So I went to Franklin on Tuesday and had a really good time and want to show the place to more people. Its really fun climbing and not too far (~1 hour 45 mins). Txt me at 571-331-0634 so we can figure out where to meet. Let’s plan on leaving Cville at 6:30 AM and get there at 8:30 ish …
Announcements
All About Anchors
The title says it all. This trip is all about designing, assessing, and building climbing-grade anchors (although these anchor principles can be applied just about anywhere else as well – rappelling, caving, hand lines, etc). This will be a hands-on session out at the mile 6.25 crag. We will spend most of our time learning about and physically building anchors, …
Election Day Old Rag Pt2
** DRIVERS AND PARK PASS HOLDER NEEDED ** Drivers and NP pass holders get priority off the waitlist… The club reimburses for gas +50% tip! – driver need to show up to Echols with a full tank of gas! Hello!! This is my first trip as a trip leader, and where else would I want it to be other than …
Climbing Crash Course Session 3 – Lead Climbing (Seconding)
Welcome to the climbing crash course series, a sequence of workshops designed to equip you with the information and skills you need to start practicing that next set of climbing techniques you’ve been dying to learn. As we all know, the smartest place to practice any new life-bearing technique is on the ground, so let this serve as the catalyst …
Election Day Climbing at Franklin
I wanna go sport climbing at Franklin this election day because we don’t have school. Txt me at 571-331-0634 so we can figure out where to meet. Plan: Let’s leave Charlottesville at 6:30 A.M. get there by like 8:30-8:45, then hike to the area and start climbing. We’ll climb for most of the day and start packing up around 6:15 …
billy Joel appreciation sunset hike
Welcome to the first of many artist appreciation hikes! We will basically be hiking and listening to Billy Joel all the way up the trail and then get to watch the sun go down! (the sun sets at a crazy early time because of daylight savings) At the top we can chill, take some photos and appreciate Billy Joel. WE …
Sunday Ohill/Heyward MTB
Howdy Ever wanted to go on a fairly long weekend MTB ride but not follow Phillip to some far away, wicked chunky technical mudpit? Cool here’s the trip for you. Were gonna try to rip like 15 or so miles of Ohill and the nearby Heyward trails. It will be family friendly fun that most likely won’t leave you biking …
Spunky Spooky Scampering on Spy Rock (Election Day hike!)
It’s been quite long since I’ve been on a good ol’ day hike, so what better way to put off studying for my two exams this week than walking on crunchy leaves in the mountains? We’ll be hiking up to spy rock, which is about an hour/hour and half away from grounds. I’ve never done it or heard of it …
Caving Full Circle Moment: Paxton’s
As some of you may know, Victor taught Aidan and I to cave and lead caving trips. We have not had a chance to cave together since those training trips and we are so excited to reunite for some underground fun! Paxton’s is one of the largest and most popular maze caves in Virginia. It has many miles of complex, …
The Search for Fall Foliage Part 2 at Bear Church Rock: 2Fall2Foliage
Hi friends. I am still searching for more fall foliage to stare at and have decided that Bear Church rock is a pretty good spot to look at a lot of leaves at once. Bear Church Rock is a bare peak that sits just about on the top of the mountain we will ascending with some fantastic views of the …
Fall Foliage Old Rag Sunset
When Sujith and I found out neither of us had done Old Rag, we knew the time was right to lead a trip to one of the most popular hikes on the East Coast. Not to mention this may be the best/last week to see the Fall foliage, lit up by that evening glow, that gives Shenandoah its splendor. Old …
THE WHITES 2022 – LIVE FREE OR DIE BABY
***Please read this trip description in full before joining the waitlist, and answer the questions in a detailed manner. Order waitlist is joined will not impact chances of getting on*** Since I joined the ODC, I’ve always wanted to take a group of sendy shredders back to my home turf, and perhaps the most underrated natural area on the East …
Tuesday 8 mile trail/road run!
