GEAR ROOMS AND OTHER BITS | ODC NEWSLETTER 9/15/24

Hello wonderful humans,

My updates as of last week:

Still am not loving these yellow jackets, there were 4 in my car earlier, please go away🙏
The odc jarty was the highlight of my week (I was so excited to see all of you that went!)
Hoos hot chicken is so good (pop off cross roads)
- there were also 3 yellow jackets that were eating my hoos hot chicken. c’mon now.
Screw maryland
- (I just found out we lost, I was only at the game until halftime. eek.)
Directing myself through c’ville without a phone was so hard this past week
- but I got a new one so no more ipadkid for me (using my ipad to grubhub food trucks was a new low)

Have a sick week:)

-Charlotte “I just had the best butter chicken of my life” Maxwell

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:

No new announcements this week butttt details about a super cool and awesome ODC photo contest are coming soon tehehe…

Start taking/saving epic photos of your odc adventures!!

OLDER (BUT STILL FAIRLY NEW AND IMPORTANT) ANNOUNCEMENTS

Do you have any general comments, concerns, or recommendations about Outdoors Club?

If so, feel free to leave feedback here. This form is anonymous and only viewable by the DEI Chair.

BRING BACK YOUR GEAR!

Did you borrow something for the Spring or Summer and forget to bring it back? Well, here’s your opportunity to return your club gear to a gear room this week or email the officers (outdoors-officers@virginia.edu) to schedule a return time. Before we hunt you down…

Are YOU in the GroupMe?

Join it here!

Checkout these ODC member Discounts!

We now have a 40% off code to use on as many purchases as you want from Nature Buff! Use code UVA40 on your next purchase.
We have an epic one-use per person promo code with Bedrock Sandals for 20% off online purchases. Use the code “UVAOUTDOOR” and twin with so many ODC members!
We have a 40% off code for all of HIMALI, a super cool mountain-wear brand! Check them out and use the code UVASendIt40.
Also, anyone who is a member of this lovely club can get 10% off at High Tor Gear Exchange & Endeavor Cycles here in Charlottesville!

GEAR RESOURCES AND POLICY

Finalized Gear Room Schedule for the Semester:

Monday @ 12:30 pm — John Woodward (804-944-1929)

Tuesday @ 7:00 pm — Parker Sims (540-840-8024)

Wednesday @ 3:30 pm — Max Titov (703-862-7391)

Thursday @ 9:30 am — Max St. Clair (617-780-1129)

Friday @ 10:30 am — Anusha (571- 455-0721)

If none of these times work for you, please email the officers at 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 don’t feel like it or didn’t plan ahead.

You can stop by the gear room to check out or return gear and be reimbursed at any of the times listed above! Officers remain at the gear room only for as long as people are checking in/out gear (usually about 20-25 minutes). You may also purchase ODC t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, patches, stickers, and more at the gear room!

MISC. GEAR INFO:

Before returning gear, refer to the GEAR CLEANING DOC!
- If you return damaged, dirty, or incomplete gear, you will jeopardize your ability to check out gear in the future. It is your responsibility to return your gear in the condition you received it.
Please refer to our reimbursement policy here.
You can check our gear inventory here.
Want to check out water sports gear or a mountain bike?
- Please email the officers at outdoors-officers@virginia.edu. They are stored at separate locations. We ask that you give at least 24 hours notice.
Gear is due one week from when it is checked out unless renewed by an officer at a gear room. Keeping gear past its due date is a UVA Honor Offense. Club trips have priority access to gear.

Directions to the Gear Room:

Start at Echols Dorm → go right on McCormick → turn right on Alderman Rd → take a left on Leake Drive → walk to the end of the road (there are several buildings and parking on either side) → pass a picnic table on the right → keep going! → walk straight to the first big maintenance building directly ahead → walk behind the building on the left side (if it feels like you maybe shouldn’t be there, you’re in the right place) → walk up the stairs → End: knock on the door!
Map to Gear Room

TRIP RESOURCES AND REMINDERS

Leading Trips:

To become a trip leader, thoroughly read the Trip Leader Manual (resources page of the website) and send the officers an email (outdoors-officers@virginia.edu) letting them know you have done so. They will then activate you on the website! Alternatively, come to a Trip Leader Workshop, led by the officers several times each semester and posted on the website. Keep a lookout for these in outlook- there will be many to come!

