**Update: There is no fee** Here ye, here ye. The time has come for the ANNUAL WALNUT CREEKATHON. What is this momentous occasion you ask? It’s the picnic of all picnics, a cookout for the ages, an pastime we must protect for ourselves and our posterity. We have reserved one of the shelters at the park, complete with grill and …
Announcements
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
[Course might be full. Join, and then reply-to-all on your welcome-to-adventure email to see if a space is still available. Thanks!] This’ll be the most FUN CPR class you’ve ever taken or will take! No sleepy DVD! Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / pediatric / infant). Get a 2-year certification. Full instruction, practice, and …
Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
***2 spots open in this weekend’s class at UVA!*** Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $180. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course FEE BACK BY REIMBURSEMENT! Details:www.outdoorsatuva.org/resources/?WildernessFirstAid …
July 4th Road Ride: Tour De Tj
Join me on a patriotic, 4th of July, ride as we celebrate our nation’s independence! We’ll pay homage to the principal author of the Declaration of Independence by cycling past 3 local Thomas Jefferson (affectionately termed “TJ” for the rest of the trip description) points of interest: Monticello, the Rotunda, and Shadwell, TJ’s birth-town. Ooooh, and as a bonus we’ll …
Biking Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a great place to cycle – no trucks or buses and the cars are not in a hurry. It is beautiful, but somewhat hilly. The route will be mostly uphill heading out so we can more or less coast back to home base. You can see the elevation profile for the first 70 BRP miles …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > anywhere you’re out traveling > wilderness area CHOOSE one set of dates/locations (2 days, 8:30am-6:30pm both days): > March 1 – 2: Princeton, NJ* (near Philadelphia) > March 8 – 9: Knoxville, TN* > March 22-23: Washington, …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area CHOOSE one set of dates/locations (2 days, 8:30am-6:30pm both days): > Nov. 9-10, 2013: Blacksburg, VA* > Nov. 16-17, 2013: Washington, DC > Jan. 11-12, 2014: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA* at UVa School of Medicine > Jan. …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
This’ll be the most FUN CPR class you’ve ever taken or will take! No sleepy DVD! Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking. Get a 2-year American Heart Association certification card. Full instruction, practice, and certification all done during this one eve. No online prerequisite work. I’ll serve as your instructor, and I’ll make the class be …
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports. Odc 20% Discount Day. Oct 29th!
Where: Blue Ridge Mountain Sports. Barracks Shopping Center. http://www.brms.com/site/our-shops/barracks-road-shopping-center/ When : ALL DAY (10 am – 8pm) Tuesday Oct 29th 2013. Why: Winter products are in. What: As a member of the Outdoors Club at UVa you are awesome. The kind folks of Blue Ridge Mountain Sports are hooking us up with 20% off in-stock items. 20% OFF!!!! Wear your …
Nrg Intermediate Whitewater Kayak Trip.
The New River Gorge! Intermediate Whitewater Kayak Trip. This trip falls in relation with the NRG Extravaganza, all fees, rules, and regulations apply. The NRG is rated a class III-IV by American Whitewater. Please read about the river here: The section of river: Cunard to Fayette Station. http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2418/ IMPORTANT! **PRIOR EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY** You must have paddled Class III Whitewater. …
Cpr + Aed Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR and AED. Get a 2-year American Heart Association certification. Full instruction, practice, and certification all done during this one eve. No online prerequisite work. I’ll serve as your AHA instructor, and I’ll make the class be FUN. Quotes (anonymous feedback) from prior students: >> “Much more fun than usual!” >> “Awesome. Humorous.” >> “Matt …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area CHOOSE one set of dates/locations (2 days, 8:30am-6:30pm both days): > Sep. 21-22: Virginia Beach, VA* > Oct. 12-13: Richmond, VA* > Oct. 19-20: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA* (at UVA med school Jordan Hall) > Nov. 9-10: …
New River Gorge – Intermediate Whitewater Kayak Trip!
