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Int Ohill ride

Tiffany Malley

let’s try AGAIN to do a routine ohill trip! this is an intermediate trip so you should have some experience, but by no means will we be doing The Hardest Trails Ever! So know that YOU ARE CAPABLE, and we want you there <3. I expect to do trails like reactor, long down hill, maybe slide/spider, waterspout? and anything else …

Fall Break Pisgah INT Hiking!!

Hannah Bardei

This trip is part of the reading days Pisgah trip: https://outdoorsatuva.org/adventure/pisgah-fall-break-extravaganza-main-trip/ Make sure to sign up for that first Hi everyone!! Do you want to go camping in the beautiful Asheville NC area?? I know I do. I also know that biking is not for me so…. Hiking!!! This trip is to coordinate an INT hiking group. We will get …

Bike at Pisgah! – Fall break INT MTB

Max StClair

This trip is part of the reading days Pisgah trip: https://outdoorsatuva.org/adventure/pisgah-fall-break-extravaganza-main-trip/ Make sure to sign up for that first This trip is to coordinate an INT bike group. We will be riding for several days in the Pisgah National Forest and in Dupont State Forest. The INT group and ADV group will ride together some days, but ADV will split …

PISGAH FALL BREAK EXTRAVAGANZA – Main trip

Max StClair

Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina is an East Coast outdoors gem, with world class biking, white water, hiking, and more. The leaves should be turning, so we’ll have incredible fall scenery as a backdrop for our weekend of camping. And, it’s under 6 hours from Cville, making it super feasible for Fall break. So, we are planning on taking …

lets get down dawg. literally. (beg/int vinyasa yoga)

Chloe Belle Clayborne

ello this is a little last minute but I’d like to invite some people to join me in my practice friday morn! the weather has been getting cooler and ive been wanting to practice more outside, so Im going to lead a beg/int vinyasa style flow with lots of room for modifications and freedom to do what you want. Just …

Intermediate MTB: Rivanna Trail

Bryson Taylor

Oh my!!!! Another mountain biking trip!!!! If you’ve never rode the Rivanna, it is pretty epic and awesome and sweet and I’d love to give you an introduction to it. I’m hoping to ride up OHill, take a fun downhill trail to the Rivanna and ride it to Barracks. It won’t be a super crazy trip but I also don’t …

FriYAY INT ohill mtb

Tiffany Malley

let’s do a routine ohill trip! this is an intermediate trip so you should have some experience, but by no means will we be doing The Hardest Trails Ever! So know that YOU ARE CAPABLE, and we want you there <3. That being said, I expect/plan to do trails like reactor, long down hill, maybe slice/spider? and anything else the …

BRS INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED MTB

Bryson Taylor

HELLO AGAIN MOUNTAIN BIKERS!!!! The last time I tried going to BRS it got rained out so this is take two. If you aren’t aware, the Blue Ridge School is just outside of Charlottesville and has some super sick looking trails that I’ve wanted to ride for a good long time now. If you happen to not have Friday classes …

Craggin classics (nrg two day climbing)

Shihe Wang

Hey, y’all! Join me for the Craggin Classic at the New River Gorge aka a climbing party weekend more or less. Every year the AAC puts on its Craggin Classic weekend at various campgrounds around the country. This year, the Craggin Classic is September 22nd-24th. Events start Friday morning and go through Sunday morning. Breakfast + Dinner + Drinks (if …

Creekathon Craft-a-thon

Ed Aten

Disclaimer: you must be off the Creekathon main trip waitlist to join this trip As seen in the adventure photo ( from 10 years ago!!!) I’ve always had a crafty side. However, recently I’ve been getting really stoked on repairing gear, visible mending, and natural fibers! I can provide some instruction on sewing and making your own string from yucca. …

Intermediate Climbing @ Buzzard Rock (w/ burgie???)

