UPCOMING EVENTS
REK FEST! --> Fri & Sat | JUL 31 & AUG 1 -- Please Join Us!
Come find Hiking Buddies 501(c)(3) at Rek Fest at Rek'-Lis Brewing Company on July 31–August 1.
We’ll have a table set up all weekend with info about our hiking community, upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and ways to support safer, more connected adventures outdoors. Stop by, say hello, and hang with fellow hikers, trail runners, and outdoor folks from around New England.
2085 Main St. Bethlehem, NH 03574 | pint house located in the back lot
Overview
Hiking, Biking, Climbing, Fishing, Running... The White Mountains have it all and we are calling outdoor enthusiasts to come party with us!
Welcome to Rek Fest, the North Country's newest outdoor festival. In an effort to highlight the magical place we call home, the White Mountains, we are calling all outdoor enthusiasts to spend a weekend blazing the trails with us.
This basecamp-style festival is geared to highlight the local lifestyle, businesses and guides of the North County.
Featuring a Friday night kick-off with live music, vendor village, gear swap, raffle, and an exclusive screening of Best Day Ever (learn more at https://www.bestdayever.mov/).
Followed by a Saturday loaded with guided excursions through the White Mountains and an evening Music Festival.
STEP ONE --> PURCHASE TICKETS --> AT THE BUTTON TO THE RIGHT, then come back here.
Choose your adventure
- Once you grab your tickets, you will get a separate form with available adventures you can sign up for. We will have a wide variety of group led adventures such as, mountain biking, hiking, gravel riding, trail running, and more!
Step three:
Friday night check in
- Come Friday night check in at the pint house to get your welcome pack. Take the time to meet your guide and anyone else who may be in your group. We will have live music, beer, food trucks, and our film screening at 7:30pm!
Step four:
Saturday adventure
- Saturday morning you will meet your guide at their designated location and time! Spend the whole day playing in the white mountains, then join us back at the pint house for live music, gear swap, raffle and our vendor village!
All profits will benefit the Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust, in an effort to continue the expansion of protected public lands in the North Country.
For question please reach out to phillip.renton@reklisbrewing.com
PURCHASE TICKETS:
Purchase your ticket
- base camp - access to the festival both days and the film screening.
- trail blazer - access to the festival both days, film, and sign up for a group adventure on Saturday.
- premium experience - access to the festival both days, film, and access to exclusive rock climbing clinics or fly fishing trips on Saturday.
Shoulder Season Shakedown
Vendors & Edu-Stations
Speaker Program | 109 Below Film
Vendors & Edu-Stations
Community Partner Leaders and Educators will host 40-min skills rotations throughout the day on Saturday. Each will focus on a different backcountry skill or movement. Topics range from packing the essentials to layering, and more!
Search & Rescue Demos
Speaker Program | 109 Below Film
Vendors & Edu-Stations
This year we are welcoming an
"ALL-SAR BASECAMP"
Volunteers and leaders from various Search & Rescue Teams will be present to demonstrate behind-the-scenes actions of SAR operations and answer questions. Mountain Rescue Service will also bring rescue packs and equipment to show. We believe that the AVSAR Trailer will be on-site as well to explore.
Speaker Program | 109 Below Film
Speaker Program | 109 Below Film
Speaker Program | 109 Below Film
On Saturday evening, we will hear from Joe Lentini, former Director of the EMS Climbing School, and 50-year climbing veteran who also serves as a Team Leader on the storied Mountain Rescue Service, the most technically-oriented of the SAR Teams.
We will be screening the Film:
109 Below, presented by Arc'teryx
Sunday Workshops
Schedule of Events
Speaker Program | 109 Below Film
Sunday will offer a few workshops to choose from in the morning after check-out. We will stay on premesis, and practice one or more of the skills that we learned on Saturday.
Schedule of Events
Schedule of Events
Schedule of Events
This will be an action-packed weekend that focuses on safety, risk awareness & mitigation, proper decision-making, and community-based peer-to-peer experiential learning.
SnowSafe Summit 25
Schedule of Events
Schedule of Events
Check out the photos from our inaugural safety event, the SnowSafe Summit!
Over a stormy weekend in February, we all braved the weather and walked away as smarter, safer outdoorspeople.
Shoulder Season Shakedown 2025 Image Gallery
Contributors & Sponsors
MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS
SnowSafe Summit at the Barn Door Hostel | FEB 2025
Mostly, I am overwhelmed by the support and resilience each and every contributor to this event showed. We brought together leaders, educators, experts, beginners, friends, experiences, and a vibe that was unmatched and BRIGHT. We are each others’ most valuable resources. Zero participants came with friends. Each and every one of us were strangers to each other with the exception of the leadership & volunteer teams. Within literal minutes, everyone was friends. I mean MINUTES. Thank you to the Vendors & Educators that spent their Saturday under a tent in the snow to teach this community about their given skill. The feedback I’ve heard so far is that the EduStations served to save a life one day. Thank you to Nick Higgins who was the visionary and co-lead of this event. We executed a successful mission, and plan to do many more in the future. His vision came after the sudden, tragic loss of his extraordinary friend and climbing partner, Christopher "Rafiki" Roma.
Peak Precautions: Intro to Avalanche Safety for Hikers
Hiking Buddies 501(c)(3) hosts a lively presentation and discussion regarding avalanche safety in the White Mountains, presented by the Mount Washington Avalanche Center, with Director, Jeff Fongemie.
Jeff has spent over 30 years deeply involved with mountain guide programs, rescue teams including Mountain Rescue Service, and has extensive experience in countless backcountry situations.
Topics Covered:
What is an avalanche?
Where do they happen, and when?
Do we have avalanches in the White Mountains?
How to recognize, how to avoid, how to stay safe and where to get more information and education.
You can view the event recording below.
DECISION-MAKING & RISK IN THE WILDERNESS with AUTHOR TY GAGNE
Hiking Buddies hosted a lively conversation and storytelling with Ty Gagne, acclaimed author of "The Last Traverse: Tragedy & Resilience" and "Where You'll Find Me: Risk, Decisions, and The Last Climb of Kate Matrosova".
Ty is also a certified Wilderness First Responder and CEO of New Hampshire Public Risk Management Exchange (PRIMEX).
Ty Gagne's Website: https://www.fullconditionsnh.com/
Whether you are new to hiking, or have longstanding questions you'd prefer not to blast on social media...this is for you.
You can view the event recording below.
Past Community Impact Events
MOUNTAINS & MICROBREWS 2023 at Tuckermans Brewing Company, Conway NH
Our third annual Mountains & Microbrews fundraiser was a great success!. Hiking Buddies gathered for a night of laughs, games, live music, and fun...all for a great cause!
2023 Image Gallery
Thank you to our gracious hosts: