SOUTHERN SUNSHINE! Tis my last year of college and I have always wanted to go to Horse Pens 40! Alas a full sweep of the Triple Crown isn’t in the books this year because Stone Fort is during Spring Break, but HP40 can happen! Considered one of the best spots in the East for bouldering and part of the Triple …
Hey Shredders! I need to get back out on the slopes so come join Haley and I as we venture to the wonderful and wild west virginia to go skiing! This is an intermediate to advanced trip. You should feel confident safely skiing and snowboarding on blue and black slopes. (Good turning, speed control, getting on lifts, dodging jerrys, etc) …
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Have you ever thought to yourself, “Hey, it would be pretty epic if I could lead my own trips and go on some crazy adventures?” If so, come to our trip leader workshop to up your outdoor skills and become an official ODC Trip Leader! We will be hanging in the shack somewhere chilling and talking about the outdoors. It …
Ever wanted to lead your own trips? Yes? yuh. New trip leaders are born in the spring so come get approved
I have a pretty big gap in between classes which is perfect for bike shenanigans. Join me as I fool around on Ohill this thursday. The weather will be very nice. Thinking of doing a lap or two and we can evaluate the vibes. This will be an intermediate/adv level trip and you should have mountain biked before. If you …
Hello friends! In addition to all the super fun and stoke-filled outdoorsy adventures that ODC leads, we also want to prioritize taking care of our planet and the people we share it with. This committee gives ODC folks a great opportunity to learn about and get involved with service and sustainability projects in the area by working with other clubs, …
Last year we went to the Virginia Adventure Education Conference (VAAEC for short) and it was epic (knot tying, aerial silks, one arm tent-building, track identification and MORE). We’re going to do it again and bring a big ODC crew so maybe just maybe we can win the team challenge this year. The VAAEC is a rare and wonderful chance …
“You thought we was done for the semester, but think again! Once more, we goin’ underground—this time to Marshall’s. This ain’t no place for weaklings; the climbs be tough, and the traverses ain’t easy, so intermediate and advanced cavers ONLY! (Cave gang cave gang) Trust me, this cave’s got some proper epic adventures waitin’. I’ll leave it at that, no …
Just a ye old climbing trip on a sunny sunday to endless wall. Tomorrow is going to be weirdly warm, in the 50s and endless wall collects sun so it will hopefully be a very pleasant day. We’ll be hitting endless wall, which has some of the best 5.11 climbs at the new. There are also some great entry level …
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Hello friends! Life moves pretty fast at UVA and I am sure all of you are feeling pretty slammed with work right now. I’d like to invite you to take some time to slow down by exploring the Contemplative Commons space, its offerings, and doing some nature connection practices. Let’s ask ourselves these questions: What does it mean to meaningfully …
It is supposed to be super nice this Tuesday so it’ll be a great day to get a long ride in. I am planning to ride a route that is about 20 miles to Owensville, VA and back. I rode this route over the summer and it is a fun ride but super hilly and there are cars so you …
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 …
This is a trip where we get to both look for wildlife and participate in growing food. We will leave from grounds around 1pm and drive out to morven. There we can explore some rarely used woods and look for/talk about signs of wildlife including deer, bear, turkey, fox squirrel, bobcat, etc. It is not super likely we will see …
Let’s get crazy high, yo. A hopefully-triumphant UVA Outdoors return with silly me, co-founder of this super-rad club, to volcanic summits on the equator. The final one – Cotopaxi — involves glacier trekking up to its 19,347-foot peak. Glacier trekking is my favorite outdoor adventure. No glacier trekking or high altitude experience required. Ecuador has many high-altitude volcanoes. It’s on …
Please, please, please join Charlotte and I on this short n’ sweet backpacking trip this Saturday. The plan is to hike up Crabtree falls to the Priest, camp there and then hike back down in the AM! Either way it’s about 8 miles total with a good amount of elevation gain (it will leave quite an impression, 2,400 feet to …
Marmelade, Marlboro man, meese. Much to think about on a Monday morning. Alternatively, you can join me and Max in not thinking (or sleeping) at all!!!!! Musicgateway.com defines meditation music as a genre “designed to promote relaxation, concentration, and tranquility.” To that I say “soooo true.” This will be THE most momentous, illuminating, transformative experience of your entire life— we …
Feeling braindead after a long day of classes? Itching to get outside and find some treasure?? ME TOO. Join me and Loreley this fine Wednesday night as we dabble in some geocaching on the O’hill trails! We’ll meet at Echols at 6:30, make our way over to the first suspected cache, and see where the night takes us… You bring: …
