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 — …
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Humpday Evening Mountaintop Sunset Hike
Community hike with local Sierra Club. Inject some natural exercise, great beauty and fun into your work/school week with this foray into wilderness. We’ll cruise on up into the mountains and hike just 0.7 mile (one way) to the base of a forested hill, up which we’ll scramble (no trail) ~175 yards to a clifftop view — where we’ll relax …
**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 …
Fall Break Seneca Rocks Adventure
If you are still looking for some fun things to do this break, join me for a road trip around Seneca Rocks, West Virginia! We will be departing at 4:00 from 14th Street on Friday, September 30th and heading to New River Gorge (about 2 hour drive) to do some exploring and camping before the real hiking begins. We will …
Blue Moon Night Hike and Stargazing – Old Rag
Let’s get outside to enjoy the blue moon (second new moon in a month)! This will be a pleasant, relaxed night hike to the top of Old Rag where we will stargaze for a bit. This hike is about 9 miles long with ~2400 ft. elevation gain. Since it will be night time, we will take a slower pace and …
Intro to Backpacking: Mt Pleasant + Cold Mt (11.5mi, 25 Hr)
***REACH ME at jdr5bd@virginia.edu or 757-630-7971*** Pitch: This Saturday, come stretch your legs, meet some fellow adventurers, and see the beautiful high mountain meadow of Cold Mountain while it’s just cool mountain. We’ll catch sunset and sunrise at one of the prettiest campsites in all of Virginia and make it back to grounds in time for you to finish your …
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 / …
Intermediate Backpacking to Mountain-Top Sunset / Stargaze / Moonrise / Sunrise & Refreshing Dip
Community adventure with local Sierra Club. Let’s backpack along the Appalachian Trail, and: >> Watch the sunset (8:31pm), then awesome stargaze until huge moonrise (10:57pm), and sunrise (6:10am) whilst camping atop Spy Rock, my favorite mountain-top viewpoint in this entire region >> Lunch on day 2 atop The Priest >> Refreshing finish & 2-hour dip (for those not driving) in …
Advanced Backpacking in the Rocky Mountains
Join Club Leader / Officer Kit Guncheon, another participant, and a co-founder of this club for some advanced backpacking along the Beartooth High (altitude) Lakes Trail, on the border of Montana & Wyoming. OVERVIEW: “This hike leads from the gentle lake landscape of the southern Beartooth Plateau into the interesting and extraordinarily varied raw terrain around the intensely glaciated peaks …
Humpday Evening Waterfalls Hike ~ Choose-Your-Own Pace and Distance
Community hike with local Sierra Club. Inject some natural exercise and fun into your work/school week with this foray into wilderness. We’ll enjoy a nice drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway on our way to the multiple cascades of Crabtree Falls, the top of which gives a great mountain-top view. Hopefully we’ll see some sunset colors in the sky while …
Sunset & Stargazing Hike — Highest Summit in Snp
[1 spot open! *Call* 434-465-8733 if you want it.] Community hike with local Sierra Club. Choose-Your-Own-Pace Sunset & Stargazing Hike to the Highest Summit of Shenandoah National Park, and Wildlife Safari Drive Home. We’ll enjoy the sunset and stay up there for 60 to 90 minutes, waiting for the light to flee and stars to appear. The moon will be …
Wilderness First Aid 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 / …
Sunrise Humpback (Whale Watching?)
