Announcements

Dearest Shredders, Yeah, you read that right. ODC is having a RAFFLE for a 4-DAY IKON SESSION PASS!!!!! That means you (and any of your ODC or other UVA friends) have the chance to win access to 4 days of skiing or snowboarding at any of 44 destinations worldwide! (That’s $450 in value.) 🎿⛷️🚠 NO WAY!! So how do I enter? …

Come one, come all to the FIRST EVER ODC movie night TOMORROW!!!!!!!! We’ve heard your calls for new, epic social events, and here’s our answer. Join us in the Shrackyard (116 Washington Ave) at 8 PM to watch Listers, the greatest birding documentary comedy of all time. Bring your camp chairs, sleeping bags, blankets, snacks, and most importantly, your sense …

Dearest shredlings,   The leaves have begun to turn. The air has started to chill. And NRGEtober approaches… But what is NRGE, you ask? What isn’t NRGE????? NRGE (New River Gorge Extravaganza) has it all: magnificent outdoor adventures, bonfires, pizza, camping, and so. much. newfound friendship, all just a few hours away in our neighbor state West Virginia! Zoo-wee mountain …

O shredlings, my shredlings,   What joyous news I have to bestow upon you all this fine Monday, given that THE SPRING 2025 ODC PHOTO CONTEST HAS BEGUN!!! It *technically* started a while ago, but we want to ensure that all of you amazing photographers/outdoorspeople have the chance to submit your pictures!   The Rules: Submit your pictures through this link. …

Heyyyy ODC…. Good morning! As I send this I am currently en route to an 8am spin class that I booked before I realized the horrific amount of reading I had to do yesterday as well as the fact that if I cancel or no-show they will charge me money that I refuse to give them. Thus, if you’re up …

CALLING ALL SHREDLINGS The time has finally arrived, ODC GAME NIGHT IS BACK and better than ever. Come and join us in a beautiful night of dice, cards, and deceit. This is where friendships are forever forged (and broken). Who knows what kind of games the night will hold for us. ERS? Catan? Bananagrams??? More???????!!!! Bring your favorite games with you! We’ll …

So SPRGE was canceled due to a particularly bad forecast in West Virginia this weekend… BUT that doesn’t mean we can’t all get together and have a blast! Come one, come all to an ODC Grill and Chill THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 13 FROM 12pm-2pm at the Shrack (116 Washington Avenue)! We’ll definitely have hot dogs and maybe even some fruit, …

Yup. You read that subject line right.  ODC has an in on the corporate duopoly that runs the American ski industry, which means that you do, too. We’re STOKED to announce that we’re able to get ODC members and general UVA students an extra $80 off of the typical college discount that Alterra offers for Ikon Passes.  This means that …

Got old gear to get rid of? Want a new backpacking pack, bike helmet, or set of ski poles but don’t want to pay full price (or at all)? ODC is hosting a used gear exchange with VASST, Climbing, Cycling, and UVA Sacks TOMORROW, Wednesday April 9 at 6pm! Join us at the Shrack (116 Washington Ave.) to sell or …

Dearest ODC 4th Year Legends,   Your time at UVA is almost up—but before you ride off into the sunset (or hike off into the mountains 🏔️), there’s one last adventure waiting for you.   Introducing… The 4th-Year ODC Challenge!  This is your chance to complete 25 of the most iconic, wild, and unforgettable ODC activities before you graduate. Conquer …

GOOOOD MOOORNING VIETNAMMM (Charlottesville)! I just picked classes for my fourth year of college. WTF. And then I spent some time re-reading officer bios and reminiscing and now I’m a little sad. But happy sad, because I’m so grateful I get to know so many of the wonderful people we have in this club. I hereby invite you to join …

Top of the mornin’ to ya ODC! Wow, that weekend was insane. Incredible. So unbelievably epic and fulfilling. I went outside EVERY DAY. This is how life should be lived. Guys, ODC water sports are seriously the way to go… keep your eyes peeled for more whitewater kayaking, Rivanna paddleboarding trips, and canoeing, because they will be happening. I do have …

