Calling All Shredders, Dirtbags, and Fiends of the two-wheeled variety! Do you want to learn how to properly send on 2 wheels? Are you tired of walking? Do you yearn to one day bomb down the sides of Virginia’s rocky peaks with reckless abandon? If you answered yes to any/all of these questions, then this trip is for you! This …
I went on one of these trips at the beginning of fall semester having never ridden a mountain bike before and had a blast. The club bikes are awesome, so I signed up for a few more trips over the fall and ended up getting the chance to ride some of the coolest trails in Utah when we were in …
Calling All Shredders, Dirtbags, and Fiends of the two-wheeled variety! Do you want to learn how to properly send on 2 wheels? Are you tired of walking? Do you yearn to one day bomb down the sides of Virginia’s rocky peaks with reckless abandon? If you answered yes to any/all of these questions, then this trip is for you! This …
Hey there gorge-ous girls – come spend this Saturday touching some rocks with me and Shatatayququqa in the gorge-ous New River Gorge! Plus- get to spend the night in a cozy cabin right near the cliffs courtesy of Shay’s folks. Yayayay! The plan is to head out of Cville at 5 on Friday evening and drive the ~3 hours up …
dirt babies, Carve out a little time this fine Friday afternoon to prioritize mental health, fresh air and becoming the world’s next Alex Honnold at Cville’s best kept secret – Rivanna Wall. Rivanna Wall is a teeny tiny outdoor sport climbing crag with just two routes. The crag is also along a stretch of the Rivanna River, so we can …
it is high time that I get my sh*t together and find a sublet for my room for this summer! If you’re interested in living in the lovely community that is the Shred Shack (aka 116 Washington ave aka where we have all of our bonfires) sign up for this trip and come paddleboarding w me! For those who don’t …
The climate action march is calling for a fossil-fuel-free future, both within UVA and the larger Charlottesville community. Student and community organizers will have the opportunity to give speeches and presentations throughout the march. The goal of this event is to engage the community in calling for bold climate action and environmental justice. As people who love the outdoors and …
Helloooo my fellow trail wanderers!!! This is a trip borne of overflowing love and awe at the sheer dedication, creativity, and zest (birthing zest?!?) that you all have poured into our trail trips this year. Our trail crew is simply too complex and dynamic for our current service-trip system, and it’s time to molt our old shell and meander along …
You wanna ride tougher trails but big hills scare you? This workshop is for you! We will be sessioning (riding repeatedly) a short downhill section near the Rivanna trail (it’s less than a mile away) while I coach everyone to build up their skills and confidence. If you have the willingness to learn and just a bit of bravery then …
Did you guys know bike is short for bichael? And Sherando is actually short for Sheran-downhill biking is absolutely electric? Well, you’ve gotta earn the downhill, but electric may be understatement of the year. Come ride bichael’s with me and Phil the Thrill on some of Virginia’s most scenic singletrack. If you don’t end up in the hospital like Phillip …
Maybe you’re an environmental science major, maybe you wear Chacos or Bedrock sandals, maybe you have a Nalgene with a bunch of cool stickers from sick, dope, gnarly places you’ve been and outdoors brands you love, perhaps all three but it still doesn’t feel like enough. Your friends are a little tired of hearing about your road trip, backpacking trip, …
Oof. Waitlists always hurt. Come cure those blues by going on any trip you could ever imagine (almost)! How you may ask?? Lead it yourself!! Come join me and my fellow trip leading experts Grace and Kieran next Tuesday to learn the ins and outs and ups and downs of leading trips. We <3 our trip leaders and think they're …
***DRIVERS NEEDED*** Shuttle – (verb): to drive to the top of a trail and shred only the downhill, as opposed to climbing up yourself. Also known as: a roadie’s worst nightmare. Just an hour and 15 minutes west of here is one of the best mountain bike descents in the state of Virginia: the Timber Ridge and Wolf Ridge trails …
What do you do when you’re in the middle of the woods (or far away from home on the road) and your monster legs cause you to snap your chain? If you can’t fix it, you’ll have a long walk back out, and nobody wants to end a ride like that. Come learn how to fix a broken chain! This …
Yes, you guessed it, after thousands of sends amid the arid desert sands of Utah: our ropes our dirty. What could be better then spending your Sunday afternoon getting up close and personal with a few buddies while scrub a dub dubbing a bunch of ropes in a TUB! Think soap, soap bubbles, soapy laughs. The Plan: We will scrub …
