COME 2 SPLUNGE!!!! Oh, what is a splunge? I know you are curious. I can feel the curiosity from afar. Don’t worry I will tell you. A splunge is a sunday plunge. A sunday snowy plunge. A super cold plunge. A splunge. Now you are informed. Thank me later. If you are feeling too warm in this weather, come get …
What does peanut butter have to do with a polar plunge? Well, boy am I glad you asked! Sbroccos and Marie Bette do this litte thing every year called HOT CHOCOLATE MONTH FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. And yes it is as awesome as it sounds. But… hot chocolate ≠ peanut butter…. while this is true, on Wednesday, February …
Drivers needed! You will get priority off the waitlist. Gas is not reimbursed because the trip is less than 15 miles. You know what pairs well with a freak winter storm? Swimming! And what better way to start your Saturday than with a refreshing plunge in a near-freezing river? There’s supposed to be a high of 17 degrees, so you …
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Do YOU want to get in the water before the impending snowstorm and absolute FRIGID temperatures? Join Paige and Augusta for a non-popsiclefication polar plunge in the Rivanna River and a sweet treat at Sbroccos after! Game plan: – Meet outside of Sbrocco’s at 7am – Load up Paige’s AND Augusta’s cars – Drive to Riverview Park – Get in …
Let’s get CHILLY this LDOC with a happy morning cold plunge into the Rivanna. Here’s the plan: 6:30 am pick up 6:50 arrive at riverview 7:10 get to the SPOT and plunge for a few 7:45 am return to car 8:15 return home What to bring: swim clothing towel regular clothing shoes ? (idk mostly because on the way back …
Unfortunately this weeks polar plunge was canceled due to my desire to sleep in and a lack of a co-trip leader. We are going to do a polar plunge in the Rivanna River then go to bodos and have a nice warm up with a bagel, then return you to your home to get ready for class. We will be …
JUST KIDDING IT’S ANOTHER POLAR PLUNGE BRRRRRRRRR ❄️❄️❄️ I know all of you were so sad you didn’t make it to last week’s polar plunge, but don’t worry, we’ve got you. We are back with another installment of some early morning suffering– this time on a Monday!!! Mondays are so magical because the start of a new week means anything …
“The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain. Thus, we must freeze our asses off in the Rivanna River. Yup” — Karl Marx This Tuesday morning it is going to be a whopping 25 degrees out. Doesn’t that just make you want to go for a swim??? Personally, I think that sounds pretty questionable but Jackson (a lover of …
Paddle boarding every week in October?? They said it couldn’t be done. But here we are defeating all odds. Join us for an epic evening paddle boarding sesh, no prior experience needed. As long as you can swim you will be just fine, and also you might need to be part polar bear for this one because it will be …
WOWZAH! Are you yearning for adventure on a Wednesday afternoon? Join Gillian and me in our second SUP escape before the water gets cold! If you have no paddleboarding experience, don’t worry, none is needed! As long as you can swim, you’ll get the hang of things. We’ll go on an awesome, amazing, fire afternoon paddle sesh at Beaver Reservoir. …
WOAH! Did you survive midterms week? Join Gillian and I in our SUP escape from midterms week before the water gets cold! If you have no paddleboarding experience, don’t worry, none is needed! As long as you’re able to swim, you’ll get the hang of things. We’ll go on a chill, calm, stress-free afternoon paddle sesh at Beaver Reservoir. If …
The 28th is NATIONAL RABIES DAY. In honor of such a sacred holiday, Outdoors at UVA will be having a CELEBRATION of the pests of the world; the rats, the cockroaches, and all of the overlooked creatures that bring us gifts of pestilence, plague, and BLIGHT. Come one, come all, to join us at Walnut Creek (affectionately dubbed “the Nut”) …