Hey y’all! Figured it’d be good to take advantage of no classes on Nov 8. I’ve been meaning to join some trail running trips, but they always seem to conflict w/ my class schedule. Anyway, plan is: About an 8 mile run, partially on the Rivanna Trail and partially road running. It shouldn’t be too difficult if you run semi-regularly, …
Intro to Sport Climbing at Buzzard Rocks
So you’re a new-ish lead climber and looking to practice somewhere that’s both exhilarating and confidence-boosting. I give you: Buzzard Rocks. There’s a wide selection of easy to moderate climbing in the 5.6 to 5.10 range, perfect for ensuring your clip techniques are solid and that confidence is soaring. It also has impressive exposure, meaning you’ll feel like you’re super …
Rigging Rappels: Abseiling Workshop
Do you dream of sailing down cliff faces, getting swallowed by the depths of caves and canyons, or zipping from arches and bridges into empty space? Then come learn about and practice rappelling! In this hands-on workshop, we will cover: – the basics of how to rappel – setting on natural anchors – rigging retrievable and non-retrievable rappels including toss …
Climbing Crash Course Session 7: Trad Gear Placements
So you’ve been thinking of getting into trad climbing, but the thought of not having juicy, bomber bolts to rely on scares the sh*t out of you? Good! lol jk jk. Instead of fearing the unknown, come learn the textbook basics of trad protection. In this virtual workshop, we will take a look at: – stopper placement – cam placement …
Point-to-Point Triple Crown Overnight Backpacking feat. Tinker Cliffs, McAfee’s Knob, and Dragon’s Tooth
The Triple Crown of Virginia is a lovely series of day hikes with nice views that happen to be located within a few miles of each other along the Appalachian Trail. This overnight backpacking trip will take us by each of the main attractions: Tinker Cliffs, McAfee’s Knob, and Dragon’s Tooth. The entire route is about 22 miles. We will …
Costume Ride oh baby
Suit up ladies and gentlemen, we’re getting down and dirty on this fine halloween eve. The plan is to ride ohill’s trails in our swaggiest attire, in order to pay the hill its proper respects. If your costume is breathable, fantastic, but it’s okay if it’s not conducive to mountain biking, few costumes are. Just be aware there’s a slight …
Franklin Gorge – Intermediate climbing (11/5)
Howdy, Franklin Gorge is a super cool looking area, and also one of the closest places to get real outdoor sport climbing to Charlottesville. Because of this, it’s been on my radar since the beginning of the year. But, unfortunately it’s located on private property. So we’ve resisted the urge to climb there, until at least I heard from a …
Ohill intermediate MTB
Pretty routine 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 definitely are happy to share tips. This trip is targeted for people who have done at least two or three rides, and now feel confident on beginner trails. If you’re on the fence about …
Smokehole Sunday Sending (climbing)
Who: Joseph (the officer one) What: Climbing Where: Smokehole Canyon (Sunshine wall) When: Sunday 7:30am-6:30pm Why: Touch rock Howdy y’all, I went to smokehole today and it was pretty fun, I could see climbing more at beginner wall but I’m leaning towards sunshine wall for this one so it’ll become nice and warm as the sun warms up the rock …
ACRO STUNTING OUTSIDE O’HILL
Acro stunts are like lowkey gymnastics but not rlly… tbh idrk how to define them but basically we get into cool positions((; WITH FRIENDS!! the image above is me (pink shorts ofc) and my friends doing one of them – these are super fun and anyone can try them!! I’ll make a list of images of 2-5 person acro stunts …
Tour de mfing BODOS
This idea came to me while staring into the bonfire and speaking with my fellow trip leaders about local chains we could support by going to every location as fast as we can via human power. Thus the tour de BODOS was born. Instructions will follow. Be at echols dorm at 8am, no sooner, no later. Come alone. Or with …
let’s try this again; lovely evening at bearfence 2
Sup guys, let’s try this again. We should go to bearfence this saturday because it has 360 views and some nice scrambling. It’s pretty short too. Plan is to get to the top, bool for a bit, go back down, maybe catch some sick sunset views, idk. Beware: there is some scrambling. please do not sign up for this if …
Stairway to Heaven
Climb to HEAVEN with me on this 9 mile out-and-back hike with 3400 ft of elevation gain. We’ll PRAY we make it up to see the ANGELIC views. As long as you have FAITH, the SACRIFICE will be worth it. Just kidding guys. This hike is basically straight up and down the mountain and is rated as “hard” on all …
Intermediate Mountain Biking at Narrowback Mtn
Narrowback mountain was the first mountain biking trip I went on with the club two years ago, and the time has come to show this incredible trail to some more of you fine folks. The route is a 13-mile figure-8 loop with some extended climbing, a few technical rocky spots (that you can totally push), and an awesome descent at …
Smokehole Sunday Climbing
Who: Joseph (the officer one) What: Climbing Where: Smokehole Canyon When: Sunday 7:30am-6pm Why: Touch rock Howdy y’all, It’s that time again to go touch some rocks. I’ve never been to smokehole before, but I’ve heard some good things. Plus this will be weekend number four where I’ve climbed outside so I’m trying to keep it going. https://www.mountainproject.com/area/109582872/smoke-hole-canyon It’s just …
Old Rag! Old Rag! Old Rag!
