>> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback August 2013 >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback March 2015 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / pediatric / infant). Get a 2-year certification. Full instruction, practice, and certification …
Announcements
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) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course FEE BACK BY REIMBURSEMENT! Details: www.outdoorsatuva.org/resources/?WildernessFirstAid FREE FOR UVA EMPLOYEES! Most academic employees can …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
>> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback March 2015 >> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback August 2013 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / pediatric / infant). Get a 2-year certification. Full instruction, practice, and certification …
Wilderness First Aid + Cpr/Aed/Choking Certification 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) > travel anywhere > wilderness area This will be held at a beautiful UVa Thomas Jefferson-designed installation, way up in the mountains above Blacksburg at UVa’s Mountain Lake Biological Station. There’s a small lake for swimming or boating, …
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) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course FEE BACK BY REIMBURSEMENT! Details: www.outdoorsatuva.org/resources/?WildernessFirstAid FREE FOR UVA EMPLOYEES! Most academic employees can …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
>> “Hooray! No video!” – anonymous feedback August 2013 >> “The most action-packed three hour CPR class I’ve been to. You made it concise and FUN!” – anonymous feedback March 2015 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, AED, and relieving choking (adult / pediatric / infant). Get a 2-year certification. Full instruction, practice, and certification …
Creekathon Water Line and Other Ratchet Slacktivities
Hey! I’ll be slacking off during the Creekathon festivities, setting up as many lines as possible – please bring your own so we can have a slackathon! If we can scope out a good spot, I’ll be setting up a line over the lake- so if you fall, you swim! This adventure will convene at the pavilion by 1:00 (or …
Test Trip Announcement
Don’t sign up for this, workin on some stuff.
Test Trip Announcement
Don’t sign up for this, workin on some stuff.
Beginner/Intermediate Mountain Biking (Intro to Shred)
Greetings ragamuffins, Enjoy biking but haven’t had much opportunity to ride on the trails? Or maybe you’re a serious shrednaut and want to take a semi-relaxed ride on our dear ohill. Or maybe you’ve never even heard of a bike or shredding or the English language. (Probably not the trip for you, but you can’t even understand this right now, …
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) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course FEE BACK BY REIMBURSEMENT! Details: www.outdoorsatuva.org/resources/?WildernessFirstAid FREE FOR UVA EMPLOYEES! Most academic employees can …
Tuesday Snowshredding on Shred Mountain (Aka Wintergreen)
With all of this snow that supposed to just ‘fall out of the sky,’ I’d like to get out there and hit the slopes at the one and only wintagreen. With the hopes of **real snow**, you don’t want to miss this. If classes are cancelled, I’d be down to leave somewhat early (11am let’s say). If classes are on, …
O’hill Beginner/Intermediate Mountain Biking
Calling all shredders I’m trying to fly on two wheels this Sunday around the closest and semi-gnarliest trails in our backyard. This trip is beginner friendly, but o’hill is pretty technical. Expect to walk some parts of it. Basically, you should be comfortable on a bike if you sign up. Plan is to meet at echols dorm by the gear …
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) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course FEE BACK BY REIMBURSEMENT! Details: www.outdoorsatuva.org/resources/?WildernessFirstAid FREE FOR UVA EMPLOYEES! Most academic employees can …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
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 certification all done during this one eve. No online prerequisite work. Quotes (anonymous feedback) from prior students: >> “Much more fun …
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) > travel anywhere > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course FEE BACK BY REIMBURSEMENT! Details: www.outdoorsatuva.org/resources/?WildernessFirstAid FREE FOR UVA EMPLOYEES! Most academic employees can …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
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 American Heart Association certification. Full instruction, practice, and certification all done during this one eve. No online prerequisite work. Quotes (anonymous feedback) from prior students: >> …
203rd Annual Walnut Creekathon
**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 …
O’hill Shredding – a Beg/Int Mountain Biking Story
Hey all you sun-eaters, Do you love to shred? Of course you do; you’re in the shreddiest club on grounds. Have you not gotten the chance to shred but have been aching to? Call me your knight in shining armor. I’m trying to get high on 2 wheels this Thursday on God’s mountain: O’hill. BEGINNERS WELCOME! I’ll show you some …
Learn About Nols! (National Outdoor Leadership School)
Are you interested in working in the outdoor recreation industry? Need to expand your technical and leadership skill base in the back country? Come talk with a NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) rep about courses, internships and job opportunities! Come by the UVA Chemistry building room 304 Thursday, October 9th from 7-8:30pm!. We will have pizzas at hand to fuel …
First Thursday Peak of the School Year!
Heyooo rock climber homies, welcome to (or welcome back to) UVA! Here’s the lowdown: Peak Experiences. Echols, 5:30, climb till 10, get back by 11:30. Climb for $9. If you do not know how to belay, you can sign up for a class ($30, call to reserve) in the future. Belay class schedule is as follows: Monday – Friday 6:30pm …
Int/Adv Preddy Mountain Biking
Yahooligans, I’m in need of some intensity. The goal is to get wet and wild in the woods this Thursday around 1. We’ll be going to Preddy Creek (13 miles away) and get about two or three hours of solid biking in on these unbelievable trails. I’m flexible on departure and return time, so answer the questions accordingly. If you …
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 …
The Mountain Biking Intro at O’hill (***Sat***)
***UPDATE Round 2.0*** Now its Saturday same time. I can get into gear room so don’t worry about bikes Whats happening yeee peeps of the woodland, Before anything, even if you have no intention to ever get on a mountain bike in your life, or as some like to think, a thrashing metal horse, please take a few minutes to …
Preddy Shreddin’ – Like Your Mamma Taught You
Attention all shrednasties, If you’re looking to turn it up to 11, then you’re reading the right email. This Saturday, I plan on doing some serious(ly fun) mountain biking at Preddy Creek Park. If you’ve never been to Shreddy Creek, then you’re missing out. These are some of the nicest trails in Charlottesville for biking. They’re super smooth and way …
Thursday Peak
Haaaay it’s that time of the week again! Peak Experiences. Echols, 5:30, climb till 10, get back by 11:30. Unfortunately, Peak has raised their prices so college night is now $12. But still not too shabby. If you do not know how to belay, you can sign up for a class ($30, call to reserve) in the future. Belay class …
Asb Outdoors 101
Meeting up with the trip leaders of ASB to run them through the basics of living in the outdoors and not dying. List of topics: Fire-building and starting techniques Cooking over fires -Cleaning Cooking with stoves -Stove field repair Packing appropriately to stay warm Staying warm in a sleeping bag -One pair of wool socks warmer than two -Hot water …
Peak Thursday!