I’ve done a variety of rock and stone type trips including climbing, lifting, walking/running but now we are evolving to projectile stones. I find stone skipping always satisfying and rather surprising. Walnut Creek has provided us with a wonderful venue to practice our stone skipping, so if you are looking to skip your first stone or are a seasoned skipper …
Disclaimer: YOU must be off the waitlist for the Creekathon main trip to join Gather ‘round. The November wind told me some important news. The fairies are making their way south for the winter and passing through Walnut Creek park the day after Creekathon! As local fairy ambassadors and stewards of the outdoors, I offered our assistance in constructing some …
Disclaimer: YOU must be off the waitlist for the Creekathon main trip to join Hello! Katie and I are oh so excited for CREEKATHON 24 and are hoping to enlighten you with our expansive yoga knowledge (we don’t really know what we’re doing exactly but it will be fun). We are planning on doing some partner/group yoga as well so …
MY DEAR RATS, BRO WE ARE WELL PAST DUE FOR SOME QUALITY CREEKING. 420th ANNUAL CREEKATHON DOESN’T HAPPEN MORE THAN ONCE. RIP FREEKATHON WE ARE GOING AGAIN FOR REAL. Freakathon? no. We have a pavilion reserved to serve as the central base camp from 11 to 3:30PM, SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17TH. MANY A TRIP will depart from base camp: paddle boarding, …
You gotta love election day. It’s not often that we get a random day off mid week, so better take advantage of it and spend some time outside. Please make a point to vote early/by mail/after we get back – don’t want this trip to be the reason you don’t vote. If you haven’t ridden at Sherando yet, it has …
DISCLAIMER: This is a trip for NRGE so please sign up for the main carpool (https://outdoorsatuva.org/adventure/nrge-2024-main-carpool/) and pay the trip fee after you have been let onto this trip! YOU CANNOT GO IF YOU ARE NOT ON THE MAIN TRIP Have you ever wanted to pursue a professional career as a stuntman but are afraid of the fastlife and heights? …
Hello pumpkin people!!!! It’s kate and Evelyn again (collective groan) back for some more shenanigans (but no trash, instead pumpkin.) Are you feeling the fall foliage? Are you a human being? then come carve pumpkins to prep for the Halloweekend vibes yippe. If you have a car and are willing to drive you get priority off the waitlist bc Evelyn’s …
Are you tired of waiting on waitlists?? Do you have some epic plans for your own trips?? Do you want to get more involved in ODC?? If so, this Trip Leader Workshop is for you!! Come to the shrack at 7:30 PM this Wednesday to learn all about trip leading and ask any questions you may have. Afterwords, we will …
This is a beginner-focused climbing trip. We are going to Reeds Creek which is one of our super frequent, super awesome climbing spots. The drive is around 2 hours, the crag is located in West Virginia. It’s a sunny crag so it should be nice. There are lots of high-rated moderates in the 5.7-5.9 range. This is open to anyone …
“To live is to suffer, to hike to 7-Day is to find some meaning in the suffering” — Nietzche The plan: Hit all 7-Days, even the new five star restaurant, by circumventing grounds to each strategically placed location. Consume food and/or beverage(s) at each stop. The journey is a lofty 4.5-5 miles that has never been hiked before. Our expedition …
Have you ever been hiking and just thought “man, I wish this would never end”? Well don’t we have just the trip for you! The Sufferfest started way back during my 2nd year due to a series of questionable decisions. Specifically, me drunkenly agreeing to Patrick Brown’s proposal to lead a single day Triple Crown and Jill somehow thinking it’d …
IT’S FINALLY TIME. MY two favorite clubs join together on one night ONLY for the second time EVER to make the most epic mashup of fall leaves and poetry and hiking and crisp air and bonfire time and spoken word. If you love nature or poetry or both, come join us next Thursday evening after fall break for a poetry …
Another newbie session in the pool… come dip your toes into the whitewater world this Tuesday! After 2 sessions you can become a RedBull athlete like Dane Jackson. Guaranteed. IF ADDED TO THIS TRIP you must follow the directions in the followup email sent and sign up for this program via UVA Outdoor Adventure. If you don’t do this, you …
Hello all, Outside of ODC’s many sporting adventures we also want to encourage trips where we can learn and contribute to service and sustainability projects around UVA and Charlottesville. The service and sustainability committee works to organize these trips and connect with other clubs, organizations, and community members. In the past we have trips focused on trail maintenance, agriculture, sustainable …
DISCLAIMER: YOU MUST BE GOING TO CREEKATHON TO SIGN UP FOR THIS TRIP!!! (aka sign up for the main trip first) Paint rocks with me at creekathon!! I HAVE THE SUPPLIES. YOU HAVE THE ARTISTIC VISION. LETS GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! schedule: We’ll meet at the pavilion at 5:30 or mayhaps a bit earlier. I’ll call out to the pavilion– “hey anyone whose …
Well it may be super rainy but that’s no reason not to go camp and bike for a night. I’m planning on heading out around 2:30 on Friday, getting a ride in (perhaps: https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/3770932/lookout-mountain-loop), and setting up camp. On Saturday, we could do a bigger ride like a lap of Chestnut – Grindstone ridge, which would be 27 mi with …