WE’RE SO BACK. To celebrate, let us sack (and craft and swim). Quinn and I planned this trip last semester but never got around to it soooo let’s do it now!! I have also been trying to swim outside as much as possible before it gets frigid and I think you should too. The plan is to head down to …
I don’t know about you, but every time I’ve gone to the Rivanna, I’ve gone, “WOW, this would be so fun to paddleboard!” I finally did it for the first time this spring, and let me tell ya, I was right. SOOO join me (Sarah) and Katie for an epic day of SUPing this Saturday!! Together, we’ll check out a …
Hi all! Feeling the gloom of finals? come spend a mere 2 hours refreshing your brain by swimming at rivanna river!! it should be gorgeous tomorrow afternoon and Omid has secret wisdom about a rope swing location we will mosey to 🙂 should be a very chill trip – just be comfortable swimming in rivers. come join us!! PLAN: 1pm …
DISCLAIMER: YOU MUST BE GOING TO CREEKATHON TO SIGN UP FOR THIS TRIP!!! (aka sign up for the main trip first) Welcome to Creekathon! Join us as we PADDLE THE NUT! There is no prior experience needed for this trip, as long as you’re able to swim you’ll be able to get the hang of things. The plan is to …
HELLO! I am posting from triangle rock club in richmond on my phone. The weather will perhaps be good tomorrow and perhaps we can go to sugar hollow and swim around. Via and I led a trip here and it was so chilly so hopefully this is different. Timing: 3pm meet at corner of echols dorm Drive 30 min 3:30 …
Hello ODC penguins! You know the drill. This Friday. Ragged. NO paddleboarding experience necessary. It’s gonna be GNARLY dude 🏄♀️. Schedule: 1:00PM – meet at Corner of Echols dorm and drive to Shrack 1:10PM – load up the paddleboards and drive to Ragged 1:30PM – arrive at Ragged and INFLATE💨!! ~🫧paddle around🫧~ 3:30PM – start heading back… 3:45PM – drop …
Can you think of a better way to start off this upcoming possibly rainy and somewhat chilly Saturday than submerging yourself in moving water as other water falls on you from above? We couldn’t either! Join us for a wonderfully wet wake up in the Rivanna River followed by a tasty donut at Sbroccos! Here’s the plan: 7:45am – meet …
Do you love waking up hours before class? Jumping into freezing freezing water? Well…maybe not! But, the weather forecast has a low of 30 degrees on Tuesday so we thought we’d bring back the polar plunge! Here’s a quick run down: 7:45am – meet at Sbroccos & head to rivanna for a plunge 8:00am – swim/frolick around 8:40ish – return …
NOTE: Drivers needed! Drivers get priority with the waitlist. You will not be reimbursed for gas since the trip is less than 15 miles away. Hello everyone, I have come to the realization as I look at buds forming on the trees that I have not appreciated Winter enough this year so join Tess and I as we get very …
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NOTE: Drivers needed! Drivers get priority with the waitlist. You will not be reimbursed for gas since the trip is less than 15 miles away. Is your third Celsius not hitting enough? Are you out of coffee pods? We have the solution to your final exam nerves. Jump and swim to your heart’s desire in the Rivanna River then sprint …
Calling all water fairies !!! Join us for an afternoon of water-bugging, water diamonds, and aquatic whimsy. We will be paddling post-lunch and any brave souls are welcome to embark on the journey with us. I’ll also bring my snorkel so we can search for fish (probably won’t see any but we’ll take a look). We bring: – paddle boards, …
Come join us this Saturday as we brave the frigid waters of Lockridge Aqua! This cave features an entrance which requires you to be almost totally submerged in water. It’s pretty cold so we’ll be bringing wetsuits for everyone. Once you’re past the entrance though, it really opens up, and you can stay mostly dry. We’ll be able to walk …
hey odc-ers! im sure if you’re reading this it means the whole world has already left cville to go on fall break! no worries, for I am still here and savoring the last days of the warm(ish) weather. join me in paddle boarding at ragged while its still not flannel season! schedule: 4:30pm: meet at shrack 4:40: head to ragged …
