Wow, I’ve forgotten how to do this but I’m back for YAR and after some vibe check rides, I’m ready to get my bike on. Sure every condition isn’t perfect but that’s no excuse not to bike given an opportunity like this. We don’t have a specific route in mind but I want to ride some of my favorite trails …
Join us this Saturday underground! This is an intermediate trip, so we’re expecting you to have prior experience caving (at least a trip). Crossroads is a maze cave with a lot of different avenues to explore, so you never know what you might stumble into (even some cake? that’d be crazy, wouldn’t see that coming…) Schedule: 9:00am – Leave Echols …
Hello ODC friends!! If you haven’t heard already, the Loop de’Ville is upon us. Loop de’Ville is a town-wide celebration of our lovely Rivanna Trail, who lovingly circles the city. This is a FREE, supported trail event where people can walk/run/bike to their heart’s content (we will be walking). There is also a free concert with drinks and food after …
Put the sun back in your Sunday and join me on a loop hike to Humpback Rocks! As a depressed Patriots fan who needs a distraction from our terrible offense I figured it would be a good idea to take advantage of the promising forecast and head over to the blue ridge parkway. According to AllTrails the hike is 4.2 …
i bet i can visualize every single one of your situations right now as you read this description. you’re probably in class staring blankly into your laptop screen, brain off, eyes crossed, and drool falling out of your mouth already. i get it. suddenly, an email pops on your screen with a statement that is blatantly, factually wrong. you swipe …
no Saturday plans? itching to climb? at the FOREST? for ONE DAY ONLY?! I’ll see you tomorrow. ***this trip was originally going to the new for the day but we were advised that the rock may not have dried fully by today SO WE R STILL CLIMBING JUST GOING TO THE FORESTTTTTT You bring: Shoes, chalk, water bottle We bring: …
What are YOU doing for fall break?? Neglect your family, they still love you. CLIMB!!! I love my momma as much as the next guy, but it is time to leave the nest, and build a new one in the lovely Corbin sandstone. It simply sucks the moisture out of your fingers. This is a good thing trust, the rock …
SNP PASS HOLDERS AND DRIVERS NEEDED AND WILL GET PREFERENCE OFF THE WAITLIST (I don’t have a car so we need two drivers) Are you spending your free Saturday waiting for the next time for UVA Football to let you down? Are you pushing your homework for Sunday? Regardless, this fun morning/afternoon hike is the correct way to spend the …
DISCLAIMER: YOU MUST BE GOING TO CREEKATHON TO SIGN UP FOR THIS TRIP!!! (aka sign up for the main trip first) Welcome to Creekathon! Join us as we MTN BIKE THE NUT! This is a beginner/intermediate ride. We will probably ride around 2-4 miles. About an hour or so on the bike! So you should feel comfortable riding a mtn …
if you have nothing going on thursday the 26th you should definitely come run the rivanna with me! i have a 10 mile route planned out that includes roughly 3 miles of road running and 7 miles of trail running. i have no particular pace in mind but am happy with anything between 7 minute and 12 minute miles. i …
Free Tuesdays that I don’t use appropriately means I can seize the day at Old Rag…. ideally with a bunch of you! Old Rag is an iconic, scenic, fairly difficult hike in the Shenandoah. It is stunnin. Everyone needs to buy a $2 ticket, but I have a SNP pass for one car, so we’ll worry about the total cost …
Come hike Old Rag!! It’s a dope hike with awesome views and some rock scrambling to boot. It’ll be an awesome way to spend your Saturday. General timeline: 7AM: Meet at Echols dorm and drive to trailhead 8:30AM: Begin Hike ~11 arrive at top and have lunch and enjoy views ~3 get back to car 4-5pm drop-off back at Echols …
Hi guys!! Saw the weather forecast for Saturday and thought it was too good to not go on a hike, so I thought why not HUMPBACK? If you’ve never been, it’s a little steep on the way up, but not a very long hike to the top and amazing views! And it’s all downhill on the way back! I saw …
Hey everyone, Sulphur Spring Trail is a 5.4 mile out-and-back hike in GW&J National Forest with some fun rock scrambling at the end. Hike Details: – Alltrails Link: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/virginia/strickler-knob-trail?u=i&sh=mugsp7 – Length: 5.4 miles (out and back) – Elevation gain: 984 ft You Should Bring: – Hiking shoes/boots – A hiking backpack or camelbak – Any snacks that you may desire …
I wanted to lead a backpacking trip this weekend so I found a route. Should be totally doable for beginners (as long as you are comfortable with about 12 miles and 2500ft incline over two days). Anyway here is an itinerary that will probably not be followed super closely but it is good to kind of have a plan. https://www.hikingupward.com/GWNF/BrownsHollow/ …
Learn how to clean an outdoor sport route! In this workshop, we will walk you through the process of safely removing an anchor from a sport route, leaving no personal gear behind. We are leading this to get people closer to being able to lead intermediate climbing trips for the club! The shred shack has a shiny new ground anchor, …
