Pitch: Imagine traversing rolling highlands through grassy, sun-drenched, wildflower-covered fields, with 360-degree views of the sun setting and then rising on a high-mountain Appalachian bald? From what I’ve read, this is an apt description of Roan Highlands in the springtime. (Please do your eyes a favor and google-image “Roan Mountain sunset” before proceeding further, just so we’re on the same …
Announcements
Climbing at Hidden Valley
Hello, it is timb to climb. We will be going to Hidden Valley in southwest VA. Although there are climbs for many skill levels, make sure you know how to belay and have experience top rope climbing. Here is a link to the mountain project: https://www.mountainproject.com/area/113166652/hidden-valley The guide book has many additional climbs; there are many sport routes 5.9 and …
Boone, Nc Spring Mega Trip **Carpool**
Happy Spring! Time to get yo butts outside Please read this trip description in its entirety. This is only a carpool, and you must sign up for side trip(s) as they are posted in order to join the carpool. WHAT: A NRGE style spring mega trip full of hiking, mountain biking, climbing, paddling, and other shenanigans! Attendees send it/shred “the …
Moonshiners Enduro- Intermediate and Up Mountain Biking
Yo, yo, yo! Calling all shredders of the gnar and other biking enthusiasts! Danny Voce and I have committed to showing the world just how out of shape we are in the most public domain possible: a mountain bike race! Although we may not necessarily be racing, we are looking forward to participating and wanted to invite you all to …
April Blair’s Day #21
alright alright alright. cole mountain is an easy hike that will only take ~30 min & opens up to a mountaintop field that makes you want to sing “the hills are alive” at the top of your lungs. i know i should be planning a night out on the town with a sign around my neck of 21 drunken shenanigans …
Big Beantown Bash: Climbing and Sailing in Ma!
Calling only the most sendy of people. This trip is just too badass to pass up. We will be taking a long weekend and heading up to the great northeast on the adventure of a lifetime. There will be laughs, numerous bathroom breaks, all you can buy food, sailing, rock climbing, thrifting, and Boston Burger Co’s 420 burger! We will …
The Ultimate Moabian Seminar
Are you going out to Moab and not quite sure what you need? THEN BINGPOT! THIS IS FOR YOU!! This is a workshop centered around going out to Moab and making sure that you are prepared for the awesome week of sending it in ways you never thought possible. What we are going to be going over: – What a …
** Drivers Needed ** Overnight at the Dragon’s Tooth!!
Hey guys, I’m reposting my trip to hopefully generate a little more interest among you folks with vehicles! I want to take as many people as possible to this magnificent place, but I can’t do that without you beautiful car-owning souls. Comrades, dragon slayers if you will, I’m looking to head down to Dragon’s Tooth, the last but not least …
**Location Changed** Ye Olde Trip Leader Workshoppe
Even though I requested Clark 101 the Source gave me **New Cabell 323** (Trust me, I am just as upset about the distance as you are). Anyways, c’est la vie and e’re going to have a great time anyway!! ————————————– HEYO! Tired of getting stuck on waitlists? Wait no longer! The best way to get on trips is to lead …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] 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 $195. That’s a total of …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / …
Trip Leader Workshop
Do you have the boo-hoos about being on the waitlist?? Then come learn how to lead a trip! Leading trips is one of the best ways to meet more of the awesome outdoorsy folks here in the club and getting to try new things! SooOOooOOo come and spend part of your lovely Wednesday evening with me as I teach you …
Winter Camping + Fly Fishing + Black Lab
*Drivers Needed* Throwback to one of the first trips I lead with outdoors club 4 years ago but this time with fly fishing. The camping spot is an easy 1ish mile hike in at sugar hollow. The hike follows and crosses a stream which we will be fishing in. Fishing is optional. It requires a fishing license and getting into …
7 Sisters 25k Trail Run!!
I’ve been super stoked to see so many trail running trips posted last semester. Let’s keep up that momentum by training and running an epic race on April 20th in the Montreat Wilderness just outside Asheville, NC. Race description – “The Seven Sisters 25k is a monstrous mountain of a run around the East and West ridges of the Montreat …
Winter Backpacking: Three Ridges
Wanna test out all those cool socks you got for the holidays?? Come join me for a backpacking adventure to three ridges!! Three Ridges is a beautiful loop that is about 15 miles long with some breathtaking views. It has some nice climbs and a long descent. More information can be found at https://www.hikingupward.com/GWNF/ThreeRidges/ ~~ The Plan ~~ Meet at 9am …
>>>Moab, Utah 2019<<<
THIS IS ABOUT TO BE THE RADDEST THING OUT THERE. There is but one ODC trip worthy of such a claim, and it is our annual pilgrimage the arid paradise of MOAB, UTAH. Approximately 40 of us will drive out to Moab for spring break to spend the week(ish) camping on the banks of the Colorado River and hiking, backpacking, …
Advanced Backpacking Adventure: Adirondacks High Peaks Wilderness
OVERVIEW: > Achieve vast views from atop New York State’s four tallest mountains, plus many more, on this backpacking adventure in the Adirondacks High Peaks Wilderness. > A warm-up day hike or two, then: backpacking 5 days, 4 nights, ~48 miles, ~15,000 feel total elevation gain (and loss). Mileages and elevation-changes noted below are approximate. > Community backpacking adventure welcoming …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] 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 $195. That’s a total of …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / …
Beach Camping: “it’s My Party and I’ll Go to the Beach If I Want to”
Come enjoy the last few moments of warm air and (hopefully) water. Michelle Lovering and I will be co-leading this trip together!! We will be heading to False Cape State Park in VA and hitting up the beach, catching some rays, and having a good ole time. “it’s my 21st and tbh the only type of going out i want …
Blackbird Knob Trail
Blackbird singing in midterm season Take these broken GPAs and learn to hike All semester You were only waiting for this moment to arrive SUP NERDS!!! We are headed to the Blackbird Knob Trail in West Virginia. Friday night we are going to camp at Red Creek Campground, Saturday we are waking up early for an 10-15 mile hike in …
Goat Watching and Beginner Backpacking at House Mountain!!
