Announcements

420th BIANNUAL CREEKATHONNNNNNNN: THE FERTILE CREEKESCENT!!!!

Afton Moon Hessian

420 years ago, the people joined hands and spirits at the heart of the universe…the ‘Nut. This year we will celebrate the dawn of time: the founding of Creekathon! The first creek to be creeked, the first hot dog to be dogged, the first barefeet to be barefooted. You, too, will see the first creekathon…in real time. You, young creekerthoner, …

Birding at Ivy Creek B-)

Jack Weinbrecht

Hello potential birders. This Friday morning (postponed from rainy Monday) we will be looking at birds around Ivy Creek. We’ll hike slowly and stop a lot to observe. It helps to have binoculars—we have three extras—or maybe a fancy camera. If enough people join with personal binoculars/cameras we might expand the trip. Merlin Bird ID is a useful identification app …

Rivanna River Cleanup with Surfrider UVA

Skylar Foley

water? you doing here? oh just cleaning up this waterway. …anyway…Hello friends! Alana and I are facilitating an epic collab with SURFRIDER!! We will be doing a Rivanna River clean-up at 2pm on 2/28 to keep our local waterways clean. You will get to pick up trash and meet some fellow water lovers. Yay! Enough said. If you know you …

mysterious TRIP LEADER WORKSHOP

Ed Aten

It’s time for another trip leader workshop. The stars have aligned, the temperature will be below freezing, and the shrack couch covers have just been cleaned. Life is beautiful. Come learn how to lead trips for outdoors club…it’s never too late or too early. show up to Shrack 6pm wednesday Learn the ancient secrets 7pm become a trip leader optional: …

TOUR DE BANANA

Pietro Ciliberto

HELLO GREMLINS. I’m back. Ok ok this is the trip: 0. You must wear a shirt of banana color at any phase in the banana cycle. 1. We will go to O’hill and get bananas (if there are not bananas we will cry. and then we will settle for apples) 2. Then we will hike a little to a secluded …

Service and Sustainability Committee Interest Meeting

Owen Himmel

Hello all, Outside of ODC’s many sporting adventures we also want to encourage trips where we can learn and contribute to service and sustainability projects around UVA and Charlottesville. The service and sustainability committee works to organize these trips and connect with other clubs, organizations, and community members. In the past we have trips focused on trail maintenance, agriculture, sustainable …

TRIP LEADER WORKSHOP!!!!!!

Anusha Jain

Is your brain filled with amazing ideas for trips and you just want to get out there and make your ODC dreams come true?? Are you tired of waiting on waitlists?? Do you want to get more involved in ODC?? If so, this Trip Leader Workshop is for you!! Come to the shrack at 5:15 PM this Tuesday to learn …

four hundred twentieth biannual CREEKATHON!!!

Cameron J Burke

IT’S CREEKATHON TIME WOOOO!! Come one, come all to Creekathon, A day of adventure, fun, and song. With a pavilion as our base camp, We’ll eat, hammock, slackline, and chill like champs. Trips will depart from our central ground, Paddle boarding, hiking, frisbeeing all around. Leaders, get wild, take charge of the day, Make memories that will forever stay. Food …

sit spotting + warm bevs

Emi Englander Fuentes

Ever since I went on Lila’s forest contemplation trip last fall, I’ve been yearning to lead my own. I’ve also been hearing a lot about sit spotting recently and am taking it as a sign that it’s time to go back!! Sit spotting is a chance to sit by yourself in nature and become in turn with where you are …

MOAB 2024: THE CALL of THE GNAR

Ed Aten

Shredders, senders, and aspiring desert sand frolickers, welcome to the last week of fall classes. Your reward: the glorious emergence of the most LEGENDARY, only ONCE an earth revolution, GNAR JOURNEY. We begin preparing now to rise from east coast hibernation and mass migrate to the land of canyons, red rocks, ultimate gritty-ness and cryptobiotic crust: MOAB, UTAH. Approximately 44 …

POKER IN THE PINES (walnut creek trip!)

Evelyn Lepsch

Hello outdoorslings!! Have you ever felt like you would be at your peak form if Las Vegas wasn’t a large handful of hours away? Do you crave a casino night full of deception and allure? If so, YOU ARE IN LUCK. CREEKATHON POKER IN THE PINES IS FOR YOU. No previous knowledge of card games? NO PROBLEM A yearning need …

ANOTHER! Trip leader workshop!!

