HI FRIENDS Come join Charlotte and I as we go to Ivy Creek to journal and jam! Bring writing supplies and/or musical instruments. It’ll be so epic. This trip also serves as sampling if Ivy Creek Foundation can be a good Ragged placeholder (RIP, you will be missed). We’ll also bring misc. art supplies! Whatever your heart desires. The plan …
Hello friends ragged is closing (temporarily) soon and i’ve been told that this is the last weekend to go to visit. so come join me this sunday as i make it my nice way to start the morning. i gotta do something fun before i inevitably while my hours away staring at the Pearson screen as it silently taunts my …
Disclaimer: YOU must be off the waitlist for the Creekathon main trip to join Hello! Katie and I are oh so excited for CREEKATHON 25 and are hoping to enlighten you with our expansive yoga knowledge (we don’t really know what we’re doing exactly but it will be fun). We are planning on doing some partner/group yoga as well so …
The 28th is NATIONAL RABIES DAY. In honor of such a sacred holiday, Outdoors at UVA will be having a CELEBRATION of the pests of the world; the rats, the cockroaches, and all of the overlooked creatures that bring us gifts of pestilence, plague, and BLIGHT. Come one, come all, to join us at Walnut Creek (affectionately dubbed “the Nut”) …
Friends and family. Shredders and shred-watchers. Gremlins and goblins. Esteemed outdoors clubbers. It is that time of the year. That fabled moment when we all gaze as John Woodward and Mitch Lang bravely lead their people across the treacherous, perilous falls of pillow rock. There is little to do but admire and pray that our proud representatives make it through …
Helloooo one and all. We are gathered here today to explore, unearth, demystify, etc. There are far too many options with which to enjoy yourself at a creek. Nora and I thought – why not just mash them all together? Did you know the triangle is the strongest shape? THAT’S RIGHT!! THREE ACTIVITIES!! SACKING –> We hack the sack till …
What’s up ODC B-) There is truly nothing like a chill nature walk on a good ol’ Tuesday. Come join us and touch grass. timeline: 5:15PM meet at echols and depart 5:35 arrive at parking lot and start hiking! 7ish back at cars ~7:20 drop-off at Echols (or whever else) please bring: water shoe chew rat stick check dis: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/virginia/ivy-creek-park-orange-peninsula-and-red-trail
With finals upon us, we could all use a chance to sit in silence and contemplate the world. Ragged is the perfect place to do this!! Join Saya and I this Saturday to sit spot and reflect on our experience with some warm tea or hot chocolate:) Sit spotting is a chance to sit by yourself in nature and become …
Birds. Monday Morning. Need binoculars. Try gear room. Any level. I have guidebooks. Questions: 4694066675.
Have you ever woken up from a late afternoon nap and thought man I need to lickinghole right now? Well this is the trip for you! I will be leading intro/intermediate/advanced/pro birding to get our lickinghole fill in. We leaving from the shrack at 3:30 and driving over to lickinghole creek and doing some light birding until 5:30, afterwards we …
My dearest NRGE-vember shredlings, **PLEASE REFER TO THE NRGE CLUB EMAIL (sent 10/10) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** This is NOT an actual NRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for NRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier and follow instructions, please. DO NOT SIGN UP …
Hello lovely people, If you’ve set foot outside this week I bet you’ve seen that the glorious magnolia in front of the Rotunda is in full bloom, and this means it is prime tree climbing time! Come decompress between classes this Thursday with me in a tree! The plan: 1:00pm – Meet at the tree and greet her 1:01pm – …
Do you want to go on trips WHENEVER you want!?!?! Do you want to spread the LOVE of trips by leading your own!?!?! Do you want your dues REIMBURSED!?!?! Do you want more ENTRIES to the fabled spring break Moab trip!?!?! If your answer is YES to any of these questions, this trip is for you! This Thursday, Anusha, Mitch, …
Hello dirtbags! Join me and Claire Friday morning for some crisp Autumn birding! You don’t need to know anything about birds. We’ll provide binoculars and a bit of knowledge. Birding is a wonderful way to immerse yourself in the natural world, and I think it’s worth trying at least once. Ivy Creek has a bunch of nice trails and we’ll …
HELLOOO FELLOW OUTDOORSING CREATURES OF THIS EARTH!!! 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. Or maybe you just saw the trip description for Tickets to the Gnartrain and you thought, nah, what you need is even more intense….dare we …
My dearest NRGE geeslings, **PLEASE REFER TO THE NRGE CLUB EMAIL (sent 10/8) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** NRGE-ALICIOUS EXPIALIDOCIOUS 2023 (New River Gorge Extravaganza) This is NOT an actual NRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for NRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier and …
More Acro Yoga on the Lawn!! For those who aren’t familiar with acro, it’s a form of partner yoga that emphasizes trust in each other, often with poses that involve stretching, communicating, and elevating/being elevated above the ground. The poses can range from simple and easy to quite challenging. The plan is to meet on the Lawn at 8am, do …
Hello! Katie and I are oh so excited for CREEKATHON 23 and are hoping to enlighten you with our expansive yoga knowledge (i do not know how to do yoga). We are going to have a nice post-lunch stretch which will allow us to bask and digest at the same time in the most relaxing way possible. We are planning …
Heyooooo! Are you battling the waitlist blues and want to get on trips? Do you have cool ideas of ways to get outside with your friends? Are you super cool? Do you want your DUES REIMBURSED???? If the answer to these questions is yes, SIGN UP FOR THIS TRIP! This will be a fun and silly walkthrough of every little …
