It’s so nice outside that it seems weird NOT to slackline. I’ll be setting up my line in 15 min or so, so come for some fun! I’m only gonna stick around for 45 min or so, but if people want to stay later, they’re welcome to burrow the rope.
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Intermediate-Advanced Whitewater Kayaking
I need to get in a boat and paddle something. My plan is to daytrip WV Saturday, and boogey back for some celebrations in cville or possibly a film premier in Lynchburg. The options are pretty open. On the intermediate side of paddling, there is the NRG (III-IV), Lower Gauley (IV) and Middle Fork (III-IV). Or we can step, things …
Super Sweet Ski Movie
So, here’s how it goes. Our friends at VASST are putting up a showing of Teton Gravity Research’s new movie, The Dream Factory, this Friday in the Chem Auditorium. I figured this is pretty sweet and y’all might want to hear about it. For those of you who don’t know, Teton Gravity Research is a super sweet SKI film production …
Intermediate-Advanced Whitewater Kayaking
I figure it’s my turn to organize the weekly adventure to West Virginia, so let’s get together and go find some whitewater on the Lower NRG. TIME I plan on leaving Friday night and staying at Ray’s Campground, then hitting the Lower NRG both days unless other opportunities present themselves. All times will be contingent on when everyone can get …
Wilderness First Responder Certification Course
A rare find, this is the first time this course has been offered in Cville in several years. “Wilderness” can be: > a natural area (forest, sea, desert, etc.) > a rural area not near a hospital > an urban disaster zone (natural or terrorist) … any situation in which time of injury to time in hospital is more than …
Beginner-Intermediate Whitewater Kayaking
Participating in Consolidated Tailgating Day otherwise known as Foxfield Races? What better way to shake off your hangover the next morning than to find some chilly whitewater to swim in (If you can’t roll or stay upright). We will plan to go to the beautiful Balcony Falls (Class II+ (III)) section of the James River in Glasgow. This is a …
Beginner Whitewater Kayaking (Saturday)
Response to my original trip description was poor, so I’ve hereby re-branded this trip as: BEGINNER WHITEWATER KAYAKING! And we’re likely going to Balcony Falls (no canoes or fishing) I’ve adjusted the signup deadline to 2:00 AM Saturday… and departure time to 10 AM Saturday (*From Bonnycastle*). We may return earlier than indicated depending on how much carnage there is. …
Newfolks Flatwater Canoeing!
Welcome all new members to the club! Glad you’ve joined us! I want to invite you to an introduction to canoeing on flatwater at Beaver Creek reservoir in Crozet, VA. it’s just 20 min. or so from grounds. We will leave Bonnycastle at 11 and will return to grounds at 4:30. It’s going to a fun day of swimming, paddling …
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 …
Sendtember Is Here at the Nrg
Heading to the NRG. I just bought a Eurovan camper and would like to head out to Summersville before they drain it. Rats hole is hard but the rope swing is amazing. Probably climb some other moderates though at Summersville proper or wherever else seems good depending on weather. You can expect a dance party at Rays if we roll …
Nrg Extravaganza – Saturday Hiking – Rivers and Waterfalls
This adventure is part of the “Outdoor Extravaganza at the New River Gorge” trip so you must be signed up for that adventure to go on this one. On Saturday we will go hiking to take in some of the great rivers, streams, brooks, waterfalls, and swimming holes that the NRG has to offer. We will likely visit the Glade …
Day Hike and Swimming at St. Marys
Despite the hurricane hype, sunday looks like it’ll be a sunny day. So even though classes have started, don’t waste it trying to pick out that last class or getting books, instead come out to St. Mary’s for a day of hiking and swimming holes. The drive is about an hour, and we’ll hike in along the river and up …
Hike to Waterfall and Swimming Hole
Sunday is supposed to be a little cooler and hiking alongside the St. Mary’s River to a waterfall and deep swimming hole offers a chance to get cooler yet in some of the clearest, most refreshing water I’ve ever seen in Central Virginia. It’s a rocky trail with multiple stream crossings so good hiking shoes and a walking stick or …
