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, …
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Backpacking Trip- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
***UPDATE*** Cancelled from lack of interest-better luck fall break ****** Hey everyone! I wanted to do a somewhat longer backpacking trip before the end of summer and have had my eye on the Hazel Creek/Forney Creek Loop in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, sometime between august 11th and 22th. I was planning on following the 56.7 mile trail described …
Backpacking: Crabtree Falls + Spy Rock 14mi [Intro-Level]
Come hike to some of the most majestic waterfalls on the East coast then camp next to a boulder giving a 360deg view of the religious range in George Washington Forest. This hike will be incredible. If you haven’t been backpacking before, this will make for a great intro hike. I can help with purchasing food (txt me), filling any …
Burn Baby, Burn: Climb | Mountain Bike | Paddle | Hike | Zip-Line | Camp
Billy Joel didn’t start the fire*, but we are. This is a multi-sport overnight trip that offers some fuel to fan everyone’s flame. Here’s the tinder, kiddies: – Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced Top-Rope Climbing & Bouldering – Beginner/Intermediate Mountain Biking on prime, flow-conscious track – Easy to Moderate hiking/trail running through gullies and across vistas – Easy paddling along the smooth Shenandoah River. …
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 …
Test Trip Announcement
Don’t sign up for this, workin on some stuff.
Test Trip Announcement
Don’t sign up for this, workin on some stuff.
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 …
**Cancelled**Learn About Nols! (National Outdoor Leadership School)
Are you interested in working in the outdoor recreation industry? Need to expand your technical and leadership skill base in the backcountry? Come talk with a NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) representative about courses, internships and job opportunities! Come by Monroe Hall, room 122 Thursday, March 5th from 7:00pm-8:00pm!. We will have pizzas on hand to fuel your outdoor enthusiasm, …
Night and Classic Orienteering at Prince William Forest Park
First, please mind the sign up date for this event! I have to log you in to the event registration page by 2/11/15 (Wednesday) at midnight to get you a bed for saturday night. What: Competitive orienteering with the Quantico orienteering club! Orienteering is navigating your way point to point using a terrain map (the maps with funny squiggly lines) …
Spring Break: Moab, Ut Multi-Sport Adventure!
Don’t have any spring break plans yet? Come to Moab, Utah with the club!!! Moab is a multi-sport paradise, with tons of amazing rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, canyoneering, paddling, fishing, and even backcountry skiing! March in Moab is perfect adventure weather with temps in the mid-60s and plenty of sun! Being a breathtaking desert destination situated on the …
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: >> …
Old Rag Sunrise Foot Shredding [Hike]: Turn Up or Transfer
What’s up you beautiful band of dirtbags? THE FOLIAGE IN SHENANDOAH IS AT ITS PEAK. LET’S GO ON AN ADVENTURE! I’ve done Old Rag a few times, and if there’s one thing I can guarantee you it’s that the hike is absolutely beautiful. From everything I’ve read, doing it sunrise style is the only way to get the best view …
Humpack Sunrise!
Hey fabulous club members, If you’re feeling an itch to see the beautiful fall foliage while witnessing a spectacular Shenandoah sunrise you should come out to this hike on Friday morning! We’ll be hiking part of the AT on the way back to lengthen our morning adventure to ~4mi. Humpback Rock is rock formation off of the Blue Ridge Parkway …
Backpackin’, S’mores and Starz
It’s Monday night and you’re staring at your computer screen despairing of life because the clock is ticking towards midnight and you’ve still got 10 pages of a paper to write. And it’s only Monday. You think to yourself “Self, what am I doing with my life right now?” And then like a shining star in the distant, dark night …
Mountain Justice Fall Summit
