How well do I remember the raft lines for the Upper Gauley? Probably a good idea for me to figure that out before Gauleyfest! The goal for this trip is for me to get a practice raft lap or two on the Upper Gauley river and for you to see what the Upper G is like! We’ll be camping at …
DO YOU WANT TO GO RAFTING? I WANT TO GO RAFTING. Let’s do a lap on the Lower James. The Lower James is a great first time rafting trip, we’ll hit some class 2 and class 3 rapids. I will talk you all through basic river safety and all I ask is that you know how to swim & bring …
!!THIS IS COMPLEMENTARY TO THE GAULEY FEST MAIN TRIP YOU WILL NOT GET OFF UNLESS YOU ARE ON THE WAITLIST FOR BOTH!! ***See the main Gauley fest trip for more info on Gauley fest logistics– you must pay the Gauley Fest fee to go to Gauley fest ($55) Hello Gauleyfest attendees. Skylar and I are looking to break free from …
It’s that wonderful time of year again! We’re headed out to the Gauley River in West Virginia to do some of the best freaking rafting in the entire US! PLEASE READ THIS WHOLE DESCRIPTION THIS TRIP IS FOR: People who have rafted or otherwise paddled class IV+ rapids People who are extremely strong swimmers This trip is listed as intermediate …
Third year of the best trip of the year. GAULEY FREAKING FEST! This is going to be a dope and unique weekend trip that ranges from beginners (beginners to just being outside even– you don’t have to know anything!!) to intermediate/advanced whitewater folks, hikers, and climbers!!!!! – Logistics are a lil complicated so read this whole thing plz! Since 1983, …
Let’s go raft the Lower New! We’re going alongside John’s kayaking trip, and doing intermediate rafting on plenty of class III+ rapids. The White Water: The weather and the water temperatures are both going to be around 75°F, the New will be around 1 foot. This is an intermediate rafting trip, but the only real prerequisites is being good swimmer …
Let’s go kayaking and rafting on the James! This trip to the James is intended for any level but we will be doing the lower section, which is the more difficult of the upper/lower sections of the Falls of the James. Feel free to sign up even if you’ve never kayaked before, the only prerequisite is the ability to swim, …
We’re headed back out to the New! The plan for this trip is to do some deep water soloing and cliff jumping at Summersville reservoir on Friday, stay the night at Ray’s then raft the lower New on Saturday. Schedule: Leave Charlottesville around noon on Friday, deep water solo for as long as we feel like, go to Ray’s, wake …
We are going to the new. Oh yes. There are no sharks 🙁 The new river gorge has great climbing. And great rafting. and also great DEEP WATER SOLOING (climbing above deep lake, fall into lake) . The very best in all the land! We shall go and climb AND deep water solo AND raft. Wow, is this the best …
It’s rafting time! With a very special guest making a most triumphant return, he’s coming off the Grand Canyon, he eats granite for breakfast and washes it down with straight river water, he is… MITCH LANG We’re headed out to the New River in West Virginia on a little rafting trip. We’re hitting the lower section of the New River …
Learn about all that NOLS has to offer YOU, a UVA student, an Outdoors Club member, someone hankering to learn new skills and grow their leadership. NOLS stands for the National Outdoor Leadership school and they run courses over the summer and even semester-long ones. They do backpacking, climbing, rafting, skiing, kayaking, sailing and mountaineering all over the place (Alaska, …
Ski bums, dirtbag climbers, river rats, and trail blazers: this is what you’ve been waiting for all semester. Behold, the most EPIC, only ONCE-in-a-trip-around-the-sun GNAR JOURNEY. We’re awakening from our East Coast slumber, overstuffing cars with loose bagels, and migrating to the ultimate desert mecca: MOAB, UTAH. It’s time to venture into bottomless canyons, conquer slickrock playgrounds, and become one …
It’s rafting time! For this NRG rafting trip we will be paddling 14 miles from Thurmond to Fayette Station (twice the length of the normal NRG raft trip due to a closed put in!!) The lower section will consist of class III-IV whitewater and a pretty incredible gorge. Check out the rapids here: https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/2418/main TO PARTICIPATE: We will have two …
My dearest NRGE-vember shredlings, **PLEASE REFER TO THE NRGE CLUB EMAIL (sent 10/10) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** This is NOT an actual NRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for NRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier and follow instructions, please. DO NOT SIGN UP …
**YOU MUST BE ON THE MAIN GAULEY FEST TRIP WAITLIST TO GET OFF THIS TRIP’S WAITLIST** Hello my whitewater hooligans! Fresh off respective summers of whitewater shredding, John and I want to take some people down the Upper Gauley because it is literally THE best rafting you can do in these United States of America. PLEASE READ THIS WHOLE DESCRIPTION …
HIYA! You haven’t heard the last of me – it’s your favorite ODC graduate and the INCREDIBLE Parker (Sims 4) Sims coming back atcha with what has been arguably the best ODC trip of the year two years running – GAULEY FEST! This is going to be a dope and unique weekend trip that ranges from beginners (beginners to just …
