Announcements

What better way to celebrate the end of the semester than getting cozy with some peppermint schnapps hot cocoa and your ODC besties around a blazing fire? Want to wear an ugly sweater? Do it. Want to get crazy and bring us a christmas tree or pet elf? Also do it.  Rumors have it (@Kieran + co) that we may …

Happy almost LDOC my most favorite dirt children, I have been meaning to send this out for weeks now, but better late than never. We have a new groupme for the club for active members to communicate with, plan informal social events and adventures, and for us to post reminders! https://groupme.com/join_group/68250538/0HmzE2tL The link above should enable you all to join. …

The Wednesday gear room will be at 6:15pm this week, not 4pm; I mistyped in the original announcement. Sorry for any confusion this causes! ~Phillip

Howdy folks, here’s your gear room info for the week: Gear Room Schedule: Mon: (12/6) 3:45 pm —> Burke Haywood (540) 817-4002 Tues: 3:00 pm —> John Cooney (774) 284-5449 Weds: 6:15 pm —> Phillip Reeves (571) 332-3740 Thurs: 3:45 pm —> Eliza Stowe (540) 553-1367 Fri: 10:30 am —> Sophia Benmhend (202) 644-0304 Sat: Sun:  If none of these …

Hey all, I write to you today in search of one of our beloved club bikes. If you have Sally, a bright yellow Specialized Fuse in size medium, please return the bike as soon as possible. If you see the bike or have any questions, please email me (pfr3yq@virginia.edu) or the officers (outdoors-officers@virginia.edu). Our mountain bikes are expensive, and losing …

Howdy folks, sorry for the late gear room email! Here’s your gear room info for the week: Gear Room Schedule: Mon: (11/29) 3:45 pm —> Burke Haywood (540) 817-4002 Tues: 3:00 pm —> John Cooney (774) 284-5449 Weds: 4:00 pm —> Eliza Stowe (540) 553-1367 Thurs: 3:45 pm —> Phillip Reeves (571) 332-3740 Fri: 10:30 am —> Sophia Benmhend (202) …

Howdy folks, we are only holding gear rooms on Monday and Tuesday this week. Happy Thanksgiving! Gear Room Schedule: Mon: (11/22) 3:45 pm —> Burke Haywood (540) 817-4002 Tues: 5:30 pm —> Eliza Stowe (540) 553-1367 Weds: Thurs: Fri: Sat: Sun:  If none of these times work for you, please email the officers outdoors-officers@virginia.edu at least 24 hours in advance to schedule …

Forest friends, My gear room is gonna be at 2 pm today instead of 6:15 pm!! Text me at 540-553-1367 if this poses any major issues and we can work something out, but if not, see you then! Peace, love, and trail spice, Eliza

Greetings, outdoorsy folk! Here’s your gear room info for the week: Gear Room Schedule: Mon: (11/15) 3:45 pm —> Burke Haywood (540) 817-4002 Tues: 3:00 pm —> John Cooney (774) 284-5449 Weds: 2:00 pm —> Eliza Stowe (540) 553-1367 Thurs: 3:45 pm —> Phillip Reeves (571) 332-3740 Fri: 10:30 am —> Sophia Benmhend (202) 644-0304 Sat: Sun:  If none of …

Hi All, I have to cancel my gear room today, 11/8.  Sorry for any inconvenience! AJ

Howdy folks, hope you had a blast at NRGE if you went! Here’s this week’s gear room info: Gear Room Schedule: Mon: (11/8) 3:45 pm —> Burke Haywood (540) 817-4002 Tues: 5:00 pm —> AJ Cuddeback (617) 230-7261 Weds: 6:15 pm —> Eliza Stowe (540) 553-1367 Thurs: 3:45 pm —> Phillip Reeves (571) 332-3740 Fri: 10:30 am —> Sophia Benmhend …

