>> “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). …
Announcements
Friday Morning Mountain Biking
Let’s wake up earlyish and hit the trails Friday morning. Time/Location to be determined based on popular vote/fight to the death. I’m thinking either O’hill, the Rivanna, or Preddy Creek. If some seriously stoked riders sign up, maybe we can hit the forbidden (bloody) Rocky Hollow. Beginner, advanced, it doesn’t matter. Let’s just ride bikes. YOU BRING: Bike/helmet (indicate if …
Moab Spring Break 2016!
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 mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, canyoneering, paddling, fishing, and rock climbing! 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 Colorado Plateau, it …
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). …
Pre-Creekathon: Extreme Winter Sup Yoga
Feeling stressed with finals just around the corner? Are you searching for that inner peace that can only be found by contorting your body into a variety of different positions while balancing on a board floating on a freezing cold lake? Of course you are. Come learn how to do a headstand on a stand up paddle board (SUP) + …
Creekathon: Dog Days Edition
Do you have a dog or generally enjoy throwing tennis balls only to have them returned to you covered in saliva? If so, then come to the Creekathon with Gracie (German Pointer) and North (Dutch Shepard mix) to get your puppy love on. This trip is primarily for people who would like transportation to the Creekathon Potluck for them and …
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). …
341st Annual Creekathon — Fall 2015
Have you ever looked looked at a tree and thought, “those things would rule the world if they could move.”? Have you ever wondered whether crabs think that fish are birds? Have you ever sat down at your computer to write an essay only to spend an hour reading about different sharks on wikipedia? Do you ever pause in the …
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: …
Three Ridges Overnight Backpacking
Too busy to join the weekend long festivities at the New River Gorge but still want to enjoy the perfect weather this weekend and get in a night under the stars? Join me and your fellow too-busy-with-midterms outdoorsmen on a quick overnight trip to the Three Ridges Wilderness Area. We’ll meet at Bonny Castle Circle at 4:00 PM on Friday, …
Nrge Midday Hike Overlooking the Gorge – Grandview Rim Trail, Little Laurel Trail, Etc
With flora, ridge lines, expansive outlooks, moving water, and NRGE, what more could you possibly want from a hike? Plan: We leave NRGE Headquarters at 12pm for the Grandview trailhead parking area between Shelter 3 and 4. Then we must choose. The park has 6 miles of unique trail (we’d have to backtrack a few times), so although I’m planning …
Panther Falls Swimming Hole Adventure
Looking for a way to enjoy what could be one of our last warm days for a while? Got just the thing! We will be driving to a gem of a place called Panther Falls where there are two jump rocks on either side of a little waterfall into a deep pool. Includes opportunity for natural watersliding, gnarly jumps/tricks, 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!]
>> “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 …
Nrge Hike: Kate’s Plateau and Poll’s Plateau Day Hike. Driver Needed
Hey Everyone! Super excited for NRGE weekend?!?! DRIVER NEEDED!!!! My name is Kate and I am planning to lead this hike called Kate’s Plateau!!! Details: 5.1 mile hike. Kate’s Plateau is 5.1 miles. Look for signs of beaver, deer, and turkey as you follow old logging roads. The trail passes through fields, forests, and near wetlands. Parts are quite steep. …
Shred the Hill of ‘O’, Intermediately
The title says it all, folks. Come bike Ohill tomorrow afternoon with me. I’ll meet all you guys at 4:30pm at the brick wall by Echols dorm, and we can proceed up to shred Ohill. Intermediate (or advanced beginner, or underdeveloped expert) I’m planning on riding for an hour to an hour fifteen. You’re welcome to stay out longer than …
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 …
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 …
Jones Run Day Hike and Swim Fest
Folks, This summer has been great–fun times, memorable sunsets, etc. But to quote Joe Biden, “Nothing will top the summer of ’87.” Well here’s the deal: we’re going to forget about Joe for a while and have a blast hiking in Shenandoah National Park. Sunday has a fantastic forecast, a high of 77, and after hiking to work up 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!]