Heyyy, we are going to attempt to hike Old Rag (and succeed!!) It’s a bit confusing with the needing to reserve tickets in advance, but if you get off the waitlist for this trip I will be risking everything to get us all tickets when they open up more slots on the 18th. Also, I’ve hear of a possible back …
Shenandoah National Park Fly Fishing
Ever wanted to catch one of Virginia’s native brook trout? Shenandoah National Park’s Sugar Hollow should have plenty of these guys in stock and maybe a few rainbow trout as well this Saturday. ***NEED DRIVERS*** We will be fly fishing on the North Fork of the Moormans River which will require a bit of hiking (between 4 and 6 miles …
Boulder Bros Fight Their Boulder Foes
Come boulder with Evan and I in the Magic Wood (we wish…) of the Shenandoah. We, as your steezy trip leaders, will provide the crash pads. You as the budding young grasshoppers will bring your agua (2 Nalgenes or so), a snack & some lunch, chalk, and climbing shoes. Fret not if you have no chalk I hear Evan Fee …
Not so last minute trail run
Supppp, Biscuit Run is a great trail to start running on because of its long flat start, great views and lots of little hills to try out. You might, just might, not hear the highway. It’s like the Neanderthal times with how quiet it gets. We’ll do ~5 miles at an easy (~9 min) pace, depending on how the group …
Smoke Hole Canyon Sport Climbing
We’re tryna go sport climbing this weekend at Smoke Hole Canyon, 2-2.5 hours away. Txt me at 571-33-0634 so we can figure out where to meet. Plan: Let’s leave Charlottesville at 7 A.M. get there by like 9:30, then hike to the area and start climbing. We’ll climb for most of the day and start packing up around 6:30 PM. …
how about a lovely evening at bearfence?
Hey guys, wanna go to Bearfence? It’s pretty cool, and also just so happens to be the location of my first ever ODC trip. The hike is short and sweet with some rather nice views, though be warned that there will be some scramblin’. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/virginia/bearfence-mountain-trail Bring water, also a flashlight could be wise I guess We could get food after, …
ok guys lets go bike and get some coffee
get kicked off of nrge??? me too! let’s go bike around town and then get some coffee instead. You’ll need a bike and some money probably. woooooooo ps please do not borrow a club mountain bike for this
Shenandoah National Park Fly Fishing Trip (REVISED LENGTH NOW MUCH SHORTER)
Ever wanted to catch one of Virginia’s native brook trout? Shenandoah National Park’s Sugar Hollow should have plenty of these guys in stock and maybe a few rainbow trout as well this Saturday. We will be fly fishing on the North Fork of the Moormans River which will require a bit of hiking (between 4 and 6 miles depending on …
Ohill pre-tailgate MTB – intermediate
I needed a reason to get up and do something active before the Saturday festivities so how about a little ohill MTB action? This is an intermediate trip meaning if you’ve been mountain biking at least 2-3 times and feel like you want to try out some trails harder that the beginner ones this will be great. No need to …
Ohill intermediate mountain biking
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, …
Learn to Bunny Hop!