Last time I attempted this, it snowed (why???), so let’s try this again. Sunday is supposed to be 50s and sunny! The description is the same as last week’s and people who signed up last week will get priority. ~~~ If you love mountain views and coffee shops as much as I do, then this trip is for you! We’ll …
You read that right – the plan is to ride 50-some miles on our bikes and climb just over a mile vertically (~5500 ft). This won’t be an easy ride, but it promises high reward: great views, comraderie, and a serious sense of accomplishment at the end of the day. We’ll ride a loop I’ve done a few times before …
SooOOOO I meant to post this like 5 days ago but life got in the way! If you’re still down, I’m still down. Also — creds to Eliza for trip description
Test Trip, Not actually happening
Hark! Hail! Heed! The trails are a freeze-thaw disaster right now but that doesn’t mean you can’t get better at biking! From the scrawls of the infamous Mason Riffee… 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 …
If you love mountain views and coffee shops as much as I do, then this trip is for you! We’ll be checking out Rocket Coffee on Main St, which I haven’t been to yet. For mountain views, we’ll be passing by the IX Art Park and riding on Monticello Rd near Clark Elementary School. This will be a beginner road …
My outdoorsy ostriches, Are you tired of getting stuck on waitlists? Do you not see the type of adventure you want on the website? Wait no longer! The best way to get on the trips you want is to lead them. Come learn the ins and outs of leading trips with myself and my trusty trip leading experts, Joseph and …
MOAB, UTAH 2022 ALL ABOARD THE GNAR TRAIN May we all blossom from this snow and ice ridden East Coast of ours and emerge as sun children in the soft red sands of the Utah desert. There is but one ODC trip worthy of such transition and namesake, and it is our annual pilgrimage the arid paradise of MOAB, UTAH. …
Wednesday is a reading day which means we all have more schedule flexibility and can go running together! It also is going to be very cold and maybe raining (snowing) on Wednesday according to my apple weather so it seems like running is the only activity that might be manageable outside. Let’s meet up at the shred shack at 3:30 …
Never heard of BRS? The Blue Ridge School is located super close to Charlottesville and maintains top notch mountain bike trails that are open to the public. Seriously, if you think O’Hill, Ragged, or Preddy are awesome, the Blue Ridge School will blow your mind. I’ve been several times, but have yet to ride their newest trail, top shelf. Thus, …
hey shorties 😛 Finals are approaching and there’s a lot of stressy vibes in Charlottesville rn. Let’s leave! Sugar hollow is a pretty area out in Crozet VA that has trails, creeks, and a reservoir. What we can do is park in the parking lot and see where the wind takes us. The temps are also going to be pretty …
Hello friends, It is about to be 70s and sunny on Thursday so come take advantage of this summer weather in November and head to ragged mountain with me for some mountain biking and relaxing. We will meet at the shred shack at 1:00pm where will all get bikes and helmets if you do not already have those and make …
My fellow Shredi, We have been tasked with a mission to help CAMBC BUILD A NEW TRAIL!!!!! This is a new piece of Quarry park that will serve to entice Mountain Bikers, Trail Runners, and our fellow Hoos to GET OUTSIDE!!!! Couple o’ things: -We will be biking over to the work site. I will bring a bike lock and …
*****Now on Saturday***** What better way to celebrate the sudden return of unseasonally warm weather (climate change 🙁 ) than a bike ride at one of Charlottesville’s finest trails? There’s a lovely ~5 mile loop around the perimeter of the Reservoir at Ragged Mountain Natural Area. Come join me for a bike ride to and around the reservoir! We’ll meet …
*****Now on Sunday***** Mountain bikers, let us again venture to the hills in search of raw, unadulterated shredding that’ll make your jowels quiver. If you’ve never had the feeling that you’re about to somersault over your handlebars and barrel down a mountainside face-first, then I honestly feel bad for you and your unused health insurance. Let’s max out that deductible …
What instrument does yo-yo ma play? ……… annnd hello to all you beautiful people. Interested in mountain biking a loop other than ragged or o-hill but still located close by in Charlottesville ? I recently discovered a track in Azalea park (located on the rivanna trail) that looked pretty fun to mountain bike. The park is located off JPA extended …
Greetings shredlings, Time for the traditional pre-NRGE pitstop to ride at Douthat State Park. This trip will not be driving back to Charlottesville after we finish biking. We will continue on to NRGE and meet the rest of the crew at Ray’s campground in West Virginia. Prior mountain biking experience is necessary. The trails will be covered in leaves and …
