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 …
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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, …
Pre-Gear Room Zoom – Beginner Mountain Biking
Guten Tag, I’m planning on doing some light riding on the Rivanna trail behind O’hill tomorrow around 7:30. We’ll just ride for an hour, so it won’t be too demanding. However, this stretch of the Rivanna is fairly technical, so expect to walk a couple of the uphills. It’s definitely beginner-friendly, as long as you don’t mind struggling up some …
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 …
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, …
Sunday Daytrip to Snowshoe
Join me for a day trip to Snowshoe resort for ~6 hours on the slopes. We’ll leave town early to get to the mountain at ~9am (when it opens), get as many runs in as we can, then leave the resort at around 3 to get home at ~6pm. As of now Sunday’s forecast looks decent with highs in the …
Winter Bash at/Near Snowshoe Mountain
In an ideal world, this trip fills up with a fantastic group of snow-sports enthusiasts, we rent at least 2 houses in the historic and scenic Cass State Park, and while en route we enjoy a safe and beautiful drive. Then the blizzard hits and rages all night. We wake to mugs of hot chocolate, freshly plowed roads, and a …
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: >> …
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 $180. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course FEE BACK BY REIMBURSEMENT! Details:www.outdoorsatuva.org/resources/?WildernessFirstAid …
Goonin and Gapin at Home in the Snow
snow-fetishers! Unofficial pseudo-trip here, just wanted to let everyone know that in the case of rad snowtimes i will be skipping class and doing hood rat shit with my friends. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXZfuC0vi4g there will be lots of VASST kids out and whatnot, the Rotunda will probably be shrod, so if you’d like to make history you should come do rad things. …
Thursday Peak!
Climbing’s so in right now. Let’s climb. Peak Experiences. Echols, 5:00, climb till 10, get back by 11:30. Bring 10 bucks. It’s college night. Never been climbing but want to learn how? Peak is a great place to do some learnin’. There are classes you can sign up for– GREAT for learning the ropes– every day. You pay 30$, but …
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, …
Ski/Ride Wintergreen Sunday Day-Trip
yo crew! Saturday was looking like a good day to ride, but now the forecast is all wintry-mix garbage. Let’s go up on Sunday instead! details: -leave charlottesville at 10AM (flexible) -get to wintergreen at 11AM -ride for as long as we want to, get home an hour later (5pm?) you provide! -lift ticket/season pass (remember this is Wintergreen not …
Snowshoe Day Trip
Join me thursday for a day trip to Snowshoe! We’ll leave nice and early so we can get a good full day on the mountain. drive there, ride, meet up for lunch, ride some more, drive on home. Snowshoe has already had 2 feet of snow with more to come. The forecast for thursday is a high of 14, so …
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 …
Today! Snowshoe Pass Party! 4-7pm
The rain is ending! Come hang out at the Ski House at 320 14th St. from 4-7pm today. Drop by anytime to pick up your passes! https://www.facebook.com/events/150664408477087/?source=1 Don’t forget to fill this out for a pass! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnlzPh-8RqHfdDNoQzkzaWZuLXExdHlqRkZxbU9jRVE&usp=sharing – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – …
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: …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Cert Course
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): > March 2 – 3: Knoxville, TN* > March 23-24: Richmond, VA* > April 6 – 7: Blacksburg, VA* > April 13-14: Princeton, NJ* > …
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 …
Disaster + Wilderness First Aid Cert Course
Learn how to save life and limb in an > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) > rural area (not near a hospital) > wilderness area Outdoors at UVAers: SAVE $25 off regular $175 WFA rate, many THANKS to Officer Lindsey for arranging a classroom location for us. Bonus if you’re a trip leader: Earn your course fee back by reimbursement! …
Freestyle Ski and Snowboard Swap
Ladies and Gentlemen, i know exactly what y’all’ve been thinking. You want to go to snowshoe this winter, but you don’t have any skis/snowboard/monoski/waterski/crosscountryski/snowtube/whatever. Well here is your chance. This saturday and sunday there will be a ski swap at Freestyle just a few minutes down 29. Le Swap: a big tent in a parking lot filled with luscious gnar …
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 …
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 …
Snowboarding/Ski Session at Wintergreen
Let’s head up to Wintergreen on Tuesday, January 18th to get in a full day “session” before classes start. Weekday pricing, and the MLK crowds will be gone – a perfect chance to shred some gnar before shredding MATLAB (in my case) or those textbooks starts in earnest. I have one driver, and we can arrange additional drivers as needed. …
Snowshoe Season Passes for $249….Not $500!!