Howdy again Folks, Yes I’m aware I announced this trip yesterday. I’m also aware that only like 5 people and no drivers signed up and I’m here to reel more of you in. I’ve resorted to exploiting that fact that there is allegedly a goat on house mountain to impel you to perhaps give my trip the time of day. …
Trip Leader Workshop!!
Tired of getting waitlisted over and over again??? Just wanna send it with other outdoor enthusiasts all the friggin time??!? The best way to get on trips is to lead ’em, folks! Come hang out with me and learn the ins/outs of trip leading with the club, and get automatically activated by yours truly! ***If you’re new to the outdoors, …
Trick or Trip Leader Workshop: a Frightfully Good Time
Halloween is creepin’ up on us, witch means that you’ve got to figure out how you’re gonna celebrate the holiday. Our suggestion : treat yourself to an adventure and GET OUTSIDE! Scared to lead a trip? No worries. We’ll teach ya! The best way to get on a trip is to lead one. Come hang out with me and learn …
***Canceled*** Spruce Knob / Seneca Creek: Intermediate Backpacking
Want to catch more of this lovely fall weather? Come join me on a trip to good ole West Virginia! Spruce Knob / Seneca Creek is one of the top 5 backpacking circuits that you can do on the east coast. It should be PEAK leaf season while we are there! The circuit isn’t too bad, ~17ish miles over two …
Time to Get Weird: Naked Stargazing
Okay hear me out. Last weekend, for reasons I will not get into right now, I ended up having the surprising pleasure of stargazing in the nude. And let me tell you, it gave me a deeper connection to the nature around and above me than I had ever experienced. So much so that I think other people should experience …
Slot Canyons and Camping
For this trip, we’re heading southwest. Southwest Virginia that is! I recently discovered what might be the coolest hike in all of Virginia and I have been dying to check it out. Behold, the Channels: https://virginiatrailguide.com/2016/10/23/great-channels/ Pretty cool, right??? To justify the four hours of driving it’ll take to get there, I’m full sending and making this a camping trip. …
Bridge Day 2018!! Get Pitted!
Alright guys. We’re gonna just say fuck it and fuck you to all our classes, meetings, restaurant shifts, half-committed tinder dates (admit it, you were hesitant to go anyways), that Friday afternoon CS office hour, prior obligations, yadda yadda yadda and head out to the 39th annual BRIDGE DAY! Every year on the third Saturday in October the New River …
Apple Butter Day!
Do you want to spend a night sitting around a campfire, listening to old-timers tell stories, and stirring a massive cauldron of bubbling liquid? Then come along to the day of apple butter! I grew up in the area, and every year the teeny town of Batesville spends a weekend making apple butter to sell and fundraise with. I want …
Nrge Friday Mountain Biking – All Levels – Arrowhead Trails or New River Gorge Trails (with Optional Tour De Gorge)
Join me for some easy mountain biking on day 1 of the NRGE. With its wonderful network of flowy, not-too-technical, trails Arrowhead is a perfect place for beginners but fun for all levels! However, since there is an NRGE trip to Arrowhead on Saturday (see Ian McClelland’s trip) I’m tempted to show you some easy trails down in the gorge …
Nrge Beginner-Intermediate Ww Kayaking – the New River from Thurmond to Cunard
GENERAL INFO ABOUT THIS TRIP: The section of the New River above the gorge is an ~9 mile stretch from Thurmond to Cunard, WV and has 5 class 2 rapids separated by a bit of calm water and ends with the famous class 3, “Surprise” rapid. This is a great place for beginners-intermediates to get an intro to big water, …
Nrge 2018 — Carpool
Holaaaaa, This is the general carpool trip for the 2018 New River Gorge Extravaganza megatrip! Aka NRGE aka the highlight of your semester that will, with any luck, help stave off your hunger for gnar until Moab. If you make it onto an adventure for NRGE, sign up for this adventure. Sign up on this ONLY IF YOU ARE ALREADY …
Smokies Fallapalooza Pt. 3 (Condensed Version!)