Cameron J Burke

Hellooo ODC friends!!! Did you just join ODC and want to learn how you can go on trips WHENEVER YOU WANT?? Or maybe you’ve enjoyed trips for a long time and are ready to spread the ODC love by creating even more trips!!??? Do you want your DUES REIMBURSED???? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, SIGN …

the OTHER trip leader workshop

Ed Aten

HEY all you ODC gremlins Tired of watching longingly as trips come and go without you on them?? Perhaps the waitlist was too long, perhaps it didn’t work with your JAM packed schedule. I present to you the solution: become a trip leader! All you have to do is sign up for this trip and attend our workshop! Psst…Trip leaders …

Morning Mindfulness at Ragged – Meditation and a swim for the brave hearted (Bright colour theme essential)

Aniella Weinberger

Apologies for the lack of meditation and mindfulness the past few weeks, nonetheless it is back this week better than ever! This week everyone must wear something bright and happy to set up a happy positive colourful loving vibe because that is exactly what we need. Some mindfulness, swimming and good vibes at Ragged on a sunny, fresh Wednesday morning, …

Waitlist Refuge #3: aquatic stargazing at ragged mountain

Reid Mitchell

1. Arrive at Echols with aforementioned swim stuff and eyeballs for aquatic stargazing. To be clear, the eyeballs will be used for the gazing at stars and the swim stuff will be used for aquticking. Doing otherwise sounds confusing and dangerous. 2. Be taken to ragged mountain 3. Engage in aquatic stargazing 4. Return

Waitlist Refuge #1: Storm the Lawn

Reid Mitchell

1. Acquire stuff that would be good for a large group gathering. Spikeball, frisbees, board games, musical instruments, art supplies, interesting ideas, a generally pleasant demeanor, etc. 2. Be at Lawn at noon on Sunday. 3. Improvise

CURE FOR THE WAITLIST BLUES (TRIP LEADER WORKSHOP)

Sophia Benmhend

ok so this is deffos the trip that you’ve all been waiting for… THE FIRST TRIP LEADER WORKSHOP OF FALL 2021!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The waitlists are absolutely mf colossal right now and THIS TRIP is your chance to never be on a waitlist for a trip again! How? By leading your very own trippies! At this workshop we are gonna go through …

Trip Leader Workshop- lead your own trips

Connor Siggins

NEW Meeting Link: https://virginia.zoom.us/j/92441855598 Hello all you wonderful earthy crunchy granola peoples, Have a bomber trip idea but aren’t sure how to lead trips? Have no fear, shred sherpas Siggy, Phil and Jojo will guide you through all of the basics for trip leading, including navigating the website and posting trips as well as COVID-19 related protocol. There is no …

Birding is dope

Mason Riffee

Hey, you, come close, and I shall share with you a secret, fervently censored and suppressed by the ODC officer corps. Indeed, it is a blasphemous truth — yet, truth it nevertheless is: there is more to the outdoors than ‘sending it.’ Shred-culture may attempt to convince you otherwise — but when one walks slowly, attentively through the woods (or …

REASSESS OUR COMMUNICATIONS W UVA SQUIRRELS (Tree CLIMBING 2.0)

Catie Leigh

Wow, a lot of you want to talk to squirrels, and/or hug a tree. Clearly, in these uNpReCeDenTed TiMeS, we are all starved of social interaction… I get it. Lets fix that. This will be a SECOND CHANCE to tree climb together, priority given to those who are currently wait-listed for the first trip. If you don’t get on this …

COMMUNE WITH UVA SQUIRRELS (Tree CLIMBING)

Catie Leigh

Are you terrified of the bold UVA squirrels that roam grounds, unchecked and unchallenged in their search to dominate UVA trash cans and potentially take over the school? Do you sometimes wish that homo sapiens evolved with tails so that you could dangle from tree limbs at will? Do you have a weird urge to hug every cool tree that …

Ok picture Old Rag, but in the dark… (night hike + stargazing)

Charlie Haywood

Yo! ~calling all night-owls, hooligans, and adventurers alike~ I’ve been hoping to get up to Old Rag sometime before it cools off too much, just to make sure all of the stars are still there. Conditions for Sunday look favorable, so we gotta get after it while the gettin is good. The destination? Well if you somehow missed that, Old …

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 …

How to Get Around the Waitlist: Trip Leader Workshop

Chad Baily

So you’re 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 your …

Hawksbill Hootenanny, Hooliganism, and Hullabaloo

Jacob St. Martin

Yes, you heard me right. Hootenanny, Hooliganism, AND Hullabaloo. On any average day you can only only get 1, maybe 2 of those at a time, so this is your chance to go all in. We will be hiking the lower hawksbill mountain trail to a beautiful 360° view, where we will watch the sunset, listen to folk music and …

Reading Day Old Rag Sunrise Hike!

