Location location location! Hawksbill has probably had enough of our asses up there in the dead of the night and would like a break from our shenanigans, so let’s take the party to Spyrock! We’ll be a couple nights ahead of the full moon this time around, but the light should be plenty enough for us to have a quite …
Announcements
Bearfence Hut Hangout!
Unfortunately Sunday looks like an absolutely miserable day to be hiking, i.e. cold and rainy (ew), so let’s get out into Shenandoah BUT stay warm and dry doing it! How, you might ask? Well i’ll tell ya. If you’ve ever spent any time hiking on the Appalachian trail you’ll know that in many sections there are shelters conveniently spaced out …
Sun Appreciation Backpacking! (Ft. Golden Retriever)
Alright peeps, she may be 92,955,807 miles away, but this club wouldn’t be the poppin’ crew that it is without her and you know it. Let’s pay our respects. If you’re a lil rusty on your distances to celestial bodies, ‘she’ is the sun, and we gon show her some good ol’ fashioned outdoors club lovin’. This is a beginner …
Bodacious Beach Backpacking
*REANNOUNCEMENT OF NOVEMBER TRIP THAT WAS POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL – PLEASE NOTE NEW DATES* Beginner backpacking trip? The beach?? Bodacious outdoors bros and babes??? The limit of the number of reasons to go on this trip quite simply does not exist. Beachy shenanigans will likely include but are not limited to: jamming, swimming (clothing optional), sandcastle/fort building, flinging frisbees and …
Pumpkins, Memes, and Hikes: Oh My!
***CANCELLED** so that was possibly the weirdest title for a hike ever but hear me out on this one. blackrock summit is one of my favorite hikes in the area (coincidence that it’s only .5 miles to the top….) but I did win the “meme queen” senior superlative in high school. let’s combine the two plus throw in some pumpkins …
Breakfast for Dinner!
So Jamie is leading a sunrise hike to Bearfence Saturday morning, but honestly I think I’d just feel wrong if I watched the sun come up without watching it go do down first.. ya know? Like how would I know where it came from?? Anyways, Bearfence is one of the only places in the park where you have an unobstructed …
Nrge: Dirtbag Jamboree
Hey0 pals, While at NRGE you’ll be going HARD during the day gobbling up single track, leaf-strewn trails, imposing stone walls, and broiling whitewater. But what you may not have known is that at night we are gonna J A M. So, if you play anything — guitar, banjo, steel drums, fiddle, stand-up bass (yes, someone has brought one before), …
Intro to Climbing Workshop **Creekathon Edition**
pre-Creekathon workshop! starting at 10:30am, we’ll run through some Ko0l cLiMb1nG pR0t0coL and then head straight from the Shred Shack to the 69th Annual Creekathon to hang/eat food/frolic/etc. maybe you can even impress some ppl with your new knot skills? maybe not? once you have JOINED this adventure (not on the waitlist), please also join the main Creekathon adventure so …
Post-Creekathon Pizza Party!
Creekathon may be ending at 4, but why stop the party there?? Let’s keep it going and go catch the sunset at Humpback Rocks! I know Humpback is traditionally the sunrise spot, but there will be nothing traditional about this trip, and according to this seemingly trustworthy website (https://www.theoutbound.com/christin-healey/the-top-10-places-to-catch-a-sunset-in-virginia), Humpback is the best place in VA to catch a sunset …
Beginner Mountain Slack~Bikelining?
Mountain biking and slacklining are similar in the sense that they both leave you with a warm fuzzy feeling inside, and they might leave you with a few bumps and bruises depending on how badly you want to defy gravity. But, that’s about it. SO LETS GET GNARLY TRY EM BOTH. I don’t mean biking across a slackline, sadly…unless we’re …
2017 Nrge — Carpool
TO: Everyone attending the 2017 New River Gorge Extravaganza, **PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** If you make it onto an adventure for the NRGE, sign up for this adventure. DO NOT sign up if you are waitlisted for an NRGE adventure. Sign up on this ONLY IF YOU ARE ALREADY ON AN ADVENTURE. I ask on …
Sup Creekathon!!!!
