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Announcements
Trip Leader Workshop 3!
I’ve heard from several of you that you can’t come to the Thursday workshop, so here’s another chance! We’ll learn about trip-leading from 5-6ish, and we’ll finish in plenty of time to attend the Monday Night Gathering at Newcomb. At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle …
Monday Gathering 4!
If you are experienced in anything outdoorsy(!), come. Or if you are looking for mentors or partners to backpack, climb, kayak,… then where is better than outdoors club monday gathering! Meet your fellow outdoors club people. Bring your stories, announcements, questions, suggestions…. or just show up for a few minutes to say hey! Joining online is not necessary. Last week …
Trip Leader Workshop!
Everyone is encouraged to lead trips, and it’s easier than you think! At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle trip expenses, what types of trips are allowed, and how to set trips up online. As an incentive to lead, we’ll reimburse your dues after leading four …
Monday Gathering 3!
“When you come in to the room and see a small friendly group of people are talking somewhere in the room do not be intimidated, just join and exercise your socializing skills!!!!!!” Meet your fellow outdoors club people. Bring your stories, announcements, questions, suggestions…. or just show up for a few minutes to say hey! If you led or atteneded …
Today! Monday Gathering 2!
Our first of Monday Gatherings was a success. we met several friends plus some new faces. some of us went to dinner afterward! so this coming Monday: Meet your fellow outdoors club people. Bring your stories, announcements, questions, suggestions…. or just show up for a few minutes to say hey! If you led or atteneded a trip during the weekend, …
Yay! Monday Gathering!
Our first of Monday Gatherings! Meet your fellow outdoors club people. Bring your stories, announcements, questions, suggestions…. or just show up for a few minutes to say hey! If you lead or attened a trip during the weekend, it would be great if you could come and let others know about it. Some of the officers would be present. http://www.outdoorsatuva.org/about/schedule.shtml
Aldha Gathering
Has the thought of thru-hiking one of the country’s long trails ever crossed your mind? If so, I’d suggest joining us at ‘The Gathering,’ an annual event held by ALDHA, the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association. This is a great opportunity to learn about long distance hiking and get a glimpse of what life is like on the trail. We’ll …
Trip Leader Workshop!
Everyone is encouraged to lead trips, and it’s easier than you think! At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle trip expenses, what types of trips are allowed, and how to set trips up online. As an incentive to lead, we’ll reimburse your dues after leading four …
Advanced Whitewater: Gauley Fest!
Gauley Fest, the biggest whitewater celebration in the world, is about to happen. Last year the festival only won the title of “biggest celebration” by a slim margin of three partiers, and this spring Gauley archrival Amazonastravaganza increased their attendance and stepped up their efforts to steal the title. Gauleyfest needs your help! Don’t let our beloved West Virginia river …
The Vermonster Is Coming!
The Vermonster is the biggest, most spectacular ice cream sundae (in a bucket no less) you’ll ever eat! With cookie and candy toppings, hot fudge, sprinkles, and of course the all famous Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. We’ll meet up at Echols Dorm, hike/walk up O-Hill, and then hang out on the grass and eat fabulous ice cream. We’ll have …
Club Bbq!
Come to the end-of-the-year BBQ at Walnut Creek! This particular section leaves at 4:30 from Bonnycastle Circle. Come out for some pre-finals food, carthwheels, and waterballoons! Please bring any footballs, frisbees, or games you want to play. Also, feel free to bring a special snack or dessert!
Club Bbq @ Walnut Creek
The club is BBQing at Walnut Creek! This particular adventure leaves Echols at 6pm.
Caving at Grottoes
The Virginia Region of the NSS is having its spring caving extravaganza at Grottoes, just on the other side of SNP, in a couple of weekends. There will be a ton of experienced cavers there, and a bunch of caves to be explored. There will also be country-style baked chicken and camping. I want to take a few people to …
Cook Out, Hike and Ultimate Frisbee at Beautiful Lake Sherando!
It’s finally spring! What better way to celebrate the weather this weekend than going to Lake Sherando on its opening day? We will drive about an hour, park, and choose from several leisurly short hikes or a combination of them. One of these 2.5 mile hikes has a beautiful waterfall and wading pool that might be fun. When we have …
Cook Out, Hike and Ultimate Frisbee at Beautiful Lake Sherando!
