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Thanks for being a part of our Meetup group, and AMC Boston 20s and 30s. For those of you who are new, this email is to give some basic information about how you can get more involved with us and get on even more trips (our other websites have more trip postings than you’ll find here on Meetup!)
AMC Boston 20's and 30's is a group of the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), dedicated to encouraging people in their 20s and 30s to get involved in the AMC and enjoy the outdoors. 
With many volunteer leaders and co-leaders, we offer a variety of activities and events (both online and in-person). You may find us leading day hikes, backpacking, social events, local walks, trail maintenance, conservation work, kayaking, mountain biking, bicycling, skiing, camping, ice skating, and other activities. We sponsor trips throughout the year, most of which involve exploring different regions of New England. Check out some photos of our activities here!
If you want to be kept up to date with even more of our events, be sure to check the official postings at activities.outdoors.org. We do cross post some events to meetup but you have to register via the link in the description (signing up on Meetup does not approve you for the trip).
There are other ways to stay engaged with us.
[Outdoors Postings](https://activities.outdoors.org/s/activity-directory?chapters=0015000001Sg061AAB&audiences=20’s & 30’s): activities.outdoors.org is the official site for all AMC trip postings (everything gets posted here first). This link filters the 20s and 30s committee trips.
AMC 20s-30s Activity Notifications Google Group: Our mailing list where you get notified of events happening soon that still have open spaces. This is one of our primary contact channels. And feel free to check out past events and the photos there.
Our Instagram: Feel free to follow us.
Our Facebook group: join our private Facebook Group.
Our Website: Find out more general info about who we are and what we do, including how to become a leader.

Upcoming events

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  • 20s-30s Board Games & Yap!

    20s-30s Board Games & Yap!

    Location not specified yet

    Activity Type: Social | Local Socials
    Difficulty: 1 - Accessible
    Trip Leader(s): Kaitlyn Hung, Paul Goldin
    Registration Type: Registration
    Please Click Here to RSVP:
    https://activities.outdoors.org/a5UVX000001M0AT
    Audience: 20’s & 30’s

    Description: Monday Nov 2 6pm-10pm Lamplighter @ 284 Broadway, Cambridge MA **************************************************** The long-awaited return!!
    Unwind with your Millennial and GenZ AMC friends over drinks and games. Maybe inspire a future trip?
    Bring your favorite party games. Think less Root/Wingspan and more Telestrations, Herd Mentality, Tsuro, etc. Feel free to float around, join games, or just chill and hang out.
    Lamplighter is graciously giving us their entire backbar! Let's show them our thanks 🍻
    Drinks (including seltzer): On Tap at Lamplighter Broadway – Lamplighter Brewing Co. Food is bring-your-own! Grab something tasty on the way.
    PLEASE REGISTER SO WE GET A HEADCOUNT See you there!
    FAQ Can I arrive later? Sure

    Reminder: Please click the RSVP link above to register!

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  • 20s & 30s Steering Committee - November

    20s & 30s Steering Committee - November

    Location not specified yet

    Activity Type: Social | Meetings
    Difficulty: 1 - Accessible
    Trip Leader(s): James Dempsey, Catherine Bentsen, Aaron Valentine
    Registration Type: Registration
    Please Click Here to RSVP:
    https://activities.outdoors.org/a5UUN0000028JfR
    Audience: 20’s & 30’s

    Description: Interested in learning more and getting involved with the inner workings of the AMC Boston 20s & 30s committee? Join our next steering committee meeting on Monday, November 9 from 7:00-9:00pm! Our November meeting will be held online. The meeting agenda will be sent to those registered for the meeting.
    The 20s & 30s steering committee meets once a month to plan ongoing programs and larger events, discuss ways to encourage new membership and leadership in the Boston community, and update club policies in accordance with larger AMC guidelines. All meetings are open to the public, whether you would like to apply for a position or attend as a guest to learn more about our plans for the future.

    Reminder: Please click the RSVP link above to register!