DISCLAIMER: you must be going to FREEKATHON to sign up for this trip !! You’re going to Freekathon ? Wahoo ! Come inspect this meager watering hole as you gaze into the distance and watch the sunset. There is no prior experience needed for this trip, as long as you’re able to confidently swim, we can help you figure out …
DISCLAIMER: YOU MUST BE GOING TO CREEKATHON TO SIGN UP FOR THIS TRIP!!! (aka sign up for the main trip first) Welcome to Creekathon! Join us as we PADDLE THE NUT! There is no prior experience needed for this trip, as long as you’re able to swim you’ll be able to get the hang of things. The plan is to …
Dear divine people of the outdoors club, IT’S TIME TO GET OUR CREEK ON!!! We decided to spice things up this semester and have creekathon on a FRIDAY. Oh how fabulous, fascinating, funky, fun-tastic, and perhaps freeky that may be. So come one, come all, and let’s get our freek on at da creek next Friday. We have a pavilion …
We know you’ve all been waiting on the edge of your seats for ANOTHER deep water free soloing trip to drop. If you haven’t made it off the waitlist for a DWS trip yet, here’s your chance! What is deep water free soloing you ask? Well… Have you ever wanted to try free soloing without putting your life in imminent …
Did you know you can sit in the waterfall at Blue Hole!!!! Join me and my bootay at Blue hole this Wednesday afternoon! Blue Hole in the fall always makes me so nostalgic because it was my first hike with ODC, was my first real hike ever, and my first freshwater swim ever!!! (not really much fresh water or hiking …
Splish! Splash! Hoos ready for a paddleboarding bash?!? What better way to spend a Sunday than at Ragged ignoring all your assignments and soaking up that glorious sunshine! Join Nate and Arden for a chill time on the water with good music and better vibes, no experience necessary. Neither of us have cars (uh oh 🫨) so if you can …
Hello outdoorslings!! Tomorrow looks like it’ll be sunny and gorgeous so Parker & I want to embark on a little midday swim! Come join us as we paddle around the reservoir and share fwoc (first week of class?) stories! Also- this is a very beginner friendly trip! If you have never paddle boarded before or even touched water before you …
Have you ever wanted to go down a natural waterfall or visit the Shenandoah National Park? Maybe you just need to touch some grass and escape Charlottesville for the day. Well, we will be doing both of these things this Friday at the Cedar Creek Falls of White Oak Canyon of the Shenandoah National Park. We will be leaving from …
Have you ever seen a cedar run? I have for the past 3 years at the beginning of the year. But tomorrow YOU get to experience it for the first time! We are venturing out to Cedar Run Trail which has multiple swimming holes about a mile or so up the trail. It’s a short but steep hike and well …
Come hiking and swimming with us (and my dog Willie) at Sugar Hollow! The plan is to hike 2 ish miles to a little baby waterfall where we can swim, eat some snacks, and hang with willie. This will be a super chill trip with a pretty laid back hike so anyone is welcome to join regardless of your level …
helloooo outdoorslings!! “there is no greater thing in life than to paddleboard at a reservoir on your first day of class. but don’t skip them!” – madeline livingston. It is going to be 90 degrees on Tuesday – ouch! Madeline and I are going to speed run a paddleboard adventure between classes on our lovely sunny FDOC afternoon – because …
This is my 99th trip with the club, come with me to repeat my first-ever trip and have fun outside instead of going to valedictory exercises! Schedule: 1:30– Meet at echols, head to the rivanna 1:45- arrive at rivanna, walk to rope swing 2:00ish – jump in, have fun 3:15 – change and walk back to cars 4:00- back home …
Hellow fellow crunchy sugar hollow lovers, Should we be locked in this week for finals? Yes. Will we be locked in?? No!!! If you would like join us in our not-lock-in-ing (or want a finals study break), come join Eli and I this Thursday on a swimming trip to sugar hollow/blue hole!!! The weather is supposed to be super nice …