Greetings earth babies, Though you may be grieving as our summer-like weather sputters to a close and the dark days of winter settle upon us, I have some exciting news to share! This spring break we will again be going out to Moab, UT, for a week of unadulterated, dastardly, desert, dirtbag fun with mind-blowing views. More details on the …

Greetings outdoorsy folks, I have some important info for this week’s gear rooms! Because of our NRGE mega trip next weekend (11/5-7), there will be limited gear checkouts this week. We will not check out any of the following gear: tents, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, big camp stoves, and climbing gear.  If you are going to NRGE and need any …

Reminder to roll through the Shred Shack (116 Washington Avenue) tomorrow at 8 pm for our Halloween progressive party shenanigans with the climbing team!! Spooky vibes, boo-tacular bevvies, and company of your favorite dirt loving, rock-dwelling friends are guaranteed. Costumes or you might get dirt thrown at you!!!! Peace, love, and trail space, The officers  

Hey all, I’m running a few minutes late for my gear room today (3:45pm 10/28) – the gear room will still happen! Let me know if this poses a problem for you and I’ll make sure you can get the gear you need.   ~Phillip

Hey everyone!   My name is Lena and I’m one of the members on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee. As part of our mission, we’re making a larger effort to reach out to historically underrepresented groups and give them an opportunity to check out what the Outdoors Club is about without having to pay dues first.   For …

Howdy all, gear rooms are going to be a little different the next two weeks with our NRGE mega-trip coming up. There will be no gear checkouts next week (11/1-11/5), but we will still hold gear rooms to do gear returns. If you need to check out gear next week, email the officers at outdoors-officers@virginia.edu. Please return all outstanding gear! …

Hello little shredlings!! If you have seen me at all in the past three weeks you know that this party is ALL I can talk about. This Friday, October 29th, we are having a progressive Halloween party with Climbing Team! There’s a lot of overlap between our two clubs and our houses are pretty close together, so we thought that …

Hello Everyone! As you may have seen last year, Outdoors at UVA recently instituted a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee to work alongside a DEI chair in the officer corp to ensure that ODC is a space for everyone. Since the club was much smaller last year due to Covid-19, we wanted to reach out again to encourage you to …

Hey kids, The full moon is rising tonight so none of us should be in the gear room. I’m changing today’s gear room to 4:00 pm – if this causes any huge issues send me a text at 5405531367 but if not, enjoy the moon. Peace, love, and trail spice, Eliza

Trip leading friends of all sorts, It has come to our attention that a lot of our trip leaders may not be included on our trip leader listserv. For those of you that are new, this is a separate listserv than the main announcements one from this website (where you get party announcements, gear rooms infor, etc.); it is specific …

Howdy all, here’s your gear room info for the week: Gear Room Schedule: Mon: (10/18) 3:45 pm —> Burke Haywood (540) 817-4002 Tues: 5:00 pm —> AJ Cuddeback (617) 230-7261 Weds: 6:15 pm —> Eliza Stowe (540) 553-1367 Thurs: 3:45 pm —> Phillip Reeves (571) 332-3740 Fri: 10:30 am —> Sophia Benmhend (202) 644-0304 Sat: Sun:  If none of these …

Howdy folks, hope you had a relaxing fall break! Here’s your gear room info for the week: Gear Room Schedule: Mon: Tues: Weds: 6:15 pm —> Eliza Stowe (540) 553-1367 Thurs: 3:45 pm —> Phillip Reeves (571) 332-3740 Fri: 10:30 am —> Sophia Benmhend (202) 644-0304 Sat: Sun:  If none of these times work for you, please email the officers outdoors-officers@virginia.edu at …

Hello everyone! We’ve been receiving lots of emails from people about gear rooms and we wanted to clear some things up!  Unlike last year, you do NOT need to email us before coming to a gear room! In fact, the officers would prefer that you just come to the gear room with an idea of what you want, and request …

Hello again friends! Craving a wee bit more of outdoors club social interaction before this much needed fall break? Come by the Shred Shack this Thursday, October 7 at 8pm for a bonfire! All are welcome, bring your smiles, songs, stories, and stouts! <3 the officers

