NEW MEMBERS RIP RAPPIN’ BEGINNER BACKPACKIN’

OVERVIEW

CALLING ALL NEW MEMBERS!
Hello friends. Let me tell you a story.
Once upon a time (one year ago), Afton Moon Hessian and I, Pietro Michele Ciliberto, were first years. The world was large and scary and I couldn’t find my classes. You know what I could find though, without fail? The ODC adventures page. And it was on this page that I whiled away my late nights, perusing for the perfect ODC debut. And then I found it, in the form of Riprappin’ Backpackin’. And what a grand time it was. We gallivanted through the trails and we took a late night swim and we chomped away at some expertly crafted summer sausage.
Unfortunately, the great leader amongst mortals who took the helm and led us through these unperilous woods with nothing but all the required backpacking gear has graduated. And I am sad. So, alas, the responsibility has fallen upon Afton and I to continue this great tradition and take you all to Riprappin’, where we’ll hopefully give you the same epic experience we once had.
Some come one, come all to this one night backpacking adventure as we bond and we laugh and we evade bears (through means such as bear hanging, which you could learn). And if you come, maybe I’ll tell you the story of a speeding ticket. Maybe it even has something to do with Riprappin. You can’t know until you come.
Yippee! First years and new members get priority.

Here’s the alltrails link to check out the trail: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/virginia/riprap-trail?mobileMap=false&ref=sidebar-static-map
SCHEDULE
9/13 Saturday
10:30am – Meet at Echols
12pm – Arrive at Wildcat Ridge Parking
12-4:30pm- Lunch + Hike ~8.6 miles
4:30pm- set up camp
5pm to bedtime – swim, make dinner, go to bed early-ish
9/14 Sunday
7am or a bit later- Wake up/ pack-up
8am – start hiking ~ 1.3 miles
9am- At cars
10am back in Cville
2 DRIVERS + 1 PARKS PASS NEEDED
drivers and park pass holders (SNP or America the Beautiful) get priority off the waitlist
ODC reimburses for gas +50% tip up to $20
drivers need to show up to Echols with a full tank of gas!
FOOD TO BRING: Day 1 Lunch! Snacks! Quick easy breakfast! Dinner if you don’t want group dinner – we will make hot water for the group
Gear to Bring:
READ AND COPY THIS RIGHT NOW! PACKING LIST: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1346KLmn7ktzZnavJiHSFCnFsevElpKuZUanKIbP3b5k/edit
Weather for Shenandoah is high of 45 low of 50 – RAINCOAT is a must, other warm gear like gloves and puffy are up to individual preference!
Bring something to swim in if you want to take a dip in water
a lot of the non-clothes items are available to borrow at the gear room

GEAR ROOM Schedule
Monday – Parker 11:40 am (540) 840-8024
Tuesday – Chris 12:30 pm (203) 805-1195
Wednesday – Allie 5:30 pm (970) 294-8781
Thursday – Max Ellis 4:30 pm (571) 215-0938
Friday – Afton 8:15 am (804) 338-3673
We Bring:
all group gear
Tents
Water filter
Stove + fuel
lighter
Pot
Trowel
First aid kit
maps (downloaded or print)
Compass
Food storage strategy (bear hang, bear canister, ursack)
Pot cleaner thing
We will organize tents by groupchat a couple days before the trip!
Please reach out to us with any questions- our info is in our profiles