Announcements

CREEKATHON- FAIRY HOUSE BUILDING

Elizabeth Frysinger

Have you felt disconnected from the ✨magic✨ in the world? Are classes getting you down? Join me and Via and build 🧚‍♀️fairy houses at CREEKATHON. -Make sure you’re signed up for the main creekathon carpool. You WILL NOT get off the waitlist for this trip unless you are signed up for the carpool or you have communicated to me you …

Exploring the Charlottesville Underground

Colin Spindülfinkle Walsh

Few know about the many miles of drainage tunnels connecting the Charlottesville area. Join us for a weeknight voyage into the belly of the beast. The main tunnels are approx. 6 ft. tall with opportunities for short stretches of crawling, but can most likely be avoided. Subject to cancellation with large amounts of rain and snowmelt. Bring a headlamp & …

7-Day Sufferfest!!😵🤯😼

Skylar Foley

“To live is to suffer, to hike to 7-Day is to find some meaning in the suffering” — Nietzche The plan: Hit all 7-Days, even the new five star restaurant, by circumventing grounds to each strategically placed location. Consume food and/or beverage(s) at each stop. The journey is a lofty 4.5-5 miles that has never been hiked before. Our expedition …

Tuesday Tree Climb!

kylie holzman

Hi friends! I have a wonderfully free afternoon on Tuesday, so I want to frolic in some trees. I had an absolute blast climbing the trees on the South Lawn last spring (wow, can’t believe that was already last spring) and I want to do it again. If you have some free time (or want to skip that pesky 75-minute …

Let’s spend all day in a tree!!

Santiago Pinto

A little context. we are going to rig a slackline up on a couple of trees at Copeley Hill on Saturday at 10 am (We will be attach to the line we are not crazy). The mission is to use ropes to climb the trees and once up there we’ll rig the line and set a couple of hammocks to …

Slackline Practice on the Lawn this Wednesday at 3:30

Jack Weinbrecht

We’ll be meeting on the South Lawn near the Homer statue at 3:30 this Wednesday. Beginners are welcome! Feel free to still sign up even if you gotta show up a bit late. Bring slacklines if you’ve got any.

Corn Maze Mania!!!

Chris Coppola

What’s up everyone! We’re about to venture to a land that no one in odc has ever been on a trip to before… At least I don’t think so, right? A corn maze. Not just any corn maze, but Liberty Mills Farm, the largest corn maze in the country. It contains 12 miles of trails, so this trip can be …

Waterlines on Rivanna This Tuesday 5pm

Santiago Pinto

Hello outdoor friends Lets get together this Tuesday after classes to get on the river and practice some balance, we will have waterlines and ground lines. The place to meet is the parking lot at Darden next to the river, I will make a groupchat after we have a headcount to coordinate rides. Bring water and bugs spray

Wanna get wet this weekend?

Eliza Stowe

Folks, I don’t know about y’all, but this 80 degree weather has me sweating buckets. There’s nothing like a cool dip in the Rivanna to cure this early onset perspiration. So let’s go make it happen on a sunny Sunday afternoon!!! Potential activities might include (but are certainly not limited to): hacky sacky, slacky liney, swim swim (like a fish), …

Gear Rooms: Week of 4/5

Phillip Reeves

Howdy folks, here’s this week’s gear room info: Gear Request Form: https://forms.gle/Jii4KZPV3VgTbTat7 Gear Room Schedule: Monday: Tuesday: 5:45pm -> Anna Cuddeback (617) 230-7261 Wednesday: Thursday: 6:00pm -> Mason Riffee (434) 509-8678 Friday: 10:00am -> Burke Haywood (540) 817-4002 Saturday: Sunday: If none of these times work for you, please email the officers outdoors-officers@virginia.edu at least 24 hours in advance to …

Cure for Waitlist Blues : Trip Leader Workshop

Victoria Alvarez

So you’re still super stoked to get outside, and you can’t wait to just SEND IT BRAH…..but… there’s a waitlist………oof………..sad day. The BEST way to get around waitlists and start adventuring whenever you want is to LEAD YOUR OWN TRIPS!!! Trip leaders are the backbone of this Club (no lie), and leading your own trips allows you to truly choose …