Come out to Kayford Mountain in West Virginia to see firsthand the effects of mountaintop removal in the area! Kayford Mountain is the last mountain in the area that has not been completely destroyed due to mountaintop removal. We will be camping on the mountain, and spending time with other environmentally-minded folks! This is a great opportunity to meet other …
Intro to Ethnobotany and Spiritual Vibrations
Fellow travelers, Humans have been exploring plants and their benefits for centuries. It is an integral part of a sentient consciousness to explore the very nature of its experience. Ethnobotany is the study of the relationships between plants and humans. We will explore and learn about the history and neural mechanisms of the Kava Kava root of the Pacific Islands, …
Mountain Biking and Other Adventures at Gauley Fest
Yo yo yo! What’s up Outdoors at UVA? For those of you who didn’t read the description of Hannah’s adventure, Gauley Fest is basically a gathering of all the raddest whitewater enthusiasts and vendors the Eastern U.S. of A. can muster. But while the whitewater aspect of the festival is inescapable, it is vital to note that you don’t have …
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 …
Tuesday Shreddy Rescheduled
It’s that time of the week again. I’m looking to go to Preddy Creek this upcoming Tuesday to hit up the main loop and advanced loop. These trails are among the best around, so you’d be making a mistake if you didn’t go for a ride before summer begins. This trip is for intermediate-advanced riders. If you don’t have much …
Scope Some Dank Nuts Before the Creekathon
If you like walnuts then you’ll love this! Come get hype for the creek with all things nutty walnuts peanuts pine nuts macadamia nuts etc. We’ll meet at Echols at 10, and then hop in the car and find somewhere to go scavenge/forage/harvest/admire all the nuts our hearts desire. In case you need any more incentive to go on this …
Backpacking Laurel Prong
Let’s get weird in the woods Laurel Prong and Hazeltop loop in the SNP, about 8 miles that isn’t too strenuous, but still enough to enjoy. Leave around 9 on Saturday morning, come back by 5 (at the latest) Sunday. You provide: -yourself -Water (probably about 3 liters. We’ll have access to streams, so we can filter some water out …
Backpack / Snow Shoe the at
Backpacking/Snowshoe Camping Adventure. What: 15 miles of snowshoeing, 1 night of camping, 100s of memories. When: This Saturday and Sunday leave at 9am get back Sunday afternoon. Where: The closest AT to Charlottesville. The weather looks sick on Saturday and Sunday, http://www.wunderground.com/weather-forecast/US/VA/Charlottesville.html & the snow will still be on the ground. So let’s go play outside. We’ll be heading out …
Cumberland Island Spring Break 2014
Do you find yourself lacking an awesome plan for spring break? Do you like islands? Do you find armadillos amusing? Do you like backpacking on flat trails? Do wild horses outside your tent in the morning excite you? Do you want to see ruins of Great Gatsby’s mansion? (well it’s the Carnegie Mansion…) Then you should join my spring break …
Thursday Peak!
Climbing’s so hot 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 …
Last Chance! Snowshoe, Yaw Goons! Sunday/Monday
There’s 7 of us rolling up, want to be part of the crew? Look at this forecast. Just look at it. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Snowshoe&state=WV&site=RLX&textField1=38.4091&textField2=-79.9957&e=0#.UtXwfdJDuSo Snowshoe’s already about 90% open, they’ve been relatively immune to all this shitty weather of late. Seeing as it’s MLK Jr. weekend, I’m thinking of going up early Sunday to ski/ride all day and come back to a …
Dolly Sods Backpacking Trip
Come backpacking and enjoy the last of the fall colors before it gets too cold and before finals season unexpectedly arrives! We’ll be heading out to Dolly Sods in West Virginia. This area is super cool because its a plateau with a landscape that is normally found in Canada. But it’s only three hours away from us instead of 10! …
Blue Ridge Mountain Sports. Odc 20% Discount Day. Oct 29th!
Where: Blue Ridge Mountain Sports. Barracks Shopping Center. http://www.brms.com/site/our-shops/barracks-road-shopping-center/ When : ALL DAY (10 am – 8pm) Tuesday Oct 29th 2013. Why: Winter products are in. What: As a member of the Outdoors Club at UVa you are awesome. The kind folks of Blue Ridge Mountain Sports are hooking us up with 20% off in-stock items. 20% OFF!!!! Wear your …
Nrg Intermediate Whitewater Kayak Trip.