Fellow adventurers, I’ve stumbled upon a tapestry, written by my ancestors, which contains a prophecy referring to the morning of April 20th, 2016. I spent all of last week decoding it, and its a pretty big deal. The symbols on the tapestry depicts Paikea, the legendary Maori whale-rider, visiting the summit of Humpback Rocks under a rising sun (on his …
Humpday Humpback Sunset Cardio Hike
[1 spot open for this beautiful sunset hike. CALL me if you want it, at 434-465-8733.] Community hike with local Sierra Club. Inject some exercise, fun, and natural beauty into the middle of your week, with this hike up a mountain to see the sun set from a beautiful rock outcropping. 2 miles total (1 up, 1 back), 720 feet …
Night Biking – Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Riding mountain bikes at night is one of the most exhilarating experiences known to this man. Why keep this secret to myself? PLAN Meet at echols at 730 Ride into the night using headlamps Drink water and exercise moderate caution Feel amazing about yourself and the fate of humanity BRING Layers Good shoes Backpack + water Headlamp, bike, helmet (club …
Sunrise Spy Rock Hike W/ Hot Summit Coffee & Potluck
Greetings, It’s your friendly neighborhood Jeremy here again with an opportunity to bask in the glory of the natural world & get some mid-week reprieve from the hustle and bustle of the UVA bubble. We are going to leave dark & EARLY from Echols (4:30am) in order to drive to Spy Rock and get to the summit about 30 minutes …
Sunset & Stargazing Hike
Community hike with local Sierra Club. Come watch a beautiful sunset from atop the mountains (drive to Calf Mountain Overlook, Shenandoah National Park). Then we’ll drive on to Blackrock Summit parking, from which we’ll hike a 1-mile loop. Half way along that loop, we’ll climb up some boulders, lay back, and soak in the beautiful starry night. Hike 1 mile …
Current & Future Trip Leaders Eligible: Training Trip in George Washington National Forest
Note: I forgot to make it explicit that this is a *backpacking* trip. Also, please ignore my profile on the website and instead contact me at jdr5bd@virginia.edu or 757-630-7971. Objective – The goal of this trip give each attendee the confidence to lead their own 2-3 day backpacking trips. Whether you are currently a trip leader or not, feel free …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback August 2014 >> “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). …
Rescheduled: Backpacking — Cold Mountain/Mount Pleasant — All Levels — Need Driver(S)!!
Below is the original trip description. Note that the people who were signed up to go two weekends ago will have priority. Hey folks! Looking for a way to burn off those holiday calories and see some of the most spectacular high meadow scenery in the East? Then come join in the fun! WHEN: Saturday 2/6 through Sunday 2/7. We …
Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
[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 [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback August 2014 >> “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). …
Creekathon Disc Golf
It’s a beautiful day to think about disc golf. I’m gonna hit the course around 1:00, and you are welcome to come! Bring discs if you have them, otherwise the club has a few that you can use (as do I). It shouldn’t take too long to play, like an hour and a half to two hours or so, then …
Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
[NOTE: Class may be full. Call 434-465-8733 for status. Thanks.] [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 …
Cpr, Aed + Choking Certification Course ~ Adult, Pediatric + Infant [Free for Uva Academic Employees!]
>> “Best CPR/AED class so far. Resuscipalooza made it fun! Love the scenarios!” – anonymous feedback August 2014 >> “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). …
Cold Mountain/Mt. Pleasant Backpacking
Come preemptively burn off some turkey while scoping out awesome views! We’ll leave around 10:00 on Saturday and drive around 1 hour to the trailhead. We can hike Mount Pleasant first (total ~6 miles), taking some time at the summit to enjoy warm beverages and lunch. After coming down, we can start on the Cold Mountain loop (total ~6 miles) …
Wilderness First Aid Course [Free for Uva Academic Employees! Reimbursable for Trip Leaders!]
[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 a > wilderness area > rural area (not near a hospital) > travel anywhere > urban disaster (natural or terrorist) Outdoors at UVAers $25 DISCOUNT off the regular $185. BONUS if you’re a trip leader: …
New Year’s Advanced Kayaking Extravaganza
What better way to bring in 2016 than driving around the Mid-Atlantic chasing waterfalls (or slightly wet/frozen rocks), camping under the stars (or on some friends couch), and putting on completely frozen kayaking gear for 7 days straight? If this sounds appealing, then join this trip. We will be heading out to find class IV-V advanced whitewater, with default locations …
Old Rag Sunset Hike. Driver Needed
It is peak foliage color in the Shenadoah National Park, which means that it is the perfect time for an Old Rag hike! DRIVER IS NEEDED! Driver will be reimbursed for gas with a 30% tip. At the moment I do not have a driver and I will have to cancel this trip unless I find one by tomorrow night. …