(This is Intermediate^class III + skill level). New River Gorge, Class III-IV, You can research this river here: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2418/ You must have taken Dave Clark’s or someone else’s intro to whitewater kayaking class or have equivalent experience, you must have somewhat of a combat roll, have paddled and felt comfortable on class III whitewater. Everyone gets wait-listed until I screen …
138th Semiannual Walnut Creekathon
Do you like WALNUTS and CREEKS? Well, it’s that time of the year again, so get PSYCHED! For members new to the club, the Creekathon is our kind-of-end-of-semester cookout/potluck/picnic at Walnut Creek Park in Albemarle County. It’s always a great time with good food and good people. We have reserved one of the shelters at the park, complete with grill …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Cert Course
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area CHOOSE one set of dates/locations (2 days, 8:30am-6:30pm both days): > March 2 – 3: Knoxville, TN* > March 23-24: Richmond, VA* > April 6 – 7: Blacksburg, VA* > April 13-14: Princeton, NJ* > …
End of the World…Cancelled
Today is the END OF DAYS. THE ARMAGEDDON. THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. THE MAYAN TIME LAPSE. Join us on this most epic of last adventures. This club was secretly founded for the purpose of finding the smartest, sexiest, and most adventurous people to survive the inevitable apocalypse. You have been selected to survive. In the early days of the club, the …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Cert Course
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers: SAVE $25 off regular $175 WFA rate, many THANKS to Officer Lindsey for arranging a classroom location for us. Bonus if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course fee back by reimbursement! …
137th Semiannual Walnut Creekathon
Do you like WALNUTS and CREEKS? Well, it’s that time of the year again, so get PSYCHED! For members new to the club, the Creekathon is our kind-of-end-of-semester cookout/potluck/picnic at Walnut Creek Park in Albemarle County. It’s always a great time with good food and good people. We have reserved one of the shelters at the park, complete with grill …
Bike Skills Class #2: Safety
In terms of safety, riding a bike has the disadvantage of leaving the rider completely exposed in the event of a collision. However, it offers the distinct advantage of 360 degree views with no blind spots and the ability to accelerate/decelerate quickly and fit through the narrowest spaces. Due to these factors, sometimes simply following the rules of the road …
Bike Skills Class #1: Maintenance
Biking is fun. Getting stuck in the middle of nowhere with a hunk of metal that doesn’t move anymore isn’t. Come out to Echols Dorm this Wednesday to learn how to beat your bike back into line when it decides to stop working. We’ll meet at the normal spot for gear rooms, then move over to the grass for the …
Wilderness First Responder Certification Course
A rare find, this is the first time this course has been offered in Cville in several years. “Wilderness” can be: > a natural area (forest, sea, desert, etc.) > a rural area not near a hospital > an urban disaster zone (natural or terrorist) … any situation in which time of injury to time in hospital is more than …
Intermediate-Advanced Mountain Biking: Reddish Knob
The trails near Harrisonburg could be the best in the state! Sure, I say that about every place I go, but this time I really mean it. I’ve only done this ride twice, and many years ago, but I remember thinking, ‘This could be the best ride in the state!’ Reddish knob is a popular tourist site as you can …
Bike to Ragged Mtn/Hike Ragged Mtn
We’ll meet at Echols, bike 5mi to Ragged Mountain, hike a 5mi loop, and bike back Bring water, snacks, bike (hybrid or mountain strongly recommended as the last 2 miles of the ride are on a gravel road)
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #3
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #2
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #1
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Brms Discount Night #2
Hello fellow gearheads, Our discount night at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports is coming up fast! Mon April 12th from 8:15-9:15pm you’ll be part of an exclusive 20% sale to Outdoors at UVa members only. **Don’t forget: If you plan on buying gear that you’ll need to get fitted for (e.g. shoes, packs, etc.) you must go in this week prior …
Intro to Rock Climbing
Come to the local rock climbing gym and learn how to climb! I will teach some basics of rock climbing and how to belay another climber and we will spend the rest of the time going at it. Climbing is an awesome sport and I’m hoping we can get lots more people to join us on peak trips and outdoors …
Bike to Old Rag Trailhead/Hike Old Rag
The plan is to drive to Madison, leave the cars at the house of a club member, Carolyn Farnsworth, and bike to the Old Rag trailhead on scenic backroads (approximately 20 miles one way), hike the 9mi loop on Old Rag, and bike back to Madison. Carolyn graciously offered to host a post-ride dinner, hence late end time. Drivers will …
Brms Discount Night
Hello fellow gearheads, Our discount night at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports is coming up fast! Next Wed Nov 4th from 8:15-9:15pm you’ll be part of an exclusive 20% sale to Outdoors at UVa members only. **Don’t forget: If you plan on buying gear that you’ll need to get fitted for (e.g. shoes, packs, etc.) you must go in this week …
Bike Ride
We’ll meet at 2104 JPA and ride towards Free Union and back — about 25-30mi scenic loop. Bring water, snacks, helmet, bicycle (road or hybrid). Rain cancels
Virginia’s Triple Crown Day Hike
This hike will take us to 3 of the best viewpoints along the AT in Virginia: McAffee’s Knob, Tinker Cliffs, and Dragon’s Tooth. Total distance around 19 miles. Bring water, snacks, and a flashlight. The hike requires a shuttle so the drivers get off the waitlist first. In case there are not enough cars for a shuttle, we’ll bring along …
50mile Bike Ride
We’ll meet at Echols and ride to Free Union where we will do a gorgeous 26 mi loop in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountain. On the way back, we’ll be riding past Arches on Ivy Road which means a mandatory stop for delicious low-calorie yoghurt with high calorie toppings Bring road/hybrid bike, helmet, water, snacks, spare tube, pump.