The New River Gorge! Intermediate Whitewater Kayak Trip. This trip falls in relation with the NRG Extravaganza, all fees, rules, and regulations apply. The NRG is rated a class III-IV by American Whitewater. Please read about the river here: The section of river: Cunard to Fayette Station. http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2418/ IMPORTANT! **PRIOR EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY** You must have paddled Class III Whitewater. …
Nrge Ghost Town Backpacking
Hiking through ghost towns? Camping in ghost towns? Swimming near ghost towns? The plan is to head out to base camp for Friday night, hike Saturday, camp in/near a ghost town Sat night, and hike out and head home on Sunday. Should be about 10-12 mi of decent hiking along the river. The plan is to hit the Kaymoor, Rend, …
Backpacking Overnight of Rockytop/Big Run Loop Friday
Weather has finally cooled down and it’s AWESOME to be outside. We’ll leave Friday at 2pm from the Echols brick wall and head into the Shenandoah National Forest. Rockytop/Big Run is a 13.8 mile loop, but since we’ll be camping we’ll split it up into a very manageable 7ish miles a day. We’ll get some sweet views of the Shenandoah …
New River Gorge Extravaganza ’13: Base Camp
WHAT IS THE NEW RIVER GORGE EXTRAVAGANZA? The New River Gorge Extravaganza (NRGE) is a choose-your-own-adventure megatrip that the club puts on in the fall to one of the best outdoor recreation destinations in the nation, perhaps world, and is only 3 hours from C’ville. The New River itself is 1 of 10 National Wild and Scenic Rivers in the …
Gauelyfest
Gauley Fest is the biggest whitewater kayaking festival of the year. Last year pretty much every major kayaking company was there selling and giving stuff away, and about 3000 people, kayakers and groupies alike. Here’s the link to the American Whitewater website about it: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Wiki/aw:events_gauley While the emphasis of this trip is to enjoy whitewater, You are also welcome to …
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: …
2 Hikes, 1 Night, 2 Mountains-> Cold Mountain / Mt Pleasant
This weekend’s weather looks EPIC, so let us combine 2 of the best hikes in Virginia: cold mt. and mt. pleasant, 12 mile figure 8 loop!!! See descriptions below. http://www.hikingupward.com/gwnf/coldmountain/ http://www.hikingupward.com/gwnf/MountPleasant/ The plan: Saturday: 10am meetup @ echols, then hit up bodos. Drive, 1.5 hours. Arrive around noon. Hike Mt Pleasant loop (5 miles/4 hours). Picnic in the meadows!!! Start …
Maple Festival Car Camping + Outdoor Adventures
The Maple Festival in Monterey has been going for over 50 years now, and I’ve driven through Monterey a couple of times and seen the crowd it brings, but had never stopped there. This year, I’d like to see what it is about, and use it as an excuse to get some car camping done. Rest assured, this trip is …
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 …
Mountaineering Course with One of U.S.a.’S Top Instructors
Join me for a 3-day, 1-night mountaineering course, maximum 3 of us students with IFMGA guide Marc Chauvin. There are only about 50 IFMGA guides working in the USA. IFMGA means Marc has reached the highest level of certification in all AMGA disciplines (rock, alpine, ski). BACKGROUND: I’ve been watching too many episodes of “Everest: Beyond the Limit” which for …
Old Rag and Backpacking!?!?!?!? What?
This trip is for beginners but be advised that the rock scramble is difficult hike and we’ll be doing it with packs at night. The total loop is 8 miles or so, I think. We’ll do 4-5 the first day. If you’ve never backpacked before that is okay, so long as you are fairly fit. Gear list at the end: …
Cheat Fest (Kayaking, Rafting, Racing, Music, Etc)
Do your homework early, check/adjust your exam and/or work schedules, etc.. This is going to be sweet! ACTIVITIES: The emphasis of this trip will be to enjoy whitewater. There is plenty of class III-V whitewater in the area including: The Cheat, Upper/Lower Yough, Big Sandy, etc. Priority will be given to those who are interested in paddling, but there are …
Spring Break Backpacking in Sc
Let’s go Backpacking where its warm and marshy. Yippee! Francis Marion National Forest, in Charleston SC is the perfect place 🙂 We’ll be hiking a section of the Swamp Fox/Palmetto Trail, connecting to the Awendaw Passage, which finishes up at the scenic Intercoastal waterway! check it outttt: http://www.palmettoconservation.org/swampfox.asp http://www.palmettoconservation.org/awendaw.asp Day one: drive to Charleston, camp at Trail Head Day two: …
Stargazing Saturday Special
As promised, it’s finally here. Tomorrow night will be clear, cloudless, and warm (with a waxing crescent moon). Perfect for stargazing somewhere dark– namely, about 15 minutes from campus, south on 29 (we’ll probably end up near Walnut Creek. Bring WARM clothes and a hat and gloves and hot water in a travel mug if you want hot cocoa (YES …
Winter Break Backpacking in Ocala National Forest, Fl
Sooo, classes don’t start until Wednesday, January 18th, let’s go backpacking! Ocala National Forest in Central Florida has about 70 miles of continuous trails that run through a mix of pine and hardwood forests, prairies, lakes, and swamps. The plan is to backpack the the majority of the length of the forest over 6 days. Here is a great resource …
Pre-Crickathon Three Ridges Backpacking
The title says it all. Three Ridges is a stellar 12 mile loop off the AT that, naturally, summits and traverses three ridges. We’ll leave Saturday morning after a sleepless night of stoke from the sick ski film showing friday night (which you all should be attending, see upcoming adventures) and hike in and set up camp for the night, …
Mount Pleasant Hiking and Camping
The weather this weekend is looking to be stellar, so come spend it at Mount Pleasant instead of sitting around dreading the first batch of exams coming up. Besides, are you really going to enjoy the library as much as you would enjoy spending your weekend outside? Nah. We’ll head up to Mount Pleasant Saturday morning, hike around 5 miles …