Sunrise at Long Point. Nrge Trip. Driver Needed
A sunrsie is the best way to start the day! Everyone will be waitlisted until there are drivers. Details: a little over 3 miles hike. Long point trail: With a roundtrip walk of slightly more than three miles, this moderate trail will take you to the single best view of the Bridge. But in that two miles, you lose almost …
Alternate Departure Time: Nrge Shredfest 2k15 ~ Int/Adv Mountain Biking
UPDATE: We can have another group leave as late as 1 o’clock Friday! Sign up if you want to bike Friday near the NRGE campground. Shreddy babies, You asked for it. Now revel in the glorified shredding to be had at this year’s New River Gorge Extravaganza. The Plan: -leave Friday morning ish -another car leave around 1 -arrive at …
Mountain Justice Fall Summit
Are you interested in environmental and social justice? Learn more about the social and environmental issues surrounding mountaintop removal in a place where it is actually happening – Kayford Mountain. Just a few minutes from where we will be staying you can see in person how much destruction is really caused by mountaintop removal. Other radical social thoughts and subjects …
Int Boulders@the New
I’m pretty much out of rock climbing jokes, outdoorsy nature friends. Haven’t tried a “rock-and-roll” joke, yet, though. Is that even worth making? Anyway, I have some housekeeping to do in WV this weekend, and there are a couple extra seats in my car! I’m opening it up to enthousiatstic beginners, as well, but *NB* I will not be instructing …
Mountaintop Sunset Cardio Hike
Community hike with local Sierra Club. Sunset from a beautiful rock outcropping atop a mountain summit. Refresh your week by injecting this fun and natural exercise right into the middle of it. Humpback Rocks, Blue Ridge Mountains 2 miles total (1 up, 1 back) 720 feet elevation gain (steep). This 30 or 45 minute cardio workout should clear out any …
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 …
** Postponed Due to Weather** Blackberry Harvest Expedition (Seneca Creek Backpacking)
***Unfortunately the weather isn’t looking too bright for us this weekend (damn you Joaquin!!!). I’ve decided to go ahead and cancel the trip because the trail is fairly weather-dependent. If we went we would have to be crossing the creek when it is flooded up to a few feet, and we would be having to trek through some pretty heavy …
Cave Reading/Read Hiking
Had to change AGAIN due to weather. No longer able to camp out, sorry, folks. The plan is Monday Morning: Leave from Echols at 10, arrive at Highland County around 12, split into two groups: One group will cave, lead by Jeremiah. (In which case be prepared to get wet, cold, and muddy. Caving is not for the faint of …
Reading Day Rock
So I know I’m gushing, but seriously. Rocks, y’all. Can’t get enough. I’m headed west to explore! If you folks want to get out there and explore, too, let’s carpool. The final destination is the New, but we can talk about a couple stops along the way and locations when we get there, such as Goshen, Douthat, GW. You can …
2015 New River Gorge Extravaganza (Nrge) — Carpool
TO: Everyone attending the 2015 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. The point of this “adventure” is to make it easier for the officers and I …
Ramsey’s Draft Trekkin’
The weather is beckoning us to come outside and frolic in the cool air. Seriously though, every time I walk outside right now I start smiling as the suffocation of summer has left us and freeing fall has arrived. Come celebrate these great alliterative facts with me on a backpack this weekend! Get stoked for some delicious trail food (think …
Round 2: Thursday Sunrise Humpback + Potluck + Coffee
Hey goons, Last week’s Thursday Humpback was a grand time. Why not do it again?? The below is mostly the same as from last week’s description: We’ll shoot to take off from the Echols Brick Wall at a 5:00am so I’m setting the meeting time as 4:45am. PLEASE DON’T BE LATE. It’s the kind of thing where if we are …
Cancelled Supermoon: Total Lunar Eclipse Hike 2015!
DUE TO THE RAIN making the climb up (and back down… in darkness) a bit treacherous and DUE TO THE CLOUDS obscuring our view of the super moon, I have decided to cancel this trip. Note: as I already bought a few gallons worth of cider and a few tins of cocoa mix, I suggest you keep an eye on …
Sunrise Humpback Hike + Coffee + Potluck: We Didn’t Choose the Shred Life
Eyyyyyyyyy what’s up goons. The boys are back in town aka Jer is no longer studying abroad. You know what that means. More shred-based Adventure titles than any one person was designed to handle, and lots of fun things to do outside. I’m gonna start off slow this semester with a nice low-key Humpback Sunrise hike. We’ll shoot to take …
Backpacking: Cold Mt + Mt Pleasant [Beginners Welcome]
Before classes get intense, let’s get in tents. The Mt Pleasant loop (~5.5mi) and Cold Mountain loop (~5.5mi) are rich with diverse terrain and breathtaking views and panoramas. The forecast (Oronoco, VA) is looking pretty stellar as well. The plan is to start Saturday afternoon, complete the Mt Pleasant loop and 2 miles of the Cold Mountain loop, camping just …
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!]
>> “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 …