Climbing’s hip right now. Let’s climb. Peak Experiences. Echols, 5:30, climb till 10, get back by 11:30. Bring 10 bucks. It’s college night. Never been climbing but want to learn how? Peak is a great place to do some learnin’. There are classes you can sign up for– GREAT for learning the ropes– every day. You pay 15$ (IT’S HALF …
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, …
Sunday Snowshoe Day Trip!
where’s your winter spirit?? well it’s time to sip the white lightning and quit gaping, because it’s what you’ve all been asking for… SNOWSHOE DAY TRIP WOOOOOOOOOO Snowshoe’s open. Weather’s going to suck until it starts snowing Friday night, so by the time we get it on Sunday things should be gucci. Here’s the plan: -Skip town Sunday 6am, shred …
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 …
Intro Climbing Trip/Learn to Belay
Climbing is pretty fun. But it’s more fun if you know what you’re doing. Lucky for you, I will be leading an introductory trip to Rocky Top (a gym in Charlottesville) to teach the basics: basic technique, bouldering safety and basic top rope belaying. Belaying is that thing that keeps you alive and stuff. No experience necessary! Don’t worry if …
Shred-Horseing 2
It was still pretty wet this weekend. BUT, the forecast is saying even more definitively that we will have PRACTICALLY NO RAIN ALL WEEK (it just comes at the cost of temps in the 90s but whatever). As of now, Thursday is looking like the best day to ride. That could change, who knows. Let’s aim to leave at 4 …
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: …
Pre Creekathon Friz Golf
Walnut Creek has an epic 18 hole friz golf course We’ll meet up at echols at noon and roll out from there. I’m not sure what the friz situation is in the gear room so i’ll just waitlist people untill I find out. I was planning on driving so I can drive a carful of people but extra drivers never …
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 …
Snowshoe Day Trip
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is now winter. With a little help from dear Sandy, Snowshoe has opened early this year and is ready to be shrod upon. So please join me in not studying for finals (for one day at least) and lets go slide down a snowy hill with pieces of wood strapped to our feet! Now i understand …
Super Sweet Ski Movie
So, here’s how it goes. Our friends at VASST are putting up a showing of Teton Gravity Research’s new movie, The Dream Factory, this Friday in the Chem Auditorium. I figured this is pretty sweet and y’all might want to hear about it. For those of you who don’t know, Teton Gravity Research is a super sweet SKI film production …
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 …
Hawks Nest Boulders
This trip is part of the NRG Extravaganza. Which you would really regret missing trust me its where dreams come true. Lets go check out the juicy boulders(possibly find the best one on the east coast) in the Gorge. I have been dreaming of it for a while but keep getting tricked into roping up instead. But not again lets …
Beginner Chill Mountain Biking at Preddy Creek
We’ll head out Saturday and get some rock-hopping in. This is a trip for people such as myself who can’t go to the NRG extravaganza and still need our fix. More details will follow as we get closer to the trip date. Nothing should be too difficult. We need people with vehicles that can take some bikes, ideally a truck. …
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 Mountain Biking – Preddy Creek
Recoup from week 1 of exams so you’ll be ready for week 2. We’re gonna go check out the trails at Preddy Creek Trail Park (http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=parks&relpage=12589) and probably bike for about 2 hours. I’ve heard that the trails are very flowy with minimal roots and rocks, so they should be pretty chill and fun, but you should definitely be confident …
Beginner / Intermediate Mountain Biking on Rivanna Trail
Get ready for some fun mountain biking! This trip is designed for beginners or anyone who wants to get some more mountain bike experience before hitting any really serious trails. We’ll meet at Echols and ride over to the Softball Park by the Law School. There, we’ll spend about 30 minutes practicing: Controlled Hill Descent Steep Hill Ascent Techniques Curb …
Caving for the Clinically Insane
(more details to follow) Oh. Exploring a wild and largely forgotten cave wasn’t badass enough for you? Don’t worry. This trip will be for only the manliest and womanliest of men and women. Beards are a prerequisite; the thirst for glory, a recommendation. There’s been a lot of interest in the 2 caving trips. I am going to do a …
Stargazing Saturday Special
As promised, it’s finally here. Tomorrow night will be clear, cloudless, and warm (with a waxing crescent moon). Perfect for stargazing somewhere dark– namely, about 15 minutes from campus, south on 29 (we’ll probably end up near Walnut Creek. Bring WARM clothes and a hat and gloves and hot water in a travel mug if you want hot cocoa (YES …
Sunday Run-Day
Start off your Sunday morning with an unprecedented burst of motivation…let’s go for a trail run! For those who get tired of running on concrete and pavement, join me for a mid-morning run at our beloved Walnut Creek Park. Runners of all levels are welcome (although if you’re fast, you’ll probably be running by yourself…); if you aren’t a big …