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  • 20s & 30s book club: Bog Queen (novel)

    20s & 30s book club: Bog Queen (novel)

    Location not specified yet

    Activity Type: Social | Local Socials
    Difficulty: 1 - Accessible
    Trip Leader(s): Catherine Bentsen
    Registration Type: Registration
    Please Click Here to RSVP:
    https://activities.outdoors.org/a5UVX000001MDdx
    Audience: 20’s & 30’s

    Description: Join AMC Boston 20s & 30s for a nature-themed book club! The book club is held roughly every other month on topics of nature, wildlife, and the environment. For our next book, we will read “Bog Queen", a novel by Anna North . Discussion will be held on Tuesday, December 8 from 7-9pm at Mighty Squirrel Brewery in Waltham. Anyone is welcome to join, whether you’ve read all, part, or none of the book! An interest in the book topic is the only prerequisite for joining.
    Synopsis : When a body is found in a bog in northwest England, Agnes, an American forensic anthropologist, is called to investigate. But this body is not like any she's ever seen. Though its bones prove it was buried more than two thousand years ago, it is almost completely preserved. Soon Agnes is drawn into a mystery from the distant past, called to understand and avenge the death of an Iron Age woman more like her than she knows. Along the way, she must contend with peat-cutters who want to profit from the bog and activists who demand that the land be left undisturbed. Then there's the moss itself: a complex repository of artifacts and remains, with its own dark stories to tell. As Agnes faces the deep history of what she has unearthed, she's also forced to question what she thought she knew about her talent, her self-reliance, and her place in the world. Flashing between the uncertainty of post-Brexit England and the druidic order of Celtic Europe at the dawn of the Roman era, Bog Queen brims with contemporary urgency and ancient wisdom as it connects across time two gifted, farsighted young women learning to harness their strange strengths in a landscape more mysterious and complex than either can imagine.
    Future book clubs include the following (specific dates and locations to be determined): February: Ministry for the Future (novel) by Kim Stanley Robinson April: Is A River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane June: The Light Eaters by Zoe Schlanger

    Reminder: Please click the RSVP link above to register!

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  • 20s-40s Hybrid Wilderness First Aid (WFA) + CPR Course

    20s-40s Hybrid Wilderness First Aid (WFA) + CPR Course

    Location not specified yet

    Activity Type: Social | Meetings
    Difficulty: 1 - Accessible
    Trip Leader(s): Chao Xie, Carly Hodes, Aaron Daubman
    Registration Type: Application
    Please Click Here to RSVP:
    https://activities.outdoors.org/a5UVX000001K1Qn
    Register By: 12/6/2026
    Audience: 20’s & 30’s; Adults

    Description: Join AMC Boston 20s & 30s for a practical, scenario-based Wilderness First Aid + CPR course with Institute for Wild Med. This course is geared toward AMC leaders and leaders-in-training to be prepared to prevent, assess, and respond to emergencies when definitive care may be delayed.
    This is a hybrid 16-hour course with 1 day of in-person training:

    • ONLINE: Complete approximately 8 hours of required self-paced online coursework before the in-person session. This is required to attend the session. - IN PERSON: Attend the full in-person skills lab on Saturday, December 12, 2026, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., at Roudenbush Community Center, 65 Main Street, Westford, MA.
      The hands-on day will use realistic scenarios, group problem-solving, and practical skills practice. Topics include patient assessment, vital signs and patient history, bleeding control and soft-tissue injuries, sprains/fractures/dislocations and splinting, hypothermia and heat illness, burns, spinal concerns, lightning, bites and stings, allergies/anaphylaxis, shock, diabetes, asthma, and seizures. Expect to be active, work on the floor, and possibly get a little dirty.
      Successful completion of all online coursework and the full in-person session earns a Wilderness First Aid + CPR certification valid for two years.
      Please register only if you can complete the online work and attend the entire in-person skills lab.
      Please bring a lunch, water, comfortable layers suitable for indoor and outdoor practice, and any personal medications you may need. Additional course-access and prework instructions will be sent after registration.
      -------------------- Cost:
      AMC Member Rate: $265.73 AMC Non-Member Rate: $296.82.
      Qualifying AMC leaders and leaders-in-training may be eligible for reimbursement through their committee; confirm eligibility with your committee leadership.
      Cancellation policy: Cancellations made by November 28, 2026, can be refunded only if a qualified replacement fills the seat and completes the required online coursework. No refunds after November 28.
      Note: Chao is not a leader for this event, he is listed to enable carpool signup automations.

    Reminder: Please click the RSVP link above to register!

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