Hitchgathering/2024
The (European) Hitchgathering is happening every year in the first two weeks of August at a different location. For general info check: Hitchgathering
Communication
- Main organisation platform is this wiki page. Here you can collect/present proposals and use the talk page
- Other communication channels are the mailing list, Signal-group and the Facebook group. Please transfer all relevant info to the wiki page.
Main Hitchgathering 1.-14.8.2024 in Malga Chiampis, Italy
This location got the most votes.
The valley at Malga/ Casera Chiampis:
location: 46.32708, 12.73115
Update 26.7.:
The hitchgathering never have been so close (indeed !), in order to make it colorful, sparkling and whatever adjective you want to add, we will need the same few things as every year :
- big enought pots/saucepans/pans for 5-15 people that can be used on a fire,
- the lids that come with,
- other containers for collective food preparation and cleaning,
- other big scale kitchen-cooking ustensiles,
- grills,
- big tarps,
- rope, strings, etc. in large amounts,
- a small shovel,
- a solid knife for light wood working,
- anything you/we would need during your/our stay,
- picnic tables, chairs, solar powered coolers, music instruments, flip flops, inflatable swiwwing pool, slack lines, good mood, ...
If you can bring one of these things manifest yourself on the Signal group or the mailing list, if you know where to find it but can't collect it yourself raise your hand as well, maybe it's on the way of one of us.
Even if we always are looking for the less, coins will be appreciated as well to share the inevitable expenses of the community.
About the spot itself, it is 7,5km with 800m of elevation gain away from the nearest road so fairly doable in 3-4h if you are not heavily loaded. From the road, the first town is 1,5km away, the first city (with shop, to be confirmed) 15-20km depending on what direction you take. As it is at 1200 a.s.l., sun can be strong but nights will be fresh (around 10°C), so come with appropriate gear. Nature will provide space for camping, trees for hammocks, shade, water and beautiful landscape, you bring the rest !
Concerning logistics, some mountain refuges are only accessible on foot, the supply is left at the bottom of the mountain and hikers can help to bring some things up with them, we could organise something similar so we aren't afraid to show up with a 20L pot or 10kg of dumpster-dived food.
See you soon, Peas and loaf.
Malga Chiampis is a bivac hut. i don't suggest to have the gathering in the hut, but in the huge valley floor around it.
in 2018 a thousand rainbow people gathered there, it's a huge open area at 1200m ASL, surrounded by peaks just shy of 2000m ASL. to get cellular reception one needs to hike up towards one of the peaks around (1 hour hike or a bit more)
! the place is about 5hours hike from the road, hiking trail begins close to Tramonti di Sopra!
there should be drinking water, else the rainbow gathering would not have been possible.
Someone will check the location again before the gathering. In case it is not suitable anymore (e.g. no water source) we have another location not too far as a backup.
Facebook-event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1565424710695561