CALLING ALL LITTLE SHREDLINGS! 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 …
As the semester comes to an end, we thought it would be nice to do some mindful reflection! The (very loose) plan is: We’ll meet at echols at 9 and head over to ragged. Once there, we’ll disperse so each person can find their own special spot wherever they desire. After 25 minutes or so, we’ll meet up again and …
Hi everyone! If you are looking for a great way to start your friday/weekend come join Hannah and I for a yoga on the lawn. You don’t need to have a large amount of yoga experience, just eagerness to learn and hang! Neither Hannah nor I are certified yogis but we would love to share whatever limited knowledge we have …
Goooooood moooorrrrniiiinnngggggg!!! if you wanna start off nrge with a BANG then join Chelsea and I for some early morning journaling/mindfulness meditation on Saturday!! We want everyone to be able to go on their respective trips for the day so we’re gonna try to time it before most things start! The timing is also flexible 🙂 PLAN: 7 (ish?) meet …
Sadly, over the past few seasons the once-glorious OHill JUMP LINE has been worn away by the forces of nature. Towering, monolithic booters have dwindled to little nubs. The plan is simple: we shall rebuild, but bigggggger than ever before (slightly) We’ll meet up at the shred shack at 2:00PM, head up to OHill with our tools (provided), rake, dig …
Howdy NRGE dudes, If anyone is looking for stuff to do Saturday afternoon come check out Glade Creek! It has several miles of secluded trails that follow a creek that feeds into the New River. About a mile up the trail is a sick rope swing over a waterfall. The plan is to leave from camp around noon, drive an …
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 …
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] 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 (for the dates of this adventure) off the …
>> “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 / …
Ahh, yes. A true classic. When your schedule is all over the place, there’s no better way to get your outdoors fix in on a tight time-budget than to bop on up to Bearfence in SNP to watch the sun come up! The hike is short but fun, the views are hard to beat, and with temps starting to warm …
My dudes!!! THERE IS A SUPERMOON COMING UP, HOW DOPE IS THAT?? Join me in being super hype about stars and the universe by watching the moon be super awesome. ~~ Here’s the Plan ~~ – 6:00 pm: meet at OHill – 6:10 pm: break open the box of OREOS that I am bringing – 6:15 pm: look in awe …
So you’ve been wanting to try out climbing but don’t have anyone to go with. No more! Join me and a few other beginner climbers in learning the ropes at the UVA Climbing Center. This is going to be pretty informal; I’m mostly just there so that you don’t have to get into climbing by yourself. However, I will be …
***DRIVERS NEEDED – drivers get priority off the waitlist and club reimburses drivers for gas +50% tip $$$*** I am in Clem 2 writing a paper on Dostoevsky right now that is due tomorrow at 11 am, and as interesting as that is, a sunrise is more enticing. Work this week has full-sent and I’m officially STRESSED so let’s get …
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 …
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 …
Friends, Romans, Crunchymen, Save the date! The Friday forecast is looking fine and I’m throwing a pajama party to celebrate it. Here are the details: Who? You. What? Enjoying the last days of sun before next week’s rain. When? 2:30pm on Friday the 8th. Where? The triangle of grass across from the Corner Why? Because I said so. How? Set …
Let’s go to the beach! Last year’s weekend beach frolicking was a ~rad~ time and a half on all fronts, so I went ahead and booked a few campsites so we can do it all again this spring. This will be a beginner backpacking trip through the Back Bay national wildlife refuge to False Cape state park, located at the …
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] 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 $195. That’s a total of …
>> “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 / …
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 …
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, …
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] 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 $195. That’s a total of …
>> “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 / …
Already planning your next outdoor trip? This could help. Come join me and We’ll go over how to set up the MSR Whisperlite stoves, how to clean them, and how to troubleshoot problems. We’ll finish off with the ethics of adventuring outside and Leave No Trace principles. To Bring: -yourselves (don’t forget this!) -a lighter if you have one -notepad? …
Picture this: Its 3am. You’re rotting in the stacks of Clem, studying for the 4 midterms you have in the next 3 days. You realize you are wildly unprepared. You watch the girl across from you take a swig of her doubleshot gingerbread latte, momentarily forgetting her impending doom. The two of you share a look of desperation. Panic sets …
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 …
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! ***If you’re new to the outdoors, sweet! No experience necessary. WHY??? (Psssh cuz …
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] 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 $195. BONUS if you’re a …
>> “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 / …
Fellow dirtbags, comrades, shredders, senders, lend me your ears: This is going to be LEGEN….wait for it…. THE SHRED SHACK EXTRAVAGANZA, THE OUTDOORSIEST OF THROW DOWNS, SIMULTANEOUSLY CHILL AND RAGING, THE FIRST ODC PARTY OF THE YEAR! Outdoors at UVA is throwing its first party of the year tomorrow at 10PM. There’s NO experience necessary to have a good time. …
OFFERINGS IN CVILLE: CHOOSE EITHER: MAY 9-10 MAY 16-17 MAY 26-27 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm each day.] Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere …