew.

The RMC also maintains two cabins, Crag Camp (capacity 20) and Gray Knob (capacity 15); one lean-to, The Perch (capacity 8); and one Adirondack-style shelter, The Log Cabin (capacity 10). There are also four tent platforms at The Perch. All camps are available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. A caretaker is in residence at Gray Knob throughout the year and during the summer months there is a second caretaker at Crag Camp. RMC's facilities are located on the White Mountain National Forest, and operate under a special use permit issued by the U.S. Forest Service.

On Tuesdays, Thursdays and some Saturdays during July and August, long and short volunteer-led hikes are organized. Several traditional events are held during the summer.

The club's annual meeting is in the Randolph Town Hall at 8 p.m. on the second Saturday of August. Everyone - member or not - is welcome at all club activities.

Notices of trips and other RMC activities are published in RMC membership mailings and in the Randolph Weekly which is distributed each week in July and August in boxes near Lowe's Store, at the Town Hall and several other locations in Randolph.

About the Board of Directors

The Randolph Mountain Club is guided by a volunteer Board of Directors, who also perform many of the day to day tasks of the club. (In fact, this web site was built by several members of the board, with programming provided by Crag Camp's '98/'99 caretaker, Jeff Smith.)

The Board meets every other month, throughout the year.

Policy questions should be directed to the appropriate committee, via the Contact Us area of the web site.

The Randolph Mountain Club's Officers and Committees, 2007-2008:

President: Jamie Maddock

Vice President Bill Arnold

Treasurer: Regina Ferreira

Secretary: Lydia Goetze

Clerk: Bill Parlett

Camps: Al Sochard (Chair), Mike Pelchat, Derek Schott

Trails: Doug Mayer and Dave Salisbury (Co-Chairs), Tami Hartley (Signs)

Work Trips: Matt Schomburg and Mike Micucci (Co-Chairs)

Merchandise: Blake Strayhorn, Mike Micucci

Trips: Blake Strayhorn, John Eusden, Rene Dunham, Keith Dempster

Social Events: Sarah Gallop (Chair)

Membership/Directory: Michele Cormier

Newsletter: Lydia Goetze (Editor), Barbara Arnold, Doug Mayer, Guy Stever

Stewardship: Samarjit Shankar (Chair), Dave Willcox, John Scarinza

Stearns Lodge: Derek Schott (Chair), Doug Mayer, Dave Salisbury, Al Sochard, Paul Cormier, Field Supervisor

Finance: Ben Phinney (Chair), Doug Mayer, Mary Brown, Laurie Archambault

Accessible Trail: Doug Mayer, Michele Cormier, Matt Schomburg, Al Sochard, Sara Tupick, Chris Lake

Webmaster: Jeff Smith

Archivist: Al Hudson

Historian: Judy Hudson

Cartographer: Jon Hall

Radios: Bill Arnold

RMC Board members gather for a meeting in 2006. Back Row: Samarjit Shankar, Bill Arnold, Jamie Maddock, Michele Cormier, Marie Beringer, Doug Mayer, Blake Strayhorn, Jack Stewart, John Eusden. Front Row: David Salisbury, Mike Pelchat. A typical board meeting.