yooooo The club has 4 stand up paddle boards (SUPs), and we will be putting them to good use at CREEKATHON. Creekathon is the club’s end of the semester cookout/ mega trip at Walnut Creek Park (~20 mins away).There will be eating, hanging, and general frolicking. We will spend some time hanging out and paddling and swimming starting before the …
69th Biannual Creekathon– Fall 2017
FRIENDS, You are cordially invited to the ODC event of the century… fall creekathon!! WHAT IS CREEKATHON??? I’m glad you asked. This glorious event is the club’s end of the semester cookout/ mega trip at Walnut Creek Park (~20 mins away).There will be eating, hanging, and general frolicking. BUT the picnic is just the base camp for all sorts of …
Swimming Hole Trip/Hike at St Mary’s!
copying Claire’s hike to St Mary’s wilderness from a couple of weeks ago (thank you Claire!) and leading a trip there before the weather cools off because I loved it so much! It’s an awesome spot/leisurely hike to an amazing and relaxing swimming hole. Let’s enjoy ~nature~ before we hole up for exam szn!! It’s around an hour drive but …
Craggin’ Classic Climbing Festival (New River Gorge)
“The Craggin’ Classic Series, powered by CAMP USA and supported nationally by Scarpa, Arc’Teryx, Sterling Rope, Black Diamond, and Rock & Ice, is the country’s only nationally-touring, grassroots climbing festival. Uniting climbers around the campfire at world-class destinations, these special 3-day events celebrate all things climbing. From learning new skills and techniques, to sharing stories, sharing the rope and inspiring one another; from …
Gauley Fest Landlubber Companion Trip (Climbing/Hiking/Frolicking/Etc.)
friends, tryna do it outside this weekend, but can’t kayak worth a damn? join me for a weekend at the New doing fun outdoors things that do not involve drowning! THE PLAN: this is a companion trip to Gauley Fest, so we will be staying at the same campsite as those krazy kayakers, but during the day shall be partaking …
Trail Running/Hiking at Walnut Creek
**UPDATE: DRIVERS NEEDED. You’ll be reimbursed completely with a 50% tip!** Close your eyes. Imagine: dashing through forested trails, gazing out at a lake, the wind at your back; rhythmically swaying back and forth in a hammock, dappled with sunlight; balancing on a slackline between two trees, feeling invincible, listening to gentle music and the sound of laughter. If this …
Kayak Outfitting Party/Rivanna Whitewater Park Discussion
Get ready for Gauley season! You always paddle better in a boat that fits like a glove. The hardest part about boat outfitting is remembering to do it while your boat is dry. Then waiting 48 hours for the contact cement to cure to full strength. The solution? Schedule yourself some time to come by and get your boat right …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[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 $185. BONUS if you’re a …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “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 / …
Summer Beach Camping Trip
Hey homies!! If you’re wondering what you’re going to be doing the second to last weekend of July, I have the answer for you: camping at the beach with me! I have a general schedule outlined below but it’s super flexible depending on what people want to do. Super pumped for an awesome weekend!! Plan for Friday 07/21 head out …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[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 $185. BONUS if you’re a …
Saturday Morn Jones Run/Doyle River Splash!
here’s the deal folks: t’will be a spicy 90 degrees on Saturday, what else is there to do but go wade around in a refreshing waterfall? let’s enjoy a nice drive down skyline and make our way to the Jones Run/Doyle River trailhead, about an hour away from here, and get through 3.4 mile roundtrip w/ a waterfall break. we’ll …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[This is not an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30pm 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 $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “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 / …
4/20 Trip Leader Workshop – Pizza and Merch Included!