Adam Dirting

OK I wrote a whole trip description and it was awesome but it disappeared and now I don’t feel like writing another one so this is going to be brief. This saturday, im going to buzzard rock (https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106152557/buzzard-rocks). Routes are under 5.11, basically entirely runout slab, and get as high as 90 ft. Very good stuff. Probably my favorite in …

Bullet Sandstone Climbing on a Friday

Abhinav Sanjay

We’re gonna go climbing at upper meadow; we’ll probably span buttresses 0-2. Day trip there mostly sport climbing and you should be able to lead, lead belay, and clean. We’ve already got ropes and quickdraws to use so just make sure u bring ur harness, shoes, belay device, helmet, food, and water Plan: Starting picking people up at like 6 …

MAKIN’ BISCUITS – intermediate MTB

Shay Utzinger

oooooooh yoooooooohooooooooo! max and I are running back our slightly foiled attempts at a biscuit run trip. promises to include actual mountain biking this trip as we will be hopefully driving there xoxo This is an intermediate trip. We won’t be going over the basics as we would on a beginner trip, but we won’t be doing anything crazy and …

OHILL INTERMEDIATE MOUNTAIN BIKING

Ben Kessler

It’s not your first time around the block, but you are still looking to build your skills. Sure, you have ridden your bike before, but you truly long to shred the trail. O-hill is calling your name. We’ll be tackling some steep hills and a few technical spots so I wouldn’t recommend this as your first ride. That being said, …

Slip’n’Slides, but the outdoorsy adult version

Victor Lu

As the summer drones on a bit too far into September, come get relief from the heat at some natural water slides, swimming holes, and waterfalls!  This hike will be up the Cedar Run and Whiteoak Canyon trails, which is about 8 miles for the whole circuit.  However, based on the group vibes, we may opt to just hike in …

Sunday Morning HighTop Peak Trail

Benjamin D’Amico

Do you like hiking? I like hiking and want to get out and explore the beautiful blue ridge mountains and maybe take some sick pictures. Hightop Peak Trail is 2.8 miles out and back with just under 1000 feet elevation gain (and loss). Let’s enjoy the views and snacks on what should be clear Sunday! https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/virginia/hightop-peak-trail?search=true Itinerary: – 10 AM: …

Run in the AM (Friday edition)

JJ Mirkovich

Here we are, back at the weekly friday trail run (woop woop)! Super stoked to get running Friday morning before classes so we can enjoy Charlottesville’s fall weather before it flies right by. The game plan: Meet at slaughter at 7:30 and run for about 5 miles. The plan is to be done around 9ish for this run. We are …

Intermediate Creekathon Biking!

Max Titov

NOTE: YOU MUST BE SIGNED UP FOR CREEKATHON TO GO ON THIS TRIP Who wants to walk on trails when you can zoom through them on a mountain bike! If you feel this way, then join Bryson and I on an intermediate two wheeled adventure around walnut creek! This trip is for people who have done at least two or …

Cole Mt. via Appalachian Trail Hike

Erik Daniel McKenna

Hey everyone! Instead of doing my work I have planned a hike for this Saturday! We will be doing Cole Mountain via Appalachian Trail, which is a Moderate 6.0-mile loop located in the GWJNF. At some point it crosses through a large meadow with what looks like excellent views. We will be leaving from the Echols dorm at 9:00am and …

Monday Round Top INT trail run/hike

Hannah Bardei

Heyyyyyyy!!! Have you wanted to run your stresses off because some how we already have exams??? Or wanted to run for some other reason? Either way this is the trip for you. We are planning on meeting at the AFC clocktower and running to foxhaven farm. Then we’ll run down the trails and probably slow down to a hike for …

Bouldering @ Rawley Springs!!! (beginner/intermediate)

ben lepsch

do you like rocks? what about come climb rocks with us this sunday! rawley springs is a swaggy crag in an beautiful old civil war quarry next to a beautiful creek ! seriously this place is super big and super cool and no one knows about it and you will love it! this is a trip for all skill levels …

Fall break intermediate backpacking – Mount Rodgers + Grayson Highlands, 3 days

Grayson Scott Alto

Hey all. This is going to be a really amazing trip down to the highest elevation area in Virginia, with the tallest mountain + some other runner ups. The mount Rodgers area is known for its unique open landscape, that’ll remind you much more of being out west than being in the east, unique biodiversity, and of course wild horses …

CREEKATHON Trail Cruise

Shannon Bittner

*You have to be off the waitlist for the Creekathon main trip to join!!* What better way to start an epic creekathon day than to jog through Walnut Creek’s extensive and very awesome trail network!!? I’m certainly NOT a fast runner, so this should be a pretty chill, absolutely no-drop run that takes us on a tour of everything the …