SO change of plans. Our Snowshoe rep thought (and I agreed) that this will be much less hassle if this year, we don’t do the passes in person but rather send in all our information through mail and online. That way, we can also extend the deadline so you don’t have to come up with $249 in a week. There …
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #3
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #2
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #1
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Slacking at the Creek.
If you have seen a million emails(you have) about this and havent done it yet then this is the one you better hit up(free food). We will set up possibly two lines(for sure one) of sweetness prior to the food extravaganza. You know you wanna do it because you dont wanna start studying for that exam yet. We will leave …
Brms Discount Night #2
Hello fellow gearheads, Our discount night at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports is coming up fast! Mon April 12th from 8:15-9:15pm you’ll be part of an exclusive 20% sale to Outdoors at UVa members only. **Don’t forget: If you plan on buying gear that you’ll need to get fitted for (e.g. shoes, packs, etc.) you must go in this week prior …
Kayaking Downtown Richmond
If you’re crazy enough to paddle in the winter, you know the deal. There will be a lot of surfing on this trip. Richmond should still be in the 6 foot range, which means a ton of great play waves.
Learn to Snowboard 2 – Day Trip to Snowshoe
I will spend an hour or two teaching people who have never snowboarded before or the ones who want some pointers. Whether you are a complete noob or a veteran, let’s start a springbreak with some powder action! Who goes to classes a day before springbreak anyways? Priority will be given to the drivers, noobs, and those who skip the …
A Glorious, Gallent, Imposing, and Monumental Adventure to Cumberland Island
This trip is gonna be hopping for sure and you wont want to miss out on this journey of a lifetime. Spring break on an island in the southern reaches of the U.S. its gonna be goodies for sure. This is an awesome chance to hit up some warm weather and beaches without having to sell yourself out on the …
Weekend Snowshoe Trip
The forecasted weather for this weekend looks perfect. So let’s get out this weekend before the school work load picks up. Good Ol’ Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. Itinerary: January 29 (Friday): 8:00PM Meet at Student Activities Building Parking Lot (between the intersection of Ald Rd & Stadium Rd and the AFC) January 30 (Saturday): 1:00PM Lunch at Shaver’s Center …
Weekend Snowshoe Trip
*CANCELLED due to weather* Standard Cass, over-night Snowshoe trip Itinerary: December 23 (Saturday): 8:00AM Meet at Student Activities Building Parking Lot (between the intersection of Ald Rd & Stadium Rd and the AFC) 11:00AM Arrive at Snowshoe 1:00PM Lunch at Shaver’s Center 4:00PM Stay at Snowshoe or Night Ski December 24 (Sunday): 8:00AM Breakfast at Cass 9:30AM Ski/Snowboard all day …
Day Trip to Snowshoe
Sign up for a day trip to snowshoe on Sunday to enjoy some more snow before school starts back up. Club Provides: Rides or gas reimbursements You provide: snowboard/ski or money to rent ski/snowboard gear – helmet, gloves, etc warm/waterproof clothing – many many layers money for lunch ~ $10 PRICES Day Lift Pass: $75 if you do not have …
Post-Exams Snowshoe Extravaganza
*THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST. Re-announcing… after looking at the responses I was getting, it seems that it may be in the best interest to stuff more people in. My original price assessment was based on an assumption of 17 people. With 24 people, we can knock the price down to 100 on the dot. …
Brms Discount Night
Hello fellow gearheads, Our discount night at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports is coming up fast! Next Wed Nov 4th from 8:15-9:15pm you’ll be part of an exclusive 20% sale to Outdoors at UVa members only. **Don’t forget: If you plan on buying gear that you’ll need to get fitted for (e.g. shoes, packs, etc.) you must go in this week …