*** this is a NRGE TRIP you must already be on a Saturday trip and have PAID THE TRIP FEE and signed up for the NRGE CARPOOL!!!!*** On the way to the epic epic New River Gorge we plan on making a stop at one of Virginia’s premier mountain biking destinations: Douthat State Park. Filled with challenging climbs and exhilarating …
COSTUME RIDE! COSTUME RIDE! There is only one thing better than riding a bike in normal clothes/birthday suit and that is riding your bike dressed as someone you are not. Come dressed in a Halloween costume (it can be anything you want) this friday as we take on the ohill trails. This will be a chill ride and we are …
BOO! What’s more fall and more Halloween than VOTING?! Join Ed and I as we take in the crisp fall air and vibrant colors and simultaneously pedal to the polls on Thursday morning to use our democratic power💪🏽 We will be going to the City Hall Annex at the downtown mall – this is the polling location if you are …
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 …
Bike bike bike bike… Bike! Lets go hit some intermediate trails on Ohill! I’ve been off the bike for a while as I was pretty sick but now I’m stoked to be back and share the stoke with yall! This trip is for people who have done at least two or three rides, and now feel confident on beginner trails. …
Come bike into the weekend with me and Susannah! On Friday morning, we’re planning on meeting at the shrack, fitting everyone with bikes and helmets, then hitting the trails for an hour or so. We will go over basic mountain bike skills, there’s no experience required BUT you should be comfortable riding a bike! If you have any questions or …
Yo, we need some mountain bikes before the weather becomes cold! I just got my new bike(second hand:( , and I want to try it! This is my first trip, I will co-lead with Max.T. This will be a beginner-level trip, so no experience is required. We’ll go slow and take breaks. The only prerequisite for this trip is being …
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 …
WOAH WOAH WOAH another WTF ride with ANUSHA and I!! I can’t wait to shred with all you awesome ladies. We may even see the sunset through the trees <3333 I have the perfect beginner mtn bike route and I am very excited to show you all! This is the 2nd WTF ride of the semester, which means Women, Trans …
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 …
Want to feel inspired by the tales of others doing crazy things in the outdoors? Want to share the evening w your ODC besties (or make new besties) in the lovely backyard of the shred shack? Or maybe you’re just coming for the snacks… Regardless, join us for movie night!! I’m hoping to make this a series (pending interest), where …
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 …
Why hellooo ODC friends!!! Did you just join ODC and want to learn how you can go on trips WHENEVER YOU WANT?? Have you enjoyed trips for a long time and are ready to spread the ODC love by creating even more trips!!??? Do you want your DUES REIMBURSED???? If the answer to these questions is yes, SIGN UP FOR …
Come join John, Will, and I for some quality time at Ragged Mountain Reservoir. This trip is an introduction to whitewater kayaking and the kayak roll. Rolling a kayak means returning to an upright position after flipping upside down all the while staying IN THE BOAT. Although this trip is on flatwater, the skills are fundamental to getting out on …
Bonjour, Sign up to join Max and I this Sunday for some beginner mountain biking and practice on the Ohill trails. We will be teaching you the basics and then we will ride some easy greens. We’ll keep it slow and take lots of breaks. The only prerequisite for this trip is the ability to ride a bike. You don’t …
I love water sports, you love water sports, we all love watersports!! But we wouldn’t be able to enjoy such amazing activities without our fabulous ISUPs (Inflatable Stand Up Paddleboards). Unfortunately these amazing boards that treat us so well are looking a bit rough around the edges, so Anusha and I wanted to lead a beginner friendly trip on maintenance …
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 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 …
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 …
‘SUP friends! As the weight of finals crushing in do you feel like not studying and be on a SUP? If so come and join us on this ragged paddle boarding trip! Never been paddle boarding before! Do not fret! This trip is beginner friendly so you don’t need to have any experience as long as you are a confident …
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 …
Heyo! Lets join club cycling for their Bev Ride this Friday!!!!! Our friends in the cycling club do something called a Bev ride every Friday evening. This is where they hop on their mountain bikes and ride around ohill and have stops where they drink “beverages” of their choosing. It’ll be a chill ride with lots of stops and hanging …
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 …
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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 …
Tomorrow is supposed to be 80 degrees and sunny!! Sounds like the perfect weather to hop on a paddle board, float about, and watch a beautiful sunset. Come SUP with us!! We’ll leave our worries on the shore and only raw positive energy aboard our SUPs 🐛✨ SUP stands for stand up paddle boarding. Paddle boarding is super fun and …
Have you ever wanted to become a bunny?? (your answer should be yes) Then come learn to bunny hop a mountain bike! This adventure is a skill-building, bunnyhop-learning clinic for beginner/intermediate mountain bikers. To join, you don’t need loads of experience – but at minimum, you be comfortable riding a mountain bike on trails and have a few rides under …
Happy Spring! I have started sowing seeds over the past month and next Friday looks like a nice warm day to have a garden workshop. I have a lot of vegetable and flower seeds that you may pick from. I started a vegetable garden in my backyard in Charlottesville last summer and it has been quite the learning process. I …
Hey everyone! Join Cat and Cam as we help plant a mini forest on Grounds!! This is a volunteer event organized by Forest Patches at UVA to plant mini forests on grounds as part of UVA’s broader decarbonization initiatives. We’ll plant trees a little up the road from Hereford’s student garden. There will also be BAGELS (yum we know)!! They’ll …
