Billy Joel didn’t start the fire*, but we are. This is a multi-sport overnight trip that offers some fuel to fan everyone’s flame. Here’s the tinder, kiddies: – Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Top-Rope Climbing & Bouldering – Beginner/Intermediate Mountain Biking on prime, flow-conscious track – Easy to Moderate hiking/trail running through gullies and across vistas – Easy paddling along the smooth Shenandoah River. …
Announcements
~*Rescheduled*~ Mount Pleasant Hike
Hello outdoorsy peeps! I was thinking of doing the Mount Pleasant Hike. It has some really sick views and is a pretty moderate hike, only 5.5 miles long and not super steep, so if you’re new to the whole hiking deal this won’t kill ya. I can fit three other people in my car, but it would be great to …
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 Mountain Biking: We Gon’ Shred
Inhabitants of Shredtopia, The time to ride is upon us. Come sunrise Sunday morning, we’ll set out for the always-beautiful Walnut Creek. For advanced riders: Get ready to straddle your saddle and shred till you’re dead. We’ll leave at 9am sharp and get to grinding around 930. We’ll hit it hard until the shoobies show up around 11. Then some …
Disc-Chuckers Anonymous Meeting – Creekathon
Do you have an insatiable hunger for throwing discs at chains? You’re not alone. This week’s DCA meeting will be held at Creekathon; it will include a relaxing session of huckin/whizzin/frizzin followed by a late luncheon at the pavilion. No prior disc-golf experience is necessary, all are welcome. Let me know if you need a disc. Note: I will not …
405th Annual Creekathon
Let’s go play in the woods. And eat and drink (soda) and be merry. And celebrate that it’s time for Creekathon, the annual club wide picnic at Walnut Creek Park!!! We have reserved one of the shelters at the park, complete with grill and picnic tables. The club covers all burgers (of both the meat and vegetal varieties), hotdogs, buns, …
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.
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 …
Full Moon Xc Skiing at White Grass / Exploring Canaan Valley
Want to explore winter forests in 2 feet of natural snow *without* needing a lift ticket? White Grass is one of the best places on the east coast for cross country skiing, offering 50km of trails right next to Dolly Sods, easy classes, and an awesome cafe for lunch. Check out www.whitegrass.com for more background info. Dolly Sods, Blackwater Falls, …
Canceled: Old Rag Day Hike
Canceled due to inclement weather (now supposed to be cold and rainy/snowy) and lack of drivers. I’ll try leading this hike again at a later date. Hoo doesn’t love hiking Old Rag on a surprisingly warm and sunny day in the dead of winter? That’s right, we’re looking at sunny and around 50 degrees on Saturday, January 24th – weather …
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 …
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: >> …
Intro to Slacking on Boulders :>
Yow po peeps, Next Mondayyy, mark your calendars, and get ready to do some janglin by the creek side … Did you know the amazing sport of slacklining was invented by some dirtbag climbers? The Plan: We will meet at Echols and climb till dark. If you need gear, we can just pop into the gear room before we all …
Reilly’s Roost Intermediate Ethnobotany + South River Falls Hike (@ Snp)
What sort of things come to mind first when you think of fall? For me, it’s hiking, ethnobotany, and family, our Outdoors Club family. Honestly, what better way to spend your final Saturday before Thanksgiving than with hiking and chilling in a cabin? Main departure for the trip will be at 11am, Saturday from the Brick Wall by Echols. We’ll …
Wilkin’s Trail: Walnut Creekathon
As a part of the 203rd Walnut Creekathon festivities we will be setting off on a 4 mile hike that skirts about half of Walnut Creek Park. After the hike we will reconvene with all of our awesome outdoor buddies and spend the remainder of the afternoon in blissful relaxation. If you’re planning on going on this trip, please sign …
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 …
Old Rag Sunrise Foot Shredding [Hike]: Turn Up or Transfer