HEEEYYYYYY DIRT LOVERS, What’s up! I hope you’re ready for an epic week with a weekend promising TEMPERATURES IN THE SEVENTIES?! Yeah, you read that right. PERFECT weather to get yourself outside—stop basking in the glow of your computer screen and start bathing in wonderful, glorious, springtime sunlight. Lead a trip! Go on a trip! Lead a trip AND go …

Salutations shredders, I love spring break, you love spring break, everybody loves spring break (and nobody loves the return to classes after). Currently writing to you from the Salt Lake City airport, where I await my first flight of a long day of travel back to home sweet Cville. 6am flights may be cheap, but they sure are rough… A …

Hello Dearest Outdoorsians, I hope you all are surviving midterms! I know I barely am. On the bright side, T-5 days until SPRING BREAKKKKK!!!!! Hallelujah. I’m stoked to see what you all get up to in Moab and elsewhere (and if you want to share with all of your friends and potential friends in the club, DM your photos to …

Good morning. Keepin’ it short and sweet this week (unlike my study sessions to-come, which are decidedly long and sour). Sarah weekend recap: Toby. Jackie. Sarah. Mountain biking. Toby falls off mountain bike. Toby gets back on mountain bike, slightly more bruised than before. Jambalaya (is it a party or a food?). Sarah spills jambalaya all over the floor. Yup. …

Heyyyy dirt lovers, Good morning! And happy Presidents’ Day to the one and only Anusha Jain. Last week’s snow days were an absolute blast, but I am still reeling from all the work I did not do in order to run around grounds (no regrets). Who’s ready for round 2? – Sarah “I miss Jimmy Carter” Dowling   NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: …

Good evening gremlins, GO BIRDS! Not, however, in reference to the Super Bowl (I truly couldn’t care much less if I tried)—instead, in reference to the EPIC falconry trip that went down this afternoon. I learned so many bird facts from everyone on the trip, spent some quality time with the one and only Tony Hawk, and got to HOLD …

HELLOOOO ODC, Writing to you fresh off a Grammy’s and Severance combined watch, and needless to say, I’m feeling parasocial (but also awed. Just had my ShakirAWAKENING.) So on that note, I guess it’s time to touch some grass with an Outdoors Club email! Read on. – Sarah “Did you know Blue Ivy is thirteen years old?” Dowling   NEW …

Greetings ODC, Welcome back to another weekly email! I’ve had QUITE the time these past seven days, including but not limited to: a refreshing and *totally voluntary* swim in the James River in 30 degree weather, a dream in which I staged a heist and tried to escape to the gear room but couldn’t find it (too real for many …

Hellooooooo residents of the woods! The annual ODC census has been open for a little while, but at the time it opened, our announcements were… not working. SOOOOO if you haven’t already (63 of you are freaking awesome and already have), please take a few minutes to fill out the ODC census. This gives the officer corps valuable information about who’s …

Howdy ODC, Got KO’ed by a cold this weekend, but luckily I recovered in time for FALCONS (red tailed-hawks) this morning. It was lit. I love birds! Feeling sleepy so I’ll spare you the words, but read the email for some important (and epic) updates. See ya, Sarah “Save a Horse” Dowling     NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Official Gear Room Times …

HAPPPPPPYYYYY NEW YEAR GRASS GOBLINS!!! I, Sarah Dirtling, long-distance partner in crime to the one and only fall semester secretary and swagmaster Charlotte, have returned to grace your inboxes with my incoherent ramblings and the occasional announcement this sweet, sweet spring semester. Did ya miss me? No, don’t even open your mouth. I know you did. (And, wow, Anusha, are those …

Dearest dirt gremlins,   BOY, have we got an announcement for YOU! After five decades, the one and only original vessel of UVA ODC communication has made its return. That’s right: The Scrawl is back. As we head into a new school year, let’s take a look back at everything we did during the last one! ODC’s new (old) newsletter …