>> “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 …
Geology 101 with a Concentration in Forestry
Give the rocks some love. Let’s go to the Forest! The Forest is a bouldering spot just an hour outside of C’ville on the Parkway. This trip is open to all–if you’ve never been rock climbing before, now is your chance give it a try! It would be great to have some experienced folks come along, too. I can fit …
Climbing Elizabeth Furnace (Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced)
Trip heads up to Elizabeth Furnace for a day trip of top-rope rock climbing (beginner/intermediate/advanced). It is important that you know how to belay prior to the trip and best if you have attended at least one, previous UVA climbing trip. Trip supports 4 people. I am not guiding this trip, but am facilitating a safe, climbing experience. Safety is …
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, …
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 …
Day Hike: Fastpackin’ and Water-Slidin’ White Oak Canyon
Let’s go power-hike then do some natural water-slides to cool off. Hike will be at an intermediate pace. Bring: – Daypack – Food – Water (2L) in bladder or bottles – Good footwear – Water-slide gear (change of clothes, cojones) Let me know if you can drive. I have a pass for the vehicle I am driving. Please let me …
Top-Rope Climbing (Beginner/Intermediate) Day
Get found at Hidden Rocks. Game plan is to do top-roping (5.6 – 5.10+) (and boulder). Trip allows for 6 participants. WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING: It is your responsibility to allocate and bring the items below: – Climbing Gear: harness, belay device, carabiner(s), shoes, helmet, fairy dust – Food: snacks during activities and $ should we stop anywhere – …
~*Rescheduled*~ Mount Pleasant Hike
Hello outdoorsy peeps! I was thinking of doing the Mount Pleasant Hike. It has some really sick views and is a pretty moderate hike, only 5.5 miles long and not super steep, so if you’re new to the whole hiking deal this won’t kill ya. I can fit three other people in my car, but it would be great to …
Updated > White Oak Canyon: Hike | Water-Slide | Vineyard
This event has been adjusted for the weather. Trip supports 2 more participants. Take note of departure time on Saturday morning @ 8 AM. WHAT WE’RE GONNA DO: 1) Drive from UVA to White Oak Canyon lower lot* 2) Ascend the White Oak Canyon trail and traverse the SNP ridge. 3) Descend the Cedar Run trail. 4) Slip some natural …
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 …
Get Yours at the Forest
Holla at you C’villians: Let’s go bouldering Sunday! 20 minutes south on the Blue Ridge Parkway is a spot called The Forest, with problems ranging through all skill levels. Should be relaxed, everyone is welcome, share and receive instruction/beta/techniques/skills if you dig it, if not, come enjoy the company! I can get three folks in my car (uncomfortably, mind you) …
Acquatic Arachnophobia Disc Retrieval
Hey gang, Do you like the water? Are you afraid of spiders? Did you know that most living spiders are found outside of the water? Did you also know that there are discs in Walnut Creek Park? Well we’re gonna grab our goggles, towels, and floaties, and head down to the water and submerge. That’s right. We’re going to look …
Creekathon Water Line and Other Ratchet Slacktivities
Hey! I’ll be slacking off during the Creekathon festivities, setting up as many lines as possible – please bring your own so we can have a slackathon! If we can scope out a good spot, I’ll be setting up a line over the lake- so if you fall, you swim! This adventure will convene at the pavilion by 1:00 (or …
405th Annual Creekathon
Let’s go play in the woods. And eat and drink (soda) and be merry. And celebrate that it’s time for Creekathon, the annual club wide picnic at Walnut Creek Park!!! We have reserved one of the shelters at the park, complete with grill and picnic tables. The club covers all burgers (of both the meat and vegetal varieties), hotdogs, buns, …
Beginner/Intermediate Mountain Biking (Intro to Shred)
Greetings ragamuffins, Enjoy biking but haven’t had much opportunity to ride on the trails? Or maybe you’re a serious shrednaut and want to take a semi-relaxed ride on our dear ohill. Or maybe you’ve never even heard of a bike or shredding or the English language. (Probably not the trip for you, but you can’t even understand this right now, …
Moormans Bouldering – Any Level
Clear skies and warm weather will come our way this weekend. It’ll be slightly nicer Sunday, so let’s get out that afternoon! As the title suggests, this trip is open to all levels. I’ll expect a few beginners to be on the trip, so I’ll plan to spend some time early on going over safety, technique, and outdoor / climbing …
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 …
Picking Up Trash
It is hard to miss all of the litter in the bushes around the corner and 14th street. I was thinking we could walk around and clean some of it up for half an hour or so. If enough people sign up for the trip we could meet on the corner near Bodos bagles and go from there.
Full Moon Xc Skiing at White Grass / Exploring Canaan Valley
Want to explore winter forests in 2 feet of natural snow *without* needing a lift ticket? White Grass is one of the best places on the east coast for cross country skiing, offering 50km of trails right next to Dolly Sods, easy classes, and an awesome cafe for lunch. Check out www.whitegrass.com for more background info. Dolly Sods, Blackwater Falls, …
Bike Maintenance 101
Before the mountain biking trip Sunday, I’d like to work on the club bikes and teach you all lovely people a thing or two AT THE SAME TIME!! Plan is to meet at 11 by the gear room and spend 1.5 hours (you can leave early) working. BRING YOUR OWN BIKES IF YOU HAVE ISSUES I am not an expert, …
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: >> …
203rd Annual Walnut Creekathon
**Update: There is no fee** Here ye, here ye. The time has come for the ANNUAL WALNUT CREEKATHON. What is this momentous occasion you ask? It’s the picnic of all picnics, a cookout for the ages, an pastime we must protect for ourselves and our posterity. We have reserved one of the shelters at the park, complete with grill and …
Beginner Bikingpalooza
Fellow worshipers of the shred god Dionysus, The time to ride is nigh. I aim to shred the best section of the rivanna trail (fontaine to ivy) with some shrednauts-in-training. The plan is to meet at echols at 4, bike to the entrance on stadium road, and frog leap onto the trail. The section will take probably 45-60 minutes to …
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 …
Rescheduled: Shenandoah National Park Shenanigans (Hiking and Waterfalls)
Hey guys! This is a rescheduled trip that was supposed to happen over fall break but was cancelled because the driver’s car broke down. If you are one of the three other folks who was gonna come with me then you will have wait list priority (after drivers). WHAT WE’LL BE DOING: Basically, we’ll meet at Echols and make like …