What’s up you beautiful band of dirtbags? THE FOLIAGE IN SHENANDOAH IS AT ITS PEAK. LET’S GO ON AN ADVENTURE! I’ve done Old Rag a few times, and if there’s one thing I can guarantee you it’s that the hike is absolutely beautiful. From everything I’ve read, doing it sunrise style is the only way to get the best view …
Rivanna River Tire Clean-Up: Canoe/Kayak/Shred – Rescheduled
Trying to paddle down a river and pick up tires. Weather for Sunday looks righteous, so let’s flunking do it. Description from last time (people from last trip have priority) ———————————————————————— If you’ve ever been in the Rivanna River, you know 1. how gorgeous it is and 2. how much trash (i.e. tires) is dumped there. I say we all …
Rescheduled: Shenandoah National Park Shenanigans (Hiking and Waterfalls)
Hey guys! This is a rescheduled trip that was supposed to happen over fall break but was cancelled because the driver’s car broke down. If you are one of the three other folks who was gonna come with me then you will have wait list priority (after drivers). WHAT WE’LL BE DOING: Basically, we’ll meet at Echols and make like …
Kayak & Clean the Rivanna River
This Sunday 10/19, we are going to join the good people of Rivanna Conservation Society and Blue Ridge Mountain Sports for their Fall Rivanna River Sojourn. Where: Fall Rivanna River Sojourn: Milton/Shadwell to Crofton When:7:45 am-2:00pm Why: Mother Earth Traverse the Mighty and Peaceful Rivanna with family and friends, view wildlife and birds, and help clean up the river as …
Mountain Justice Fall Summit
Come out to Kayford Mountain in West Virginia to see firsthand the effects of mountaintop removal in the area! Kayford Mountain is the last mountain in the area that has not been completely destroyed due to mountaintop removal. We will be camping on the mountain, and spending time with other environmentally-minded folks! This is a great opportunity to meet other …
Nrge Sunday Morning Hike to Grandview
Do you have the NRGE URGE (to hike hehehee)? Then come on a phantasmagorical journey to Grandview Rim Trail. This is a moderate 1.6 miles (one way) to some astounding views of the Gorge, and it is also in conjunction with Jeremy’s trip. Those who signed up for his trip and got waitlisted will get preference, but other people should …
Nrge Shred Fest 2.5 Deluxe (Adv. Mountain Biking)
Alright all you shrednauts, the time is now. New River Gorge Extravaganza is upon us, and I want to take full advantage of this magical occurrence. Joe Gibson and I will be leading a right ol’ group of misfits up the mountains at Douthat State Park. This place isn’t your backyard brouhaha; it will eat at your very core; it …
Mountain Biking and Other Adventures at Gauley Fest
Yo yo yo! What’s up Outdoors at UVA? For those of you who didn’t read the description of Hannah’s adventure, Gauley Fest is basically a gathering of all the raddest whitewater enthusiasts and vendors the Eastern U.S. of A. can muster. But while the whitewater aspect of the festival is inescapable, it is vital to note that you don’t have …
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 …
Scope Some Dank Nuts Before the Creekathon
If you like walnuts then you’ll love this! Come get hype for the creek with all things nutty walnuts peanuts pine nuts macadamia nuts etc. We’ll meet at Echols at 10, and then hop in the car and find somewhere to go scavenge/forage/harvest/admire all the nuts our hearts desire. In case you need any more incentive to go on this …
Pre-Creekathon Shredathon (Intermediate Mtn Biking)
Fellows and fellaws, I’m trying to get down on two tires next Sunday (4/20) right before the 666th Creekathon. There’s a whole slew of trails at Walnut Creek that I hear are truly radical. I ESPECIALLY NEED DRIVERS TO SIGN UP SO WE CAN GET THE BIKES DOWN THERE! You will be reimbursed for gas (+tip). Prior trail riding experience …
275st Annual 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 …
Cumberland Island Spring Break 2014
Do you find yourself lacking an awesome plan for spring break? Do you like islands? Do you find armadillos amusing? Do you like backpacking on flat trails? Do wild horses outside your tent in the morning excite you? Do you want to see ruins of Great Gatsby’s mansion? (well it’s the Carnegie Mansion…) Then you should join my spring break …
Thursday Peak!