With the beautiful spring weather this week, Jade and I wanted to get out and teach a beginner mountain bike trip. We’ll ride out to ohill and get started with a beginner loop, and can try out some easier blue trails too depending on people’s comfort levels. We’ll keep it slow and take lots of breaks. The only prerequisite for …
do you like pastries??? do you have no friday morning classes (or do but want to skip them)?? do you like (road) biking? if you said yes to any of these questions, come bike downtown with Caroline and I this friday to mariebette!! (yes 8:00 am is early but we want our morning pastries.) in february there was a trip …
Austin and I are planning to ride tomorrow, and also finally getting his fancy tubeless wheels to actually run tubeless. So, we’ll be doing a quick bike work moment before we ride. If you want to see how to install tubeless tires, or you have other bike-work related questions, feel free to come early to the trip (like 4:30). Otherwise, …
Hello all future shredders of the Ohill! I have found the perfect beginner mtn bike route and I am very excited to show you all! Not only will we be mountain biking, but we will be able to see a beautiful sunset as we ride through the woods! On the ride we will go over basic body position, braking, and …
Join me for a day of bouldering at Pisgah (weather permitting). This is a trip open for all levels, so if you’ve never been climbing outside before that it fine. The only thing I’ll say is an outdoor V0 typically translates to a Slaughter V1+/V2, so take with that what you will. More or less we will choose boulders based …
‘SUP shredders! Sunday is going to be WAAARMMM so what better day than that one to go paddleboarding?? If you want a good way to wrap up your weekend, then look no futher and come join me at Ragged out on the water! This trip is beginner friendly, and you don’t need to have any paddleboarding experience as long as …
Oh no! Someone on my trip just broke their [insert bone here]! What should I do? Well, come on down to our handy-dandy musculoskeletal injury management workshop and we’ll teach ya! Learn basic wound management, how to differentiate between a usable vs. unusable musculoskeletal injury, and how to immobilize different bone breaks + make braces with the things you have …
WOWZA yeah this weekend is supposed to be 70 degrees again… consider me confused by the Charlottesville weather but consider me preETTTY excited to go biking and anyways since it seems summer will be coming?! returning/?! idk something for the weekend it feels like pretty ideal weather for a long ride up in the mountains. The route we have planned …
pisgah peoples, **PLEASE REFER TO THE PISGAH CLUB EMAIL (sent 3/25) AND READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION. THEN, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS** Another club megatrip?? PISGAH!!! This is NOT an actual PISGAH adventure. This is the CARPOOL for PISGAH. This is how the officers will keep track of drivers and attendees. So make our lives easier and follow instructions, please. DO NOT …
Is your tent in need of repair? Were you recently on a megatrip where your Club tent seemed less than storm-ready? Come learn how to repair, clean, and maintain tents! We will be working to repair club tents that were damaged while on Moab (or are just in need of a little TLC). This is a great opportunity to give …
Hi! Come fix kids’ bikes with me this Wednesday! It will be awesome and then afterward we can get food roughly equivalent to 7 dollars per person. The plan: Meet at shrack at 2pm Bike over to hearthwood apts and fix bikes for an hour and a half or so Get a late lunch/early dinner nearby Bike home! Also! you …
hey hey hey!!! it is supposed to be lovely weather tomorrow afternoon eve and max and I are planning on going on a ride around 5ish, potentially headed over to some of the new trails over in heyward (by Ragged) or sticking to o-hill, time and daylight dependent… This will be an intermediate trip, so we won’t be going over …
SPRGE might be for the river rats, but with Douthat State Park just minutes off I64, the drive back is for the bike bums. Douthat has great intermediate-friendly backcountry riding, with big climbs and fast descents. We are planning to ride about 20 miles 3500’, this loop or something similar: https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/879616/douthat-state-park-imba-epic. This is part of the SPRGE megatrip. We will …
Gunnar and I are planning on riding on Tuesday, and probably going over to Heyward/Song Mountain by ragged to ride some of the new trails. 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. …
HEY So we all got shreddy and dirty at Moab. We are now clean humans 🙁 but the ropes are still dirty and shredded! Come help with climbing gear maintenance at the Shred Shack this Sunday afternoon. LETS GET THESE READY FOR THE SPRGGGGEEEE RATS! We will check all the ropes and begin cleaning them/prep them for chopping. Please wear …
Nothing to make you feel healthy before a day of drinking like a little bike ride. 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 …
Happy St. Patrick’s day! What better way to combat the weekend-long hangover with some chill beginner biking and fresh air! Ohill has a great range of trails – We have a good beginner loop picked out and depending on people’s comfort levels, we could try some easier intermediates. We’ll keep it slow and take lots of breaks. The ONLY prerequisite …
It’s warm this week!! Let’s celebrate 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. SUP …
Bev Ride Mtn Biking with Club Cycling!!!!! What better way to kick off st patty’s day weekend than with a club cycling Bev ride mixer?? Our friends in the cycling club do something called a Bev ride every Friday evening. This is where they hop on their mountain bikes and ride around ohill and have stops where they drink “beverages” …
Can’t drive the bikes across the country without making sure they work first, right? 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 least …
monday?! trip leader workshop?! shred shack living room?! YOU?!!! i don’t know about you guys but…. all this warm sunny weather has got me ITCHING!! to get outside and go exploring!! so for all of you shredddy outdoors loving folks, if this sensation may be the same for you and you want to now be in charge of leading and …
It’s been way too long since the last time Titov and I spent the whole day on bikes. If you have any interest in joining for this endeavor, we’d be stoked to have you. If you don’t want to ride 63mi – worry not! We thought it would be fun to get a bigger group to camp out together Friday …