Salutations fellow Outdoorspeople, I’ll be holding a Trip Leader Workshop this Thursday, April 20th (!) at 8:00pm in Newcomb Room 376. Come learn the ins and outs of leading trips with the club while feasting on some MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZA! There will also be merch – FREE T-Shirts, $20 bucket hats, and $10 Hoo-Rags. Why be a trip leader? – …
Mountains and Music (Part 1.1 … Delayed Due 2 Rain)
Ever consider serenading the birds and bears of the Blueridge with your twangs and tunes? Want to wake up early, jaunt to some rocks, and play those blissful melodies? Let’s get as many instruments as can come for a sunrise jam sesh and breakfast in the Shenandoah mountains. The plan is to leave at 5:30 from the Alderman bus stop, …
Chimney Rock Saturday 4/22 Mornin Trip (Read: it Is Finally Warm)
hello friends, constituents, part-time students full-time friends, etc.: let’s enjoy sprang time and celebrate the end of another long year at THOMAS JEFFERSON’S University. planning on going to chimney rock up in Shenandoah, a 3.5 mile round trip. leaving from echols at 8am, 2-3 hours for the hike, and under an hour back to the ville named for sharlit. should …
69th Annual Bike Trip Creekathon
Hello fellow bikers, addicts, joy seekers, and occasional good guys, Due to my begrudging love of flying down a dirt hill, we’ll be biking till we drop at Walnut Creek Park as part of Creekathon! *DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS TRIP IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP FOR CREEKATHON. INSTEAD YOU SHOULD JOIN CREEKATHON. NOW. WHY HAVEN’T YOU DONE …
420th Bi-Annual Creekathon- Spring 2017
FRIENDS, You are cordially invited to the ODC event of the century… spring creekathon!! WHAT IS CREEKATHON??? I’m glad you asked. This glorious event is the club’s end of the semester cookout/ mega trip at Walnut Creek Park (~20 mins away).There will be eating, hanging, and general frolicking. BUT the picnic is just the base camp for all sorts of …
First Annual Uva Hammock Jamboree!
If you have an ENO / hammock or want to check one out from the club for this, then come and catch V I B E S. My vision is massive network of hammocks strung between various combinations of trees in a cluster…. weather is supposed to be 70 and sunny!! Super straightforward. Bring your hammock, instruments / snacks if …
Ethnobotanical Sunset Humpback Hike
If you’re down then come with me to see sunset at Humpback while enjoying an assortment of (legal) herbal goodies. The menu will be: – Kava kava (a powdered tuber native to the South Pacific that’s a muscle relaxing agent) – Yerba mate (hot tea type drink popular in South America…. I’ll be bringing a thermos of hot water and …
Sufjan Stevens Appreciation Parlance @ Blackrock Summit
Yo, I’m a second semester 4th year on a part-time class schedule…. join me in my degenerate ways!! I plan on going up to Blackrock Summit (in the Southern end of Shenandoah NP) and listening through one/two Sufjan Stevens albums on my bluetooth speaker ( most likely “Carrie and Lowell” or “Illinois” ) while stargazing and chatting about life / …
Dope Crabtree Falls Camping Trip
Fellow lovers of nature/adventure, Eschew the civilized world with me for a fun weekend in the woods! I’ve reserved two sites at Crabtree Falls Campground (http://www.crabtreefallscampground.com) for April 14th. The campsite has amenities including bathrooms so we’ll be living large.The $15 fee covers food/drinks/supplies and the cost of lodging not covered by Outdoors reimbursement. Plan for Friday: 3pm: head out …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[This is not an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30pm 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 $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “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 / …
Sunset Hike to Chimney Rock
Hey hey hey!! For those of you who want to turn your Monday into an absolute banger of a day, I’ve got just the proposal: COME HIKE WITH ME! Chimney Rock is a great vista about 1.7 miles from the Riprap Hollow trailhead. The trailhead conveniently situated in the southern district of the park so the drive should only be …
Long Distance Hiking Seminars
Dear Hiker Trash and Future Hiker Trash, I will be attending a long distance hiking workshop hosted for prospective Appalachian Trail Thru Hikers. Programs will be designed to get everyone ready for the 2017 hiking season. This would be a great opportunity for anyone considering a long distance hike or for someone who wants to improve their backpacking skills. The …