It’s finally spring! What better way to celebrate the weather this weekend than going to Lake Sherando on its opening day? We will drive about an hour, park, and choose from several leisurly short hikes or a combination of them. One of these 2.5 mile hikes has a beautiful waterfall and wading pool that might be fun. When we have …
Climbin’ and Clubbin’ (Peak Experiences and Mars Bar)
This trip is for climbers and dancers of all levels, but you must know how to belay and pass Peak’s belay test to go. We will go to Peak, get pumped up, climb for awhile and then take the party to Mars Bar in Richmond for their Thursday night POP 80’s PARTY playing “the best of 80’s pop and dance …
Potluck!
Potluck at 1535 Gordon! Bring your best dishes to share with the rest of us! If you don’t have time to cook, just bring some sort of drink or desert or something. You will need to bring any food that you want to share with everyone else. If you need access to ovens or range or grill, let me know. …
Pumpkin Picking and Carving!!
Get ready for Halloween! Come pick a pumpkin at Carter Mountain and carve it afterward at my house! This place also has THE BEST cider. it is fabulous. What the club provides: a seat in a car. This is only a ten minute drive, so gas will not be provided for volunteer drivers. What to bring: cash for buying pumpkins/apples …
Hike Swim and Eat All in a Friday Eve’
So you’re not going to the Outer Banks. It’s okay. There is still fun to be had here. Friday! Friday! Friday! Off to Blue Hole in the western part of beautiful Ablemarle County. We drive, park, hike along the stream at the base of the mountain, and kazam, we have the crisp, cool, refreshing taste of mountain water and air …
Trip Leading Workshop
Everyone in the club is encouraged to lead trips! At this workshop, we’ll talk about how to lead different types of trips, what to do about gear, how to handle trip expenses, what types of trips are allowed, and how to set trips up online. As an incentive to lead trips, we’ll reimburse your dues after leading four. Some members …
500 Member Potluck!
We’ve reached 500 members this year — a first for the Outdoors Club. We will celebrate with a potluck at my house! Just come and share your food with others. If you can’t cook, you can buy some drinks or anything you want. If you need a stove/oven, let me know and you can come early and use mine. The …
Earth Day Project on Engineer’s Way
WHAT: An Earth Day Student Planting Day sponsored by the University Landscape and Arboretum Committee. FREE LUNCH WHERE: Engineers Way between McCormick Road and Stadium Parking WHEN: Friday, April 22: Earth Day (Rain date: April 23) Two Shifts: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Lunch Provided: Noon Come join other students in an Earth Day …
Ice Skating, 2/27, 12-3pm
Let’s go ice skating at the Ice Park, before it gets warm: Sunday, 2/27 12-3PM Meet at Lambeth at 11:45AM, and we can drive over together. I live in building 465, in apartment 3 (second floor). If 10 or more people sign up, we will get the group discount: $4.50 including the skate rental. (Compare this to the usual price …
Peak for Aarash’s Birthday!!
Help me celebrate the 32nd birthday of our amazing head climbing instructor, Aarash! Show your appreciation for all the work he has done to teach and support the climbers in our club by helping to give him a memorable birthday!! Peak Experiences Climbing Gym is located outside of Richmond, VA and is one of the best indoor climbing gyms around. …
Rivanna Trail Foundation Monthly Workday
This Saturday is the RTF’s monthly trail work day. We work from 9-12 with other members of the RTF and community to maintain and construct parts of the Rivanna Trail system. This weekend we will likely be working between Ivy Rd and Fontaine Ave right in our backyard!. We would normally carpool but it might be better to try to …
Potluck/Rafting Video Watching!
Its time for another potluck! Bring your best dish and share it with all. Last time we had some killer lasagna, pasta, chili, stirfry, and lotsa deserts! If its cold outside, we will have a fire inside and have S’Mores! If you need access to a stove/oven, let me know and I can arrange it. If you do not have …
Marjan’s Bday Party at Peak!
Come help me celebrate Marjan’s birthday (actually on Friday) this Thursday evening at Peak Experiences Climbing Gym in Richmond! We’ll head down there around 6 and try to be back by 11 PM at the latest. *If you can’t leave at that time, sign up and tell me what time you can leave, I’ll do my best to work it …
Winterbreak in California!!
There has been a large interest among club members to get to California at some point in their life to experience all the beauty it has to offer. How does this winterbreak sound?! If you have never experienced California before, then this is a great opportunity. I’ll be setting up this trip for 5 club members between December 27 and …
Vermonsters!