That’s right–not one, not two, but THREE Smokies trips are happening this fall break! This 3rd one’s for you if…. a) you need to leave at a slightly later time on Friday than the other 2 Smokies trips and/or b) you wanna get back earlier because you have hella work to catch up on (or maybe even an exam right …
Mcafee Knob: Beginner Backpacking
Is one crown enough for you (I mean who can wear three)? Do you like the outdoors? Do you like sunsets? Do you like sunrises? Do you like dogs? Then this could be the backpacking adventure for you! Come join Jim, his dog Molly, and I as we take on McAfee Knob in Catawba, VA. We will be hiking up …
Fall Break: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
**Beginnermediate Backpacking** The Great Smoky Mountains Fallapalooza continues!! Join me on a backpacking / camping trip to the beautiful Smoky Mountains. We will be leaving Friday, Oct. 5th and returning Tuesday, Oct. 9th. Friday night and Monday night we’ll be camping in a car-camping type campground, and Saturday and Sunday night we’ll be doing a backpacking loop. This is a …
Fall Break in Asheville, Nc!
Fall break is almost upon us, and I am following the Blue Ridge / my heart to Western North Carolina!!! We’ll be camping in Pisgah National Forest, near the happy hippie town of Asheville. The region is rife with biodiversity; home to miles of waterfalls, peaks, and old-growth forest; and boasts one of the longest, most colorful fall foliage seasons …
*Cancelled*Sand, Sun, and Fire
Hey Folks This fall break let’s go catch some rays and waves down in ole Carolina. On Friday we will venture down to Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks, and set up shop in a campsite right on the other side of the dunes from the Atlantic Ocean. From there the Outer Banks is our oyster. Possible activities include surfing, …
Sand, Sun, and Fire
Hey Folks This fall break let’s go catch some rays and waves down in ole Carolina. On Friday we will venture down to Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks, and set up shop in a campsite right on the other side of the dunes from the Atlantic Ocean. From there the Outer Banks is our oyster. Possible activities include surfing, …
Fall Break Backpacking – Triple Crown Edition!
This post is wayyy in advance but I wanted to get a feel for who might be interested in backpacking the Triple Crown over fall break! The catchy name comes from the three pretty sick summits we will hit along the 35ish-mile loop: McAfee Knob, Dragon’s Tooth, and Tinker Cliffs. We will leave Friday afternoon, drive two hours, and hike …
Best Waitlist Relief Ever: Trip Leader Workshop!
Tired of getting waitlisted over and over again??? Just wanna send it with other outdoor enthusiasts all the friggin time??!? The best way to get on trips is to lead ’em, folks! Come hang out with me and learn the ins/outs of trip leading with the club! ***If you’re new to the outdoors, sweet! No experience necessary. WHY??? (Psssh cuz …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] 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 $195. BONUS if you’re a …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / …
Welcome Back(Packing)!
Next weekend (the beginning of September) will be our last good chance to shirk our responsibilities and go backpacking before homework hits us heavy. I’ve had my eye on the Three Ridges loop for sometime now, and this is the perfect opportunity to go. The weather will be great, the views pleasant, and the woods relaxing: you will love yourself …
Backpacking: Views, Arctic Tundra-Like Vegetation, Adventure!
[One or two spots still open; *call* Matt at 434-465-8733 a.s.a.p. if you want in.] Come cool off at DOLLY SODS, West Virginia: my *favorite* place to go backpacking within a handful of hours of Cville. Its Wilderness is unique, and different every time. Much of the vegetation on Dolly Sods’ 4000-foot plateau is interesting and rare in the Southeast …
Mtb Vaycay in Asheville
heyoooo We will be heading to Asheville, NC this weekend. Asheville is nearly completely surrounded by national forest, so there is a plethora of things to do in the area. It’s approximately a 5 hr drive from Charlottesville. da Plan: We’ll be leaving early Friday morning to drive to NC and biking friday afternoon in Pigsah national forest. It’s a …
New England Highpointing Road Trip – Featuring: the Presidential Traverse (Including a Summit of Mount Washington)
Good summer’s day, fellow outdoorsy hoos. I am here to announce the latest and greatest in summer adventures: New England Highpointing, including the Presidential Traverse. Highpointing: noun; the sport of ascending to the point at the highest elevation for a given area. As the title suggests, we will be hitting several New England highpoints including: – Ebright Azimuth, Deleware – …
Friday Shredding in the Mountains
Let’s go ride some real mountains in the ole Gee Dubya. This trip is for the lazy with an option for those who wanna pedal. THE PLAN Leave Charlottesville in the morning (by 9) Drive to the top of Reddish Knob Drop off riders A. Keep shuttling up for a few more laps B. Keep riding the nearby trails from …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
OFFERINGS IN CVILLE: CHOOSE EITHER: MAY 9-10 MAY 16-17 MAY 26-27 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / …
Trail Days 2018 *Updated Time*
*Update times to make it just friday through sunday night* *need drivers. You will be reimbursed gas completely plus a $20 tip. Come with a full tank to the shred shack. This will be a very informal trip. There are many adventures we may choose to explore once we get to Damascus! TLDR: Read it, my prose is a damn …