This adventure is a skill-building, bunnyhop-learning clinic for intermediate mountain bikers. To join, you don’t need loads of experience – but at minimum, you should be comfortable riding a bicycle on intermediate trails. What is a bunny hop, you ask? Basically, you hop the bike into the air – first your front wheel, then your back – in order to …
NRGE DAY HIKE BY DA BRIDGE (ISH)
Hi frens **note: this trip is for NRGE-ers Come join me on a *moderate* 3.4 mile hike Saturday morning!! it kind of goes by the bridge and under it for a fun and interesting view of the base jumpers (hence the name Bridge trail). It is said to be occasionally steep and rocky but offers views of the gorge and …
Choose-your-own-adventure @ James River State Park
Here’s the deal: This is a choose-your-own-adventure type of trip 🙂 I want to run a 10 mile loop in James River State Park, but people are welcome to do anything they’d like (hiking, running, birdwatching, just hanging out, visiting the gift shop,,,, the possibilities are endless, go wild) We’ll meet at 6:30 on Saturday, drive about an hour and …
Ohill intermediate MTB
Howdy Thanks to the stupid hurricane cutting my surfing 2 days short, I have to hang out in cville with you losers (especially you Titov). Anyway now that I got my frustration out, looks like it’s gonna rain hard in cville on sat and sun but clear up for mon. Ohill is known to drain very well, so hopefully we’ll …
New River, Old Rocks (Early Morning Sport Climbing at NRGE)
Mornin’ Bruthas and Sistas, Ever wanted to hike in the dark to find some sick cliffs with me and the one and only abhi sanjay?? Of course, you have! I want to maximize the amount of wild stuff that goes down on this trip and you need the sun do a lot of things, so I’m hoping to leave the …
Highline this Monday at 2 pm next to Copeley Hilll Apartments
Hello slacker This Monday we are balancing high up in the sky, we are gonna set a line between two really tall trees at Copeley apartments, don’t worry it’s safe, we’ll have a harness and a backup for everything. This activity is meant for intermediate slackliners that already know the basics (balancing sitting down and getting up in the line …
Rearin to get Railed in Roanoke
Fuck Cars. I’m doing a trip with no cars for a number of reasons: 1. NO ONE HAS TO DD 2. CLIMATE CHANGE?!?! 3. WE CAN SLEEP OTW 4. TRAINS DON’T HAVE TSA 5. WE CAN WATCH THE HILLS ROLL BY 6. CAN’T GET PULLED OVER FOR RECKLESS TRAIN RIDING 7. CARS DON’T HAVE A COOL WHISTLE 8. Cars can’t …
NRGE 2022: Saturday Intermediate Mountain Biking
So you’ve been around the block and now you’re looking to spice up your mountain bike riding. Or maybe you’re a grizzled rider chasing after some new features. Where to from here? Come check out Wolf Creek Park with me! I’ve never been but it looks like it’s got some cool trails (check ’em out here: https://www.mtbproject.com/directory/8024856/wolf-creek-park). Current plan is …
NRGE 2022: Douthat Intermediate-Advanced Mountain Biking
It’s that time of year again – fall is in the air, leaves are falling, and it’s time for our annual pilgrimage to the New River Gorge. Our trip wouldn’t be complete without 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 with something …
Reed’s creek climbing before classes
Who: Joseph (the officer one) What: Climbing Where: Reeds creek When: Tuesday on Fall Break Why: Touch rock ***For full transparency this trip is a tentative yes at the moment with the rain forecast, currently there’s no rain on Tuesday but it may change/depends on how much rain is on Monday since wet rocks aren’t as fun to climb on*** …
NRGE sport climbing (intermediate)
Greetings shredlings! This will be an intermediate climbing trip at Bubba City’s Sandstonia/Tattoo Wall (or anywhere else) on Sunday. We’ll roll out from Ray’s in the morning, climb for several hours, then head back to Cville! THIS WILL BE A SPORT CLIMBING DAY AND THERE WILL BE BEGINNER (TOP ROPE + LEAD PRACTICE STUFF GOIN ON ON SATURDAY) wooooohooooooooooo This …
(Basement) Backpacking Workshop
Hey hey you you want to learn to backpack? no way no way I’m scared to try it hey hey you you i could lead a workshop *guitar* hey hey you you I know you could learn how yes way yes way I think I’d like to do it hey hey you you come to my workshop! (To the tune …
Dolly Sods (but a lil later) – Intermediate Backpacking
So I saw Ed and Lila’s Dolly Sods trip coming up, and I got inspired to lead my own Dolly Sods trip of 3 days and 2 nights for Fall Break. This one will start bright and early on Sunday for those of you with Friday activities and we’ll be doing a bit more mileage (26 mi). For that reason, …