The best and biggest ice cream sundae around: the vermonster. Complete with 20!! scoops of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream or frozen yogurt, 4 bananas, a few cookies, fudge brownies, several ladles of hot fudge, additional candy toppings, and whipped cream. Come hang out, meet some new people, eat some delicious ice cream, and talk about adventures with your fellow …
Movie Night: Touching the Void
Bring your camp chairs and come enjoy a fine movie at Me and Marc’s apartment. The movie is “Touching the Void”. If you have yet to see this movie- I highly recommend coming over and watching it. It is a true story about two english mountaineers who go to Peru to climb a brutal, never-before-climbed peak- called ‘siula grande’. A …
Potluck!!!
That’s right, come eat some food and meet some of the other people in the club! This will be a traditional potluck, so please bring something if you come. Of course, if you can’t make anything or don’t have time, just come anyway with a beverage or chips or something. This is your chance to show off your chef skills …
Tents Workshop, Backpacking Series
Ever wondered How to pitch a tent, pack it, clean it, find a good location for it and things like this? Come join us on the Lawn on Thursday for a quick workshop about this. You can bring your food and eat dinner there. we will quickly go over tents and differences like 2/3/4..pole, symmetric/unsymmetric, light tents/ 3 season/ 4 …
VA Beach Blowout! Sun & Sand, Paddling, Hiking, Biking, SCUBA,
Come make some new friends while paddling, hiking, and/or scuba-diving, or just veg on the beach! Then have a nice dinner & s’mores by the campfire, and sleep under the stars or in a tent. ***CATCH SOME RAYS, SWIM, & BUILD SANDCASTLES. A nice beach is just a short walk from our campsites. Also, there are free hot showers. ***GO …
Snow Football!!!
MONDAY CLASSES ARE CANCELLED!!! Bundle yourself up and come play football in the snow! The padding of your clothes and the snow make it all soft and fun. People who have never played before as well as experienced, both guys and girls are totally encouraged to come have a slippery blast! Afterwards we can warm up to some hot chocolate …
Social Adventure: 5 VERMONSTERS: 100 Scoops Ben&Jerrys IceCream
Ahh, the Vermonster. Perhaps the world’s biggest and greatest sundae. Each one has 20 scoops of delicious Ben & Jerry’s ice cream or frozen yogurt, topped with fudge brownies, chocolate chip cookies, 4 bananas, 4 full ladles of hot fudge, lots of whipped cream, and whatever crushed candy and other toppings y’all decide to add on at the shop … …
Potluck and Princess Bride
This is a potluck. After the potluck, we are gonna watch The Princess Bride 🙂 Outdoors at UVa provides: Nothing You must bring: Bring enough food… it is a potluck, you know the routine!
mini-Woodstock Acoustic Social Adventure
Mini-Woodstock, need I say more? Come enjoy hours and hours of great live music while relaxing on a big farm field, ingesting and imbibing whatever you bring along, inhaling … fresh farm air, basking in the sun, all late afternoon and evening long, then sleeping out or in a tent. Feel free to bring along homework or other things to …
PARTY!!
This Saturday night me and 2 of my roommates are having a party to wish a fond and intoxicating farewell to our other roommate. Each of us are supposed to invite our personal group of friends, so I’m inviting you all! Last time we did this it worked out really well with the diversity. I bring in green outdoorsy folks …
Potluck / Chili Cook Off
Bring your best chili to compete in the chili cook off! A few non-cooking officers will judge the flavor of each chili and the winner will receive a free t-shirt! We welcome any and all chilis. Stoves to heat up your concoction will be available at the house. Plates and utensils will also be available. If you are unable to …
Potluck at Baron’s place
Email me for directions and stuff… I’m only posting this here so people will know about it. Basically I’m having a potluck at my place, duh. Just email or call to say you’ll be there so I know.
FREE Ben & Jerry’s Vermonster + Yearbook Picture!!!
If you’ve never experienced Ben and Jerry’s famous Vermonster, here is your chance to have it for free! The Vermonster is a huge sundae complete with 20 scoops of ice cream, hot fudge, banana, cookies, brownies, and any toppings you like. The more people that sign up, the more we’ll get to buy, so sign up and come on out! …
Ice Cream Social: The Vermonster!
We did this last year and it was a blast! We’ll head over to Ben & Jerry’s at Barracks Road and fill up on ice cream! Last time we got a couple of Vermonsters, the club paid for part of the cost, and members paid cash (not Club Bux) for the rest. That seemed to work really well, so let’s …
Potluck!
Come on out Wednesday evening to eat some great food and meet more of the club’s 200+ members! Bring something to eat if you can – put those plus dollars to work! Anything would be great. I’ll get some things to grill out – hamburgers or chicken and veggie burgers and shish kabobs. Ok, now I’m getting hungry thinking about …