Hi all, something came up and I have to cancel my gear room today, 10/5. I understand that this may be inconvenient for you so if you absolutely cannot make any of the other gear times here’s the plan: If you were planning on checking out gear but can’t make another gear time shoot me a text at (617) 230-7261 …

Greetings outdoors lovers, here’s your gear room info for the week. Please note that there is no gear room on Friday, October 8 – enjoy your break! Gear Room Schedule: Mon: (8/30) 3:45 pm —> Burke Haywood (540) 817-4002 Tues: 5:00 pm —> AJ Cuddeback (617) 230-7261 see this post for more info: https://outdoorsatuva.org/gear-room-10-5-canceled/ Weds: 6:15 pm —> Eliza Stowe (540) …

Lovers of the Outdoors, October is already upon us and the New River Gorge Extravaganza (NRGE) is fast approaching. What is NRGE you ask? Quite simply, NRGE is the highlight of your semester, and it’s our pleasure to invite each and every one of you to the club’s most popular event of the year. Please read all of the below …

Howdy folks,   As part of your membership in this club you get access to an awesome website, collegeoutside.com, that lets you buy high quality gear at discounted prices. We’re working to get our roster updated for the year, but are having a few issues that we’re trying to resolve as quickly as possible. All user accounts will be deactivated …

Another week, another gear room email? Here ya go: Gear Room Schedule: Mon: (8/30) 3:45 pm —> Burke Haywood (540) 817-4002 Tues: 5:00 pm —> AJ Cuddeback (617) 230-7261 Weds: 6:15 pm —> Eliza Stowe (540) 553-1367 Thurs: 3:45 pm —> Phillip Reeves (571) 332-3740 Fri: 10:30 am —> Sophia Benmhend (202) 644-0304 Sat: Sun:  If none of these times …

Folks! I hope you have your sending caps, frolicking britches, cartwheeling gloves and a big appetite all in one place because Creekathon is right around the corner (next Sunday, October 3rd) and we couldn’t be more stoked to see your smiling faces down at “the NUT”!!! Creekathon is a large event with lots of moving parts, so naturally there is …

Howdy all, here’s your gear room info for the week: Gear Room Schedule: Mon: (8/30) 3:45 pm —> Burke Haywood (540) 817-4002 Tues: 5:00 pm —> AJ Cuddeback (617) 230-7261 Weds: 6:15 pm —> Eliza Stowe (540) 553-1367 Thurs: 3:45 pm —> Phillip Reeves (571) 332-3740 Fri: 10:30 am —> Sophia Benmhend (202) 644-0304 Sat: Sun:  If none of these …

Hi all, I will be having my gear room tomorrow at 3:45pm – hope to see you there! -Phillip

Hello Friends! As summer’s end draws near and we prepare for a lovely Virginia autumn, the time has arrived for a bonfire. Come join us this Saturday, 9/18 at the Shred Shack (116 Washington Ave) at 8 pm, for the chillest of nights by the fire. All are welcome, instruments are encouraged. BYOB. We hope to see you there! <3 John and …

Hi all, I am switching my gear room on Wednesday to 9 pm (instead of 6:15 pm) because I am going to be in the woods. Text me at 540-553-1367 if you have any questions! Have a good Monday <3 Peace, love, and dirt, Eliza

Greetings, outdoorsy folk – here’s this week’s gear room info: Gear Room Schedule: Mon: (8/30) 3:45 pm —> Burke Haywood (540) 817-4002 Tues: 5:00 pm —> AJ Cuddeback (617) 230-7261 Weds: 6:15 pm —> Eliza Stowe (540) 553-1367 Thurs: 3:45 pm —> Phillip Reeves (571) 332-3740 **I might need to cancel, stay tuned! Fri: 10:30 am —> Sophia Benmhend (202) …