what better way to spend LDOC than outside!! it’s gonna be 87 degrees on Tuesday, so let’s go swim! the plan is to drive to Riverview park and find a spot to swim in, possibly the rope swing?? THE PLAN: leave from echols @2pm drive to spot (15 minute drive) walk to swimming area (10-20 min walk) SWIM plan to …
Hello y’all! I recently heard through a friend that you can rappel a few waterfalls in Virginia! I’ve been itching to do some one-way rappelling since we got back from Moab and this is the closest we can get to canyoneering. We’re going to take the day to rappel as many of the white oak canyon waterfalls as we can, …
Are you prepared for THE BEST, MOST EPIC aquatic experience of the 2023-2024 academic year!!!!!!??????? If you want to destress before the dumpster fire of finals, COME JOIN US. Using our extensive paddle boarding experience, we will be leading lucky trip goers into the wild waters of the Ragged Mountain Reservoir. Nate has acquired profound knowledge of paddling through multitudes …
Hey y’all!! The school year is almost over and I promised myself I would introduce ODC to the AMAZINGNESS of the Scottsville James River!! Yes, yes there are a lot of “Richmond James” types in the club. Emma and I are here to disprove all that. Scottsville James is not well known by UVA or ODC and in my humble, …
Hey y’all!! Anyone else love the song Sweet Virginia by The Rolling Stones??? If not, let me serenade you with my favorite lyric: “got to scrape that shit right off your shoes” Anyone else inspired to go backpacking because they want to scrape that metaphorical shit [exams/finals/school] right off your shoes [aka soul] ??? Come rejoice in the soul-cleansing powerwash …
DISCLAIMER: YOU MUST BE GOING TO CREEKATHON TO SIGN UP FOR THIS TRIP!!!!!! Hello hello hello! I usually lead hiking trips, but this weekend, I thought I’d mix it up! I will be hosting a super chill swimming trip at Creekathon, where you are free to chill on the shore/swim as you see fit. We can play some water games, …
Now that it’s finally warming up, it’s time for an Upper James paddleboard trip. This trip will be a beginner-level trip. We won’t be paddling anything particularly tough although there are ways to play around and make things more difficult if you are more experienced. You do not necessarily need SUP experience to go on this trip. The only prerequisite …
greetings ragged ratz! we are pleased to inform you that the new amazing fantastic odc trip leader power pair will be leading a paddleboarding trip to ragged on sunday!!!! the weather will be beautiful and the vibes will be crunchy. nate is a VERY experienced paddleboarder (he can do a backflip on a paddleboard) but i am not so people …
‘SUP shredders! Sunday is going to be WAAARMMM so what better day than that one to go paddleboarding?? If you want a good way to wrap up your weekend, then look no futher and come join me at Ragged out on the water! This trip is beginner friendly, and you don’t need to have any paddleboarding experience as long as …
pisgah peoples, **PLEASE REFER TO THE PISGAH CLUB EMAIL (sent 3/25) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** Another club megatrip?? PISGAH!!! This is NOT an actual PISGAH adventure. This is the CARPOOL for PISGAH. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier and follow instructions, please. DO NOT …
Hello nitty gritty dirty little freaks, For those who do not know, a wildfire hit Matts Creek, near Big Island, VA back in November. Around 11,000 acres were affected, and as you could imagine, the area has dramatically changed. But in what ways?? Join us on this backpacking adventure of re-entering the area with respect and curiosity to see how …
I ran this trip last year and it was a pretty great time. During the day we skied, hiked, toured, mountaineered (is that a verb?), and generally had a great time in the snow. In the evenings, we gathered at my Grandparents cabin to eat big dinners, shoot pool, and occasionally break through the frozen lake for a polar plunge. …