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 …
Last Chance! Snowshoe, Yaw Goons! Sunday/Monday
There’s 7 of us rolling up, want to be part of the crew? Look at this forecast. Just look at it. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Snowshoe&state=WV&site=RLX&textField1=38.4091&textField2=-79.9957&e=0#.UtXwfdJDuSo Snowshoe’s already about 90% open, they’ve been relatively immune to all this shitty weather of late. Seeing as it’s MLK Jr. weekend, I’m thinking of going up early Sunday to ski/ride all day and come back to a …
Preddy Shreddin (Mountain Biking for House Plants)
hey party people in case you didn’t get enough halloween, i’m finna get spoopy over at preddy creek tomorrow afternoon. this is more of a “hey who wants to go ride bikes” post than a real trip (i have to head on up 29 after we finish shredding so I can’t give any rides back to cville). thinkin of headin …
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 …
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports. Odc 20% Discount Day. Oct 29th!
Where: Blue Ridge Mountain Sports. Barracks Shopping Center. http://www.brms.com/site/our-shops/barracks-road-shopping-center/ When : ALL DAY (10 am – 8pm) Tuesday Oct 29th 2013. Why: Winter products are in. What: As a member of the Outdoors Club at UVa you are awesome. The kind folks of Blue Ridge Mountain Sports are hooking us up with 20% off in-stock items. 20% OFF!!!! Wear your …
Intro to Bouldering and Flyfishing with a Dinner
Fall is here, and I’m looking to get outside and enjoy the weather. Given that there is some good bouldering up on the parkway, as well as a fishing pond further down the parkway, I figure we can combine both activities into one trip. After a full day of playing, I expect we’d be hungry, so we can clean and …
Nrg Intermediate Whitewater Kayak Trip.
The New River Gorge! Intermediate Whitewater Kayak Trip. This trip falls in relation with the NRG Extravaganza, all fees, rules, and regulations apply. The NRG is rated a class III-IV by American Whitewater. Please read about the river here: The section of river: Cunard to Fayette Station. http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2418/ IMPORTANT! **PRIOR EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY** You must have paddled Class III Whitewater. …
Shredding Preddy Round 2
alright y’all, if trails were music, o-hill would be like your cousin’s thrash metal band in a garage somewhere, and preddy is like a young michael jackson. jah feel? so, mountain biking, preddy creek, this sunday, 11am. any skill level welcome, but i’d like to have at least some semblance of groups so that if people want to split up …
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 …
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 …
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 …
137th 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 …
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 …
Trip Leader Workshop!
hey outdoors people! Want to become a trip leader? Well great! I would like to meet the people wanting to become trip leaders, talk to you about protocol safety, and just talk through the process of trip leading so you can get folks outside. It shouldn’t take more an hour to chat and go through everything you need to know, …
Beginner-Intermediate Whitewater Kayaking
Participating in Consolidated Tailgating Day otherwise known as Foxfield Races? What better way to shake off your hangover the next morning than to find some chilly whitewater to swim in (If you can’t roll or stay upright). We will plan to go to the beautiful Balcony Falls (Class II+ (III)) section of the James River in Glasgow. This is a …
Frisbee, Bluegrass and Slacklining on the Lawn
EARTH WEEK: SPECIAL EVENT! Outdoors Club will provide picnic blankets, a slackline, frisbees, live bluegrass, and good vibes Thursday afternoon on the Lawn. Bring your own food, a friend or two, and sit back and relax just hanging out in the great outdoors. Music– jam from 3:15 to 4pm Slacklining– now’s the time to learn 🙂 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6148559029616060313 Good vibes– all. …