1st Annual Recreational Alleghany Highlands Triathlon
Do you like to run, road bike, and paddle? Perfect! Join me at the Alleghany Highlands Triathalon! This is my first-ever triathalon; I am not an expert trainer, and I am more excited about doing my three favorite sports than winning first place. The main purpose of this trip (for me) is to carpool and camp together, and to HAVE …
Camping, Biking, Hiking, Fishing- Whitetop Laurel
canceled due to lack of drivers and interest of enough people for this weekend…
Spring Backpacking in Cumberland Island, Ga
If you missed the boat on Cancun, but you’re still looking to go somewhere warm for Spring Break, this trip’s for you: come to Cumberland Island National Park! Cumberland Island is on the southern coast of Georgia. This island boasts over 50 miles of hiking trails, as well as many designated backcountry camp sites. The island has several scenic hiking …
Trip Leader Workshop 2
Want to learn how to lead trips or how to lead better trips? We will be going over all the basics of trip leading in the club, reimbursements, trip descriptions, basic logistics and info, activities, etc. Also, we will go over several common problems and go over how not to lead trips (mostly by examining all of the situations Ive …
The Biggest Picture Film Festival and (?) James River Fun
This weekend Richmond is holding its first ever environmental film festival, called The BIGGEST Picture. I’d like us to go see some of the screenings Saturday, and possibly to kayak, hike, or bike around the James river and its parks afterwards, if the weather is kindly. The Saturday films include: The Lorax (based on the metaphorical Dr Seuss story); Planet …
F#@& Cars- Mountainbiking New Trails
I came across the section of trails just off of 5th street about two weeks ago and have been itchin’ to explore it since. From what I can gather, there are at least 15 miles of trails with connections over to Carter’s Mountain, and the best part about it all- there’s no need for a car! We’ll meet at Echol’s …
F#$& Cars!- the Beginning
Problem #1- We use cars way to damn much these days. Problem #2- There’s a lot of great places around this town that are unexplored Solution- Explore this town without using those cursed coffins on wheels. We’re gonna start something here. Once a week we’re all gonna get together and explore the options for post-fossil fuel recreation. Some weeks we’re …
Trip-Leader’s Workshop Round 1
Want to lead a trip, but don’t know how? Want help with trip logistics or certain types of trips? Come to our officer-led trip leader workshops next week. The first one will be held in a classroom Monday at 6:00 pm in a classroom TBA. We’ll go over how to set trips up, how reimbursements work, the leader’s manual, expense …
Balcony Falls Saturday Trip
Sorry its so last minute, but let’s get a group together to go play around Balcony Falls! hike, bike, paddle…whatever, its a gorgeous Saturday!
Surf the Thanksgiving Break in Costa Rica!
We’re trading in our turkey dinners for casados, the national Costa Rican traditional meal of rice and beans (known as gallo pinto), salad, picadillo, and chicken breast. We’ll be upgrading our cranberry sauce to tropical fruit. But the most exciting part of this trip is obviously not the cuisine. We’re going surfing! We’ll be driving to Northern VA on the …
Sunday Morning Ride Out Old Lynchburg Rd
Any road bikers in Cville want to do an early morning ride Sunday? I’m doing an ~18-20 mile ride out Old Lynchburg Rd and back onto campus and would love company. There’s a pretty good 6 mile loop for part of it so it won’t be all out and back. There’s a lot of uphill too, so be expecting a …
Surf and Habitat for Humanity in Costa Rica
We’ve still got a little time.. not too late to join the trip! I’m going to learn to surf and build houses for Habitat in Costa Rica for 4 weeks, and you should come too!!! Here’s the price and activities breakdown (but if you see a “deal-breaker” let me know and we’ll see if we can work something out): General: …
New River Gorgathon
TRIP CANCELLED, sorry
Trip Leader Workshop
At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle trip expenses, what types of trips are allowed, and how to set trips up online. As an incentive to lead, we’ll reimburse your dues after leading four adventures. I’ve only reserved the room for an hour, so that’s the …
Trip Leader Workshop 3!
I’ve heard from several of you that you can’t come to the Thursday workshop, so here’s another chance! We’ll learn about trip-leading from 5-6ish, and we’ll finish in plenty of time to attend the Monday Night Gathering at Newcomb. At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle …
Trip Leader Workshop!
Everyone is encouraged to lead trips, and it’s easier than you think! At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle trip expenses, what types of trips are allowed, and how to set trips up online. As an incentive to lead, we’ll reimburse your dues after leading four …
Sunday Cycling
So much beautiful weather and so little biking. That’s how I’ve felt all fall as the days continue to go into the 50s, 60,s and 70s. Let’s stretch out this season and head out on a 20-25 mile ride from Charlottesville on Sunday morning. By meeting relatively early we can beat the traffic as much as possible. We’ll get together …