Bummed you can’t make it to Gauley Fest? Well, cry no longer, and join us this Saturday underground at Paxton’s cave. This is an extensive maze cave with many different routes to explore and rock formations to see. This is an intermediate trip, so we’re expecting you to have already been on at least one caving trip. Schedule: 10:00am – …
What Up Everyone!!! Were you on the edge of your seat waiting to get off of one of the many Gauley fest waitlists?! And now the weekend you blocked out for a fun filled adventure is sadly open? Well, I have a trip for you! Annabelle and I were oh so excited to go climbing and rafting this weekend and …
Join me this Sunday evening and ride into the sunset at Ragged Reservoir! We’ll be departing from the Shack to get to Ragged before sunset. I envision arriving with time to enjoy the scenery and vibe a while before making the return trip. If you’re unfamiliar, Ragged Reservoir is one of Charlottesville’s biggest water supplies; it’s a scenic lake with …
Howdy ODC folk!! Matt and I have no classes on Friday and instead of tending to our many responsibilities, we plan on hitting the trails! Elliot’s Knob is a roughly 8.5 mile out-and-back trail with 2,000+ feet of elevation gain. It is definitely not an easy hike but it is super doable so fret not! Here is the AllTrails link: …
We know you’ve all been waiting on the edge of your seats for ANOTHER deep water free soloing trip to drop. If you haven’t made it off the waitlist for a DWS trip yet, here’s your chance! What is deep water free soloing you ask? Well… Have you ever wanted to try free soloing without putting your life in imminent …
**YOU MUST BE ON THE MAIN GAULEY FEST TRIP WAITLIST TO GET OFF THIS TRIP’S WAITLIST** While this weekend is all about the river, the New just has too much good climbing to not indulge a little bit. I’m thinking about going to Orange Oswald, one of my favorite easier-grade sport climbing areas (cause I don’t climb hard grades, duh). …
Every week on Wednesday, Endeavor Cycles holds a evening mountain bike group ride. Ronnie, who often leads the ride, had mentioned to me that we should see of we could get some ODC folks involved. So if you want to try out riding with a new group you wouldn’t otherwise meet on club trips, this is a great trip for …
Ever want to try free soloing without the anxiety that comes with putting your life in imminent danger? May I present to you: Deep Water Soloing. Basically, the climbs are right next to 10+ feet deep water that will catch you when you’re done climbing or happen to fall on your way up. We’re lucky enough that we live only …
Do you like swimming, climbing, and jumping off rocks into the water?? Ever want to try free soloing without putting your life in imminent danger? May we present to you: Deep Water Soloing. Basically, the climbs are right next to 10+ feet deep water that will catch you when you’re done climbing or happen to fall on your way up. …
Hey guys, planning on riding this Wednesday am at ohill on some greens and blues. This will be an intermediate trip, so we won’t be going over the basics as we would on a beginner trip, but we won’t be doing anything crazy and definitely am happy to share tips. This trip is targeted for people who have done at …
**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 …
!!THIS IS COMPLEMENTARY TO THE GAULEY FEST MAIN TRIP YOU WILL NOT GET OFF UNLESS YOU ARE ON THE WAITLIST FOR BOTH!! Have you yearned to touch rock… REAL ROCK!! AND ROPES???? Free yourself from the stinky crowded (yet charming) Slaughter climbing gym and come along with Cam and I for a fun and chill day of beginner/intermediate climbing at …
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 …
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 …
I’m turning 20 tmrw (what?!?!?) and I realized as I was sitting on the lawn today that there is nothing I’d rather do on my bday more than wake up in the pitch black darkness and hike up a mountain with other outdoorsy people to see the sun rise. **I was going to lead this trip on Thursday but it …
Well, I’ve been slowly losing my mind over the past few days as a CS major who’s already starting to look for internships (thanks companies for making this cycle start earlier and earlier every year!), so what better way to take a little break from the stress of life than to spend Sunday hiking up in SNP. As with last …
Do you like swimming, climbing, and jumping off rocks into the water?? Ever want to try free soloing without putting your life in imminent danger? May we present to you: Deep Water Soloing. Basically, the climbs are right next to 10+ feet deep water that will catch you when you’re done climbing or happen to fall on your way up. …
It’ssssssss trail running time!!! My plan is to do 3-5 miles depending on what the group wants at a hoppy 8:30-9:30 pace varying with terrain. Happy to take walk breaks too! We will be mostly on the Ohill trails & Rivanna, so first years: come see why I love Ohill so much (hint- it’s not because of the dining hall). …