Mason Goodman

We’re back bitches, and just in the nick of time. Yeah that’s right, it’s been a while since I’ve led or even been on a trip but I’ve decided to go out with a bang. That’s why I’m teaming up with fellow officer, trip leader, and future housemate Michelle Lovering to offer those of you with late exams the adventure …

Wilderness First Aid: Choose May 11-12; or May 15-16; or May 21-22; or June 15-16

Mateo Rosefsky

Hi fellow adventurers! A co-founder of this glorious club is offering Disaster + Travel + Wilderness First Aid certification courses four times this spring in Cville. Hands-on learn how to save your compadre’s life and limbs, be y’all out adventuring in the wilderness, caught in a wrong-place wrong-time disaster, traveling remotely, driving through a rural area with no cellphone service …

Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant

Mateo Rosefsky

>> “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 / …

Antidote for Post-Moab Sadness: Trip Leader Workshop

Victoria Alvarez

If you’ve got those post-Moab withdrawals (I do) and just wanna keep sending it (forever and ever and ever), come hang out with me! Learn the ins/outs of trip leading with the Club so you can shred, shred, shred whenever you want. Trip leaders are THE backbone of this club (no lie), and the best way to start adventuring is …

The Ultimate Moabian Seminar

Chad Baily

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 …

**Location Changed** Ye Olde Trip Leader Workshoppe

AJ Cuddeback

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 …

Old Rag Night Hike!

Charlie Haywood

Yo! ~calling all night-owls, hooligans, and adventurers alike~ I’ve been holding out for too long now in hopes of some higher temps rolling in, a practice in patience that is certainly beginning to take a toll on my sanity, but it appears as tho these frustrations have become known to whatever natural world divinities may be toggling with the thermostat …

Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant

Mateo Rosefsky

>> “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

Chad Baily

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 …

Trail Runningggg 2k19

Will Peterson

Hey y’all! It might be getting chilllllyyyy but let that be just another reason to get outside for some TRAIL running!!! Join me for a scenic 5ish mile run around the Ragged Mtn Reservoir and some great conversation as we desperately try to catch our breath. In order to stick together, we can pick a pace that fits everyone’s needs. …

>>>Moab, Utah 2019<<<

Billiam, Intergalactic Shred Lord, Prince of Dankness

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, …

I’ve Hit Peak Procrastination – Rock Climbing at Peak Rva

AJ Cuddeback

Final projects? I don’t know her. Join me in shirking my responsibilities this weekend by letting off steam at the Peak Experiences Climbing Gym in Richmond! No experience is required, and I’m excited to introduce you to climbing if it is your first time! ** Here’s the plan ** 11:45am – Meet at Echols 12pm – Leave Echols ~1pm – …

Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant

Mateo Rosefsky

>> “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 / …

Thanksgiving Break Starts Now (at Blackrock)

Ali Sullivan

I want to do a sunrise hike, join me. Blackrock is a 1ish mile hike and not all that hard, which is exactly what I want at 6am. Plan: -meet 5:05am @Echols -drive ~1hr to trail -hike -7:00am sun rises, we sacrifice Mason Goodman (ritually, of course) -get back to UVA around 8:30am/9 Bring: -good shoes -layers -H2O -headlamp -breakfast …

Thanksgiving Break Starts Now (at Blackrock)

Ali Sullivan

I want to do a sunrise hike, join me. Blackrock is a 1ish mile hike and not all that hard, which is exactly what I want at 6am. Plan: -meet 5:05am @Echols -drive ~1hr to trail -hike -7:00am sun rises, we sacrifice Mason Goodman (ritually, of course) -get back to UVA around 8:30am/9 Bring: -good shoes -layers -H2O -headlamp -breakfast …

Time Change Old Rag Sunrise!

Charlie Haywood

This coming Sunday, the United States Department of Transportation’s ‘Daylight Savings Time’ change will be gifting to us (for better or for worse) one extra hour, insofar as the societal construct that is ‘time’ is concerned, so I’ll be heading out to Old Rag to the make the most of it in catching the sunrise over what should be a …

Test. Bike. Whew.

Stephanie Roatis

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Stephanie Roatis

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Stephanie Roatis

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Trip Leader Workshop!!

Stephanie Roatis

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

Victoria Alvarez

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 …

Walking in the Dark! (Nighttime Backpacking)

Charlie Haywood

This will be a second attempt at a gnar trip I tried to send in February that ended up getting postponed because of snow! It will certainly be chilly this time around as well, but we shouldn’t have any issues getting in or out. Let me summit all up for ya. The place, Elliot Knob; the agenda, total and absolute …