Is your brain filled with amazing ideas for trips and you just want to get out there and make your ODC dreams come true?? Are you tired of waiting on waitlists?? Do you want to get more involved in ODC?? If so, this Trip Leader Workshop is for you!! Come to the shrack at 5:15 PM this Tuesday to learn …
Disclaimer: YOU must be off the waitlist for the Creekathon main trip to join Hark yon creekathoners! The fairy messengers alighted on my windowsill yesterday eve and told me they will be convening at Walnut Creek the day after Freekathon (what are the chances??). As local fairy ambassadors and stewards of the outdoors, I offered our assistance in constructing some …
Hi guys!! Are you looking around at the gorgeous fall foliage and thinking “man I wish I could frolic in an apple orchard right now?” If so, come join Kate and Evelyn on Saturday afternoon as we skip through the apple orchard!!! The weather is supposed to be beautiful and sunny and Chiles has picturesque mountain views AND ice cream …
It was the most beautiful of days, it was the most painful of days. What if we ran 30 miles and around 6k feet of gain all in one day? I want to, and would love some company! The triple crown loop is a beautifully scenic route, with around 1/2 of it being on the AT and the rest on …
THIS IS COMPLEMENTARY TO THE GAULEY FEST MAIN TRIP YOU WILL NOT GET OFF THIS WAITLIST UNLESS YOU ARE ON THE WAITLIST FOR BOTH HIKERS! This trip contains not 0, not 1, not 1.5 but 2 whole hikes and also ✨a show✨. We will venture down to the legendary Pillow Rock rapids to watch all manner of whitewater celebration and …
My FIRST EVER ODC trip was a trail service trip led by Grace Gray. It’s quite simply in my Outdoors Club blood to work on the trails. We, along with other humans and animals, use trails all the dang time so we have a responsibility to give back to the dirt we walk on. This Friday we’ll be doing trail …
Let’s celebrate the end of the week with a good old paddle around ragged, woooo! We’re going to try to let people off the waitlist who have been on less trips, so if you’re a new member– WELCOME! Come join Anusha and Cam as we leave our worries on the shore and bring only raw positive energy aboard our sups. …
It’s TIME for the first backpacking workshop of the year! YEEHAW Take advantage of this magnificent opportunity to discover the ✨art of backpacking✨. This Tuesday we’ll learn all about backpacking gear and skills in this specially made workshop for NEW MEMBERS and BEGINNERS. After this workshop you will know the basics of … – packing a backpack – setting up …
Have you ever seen a cedar run? I have for the past 3 years at the beginning of the year. But tomorrow YOU get to experience it for the first time! We are venturing out to Cedar Run Trail which has multiple swimming holes about a mile or so up the trail. It’s a short but steep hike and well …
If you’re joining this trip I’ve probably already told you the plan, but for all the trip stalker out there, here’s the scoop: Post graduation, there’s going to be a ton of people driving back and forth from colleges to homes to job, that gives us a brief window of opportunity when the states are distracted and we can do …
These next few days of exams are gonna be heinous so Owen and I are going for a little mental sanity run on Tuesday. If you’re also feeling like you need to get outside come join us for the Three Ridges Loop. It’s super scenic and has some fun techy sections. The loop (linked below) is listed as 13.5mi and …
FOUR STATES: ONE DAY*. The challenge you didn’t know you needed. We start in Pennsylvania and head south along the AT going through Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia, ending in Harpers Ferry. It’s 45.5 miles in one day with 7000 ft of elevation gain, so if it’s your first time walking, maybe try Triple Crown first. To add to the …
Heyyyy you outdoorsy first-aid-knowledge-seeking gremlins, Do you love going on trips in the outdoors, away from civilization? Do you want to become more prepared to deal with medical emergencies while you’re sending it on amazing trips? Do you like saving $$$? OMG, do we have the opportunity for you: The ODC officers have been working diligently to bring a Wilderness …
Have you graduated? Do you not have any looming exams or projects? Or maybe you do and still want to get out for a weekend(sorta) of mountain biking fun! We are planning on driving out to Snowshoe to “camp” at Austin’s place Satuday night and go for a Snowshoe area ride on Sunday(~25mi, ~2500’). Here are some of the trails …
Greetings, I want to go to the new this weekend. I’m not sure what y’all are down for so let me know in the questionaire and we can make this trip work for everyone! The basic gist is that we’ll be camping at Ray’s Campground and food will be done on an individual basis. I’d recommend food that doesn’t need …
hey gamers, A very original trip idea right here! (pause for laugh and applause) For real though, this will be the 3rd time in a row I’ve gone to the red around finals/graduation season. We’re gonna be doing some dope shit, it will be awesome and better than any beach week. We’ll be camping in a field the whole time …
Hello everyone! I was hoping to do a hike this Saturday, specifically a loop around Robertson Mountain. It is about 8.2 miles, and 2431 feet of elevation gain, meaning I would expect a strenuous ascent, but we can take plenty of breaks and take our time going up(and down!). Robertson Mountain is very close to Old Rag, and it can …