BEGINNER TRIP: Little Devils Stair Hike

Elijah Cole Hale

Yo yo yo, it’s me, Trip Leader #97890098, fresh off the assembly line and reset to my factory settings. As a result, I say we do a Cville Classic! The Little Devils Stair Trail includes a creek, a history cemetery(RIP), and pretty views. Best of all, it has a lot of rock scrambling! This is a 5.6 mile hike with …

Biscuit Run INT MTB

Max StClair

Of all the riding that I’ve done in the local cville area, I’ve never ridden at Biscuit run. Luckily, Shay is somewhat of an expert and will give us a tour of the area. This is an intermediate trip. We won’t be going over the basics as we would on a beginner trip, but we won’t be doing anything crazy …

Slobs on McAfee Knob

Shannon Bittner

Hey everyone, Please take a moment to appreciate our very very creative and mature trip name !! Claire and I want to take a jaunt up the infamous McAfee Knob, that classic rocky overhang where every outdoorsy type has taken a photo. Except me!! How can I (or you if you haven’t hiked this) ever be an outdoors-enjoying, dirt-embracing crunchy …

Bike to Gauley fest (Douthat INT-ADV MTB)

Max StClair

THIS IS COMPLEMENTARY TO THE GAULEY FEST MAIN TRIP YOU WILL NOT GET OFF UNLESS YOU ARE ON THE WAITLIST FOR BOTH On the way to the epic epic Gauley Fest we plan on making a stop at one of Virginia’s premier mountain biking destinations: Douthat State Park. Filled with challenging climbs and exhilarating descents, Douthat is sure to please …

Smoke hole smokey Saturday

Shihe Wang

Who wants to CLIMB when boring people only watch football. I do! Let’s go to Smokehole Canyon. I WANT TO CLIMB THE CUDDLE PUDDLE. We will leave Echols at 6:00am climb for most of the day and head out around 2:30. I want to have the rest of the Saturday chilling in my comfy home so we will be heading …

Gauley Fest – INT climbing at Endless Wall

Max StClair

THIS IS COMPLEMENTARY TO THE GAULEY FEST MAIN TRIP YOU WILL NOT GET OFF UNLESS YOU ARE ON THE WAITLIST FOR BOTH Fellow Gauley festivity partakers! Welcome to our intermediate climbing trip, we’ll be headed to Endless Wall (https://www.mountainproject.com/area/105943886/endless-wall), the “crown jewel of crags” along the New River. The climbing looks absolutely spectacular and I cannot wait to pull hard …

Bouldering at the forest(BIPOC affinity trip)

Shihe Wang

Hi! I want to do some bouldering this fine Friday. This trip is meant to create a welcoming space for BIPOC (Black/Indigenous/People of color) in the world of climbing. Please only sign up if you identify with this group, I would love to see more BIPOC individuals in outdoors space! The spot we’ll be headed to is known as the …

Scary and Sporty Climbing

Patrick Hanrahan Brown

hey gamers, I hope y’all like climbing bc that’s what we’re doing. Since the rain looks like it will be raining, we’re planning to go to kaymoor which has this sick 10a called rico suave and other harder climbs that everyone can try to lead or top rope. We hope to get at least one more person who can lead …

Thursday INT MTB

Max StClair

My apologies for posting this with such short notice, I didn’t think I’d be able to bike at all and then a prof canceled a meeting. So hell yeah more biking less school. Also another Ohill bike trip will be out at the same time so this trip will be fairly limited by available bikes. Pretty routine intermediate trip. I …

GAULEYGEEE I LOVE RAFTING AT GAULEYFEST (Int. WW Raft)

Mitchel Cole Lang

**YOU MUST BE ON THE MAIN GAULEYFEST TRIP WAITLIST TO GET OFF THIS TRIP’S WAITLIST** Hello my whitewater hooligans! 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 TRIP IS FOR: People who have rafted or otherwise …

OHILL BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE MOUNTAIN BIKING

Sujith Panchumarthy

Solo leading?!?!? Lots of my friends are busy with other trips and whatnot, so since there’s a lack of beginner trips this week (besides Bryons & Gabe’s the day before this one) here’s another one! WE WANT YOU ON THESE TRIPS! Don’t feel intimidated if you might need to hike a bike (we all do at times). That being said, …