What up Shredders, This may just be my final (*sheds a tear*) email to you all of 2024. WHAT will I do without the ability to ramble uncontrolled in your inboxes this fall? I was so distressed about it that I woke up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat (definitely not from a dream that may have involved …

The time has come to say goodbye to ODC’s beloved fourth years, including our eight graduating officers😭😭 Yeah. They’ve worked their asses off running this epic club (some of them for more than 3 years), and as we bring back ODC’s annual newsletter The Scrawl, let’s send them off properly! Use this form to share memories and trip pictures before …

Hey ODC. Here’s a visual summary of how I’m feeling right now:   Stay safe out there. Don’t let finals season grind ya down. – Sarah   NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Don’t Let ODCemocracy Die! Vote For Exec! If you’ve led 2 trips or attended 4 trips during this school year, you’re eligible to vote for our next president, vice president, and …

Ahoy Mateys! Avast ye, it’s another email from your resident smooth-talking scallywag of a secretary. Me brain has been in Davy Jones’s Locker (which is why this is a Monday announcement), but methinks that it’s all part of the process. Aye, that’s right, there’s no reason to be upset because I’m back in the olde email inbox once again. As …

Yodelayheehoo ODC! I climbed a tree yesterday! It was a blast. Other than that, I’ve been chillin’ and I hope y’all have too. Updates from last week’s email intro: The salad I made was great! Highly recommend. And I am unfortunately still an iPad kid—my phone is just way too fun! So if anyone has suggestions on how to simply …

Fancy seeing you here ODC, I am FINALLY done with midterms and have never been more relieved. One day I will learn to not procrastinate 6-page papers until the day they are do, but until I face real consequences for my actions, my behavior will persist. (If you are one of my professors reading this, this is a joke and …

Did you know that your very own beloved UVA Outdoors Club had a newsletter in the 60s and 70s? That baby was called The Scrawl, and it chronicled all of the best and worst (and weirdest, and raunchiest) moments of ODC back when we were the Outing Club. However, it’s been gone for decades, lost to time and buried deep, …

Dearest ratz, Another Sunday, another email. I have recently returned from the one and only SPRGE, and I must say that it was absolutely epic. I packed my car like no car has ever been packed before with gear (reigning trunk tetris champion) and made new friends, wore trash bags as rain gear, constructed pizza box fires, and did much …

Zoo-wee mama! ANOTHER ODC email in your inbox? Yeah… but I promise it is WORTH the read because THE FIRST ANNUAL OUTDOORS CLUB PHOTO CONTEST HAS BEGUN!!! Ohhh baby.   That’s right. All of you dirt lovers and aspiring photographers finally have your chance. If you’ve gotten outside this year with Outdoors Club then you’re in luck, because you can …

Helll000000 ODC, I hope you all had a shamrockin’ St. Patrick’s Day full of Irish-adjacent festivities. Keeping the intro short and sweet this week, but here’s a picture of Irish queen Ayo Edibiri as a good luck charm (don’t you ever say I don’t look out for you)! -Your favorite leprechaun, Sarah     NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Extra SPRGE Spots! Ohhh …

WHAT UP ODC!! Welcome back to #Charlottesville! I hope you all had the sendiest breaks possible. Personally, mine included getting stranded on an island in the Pacific Ocean for an *extended* backpacking trip (always bring extra food), which was simultaneously concerning and epic and made for a fun text to send people. Would highly recommend checking out Channel Islands National …

Shredlings, Wishing all ye in the midst of midterms the best of luck and the strongest of spirits. Spring break is just around the bend. I salute you, Sarah     NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Extra Gear Room This Week! Carson will be holding a gear room on Thursday at 11am! Go hang with them and check out/in some stuff!     …

Hello, Much assignment. Many reading. Why use lot word when few word do trick? Good week! Busy, Sarah     NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: FIRST AID KIT RESTOCK!!! GET YOUR FIRST AID KITS! We have officially restocked and updated each and EVERY first aid kit in the gear room for your use. Things happen, and it’s *much* better to be safe than …

Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the stoke of some shredders! Be they biking, or be they hiking, I’ll educate them on ODC events to their liking. What quests will you embark on this week? As you ponder, listen for the song of the bard (the chime of your email) to alert you of new adventures worthy of only the most sendy voyagers …

Yoo-hoo, Good evening ODC! Y’all ready for another week of tramping around in the woods? I know I am. Keeping this intro short and sweet so you can sink your teeth into this juicy email. Toodaloo! Bon appetit, Sarah   NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Gear Time Change Renee’s Friday gear room will now be at 10am! We Have A Foraging Advisor! We …

How do you do, fellow kids? Welcome back to another absolutely lit weekly email from the most savage secretary around! I hope your semester has been nothing short of swag so far. I’ve had some jank (not dank) dreams this weekend, so here’s a recap for your enjoyment: Vermont trip where an unidentified friend got bitten by an inland taipan …

Howdy partners, Did y’all have a rootin’ tootin’ disco dancin’ time at Saturday’s disco cowboy party? Because I know I sure did. I know you all missed me so dearly in your inboxes each week, so here’s your long awaited update on my winter break in four words: scrumptious snowy scuba shenanigans. What could that mean? I leave it up …

‘Sup shredders! Happy Monday! I hope you all had an epic weekend! I don’t have much to say today because I am incredibly eepy, but good luck on finals you slaybosses. You’ve got this!   NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Winter Break Gear Rooms There will be no more regularly scheduled gear rooms after this Tuesday (tomorrow)! Look out for a separate email …

GRRRRR…. Woah! What’s that sound ODC? Is that… could it be… a bear? I hope you all had a BEAR-y good Thanksgiving break! In this week’s email intro we’re featuring a pretty epic species that luckily (or unluckily, depending on who you ask) does not live anywhere near us: the GRIZZLY BEAR. Why? Because I said so. And because I …

Why hello there all you night owls and other nocturnal creatures of ODC, Crazy that we’re both up at the lovely time of [insert time you’re reading this]! Maybe we should go to bed soon, but first you should read this epic email in its entirety. Wishing you sweet dreams and restful sleep. – Sarah “Just (Bat)hanging Out” Dowling   …

HELLLOOOO ODC, And another week goes by! I loved seeing everyone’s Election Day trips, and I hope you all had a grand ole time getting outside. I know I had a lot of fun on my James River kayaking trip! Recommendation of the week: buy and make the Trader Joe’s pumpkin bread (and put chocolate chips in it). You will …

Hi y’all, I am writing this email late at night. I am sleepy. Happy November. Read on. Goodnight ODC. – Sarah “Honk Shoo Zzzz” Dowling     NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: No Gear Room On Tuesday! Go another day this week! Mitch will not be there❤️ ODC x HIMALI Super cool mountain-wear brand HIMALI has reached out to us with a sick …

Trick or Treat ODCers! Happy (almost) Halloween! We loved seeing all of you all dressed up at our party with Climbing Club, and I hope you all had an incredible Halloweekend! Be on the lookout for my absolutely epic Halloween costume with Mitch and Ben tomorrow… – Sarah “Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition” Dowling     NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Moondance ODC …

YO! ODC! Here’s a recap of my dreams from the last week: I was stuck in a zombie apocalypse in LA/San Francisco and learned to forage for food, became an epic driver, and fought off a horde of zombies with my sister, boyfriend, and the dudes from Sun Room. Happy to report that the zombies did not succeed in their …

Yodelayheehoo, ODC! Birkenstock season is drawing to a close, which means that I’m going to have to lock my dawgs up for the winter soon (sorry to all who will no longer be graced by their beauty as I cruise around grounds). But on the bright side, take a look up from your phone (for once, you screenager) and see …

G’day mates, Fun fact: I heard from a friend (that was not me) (definitely not me) if you want to get a first come, first serve campsite, don’t arrive after sunset. There will be none left. Luckily national park rangers are awesome and very helpful when you need to find somewhere to camp at the last minute! Lol. But on …