Escape the Heat at Blue Hole
It’s supposed to be really hot Thursday and Blue Hole in Sugar Hollow is about the coolest place outdoors one can be at. It’s about a mile hike through deep woods to this cool, refreshing swimming hole where it should be a good bit cooler than Charlottesville. The club provides a ride in a car and carpool money for gas. …
Hike to Swimming Hole and Wild Blueberries at Riprap Hollow
Come escape the heat and hike to one of the cooler, clearer swimming holes in the area! The swimming hole on the Shenandoah Valley side of the mountain is uncrowed, always cool, and alongside the Riprap trail. We will first hike up to the wild blueberry patch and see if there’s anything to pick this year and up to a …
Hike and Swim at Sugar Hollow
The trail along the Moorman’s River at Sugar Hollow heads up to a beautiful small waterfall and offers many opportunities to pick blackberries and raspberries and passes by a refreshing swimming hole that’s usually not as crowded as Blue Hole. We will hike up to the waterfall and stop to swim on the way back. Please bring: -at least 1 …
Intermediate-Advanced Climbing at New River Gorge
***CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER*** Who wants to go climbing outside this weekend? New River Gorge has 1500+ sport and 1500+ trad climbing routes. I will choose the crags based on the group composition and the weather. Minimal instructions will be given on this trip but you can review the skills that you already know. Trip Requirements: Know how to tie …
Backpack and Swim at St. Mary’s Wilderness
If you’d like a relaxed overnight trip with great swimming holes to cool off in St. Mary’s Wilderness might be the place for you. We will hike approximately 3 to 4 miles up the river that flows out of the Blue Ridge south of Waynesboro and find a place to camp by it’s edge. If the closer campsites are taken …
Hike and Swim at Saint Mary’s Wilderness
Saint Mary’s Wilderness offers some of the most beautiful scenery and swimming holes I’ve ever seen in Virginia with sculpted rock, deep pools and clear water. The trail follows the creek up into the Blue Ridge, passing abundant wild grapes and blackberry bushes that will probably be ripe by mid-June, and passes numerous swimming holes and small watefalls. It is …
Hike and Swim at Saint Mary’s Wilderness
Saint Mary’s Wilderness offers some of the most beautiful scenery and swimming holes I’ve ever seen in Virginia with sculpted rock, deep pools and clear water. The trail follows the creek up into the Blue Ridge, passing abundant wild grapes and blackberry bushes that will probably be ripe by mid-June, and passes numerous swimming holes and small watefalls. It is …
Outer Banks Backpacking Beach Week
Wanna get out to the beach in true outdoors club style? We will be backpacking two sections of trail for about 40 miles total covered. The convenient break in between will allow us to refill on food and water and never have to carry ridiculously heavy packs. Bring your sunblock and swimsuit and get ready for some of the best …
Pre-Finals Beach Day Trip
Finals are coming up and soon you’ll be caving yourself in the library. BUT don’t be miserable yet! The weather at the beach on Sunday is Sunny with a high of 83, so let’s go beach it for the day! Whether you want to just sun or frisbee, surf, kayak, you name it, we can do it. (Suggestions?) Bring plenty …
Attempt 2: Easter Cliff Diving
I tried to lead the same trip a few weeks ago but the weather did not agree with me. It should be 85 on Easter Sunday, so hopefully we’ll have better luck. But KEEP YOUR CELL PHONES ON so I can let you know last minute if we decide to cancel for weather. There is a rock quarry in Schuyler …
Pre-Earth Day Hike/Swim Ragged Mountain Reservoir
Come out for a hike and a swim this afternoon. The spring greenery and blossoms will be very pleasant. The reservoir and surrounding hiking trails, 10 minutes from grounds out JPA/Fontaine past 250, are a convenient respite. Bring: swim suit rain jacket (forecast calls for possible thunderstorms) water snacks cool shades insect repellent (might be wise) The outing should take …
Just Another Typical Sunday: Cliff Diving!!