BRS INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED MOUNTAIN BIKING

Bryson Taylor

Dear mountain bikers, This will be an intermediate/advanced trip to the Blue Ridge School, another local gem just outside of Charlottesville. These incredible trails are super close to home and have a little something for everyone! I’ve been wanting to go here for months and am incredibly stoked to explore and see just exactly what it has to offer. We …

Bike to the creek for creekathon

Adam Dirting

Hello, Are you not a big fan of driving or riding in cars? Do you like immersing yourself in nature whilst traveling from point A to point B rather than locking yourself in a motorized death cage made of glass and metal? If you said yes to these questions, then you should bike to creekathon with Patrick Brown and I. …

Weekly Stroll in the O-hill Woods

JJ Mirkovich

Here’s the third friday trail run of the semester (woop woop)! Super stoked to get running Friday morning before classes so we can enjoy Charlottesville’s trails before it rains in the afternoon. The game plan: Meet at slaughter at 7:30, run for hopefully about 5 miles. The plan is to be done around 8:30-8:45 but if people need to leave …

Waterfall Double Feature Bonanza

Elijah Cole Hale

Hello Hoos! I’ve had a busy couple weeks, and am about ready to FINALLY get outside. What do I have in mind? Two hikes, the Doyles River Falls Trail, and the Dark Hollow and Rose River Falls. These trails are united by a common theme-waterfalls(Though the water level may be low). We will hit up Doyles, then drive a little …

BOULDERING AT RAGGED BUT THIS TIME IT DOESN’T RAIN

Parker Sims

Last weekend’s attempt at this trip was tragically rained out we are trying again! We are going to quantum dot boulder which is on the peninsula and has some easier climbs. We need a driver who can fit 5 people total and two crash pads. The drive is about 10 minutes from grounds so the driver won’t be able to …

new river gorge climbing extravaganza

Shihe Wang

Hi! I want to go to the new to do an overnight trip so we can get the most climbing in on Saturday. Also we will go on a food tour of pies & pints and biscuits. In summary, ALL THE BEST THINGS IN ONE TRIP. Depending on people’s availability we would leave Friday afternoon,get to Summersville, go dip in …

3 Ridges — INT BACKPACKING (ANOTHA ONE!!!)

Tiffany Malley

Next weekend seems to be The Weekend of Backpacking … so for all those waitlisters …. here’s one more! Three Ridges is a 13.2 mile loop in George Washington Forest (~45 minutes from Charlottesville) made up of the Mau-Har and Appalachian Trails. The elevation gain for the entire loop is 3,848 … which is definitely …. a decent amount! I’ve …

Intermediate backcountry ride – Narrowback

Max StClair

Max^2 is back with another backcountry MTB ride! This time we are heading up to Stokesville to do an intermediate route on Narrowback mountain. This trip is targeted for intermediate riders who are now comfortable on most Ohill trails. If you are unsure about your ability level, feel free to reach out to either of us (numbers on our profiles). …

Franklin WV Climbing Projects Day Trip

Emily Rothrock

Please don’t be deterred by the title! I will make sure that everyone gets solid time to project what they want. Grade ranges are about 5.9 – 5.12d. If you’re looking to send your first 10a, this is definitely the trip for you. The only requirement is that you are comfortable with lead climbing AND ideally lead belaying. I need …

Def not yet another Ohill Trail run trip…

Riley Immel

Okay listen I promise I’ll stop stealing other people’s trip ideas soon enough (be on the lookout later this sem.) but when they are such good ideas, can you blame me? Basically I love running and went trail running last friday with JJ and it was awesome so I want to do it again. We’re gonna do some ohill trails …

ANOTHA deep water soloing trip

Patrick Hanrahan Brown

Hi Everyone! We’re back at it again, this time a whole week later! By golly do I miss jumping off the tops of cliffs that I am definitely not scared of! I want to keep doing these until the water drops too low to do it safely, so join me this sunday for a lovely day on the water and …

OHILL INTERMEDIATE MOUNTAIN BIKING

Sujith Panchumarthy

Wow do I feel rusty when it comes to posting trips and even riding bikes 🙁 BUT there’s only one way to get back in form, keep posting trips and keep biking! And since there’s THREE whole beginner trips this week 🙂 here’s an intermediate one from Alan and me! WE WANT YOU ON THESE TRIPS! Don’t feel intimidated if …