Hiking through ghost towns? Camping in ghost towns? Swimming near ghost towns? The plan is to head out to base camp for Friday night, hike Saturday, camp in/near a ghost town Sat night, and hike out and head home on Sunday. Should be about 10-12 mi of decent hiking along the river. The plan is to hit the Kaymoor, Rend, …
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Backpacking Overnight of Rockytop/Big Run Loop Friday
Weather has finally cooled down and it’s AWESOME to be outside. We’ll leave Friday at 2pm from the Echols brick wall and head into the Shenandoah National Forest. Rockytop/Big Run is a 13.8 mile loop, but since we’ll be camping we’ll split it up into a very manageable 7ish miles a day. We’ll get some sweet views of the Shenandoah …
The North Face Speaker Series & Brms Presents Mark Synnott
Get STOKED for STORY TIME… Come listen to an epic adventure story at the Jefferson Theater on the downtown mall. The North Face Speaker Series and BRMS present Mark Synnott. When: November 5th 2013; Doors @ 630 pm; story time from 7-830ish. Where: Jefferson Theater downtown mall. Why: Get inspired!!!:) Mark Synnott has a mission: to seek out and climb …
New River Gorge Extravaganza ’13: Base Camp
WHAT IS THE NEW RIVER GORGE EXTRAVAGANZA? The New River Gorge Extravaganza (NRGE) is a choose-your-own-adventure megatrip that the club puts on in the fall to one of the best outdoor recreation destinations in the nation, perhaps world, and is only 3 hours from C’ville. The New River itself is 1 of 10 National Wild and Scenic Rivers in the …
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 …
2 Hikes, 1 Night, 2 Mountains-> Cold Mountain / Mt Pleasant
This weekend’s weather looks EPIC, so let us combine 2 of the best hikes in Virginia: cold mt. and mt. pleasant, 12 mile figure 8 loop!!! See descriptions below. http://www.hikingupward.com/gwnf/coldmountain/ http://www.hikingupward.com/gwnf/MountPleasant/ The plan: Saturday: 10am meetup @ echols, then hit up bodos. Drive, 1.5 hours. Arrive around noon. Hike Mt Pleasant loop (5 miles/4 hours). Picnic in the meadows!!! Start …
Mystical Mountain Backpacking?: 4/20 Overnight of Rockytop/Big Run Loop
Spring’s finally here y’all, and what better way to welcome all the nice weather and get your nature fix than a backpacking trip?! That’s right ladies and gents, step right up to get your Vitamin D and a healthy dose of exercise all in one sittin’! (..except we’ll be hiking, of course). Anyways, this will be a 24-hour type thing; …
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 …
Hazel Creek/Forney Creek Loop Hike
This challenging six day five-night, 56.7-mile loop packs in long days, steep climbs, and tricky creek crossings to bring you deep into the heart of the last true Eastern wilderness. Get ready to kiss civilization good-bye: The North Carolina side of the Smokies sees just 15 percent of the park’s total visitors, and you’ll be wandering the area’s most remote …
Cheat Fest (Whitwater Boat Riding, Music, Good Times)
Do your homework early, check/adjust your exam and/or work schedules, learn to kayak, etc.. This is going to be sweet! ACTIVITIES: The emphasis of this trip will be to enjoy whitewater. There is plenty of class III-V whitewater in the area including: The Cheat Canyon, Upper/Lower Yough, Big Sandy, etc. Priority will be given to those who are interested in …
Sc Backpacking and Georgia Beachin
Forgot to make spring break plans? This’ll get some sun on your face and sand on your toes…but you’ll have to work for it first. We will start at Francis Marion National Forest and do a three night backpacking gig (http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/scnfs/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=47301&actid=51) . Then we will head to just outside Savannah, Georgia and camp at Skidaway Island State Park (http://www.gastateparks.org/SkidawayIsland). We …
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* > …
Maple Festival Car Camping + Outdoor Adventures
The Maple Festival in Monterey has been going for over 50 years now, and I’ve driven through Monterey a couple of times and seen the crowd it brings, but had never stopped there. This year, I’d like to see what it is about, and use it as an excuse to get some car camping done. Rest assured, this trip is …
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Winter Backpacking (Daniel Boone Loop) in Pisgah
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER. 🙁 Join me on a weekend backpacking trip to Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina to enjoy one of the best winter backpacking loops in North Carolina. The Daniel Boone loop starts near Lake Logan and passes Shining Rock (5940′)- a quartz outcrop, and great ridgeline views. 16.8 mi total. Weather this weekend is looking good …
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 …
Rei Garage Sale!
For those of you who don’t know what the REI Garage Sale is… “This is a ‘Member Only’ event where we sell off most of our returned products at extreme discounts. This is likely the busiest day you will see at REI so prepare for a crowd. Discounts will range from 30-60% off (!!!) retail cost. The sale will be …
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! …
Old Rag and Backpacking!?!?!?!? What?