I’m not very original so I’m just gonna copy and paste this from a past adventure: There is a rock quarry in Schuyler (about 35 minutes South of UVA) that is great for cliff jumping. The quarry has a 10, 15, and 50 foot jump into a bottomless pool of water. This trip is open to anyone, but isn’t recommended …
Super Sweet Beach Camping
(Who goes to Foxfield anyway?) Instead come out to camp at Virginia Beach! We will be going to First Landing on Friday early afternoon (~3 hr drive), swimming/wading in the afternoon, and then camping the night. We’ll explore the park the next day– including swimming and slacklining and being lazy. The water is warmer than the rest of Virginia Beach …
Linville Gorge Loop
Time for a long weekend adventure in the “Grand Canyon of the East” We will leave after dinner on Thurday (around 7), drive halfway, crash at my family’s place about three hours down the road, then wake up bright and early & drive the remaining 2.5 hours to the trailhead. From the trailhead just outside of Marion, NC we will …
Swimming at Blue Hole
Let’s go to Blue Hole! If you’ve never been, it’s a great swimming hole out near the Charlottesville reservoir, about a 30 minute drive and a 30 minute hike from the parking lot – looking for a fairly brisk pace. It’s supposed to be almost 90 tomorrow, so beat the heat and join me early…we’ll be back in time to …
White Oak Canyon/Cedar Run/at Hike
It’s been too hot to put up the double-digit mile hikes, but I’m hoping this Saturday will work out just fine… The hike will start at the bottom of the White Oak Canyon Trail. As we go up to Skyline Drive and the Appalachian Trail, we’ll run into several waterfalls. Once we hit the top of the Ridge, we’ll hike …
Cliff Jumping
There is a rock quarry in Schuyler (about 35 minutes South of UVA) that is great for cliff jumping. The quarry has a 10, 15, and 50 foot jump into a bottomless pool of water. This trip is open to anyone, but isn’t recommended to people afraid of heights. All you need to bring is a bathing suit, a towel, …
Aca Collegiate Canoe and Kayak National Championships
Looking for a sweet adventure over fall break? The American Canoe (and Kayak) Association is hosting the annual national collegiate kayaking and canoeing championships! We are going to take a team to compete in as many events as possible. The races will take place on a 5 mile stretch of the Tuckaseegee River in mountains of North Carolina. The events …
Rip Rap Hollow Hike and Swim
Rip Rap Hollow was featured in Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine as one of the best Blue Ridge swimming holes! We’ll hike 3.5 miles to the 50 ft swimming hole after admiring an elegant but stately view of one of the trail’s waterfalls. At the swimming hole we will swim and eat lunch. Judging by our level of exhaustion or the …
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #3
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #2
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Learn to Be a Trip Leader Workshop #1
Hoping to lead some AWESOME trips this year? Come to our trip leader workshop and learn the ropes!!! We’ll cover a variety of important points about leading trips, including: – How to plan your trips – Tips for making sure adventures run smoothly – What expenses the club will reimburse you for – Benefits of being a trip leader, including …
Outdoor Survival Skills at St. Mary’s Wilderness
This overnight backpacking adventure offers an opportunity to learn some basic outdoor survival skills in a beautiful wilderness area with a waterfall and some great swimming holes. We will hike 2-3 miles in along the river, set up camp and from there make a demonstration survival shelter, find some wild edible plants to add to our dinner and start a …
A Short and Hopefully Tasty Three Ridges Hike
Instead of hiking the whole Three Ridges Loop we will hike down to the AT shelter and follow the Mau-Har trail down to Campbell Creek and to a small swimming hole that is refreshing, but a bit cool! Bring a swimsuit, etc. Roland is likely to come, so we may also identify a few of the abundant wild edible plants …
South River Falls Hike
Need a break from studying? Come out for a short enjoyable hike to the third largest waterfall at Shenandoah National Forest. We will depart from Bonnycastle circle at 10 AM. The hike will start from mile 62.8 on skyline drive at South River Picnic Area parking lot. The trail is 4.5 miles long and moderate in skill level. This may …