2017 Winter Weekend Extravaganza!
Salutations fellow Outdoorspeople, It’s a beautiful time to be alive because the ODC is putting together a mega-trip to Snowshoe to end all trips to Snowshoe for the weekend of February 9th-12th THE PLAN (Summary): Snowshoe arguably is the best mountain for skiing and snowboarding in the Southeast, with good trails and tons of variety. We’ve already rented out two …
Overturned Vehicle Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
This particular Wilderness First Aid course (January 24-25) will be unique. It’ll be held in the field at Overland Experts in Orange (45mins from Cville), where they teach off-road driving. We’ll get to use an overturned vehicle in class for some of the scenarios. Come have fun figuring out how to rescue and then treat the injuries of someone who …
Moab Spring Break 2017!
HELLO Outdoors Club!! It’s the best time of the year…… the 3rd Annual Moab Spring Break trip is coming up! This is relevant to you if you (1) don’t have set in stone Spring Break plans. (2) enjoy bona fide adventures of all the best varieties: hiking, backpacking, mountain biking (literally the best in the world), climbing, trail running, skinny …
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course [Reimbursable for Trip Leaders! Free for Some Uva Academic Employees!]
[This is not an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30pm 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 $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant
>> “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 / …
**Nrge Trip** Saturday Hike in and Out of Gorge!!
Hey team! First off, this is a New River Gorge Extravaganza (NRGE) trip. If you want to come on this expedition you need to be signed up for the general NRGE carpool trip! We will be leaving and returning to Ray’s Campground in West Virginia, not from UVA. ANYWAYS…. This hike is a combination of two lovely hikes from the …
Acoustic Ethnobotany / Fire Enjoying / Stargazing
The title says it all. This is just a call to jam at NRGE!!!! Bring your guitars, banjos, stand up basses (shoutout to two NRGEs ago when that actually happened), cajones, tambourines, ukuleles, mandolins, fiddles, dobros, tin cans, body percussion, voices, or anything else with which you like making sound!! We’ll try to get some good jams in both Friday …
Humpback Sunset Extravaganza + Stargazing + Potluck
Let’s do Humpback tomorrow evening for sunset and a stargazing session. A bit under 2 miles roundtrip for those of you who haven’t done it. Sunset is at 6:45 so we’ll leave around 5pm sharp and then get back around 9:00 or 9:30pm. I can drive 5 including myself, but if more drivers sign up that’d be rad! Remember — …
**Nrge Trip** Sunday Morning Hike– Endless Wall Trail
*DRIVERS NEEDED* Hey everyone! General NRGE details: Leave Grounds at 4:30pm, arrive at Ray’s. Chill at Ray’s Saturday-Sunday, leave Ray’s on Sunday by 1pm. This is what I’ll be setting the date times for this trip as. NRGE trip-specific details: I’m leading a Sunday morning walk to Endless Wall Trail before we leave the NRGE campground for UVa. The Endless …
**Nrge Splrge** Friday Int/Adv Mountain Biking in the Ole George Washington
What better way to kickoff the new New River Gorge Extravaganza than by shredding some of the tastiest singletrack in VA? With the help of each of you shredders and your vehicles, we’ll maximize the amount of trail riding for this Friday afternoon. Shredding is a practice never perfected, yet always perfect. This is a great opportunity for newer bikers …
2016 New River Gorge Extravaganza (Nrge) — Carpool
TO: Everyone attending the 2016 New River Gorge Extravaganza, **PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** If you make it onto an adventure for the NRGE, sign up for this adventure. DO NOT sign up if you are waitlisted for an NRGE adventure. DO NOT sign up on this unless you are ALREADY ON AN ADVENTURE. I ask …
Tricentennial Creek-a-Thon!
You are cordially invited to the culminating swagger-ridden ODC social event of the semester… It is our tricentennial Creek-a-Thon! WHAT IS CREEKATHON? Creekathon is our club-wide Potluck gathering held at the illustrious, beauteous Walnut Creek park (~20 minutes outside of Cville). Though there will be side trips for things like disc golf, mountain biking, foraging, general frolicking about (such fun!!!), …