As a reminder, climbing, caving, mountain biking, and whitewater trips have special rules to lead! To learn more about types of trips and to become an approved trip leader for the sports listed above, feel free to contact the club’s Sport Advisors.

Climbing:
- Cam Burke – twz5mz@virginia.edu
- Ella Mortimer – rzq9wc@virginia.edu
Caving
- Allie Shelhammer – kvb8gz@virginia.edu
- Lillie Ehrmentraut – ubc2ga@virginia.edu

Biking
- Max Titov – uhg2nv@virginia.edu
- Susannah Allen – bay6nh@virginia.edu
Hiking/Backpacking
- Carson Hopwood – mxz2fc@virginia.edu
- Ed Aten- eba4ksx@virginia.edu
Water Sports
- John Woodward – uce3pa@virginia.edu
- Will Lankford – xsc9gq@virginia.edu

If you have questions about how to lead trips, refer to the Leading Trips pages under Resources on the club website.

Want to lead a trip for an under-represented group in the outdoors? Lead an Affinity Trip! See the link for details and guidelines.

Absences:

Please be aware that if you are joined on a trip, and you do not show up, or you drop out at the last minute, you are depriving another member of a spot on that trip.
No-shows and last-minute absences not only hurt trip attendance, but they also make logistics more complicated.
If a member is reported for two absences, trip leaders are permitted to take this into account when moving people off wait lists.

Sexual Harassment and Equity Reporting:

Outdoors at UVA is committed to providing a safe and welcoming space for everyone to enjoy the outdoors. If you feel you or another have experienced misconduct at the hands of another club member, please report it here. This is including but not limited to misconduct regarding sexuality (including sexual harassment), gender, race, ethnicity, ability, etc.
Outdoors at UVA’s Harassment, Discrimination, and Sexual Misconduct policy can be found here. Our club Code of Conduct can be found here.

ADVENTURE(s) OF THE WEEK!!!

Shout out to Bex and Ed’s Riprappin Backpackin Trip!!

From Ed: “Riprappin backpackin left no trace in the woods but left a trace on the hearts and souls of all. Bex and Ed equipped with their NOLS baby nalgenes lead 10 backpackers deep into the wilderness of Shenandoah. This crew of 12 braved yellow jacket stings and many miles of rocky ups and downs. They crossed rivers and filtered water and talked about pooping in the woods. Bex chefed up some cheesy pasta with sautéed summer sausage and Ed cleaned the pots and made hot chocolate. After a night time dip and a bedtime poem they all slept under the stars (hammocks, tents, and cowboy campers) until the unfathomable hour of 5 am. Rolling out of camp bright and early meant they arrived back on grounds by 9:30 (exactly on schedule). The fall colors had just barely started and the water was a little low but the vibes were incredible and everyone should download poop map.”

How to be featured:

Each week we’ll feature a different adventure that happened within the previous 7 days. To be featured, send a couple of pictures of you and your pals adventurin’ and a little blurb about what you did to us (outdoors-officers@virginia.edu) or to my (Charlotte’s) number (540-816-6429)!
We’re stoked to see what y’all get up to, but please do not take pictures of people without their consent (and don’t submit them to us without their consent).
Try and submit pictures as .jpeg files if possible! (not .heic live photos!)

ET CETERA.

Social Media:

FB: (https://www.facebook.com/groups/OutdoorsAtUVA/)

Insta: (https://www.instagram.com/uvaoutdoors/)

GroupMe: (https://groupme.com/join_group/68250538/0HmzE2tL)

Peace, love, & dirt,

Charlotte and the officers