Seaside Playtime
Outdoors style beach week for dirt cheap!?! Want to go to Beach Week? Don’t want to spend loads of money? Saturday May 15th we are going to travel down to Outer Banks. There is a SWEET campground right on the beach. Most of the costs for lodging, food and gas will be covered by the Outdoors Club. Some activities might …
Brms Discount Night #2
Hello fellow gearheads, Our discount night at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports is coming up fast! Mon April 12th from 8:15-9:15pm you’ll be part of an exclusive 20% sale to Outdoors at UVa members only. **Don’t forget: If you plan on buying gear that you’ll need to get fitted for (e.g. shoes, packs, etc.) you must go in this week prior …
Tubing on the James
Let’s take a float down a 4 mile stretch of the James River! If we can get a group of 25 or more, prices are $20 per person. Otherwise, it is $22 per person. Cooler tubes are $8 per person. To attend, you will need to pay me before the withdrawal deadline, so that I can make a reservation. I …
A Glorious, Gallent, Imposing, and Monumental Adventure to Cumberland Island
This trip is gonna be hopping for sure and you wont want to miss out on this journey of a lifetime. Spring break on an island in the southern reaches of the U.S. its gonna be goodies for sure. This is an awesome chance to hit up some warm weather and beaches without having to sell yourself out on the …
Brms Discount Night
Hello fellow gearheads, Our discount night at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports is coming up fast! Next Wed Nov 4th from 8:15-9:15pm you’ll be part of an exclusive 20% sale to Outdoors at UVa members only. **Don’t forget: If you plan on buying gear that you’ll need to get fitted for (e.g. shoes, packs, etc.) you must go in this week …
Aca Collegiate Canoe and Kayak National Championships
The American Canoe (and Kayak) Association is hosting the annual national collegiate kayaking and canoeing championships! We are going to take a team to compete in as many events as possible. The races will take place on a 5 mile stretch of the Rappahannock River near Fredricksburg, VA. The events are Men’s and Women’s one-person kayaking (K1), one-person canoeing (OC1), …
Cold Mountain/ Mt. Pleasant Backpacking Trip.
Super awesome two night intermediate/tough beginner backpacking trip. We will hike in 6 miles on Friday to awesome camp site pictures on the Cold Mt. Link. Then we will make a 11ish mile day hike looping Mt. Pleasant and Cold together. We will hopefully do lunch on Mt. Pleasant and then possibly dinner and sunset back at Cold Mt. Meadows …
Hike at Sugar Hollow
Sugar Hollow is a great place for identifying a number of edible and medicinal wild plants along the route to the waterfall above Moorman’s Creek. so we will make a few stops along the way on this hike to i.d. plants. If we are lucky there may be a few wild blackberries left as well! We’ll stop for a swim …
Sunday Blue Hole (Sugar Hollow) Hike/Swim!
Um guys, did you hear that it’s supposed to be NINETY-FIVE degrees Sunday? Let’s beat the heat and go for a swim in the freezing cold water at Blue Hole (aka Sugar Hollow, to some people). If you haven’t heard, this is on the list of things you have to do before you graduate UVA. We’ll meet at Echols at …
Midsummers Camping at Devils Marbleyard!
NOTE: I’ve moved the departure time for this trip back to FRIDAY NIGHT due to weather considerations; the plan is to fit in as much Awesome Stuff ™ on Saturday as possible and, depending on the whims of the skies, camp out again Saturday and leave Sunday, or leave Saturday night so we can start on our Sunday hangovers. (Kidding. …
Backpack to the Beach!
Hello backpackers and beach bums. False cape state park is located in Virginia beach. You can check out all details about the park online. Just google false cape state park and you will find a great description of the park. we will be hiking in about 8 miles in flat ground to get to our campsite pretty much right on …
Run + Swim
The plan is to run on ridge road and then do the following at a swiming hole that should be close by. Depending on time / preferences we could do one or the other or both. A driver is needed so I´ll waitlist people.