Hey folks! Come backpack to celebrate the beginning of the school year. We will be hiking the iconic three ridges loop (roughly 13-14 miles and 4k ft of elevation) over two days and camping at the Harper’s Creek Shelter/nearby campsites. I listed this as intermediate because I do tend to walk at a clip but will happily wait up for …
Hello ODC, Who else loves runout slab! Yeah me neither, but this will be fun, trust me. Buzzard Rocks has some ridiculously long climbs and they are awesome. Lets go do them. We’ll mostly be climbing 5.7-5.9 and its cool, if you’ve never climbed before. We’ll bring people who know how to set up routes and all that. Here’s the …
Hello ODC, Talking Headwall has this pristine 5.10c and other moderate climbs 5.10a and easier. Lets go do them. If you’ve never climbed before, that’s okay! We’ll bring people who know how to set up routes and all that. Here’s the mtn project link: https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106152562/talking-headwall We’ll plan to leave cville around 9am, drive 2 hrs ish and hike to THE …
It’s been two long months since I’ve ridden in the backcountry but I’m finally feeling good enough on the bike to get back out there. The last time we were in Stokesville the weather conditions were a little less than ideal (as you can see in the trip picture). While it might get a bit muddy, I sure hope I …
Hey all! I’m headed to the Appalachian Trail Days Festival in a couple of weeks and I’m super stoked. I initially wasn’t sure if I would just go alone or post it as a trip, but might as well see if a few people are interested and hopefully bring a few of my ODC friends along to this wild & …
The very first caving trip I ever led was to New River Cave and it….did not go particularly well. Now, two years and over 50 trips later, I want redemption! New River Cave is a very interesting cave system, with massive slanted passageways trailing into an underground river that we can follow to a big waterfall. The water is generally …
So we tried to do this trip back in February but bike issues and weather had different plans for us. Now that I’m feeling good enough to commit to a ride like this, here we are trying our chances again. Heyward has some INCREDIBLE trails, plenty of which are new. When Max^2 showed me all these trails, I was opened …
ok guys, we are graduating, so you’re never going to see me and ben again unless you come on this awesome day trip to buzzard rock to do some super fun intermediate slab climbs — it’s only our most favorite climbing spot in the beautiful state of virginia… just kidding you’ll probably see us at some point, but you should …
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hello odc, I went to this spot once on one of my first ODC trips. It is awesome, let me tell you. It’s also gonna be hot as shit this next week. Last time I went here it was cold as shit and it was still awesome. If you have any doubts, please refer to the youtube thumbnail photo. I …
Hello y’all! I recently heard through a friend that you can rappel a few waterfalls in Virginia! I’ve been itching to do some one-way rappelling since we got back from Moab and this is the closest we can get to canyoneering. We’re going to take the day to rappel as many of the white oak canyon waterfalls as we can, …
Are you prepared for THE BEST, MOST EPIC aquatic experience of the 2023-2024 academic year!!!!!!??????? If you want to destress before the dumpster fire of finals, COME JOIN US. Using our extensive paddle boarding experience, we will be leading lucky trip goers into the wild waters of the Ragged Mountain Reservoir. Nate has acquired profound knowledge of paddling through multitudes …
Heyoooo join me for a MTB Rivanna full pull this friday! This is my 100th trip so I thought to do something fun like this. The trails are beginner friendly, but it is about 22 miles total so I’m listing it as intermediate. Shoot me a text if you are unsure about your ability level! If you don’t have your …
Hey y’all!! The school year is almost over and I promised myself I would introduce ODC to the AMAZINGNESS of the Scottsville James River!! Yes, yes there are a lot of “Richmond James” types in the club. Emma and I are here to disprove all that. Scottsville James is not well known by UVA or ODC and in my humble, …
Guess what’s creeping up faster than a startled bat in a cave? The end of the year! And you know what that means… say goodbye to ODC caving for now. But fear not, it’s time to dust off our headlamps and descend into the abyss of my all-time favorite cave! But wait, hold onto your helmets because this isn’t just …
Hey y’all!! Anyone else love the song Sweet Virginia by The Rolling Stones??? If not, let me serenade you with my favorite lyric: “got to scrape that shit right off your shoes” Anyone else inspired to go backpacking because they want to scrape that metaphorical shit [exams/finals/school] right off your shoes [aka soul] ??? Come rejoice in the soul-cleansing powerwash …
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WOWZA this weekend is supposed to be 70 degrees AGAIN!! despite rumors of our last stokesville trip… this time there are tentative promises of no hike a bike… and admittedly instead a rather long road climb to what is promised to be an awesome descent off timber & wolf ridge. we will be riding a good bit of mileage during …