This trip is for beginners but be advised that the rock scramble is difficult hike and we’ll be doing it with packs at night. The total loop is 8 miles or so, I think. We’ll do 4-5 the first day. If you’ve never backpacked before that is okay, so long as you are fairly fit. Gear list at the end: …
Friday-Saturday New River Gorge, Beg/Intermediate
Feeling like pulling on some NRG rock but not feeling like you got a lot of time? We’re heading west friday evening at 5:45, climbing all saturday. Leaving the gorge in the evening and coming back Saturday night. If the weather’s bad, Rico’s dry! Thinking about hitting up summersville but that’s all negotiable This is for Beg. who know how …
What Knot to Wear
Many of us probably just get by when it comes to knots. Perhaps you just keep fumbling around until the rope does what you want it to. Several of the officers have put their heads together and come up with what we think are the 10 most useful knots to know. This “adventure” will be more of a workshop, held …
Whitewater Kayaking: Intermediate/Advanced, Lower New River Gorge!
Lower New River Gorge, Cunard to Fayette Station. This is an Intermediate – Advanced Whitewater kayak trip. Class III + You can research the river here: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2418/ Skill requirements: You must have a combat roll to attend this trip. Note: Safety whistle and float bags required. Everyone gets wait listed until I screen your skills. Camping: Ray’s Campground The club …
Mountain Bike Camping in George Washington National Forest
To continue my exploration of GW National Forest (see my fall break trip to Great North Mountain), I want to go on a mountain bike camping trip while the weather’s still warm enough for ultralight travel. We’ll leave Cville on Saturday morning (10/13), drive for a couple hours to the trailhead, and get ready to shred some of the state’s …
Backpacking- Become Famous -Save Nature
This is a backpacking trip but will also involve helping out an American University grad student who is doing a project as an NPS fellow. Pretty sweet stuff. So we’ll head to SNP Friday night around 6, get there around seven, do some night-hiking which is pretty fun. I do not know where in the park we’ll be going, I …
Fall Break: Backpacking on Great North Mountain
Hey Fall Break-ers! There’s a 4-day weekend coming up, and it’s time to decide what you’re gonna do about boredom control. I personally recommend a nice dose of hiking through the Appalachians on the West Virginia border to refresh yourself for the remainder of the semester. This trip will follow the West Virginia / Virginia border on the Great North …
Snowshoe Season Passes for $250!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen, get ready for the main event! The gods cursed us last year with a winter to be forgotten, but alas, do not lose heart, for the night is darkest just before the dawn: and the dawn is coming! And by all of that I mean, that its gonna snow a but ton this winter. So wax your …
Fall Break Wilderness Backpacking Quest to the Dolly Sods, Wv
Don’t have plans yet for Fall Break? Well, ya do now! We’re gonna sally on over to the greatest Wilderness Area this side of the Great Plains and tromp around for a few days to get a good, heavy dose of Nature before we even attempt to think about doing some school work. I’m hoping the fall colors will rollicking. …
Nrg Extravaganza: Beginner-Intermediate Hiking
This trip is an add-on to the NRG Extravaganza. Below is a blurb Dave Clark sent out about what that is. Adventure details follow below. WHAT IS THE NRG EXTRAVAGANZA? The New River Gorge (NRG) Extravaganza is a choose-your-own-adventure megatrip that the club puts on in the fall (some years; hopefully this becomes an annual tradition) to one of the …
Gauley Fest
Gauley Fest is the biggest whitewater kayaking festival of the year. Last year pretty much every major kayaking company was there selling and giving stuff away, and about 3000 people, kayakers and groupies alike. Here’s the link to the American Whitewater website about it: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Wiki/aw:events_gauley While the emphasis of this trip is to enjoy whitewater, You are also welcome to …
Ocoee River, Intermediate – Advanced Whitewater Kayaking Trip
Ocoee Whitewater River Trip Middle Ocoee – #2 Dam to #2 Powerhouse August 25th – 26th. This is an Intermediate – Advanced Whitewater kayak trip. Class III + You can research the river here: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/1780/ Skill requirements: You must have a combat roll to attend this trip! Note: Safety whistle and float bags required. Everyone gets waitlisted until I screen …
East Coast Surfing Championships & Surf Trip
This year marks the 50th annual Virginia Beach East Coast Surfing Championships. http://www.surfecsc.com/ If you think your skills are fly enough, you can enter the competition in your respective category *or you can volunteer in things such as beer sales (21+) or tee shirt sales (21-) and etc, *or you can come along and just spend the day on the …
Lower Youghiogheny River
The Stony Creek River release Saturday, July 14th and 15th. Is officially cancelled. It is now a Lower Youghiogheny river trip: Sorry for any inconvenience. (This is Intermediate^2 skill level). You can research this river here: LOWER YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER: OHIOPYLE, PA 15470 Lat 39`52’15”, long 79`29’35”, Fayette County, The same dates apply, the same skill requirements apply, very similar run. …
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 …
Cheat Fest (Kayaking, Rafting, Racing, Music, Etc)