Howdy fellow stout masters! John and I are super excited to announce the GNARLY SPRGE RAFTING EXPEDITION ’24! This will be a thrilling raft trip down the New River from Cunard to Fayette Station, a classic section packed with stout class III-IV rapids, beautiful scenery, and immaculate WVA vibes. You can read more about the section and get stoked here: …
My dearest SPRGE rodentia, **PLEASE REFER TO THE SPRGE CLUB EMAIL (sent 2/27) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** THE FIRST ANNUAL SPRGE – New ODC Mega Trip! This is NOT an actual SPRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for SPRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives …
Shredders, senders, and aspiring desert sand frolickers, welcome to the last week of fall classes. Your reward: the glorious emergence of the most LEGENDARY, only ONCE an earth revolution, GNAR JOURNEY. We begin preparing now to rise from east coast hibernation and mass migrate to the land of canyons, red rocks, ultimate gritty-ness and cryptobiotic crust: MOAB, UTAH. Approximately 44 …
Howdy fellow stout masters! Will and I are super excited to announce the GNARLY NRGE RAFTING EXPEDITION ’23! This will be a thrilling raft trip down the New River from Cunard to Fayette Station, a classic section packed with stout class III-IV rapids, beautiful scenery, and immaculate WVA vibes. This year, on bridge day we’ll get to watch BASE jumpers …
My dearest NRGE geeslings, **PLEASE REFER TO THE NRGE CLUB EMAIL (sent 10/8) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** NRGE-ALICIOUS EXPIALIDOCIOUS 2023 (New River Gorge Extravaganza) This is NOT an actual NRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for NRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier and …
**YOU MUST BE ON THE MAIN GAULEYFEST TRIP WAITLIST TO GET OFF THIS TRIP’S WAITLIST** Hello my whitewater hooligans! I want to take some people down the Upper Gauley because it is literally THE best rafting you can do in these United States of America. PLEASE READ THIS WHOLE DESCRIPTION THIS TRIP IS FOR: People who have rafted or otherwise …
Hey goons! Are any of you interested in water, or camping, or music, or festivals, or being outside!?!?! JK I know some (most? (all??)) of you are interested in at least one of those things. This is going to be a dope and unique weekend trip that ranges for beginners (beginners to just being outside even– you don’t have to …
Hello my whitewater hooligans! OK OK. So this is NOT a Gauleyfest trip. Those are coming soon. Hold on to your hats. The point of this trip is to gauge interest and rally some of the more advanced/experienced whitewater paddlers/rafters present in the club to come warm up and feel out the lines on the Upper Gauley before we take …
MOAB, UTAH 2023 We’ve got an extra special gift for all of you this last day of class: without a doubt the most legendary adventure of the year. ALL ABOARD THE GNAR TRAIN May we all blossom from this fake wintry East Coast of ours and emerge as sun children in the soft red sands of the Utah desert. There …
Howdy fellow stout masters! Will and I are super excited to announce the GNARLY NRGE RAFTING EXPEDITION ’22! This will be a thrilling raft trip down the New River from Cunard to Fayette Station, a classic section packed with stout class III-IV rapids, beautiful scenery, and immaculate WVA vibes. This year, on bridge day we’ll get to watch BASE jumpers …
All my NRGE dirtbags, **PLEASE REFER TO THE NRGE CLUB EMAIL (Sent shortly after this post) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** New River Gorge Extravaganza 2022 This is NOT an actual NRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for NRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier …
**THIS TRIP IS A COMPLIMENTARY ONE TO JADE’S** YOU WILL NOT GET OFF THIS WAITLIST UNLESS I SEE YOU ARE ON THE OTHER WAITLIST (aka u just gotta be on both trips to actually attend) Hello my whitewater hooligans! I want to take some people down the Upper Gauley because it is literally THE best rafting you can do in …
Howdy fellow stout masters! I am super excited to announce the GNARLY NRGE RAFTING EXPEDITION! This will be a thrilling raft trip down the New River from Cunard to Fayette Station, a classic section packed with stout class III-IV rapids, beautiful scenery, and immaculate WVA vibes. You can read more about the section and get stoked here: https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/2418/main TO PARTICIPATE: …
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Let’s Go Rafting!!! Have you ever been whitewater rafting before? Doesn’t that sound like a pretty good way to spend a Sunday? Luckily for us, UVA is only an hour(ish) away from Balcony Falls, 3 hours of dope class 2-3 whitewater on the upper James River. This stretch is super beginner friendly but still really fun for those with whitewater …