Howdy folks, we had some issues with emails being sent the first time this was posted, hopefully posting again resolves those. Here’s your gear room info for the week! Gear Room Schedule: Mon: (8/30) 3:45 pm —> Burke Haywood (540) 817-4002 Tues: 5:00 pm —> AJ Cuddeback (617) 230-7261 Weds: 6:15 pm —> Eliza Stowe (540) 553-1367 Thurs: 3:45 pm …

Welcome back, outdoorsy folk! We’re excited to be back to normal gear room operations, with no advance signup required – just show up (wearing a mask!) at any of the below times that work for you. Gear Room Schedule: Mon: (8/30) 3:45 pm —> Burke Haywood (540) 817-4002 Tues: 5:00 pm —> AJ Cuddeback (617) 230-7261 Weds: 6:15 pm —> …

Calling all friends old and new, senders seasoned and unspiced, shredders of massive mountains and nature newbies: Have you been craving social interaction that you get to experience while simultaneously feeling the soft, cool mud of the shred shack backyard seep between your toes? Are you tired of the trees being the primary recipients of your incredible jokes? Do you …

Shredheads, dirtbags, flower children and rad senders alike, It is with great pleasure that the Officers and I announce that Outdoors Club at UVA will be operating essentially at full capacity this semester! After a year of strict COVID restrictions and a halt on the carpooling trips, mega trips and other social gatherings (the meat and potatoes of what ODC …

Dearest dirt children of UVA,  I know what you’re thinking – zoom school is over and adventure time is starting. So you’re asking, what’s the haps for this summer? Can I initiate shredding with my favorite ODC pals? As COVID precautions are gently lifted, will I watch the sun rise once again on Blackrock or Humpback with my fellow hoos? …

Hi everyone!  As you all may have seen on Instagram, the Outdoors Club at UVA has recently added a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) chair officer position in order to recognize our historic complacency in the face of racism and exclusivity in the outdoors, and to hold ourselves accountable now and in the future to making a more inclusive and …

Here it is: https://virginia.zoom.us/j/95539238878?pwd=VjNVODkxbzBDMTBNajloaVBVTmFTQT09#success

Here’s the zoom link if you happen to be free and want to join our trip leader workshop at 7pm! Happy Trails, Anna and the Officers

Hey Everyone, Now that it’s getting warmer and sunnier and less covid-y, we wanted to take this opportunity to remind you all of some club operations stuff. Some things to know for this semester: Proof of negative covid test required to attend in-person trips We have a bunch of new road bikes! Check them out for a trip or personal …

Hi Everyone! As most of you may have already seen, the COVID-19 restrictions placed on February 16th have loosened, and the University is once again allowing gatherings of 6 individuals or less. This means that the club is back up and running! We appreciate everyone’s patience during this difficult time, and look forward to the trips to come. Now get …

Hi all, In light of the new COVID-19 restrictions put in place by the University, the club is suspending all in-person activity including gear checkouts until these restrictions are lifted. We understand that this is incredibly frustrating but we need to prioritize the safety of both our members and the broader Charlottesville community. In the meantime, take advantage of the little …

Dear friends,  After what has been a very difficult year, we are almost ready to say goodbye to 2020. This email serves two purposes: to keep you updated on our work towards promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within our club, and to look forward to how we can continue this work in the new year.  This past year, we …

Gear Room Schedule: Mon: Tues:  Weds: 8:30pm -> Sophia Benmhend (202) 644-0304 Thurs: 2:00pm -> Burke Haywood (540) 817-4002 Fri: Sat: Sun: If none of these times work for you, please email the officers outdoors-officers@virginia.edu at least 24 hours in advance to schedule a separate time to be let into the gear room. Please only do this if you really can’t make the gear room times, not just because you …

Howdy! Happy first day of classes! The officers have been hard at work to come up with a plan that will allow us to do as much as possible together when we get back. This is going to be a weird semester for sure, so we ask that you bear with us while we figure things out. We have a …