Do your homework early, check/adjust your exam and/or work schedules, etc.. This is going to be sweet! ACTIVITIES: The emphasis of this trip will be to enjoy whitewater. There is plenty of class III-V whitewater in the area including: The Cheat, Upper/Lower Yough, Big Sandy, etc. Priority will be given to those who are interested in paddling, but there are …
Pre-Homework Backpacking! Knob Mountain Snp
Come backpack before homework starts piling up! I haven’t worked out the exact hike details but if you are interested go ahead and sign up. This is not beginner backpacking but anyone will be able to make the hikes. We’ll head to Shenandoah on Saturday morning. Maybe at 9 like I scheduled it. Maybe a couple of hours later as …
Winter Break Backpacking in Ocala National Forest, Fl
Sooo, classes don’t start until Wednesday, January 18th, let’s go backpacking! Ocala National Forest in Central Florida has about 70 miles of continuous trails that run through a mix of pine and hardwood forests, prairies, lakes, and swamps. The plan is to backpack the the majority of the length of the forest over 6 days. Here is a great resource …
The Priest Backpacking
The Priest is part of the AT in George Washington National Forest. We’ll leave Saturday and hike to the top and camp in or near the shelter. Sunday we’ll either hike back down or make a loop around Crabtree Falls Trail (depending on if we get more than 1 driver). Its probly going to get really cold(below freezing), so bring …
Pre-Crickathon Three Ridges Backpacking
The title says it all. Three Ridges is a stellar 12 mile loop off the AT that, naturally, summits and traverses three ridges. We’ll leave Saturday morning after a sleepless night of stoke from the sick ski film showing friday night (which you all should be attending, see upcoming adventures) and hike in and set up camp for the night, …
Mount Pleasant Hiking and Camping
The weather this weekend is looking to be stellar, so come spend it at Mount Pleasant instead of sitting around dreading the first batch of exams coming up. Besides, are you really going to enjoy the library as much as you would enjoy spending your weekend outside? Nah. We’ll head up to Mount Pleasant Saturday morning, hike around 5 miles …
Furnace Mountain Backpacking
Hey guys, I am leading a trip out to Shenandoah National Park to do some overnight backpacking Saturday/Sunday. The drive is under an hour and very nice. We’ll head out and hit the trail. Camp somewhere cool. Hike out and come home. Departure and return times can change so if you are interested but need to leave earlier or come …
Campbell University Mountain Bike Race
Like to mountain bike? Want to go head to head with VCU, William and Mary and VT? Come to the collegiate mountain biking race series opener this weekend!! 3 Races packed into 2 days! Saturday: Downhill – 1pm Super D – 4pm Sunday: Cross Country – 10:30am We will be camping at the foot of the Dark Mountain Trail System …
Outdoor Extravaganza at the New River Gorge
This is a weekend camping adventure to the New River Gorge (NRG) area. We’ll stay at Ray’s Campground in Hico, WV Friday, Saturday, and perhaps Sunday nights over Labor Day weekend. I have solicited the help of other trip leaders in the club to make this a choose-your-own-adventure style trip. So far I have a few hiking leaders on board, …
Hot ‘N’ Humid Intermediate-Advanced Mountain Bike Basecamping at Sherando
Attention all Shrednauts: as if that verbose title wasn’t self-explanatory, let’s go bike camping. Not car bike camping, but straight bike camping. Here’s the plan with handy reference map: http://www.cambc.org/images/sherando_map.pdf Park at the Mill Creek trailhead, ride in a mile or two with gear affixed to our backs until we find a suitable campsite and settle down. We’ll try to …
Independence Weekend Rock Climbing at the New River Gorge!
Freedom! America! Rock climbing! Swimming! The time has come to yet again light a few candles on America’s birthday cake and sing a joyous song for the Land of Freedom. And what better place to do it than West By God Virginia?!!?! New River Gorge has over 3000 sport and trad climbing routes. We will choose crags based on group …
Grayson Highlands Bouldering++
This trip will have a few activities but will be focused on bouldering. There will also be some fishing, exploring, and of course camping! We will be leaving on Friday afternoon (TBA – see questions) and driving 4 hours to make camp at Raccoon Creek National Campground: http://www.fs.fed.us/outernet/r8/gwj/mr/recreation/camping/raccoon.shtml There are no reservations so I have a couple backups in mind …
Cheat River Festival (Rafting, Advanced Kayaking & Music)
ACTIVITIES: The emphasis of this trip will be to enjoy whitewater. There is plenty of class III-V whitewater in the area including: The Cheat, Yough, Big Sandy, etc. Priority will be given to those who are interested in paddling or rafting, but there are plenty of other alternative activities available such as the 5K Cheat Race on Saturday morning, hiking, …
Outer Banks Backpacking Beach Week
Wanna get out to the beach in true outdoors club style? We will be backpacking two sections of trail for about 40 miles total covered. The convenient break in between will allow us to refill on food and water and never have to carry ridiculously heavy packs. Bring your sunblock and swimsuit and get ready for some of the best …
Super Sweet Beach Camping
(Who goes to Foxfield anyway?) Instead come out to camp at Virginia Beach! We will be going to First Landing on Friday early afternoon (~3 hr drive), swimming/wading in the afternoon, and then camping the night. We’ll explore the park the next day– including swimming and slacklining and being lazy. The water is warmer than the rest of Virginia Beach …