All my NRGE goons, **PLEASE REFER TO THE NRGE CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT (SENT OUT 10/3/21) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** I have it linked here as well for your viewing pleasure : https://outdoorsatuva.org/new-river-gorge-extravaganza-2021/ This is NOT an actual NRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for NRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and …
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Let’s Go Rafting!!! Have you ever been whitewater rafting before? Doesn’t that sound like a pretty good way to spend a Sunday (and get out of Charlottesville before the start of midterms)? Luckily for us, UVA is only an hour(ish) away from Balcony Falls, 3 hours of dope class 2-3 whitewater on the upper James River. It’s a great area …
All my NRGE bbies, **PLEASE REFER TO THE NRGE CLUB EMAIL (SENT OUT 10/4/19) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** This is NOT an actual NRGE adventure. This is the CARPOOL for NRGE. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier and follow instructions, por favor. ♣ You …
Hi fellow adventurers! A co-founder of this glorious club is offering Disaster + Travel + Wilderness First Aid certification courses four times this spring in Cville. Hands-on learn how to save your compadre’s life and limbs, be y’all out adventuring in the wilderness, caught in a wrong-place wrong-time disaster, traveling remotely, driving through a rural area with no cellphone service …
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm 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 (for the dates of this adventure) off the …
>> “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 / …
Happy Spring! Time to get yo butts outside Please read this trip description in its entirety. This is only a carpool, and you must sign up for side trip(s) as they are posted in order to join the carpool. WHAT: A NRGE style spring mega trip full of hiking, mountain biking, climbing, paddling, and other shenanigans! Attendees send it/shred “the …
Are you going out to Moab and not quite sure what you need? THEN BINGPOT! THIS IS FOR YOU!! This is a workshop centered around going out to Moab and making sure that you are prepared for the awesome week of sending it in ways you never thought possible. What we are going to be going over: – What a …
Even though I requested Clark 101 the Source gave me **New Cabell 323** (Trust me, I am just as upset about the distance as you are). Anyways, c’est la vie and e’re going to have a great time anyway!! ————————————– HEYO! Tired of getting stuck on waitlists? Wait no longer! The best way to get on trips is to lead …
Balah blah lah Peak is cool its in Richmond! We love climnbing IF YOU DONT CLIMB : WAIVER TIME ~~ Times ~~ 7pm leave 8pm get there 12 – stop climbing 1am – home ~~ What you need ~~ – Shoes – Harness – Belay device – chalk – waTER – CLOTHES ~~ DRIVERS ~~ i WANT YOUR CAR 🙂
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm 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 $195. That’s a total of …
>> “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 / …
Do you have the boo-hoos about being on the waitlist?? Then come learn how to lead a trip! Leading trips is one of the best ways to meet more of the awesome outdoorsy folks here in the club and getting to try new things! SooOOooOOo come and spend part of your lovely Wednesday evening with me as I teach you …
THIS IS ABOUT TO BE THE RADDEST THING OUT THERE. There is but one ODC trip worthy of such a claim, and it is our annual pilgrimage the arid paradise of MOAB, UTAH. Approximately 40 of us will drive out to Moab for spring break to spend the week(ish) camping on the banks of the Colorado River and hiking, backpacking, …
[This is *not* an overnight course — it runs two days and ends at 6:30 or 7pm 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 $195. That’s a total of …
>> “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 / …
Halloween is creepin’ up on us, witch means that you’ve got to figure out how you’re gonna celebrate the holiday. Our suggestion : treat yourself to an adventure and GET OUTSIDE! Scared to lead a trip? No worries. We’ll teach ya! The best way to get on a trip is to lead one. Come hang out with me and learn …
Holaaaaa, This is the general carpool trip for the 2018 New River Gorge Extravaganza megatrip! Aka NRGE aka the highlight of your semester that will, with any luck, help stave off your hunger for gnar until Moab. If you make it onto an adventure for NRGE, sign up for this adventure. Sign up on this ONLY IF YOU ARE ALREADY …
Yo! I’ve finally got a night off with some decent weather, so late-nights will be making a return! Les celebrate the completion (sort of?) of the first full week of classes back and stay up way too late. If you’re new to the club or just otherwise somehow don’t already know the drill, here’s how these bad boys work- We …
The heat/humidity wombo combo is wrecking my morale and will to do any outdoor activity that doesn’t involve water, so we’re going swimming in St. Mary’s Wilderness. The hike is a lil 2 mile jaunt through a nice forest with a few *creek crossings* (read: wear appropriate shoes) before reaching a beautiful and chilly swimming hole/cliff jumping spot. I plan …