Do you want to know how to belay? that’s a silly question, of course you do. Come sign up for this trip where I will teach you some climbing basics and you’ll get some hands on practice! You will learn: – the difference between an ATC and a grigri – how to tie in to a rope as a climber …
Interested in getting into climbing but overwhelmed by the insane amount of lingo/knowledge there is out there – this is the trip for you!! I’ve been climbing for about 5 years now and have been lucky enough to have some fantastic friends and fam pass on all this knowledge to me and now it’s time to pass it on to …
Simultaneously complex and elegantly simple, the bicycle is a personal chariot that can take you around the corner to class or hundreds of miles into the wilderness. But, you certainly don’t want to break down! Our beloved fleet of club bikes is in need of maintenance – come help me fix them up! Why should I learn about my bike? …
Hear ye, hear ye, it’s time for another trip to the hallowed trails of Observatory Hill. Whether it’s your first time leaving the comforts of pavement, or you’ve been mountain biking a few times and you’re looking to build your skills, this is the trip for you. Sure, you have ridden your bike before, but you truly long to shred …
Tired of school already? Let the forest distract you from all your exams and assignments with a pre-creekathon backpacking trip! (This is in no way affiliated with creekathon.) The destination is St. Mary’s Wilderness, a beautiful forest just 1 hour away from us that used to be heavily mined. It’s a perfect place to get an intro to backpacking, but …
Description Is sitting in a car not sendy enough for you? Bike to Creekathon! For this trip we’ll be biking from the Shred Shack to Creekathon which is a 10 mile ride (https://www.strava.com/routes/2877325816707511532). Once there, you can either go on trips that you’re already signed up for or just hang out with slacklines, a frisbee which I will provide, or …
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** DRIVER’S NEEDED Want to paddle around a pretty place with cool people?? Wanna float and enjoy the last bit of nice weather before it gets all chilly? This is a fantastic opportunity to do those things. Paddle boarding is super fun and relatively easy- no experience is needed for this trip besides knowing how to swim or float. We’ll …
Whether it’s your first time leaving the comforts of pavement, or you’ve been mountain biking a few times and you’re looking to build your skills, this is the trip for you. Sure, you have ridden your bike before, but you truly long to shred the trail. O-hill is calling your name. Don’t be afraid of the grand stories you may …
ok so this is deffos the trip that you’ve all been waiting for… THE FIRST TRIP LEADER WORKSHOP OF FALL 2021!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The waitlists are absolutely mf colossal right now and THIS TRIP is your chance to never be on a waitlist for a trip again! How? By leading your very own trippies! At this workshop we are gonna go through …
Hey all you little fish! If you, like me, are absolutely desperate to get out into some frothy whitewater, I have the trip for you! Unfortunately, no, we’re not actually going to be in the water this time BUT if you are interested at all in either leading or going on a whitewater trip in the (hopefully near) future, SIGN …
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. This trail system is somewhat technical and has steep hills so I wouldn’t recommend this as your first ride. That being said, we …
Want to bask in the glory of as many Virginia peaks in one day as possible? Well look no further, for I present to you the Catawba Run Around (aka CRA) (aka Triple Crown)! This is a ~36 mile loop that hits 3 of Virginia’s premiere hikes all in one monumental loop. Together we will rest our eyes on Dragons …
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 …
What better way to celebrate the end of the first week of classes than in nature? There’s a lovely ~5 mile loop around the perimeter of the Charlottesville Reservoir at Ragged Mountain Natural Area. Come join me for a bike ride to and around the reservoir! We’ll meet at the Shred Shack, then bike over to the ragged, ride around …
Anyone else have a relatively open Wednesday? Come do some beginner mountain biking with me! We’ll be going to the triangle trails near Charlottesville High School. This a super beginner friendly trail network that allows you to get comfortable on a mountain bike and riding off-road, as well as work on techniques like cornering, berms, and rollers if you’re ready …
Hi baby shredders! It is good to have students back and that means it’s time to bring back the beginner trips. This trip is meant for beginners which means the terrain is easy and the pace is slow. We will also keep the total mileage to a very beginner friendly level. We will be riding at Darden Towe Park. What …
Do not let your doubts deceive you, for all of these activities (and more) can be enjoyed just a short distance from Grounds, at Ragged: in fact, we can do all of them in one trip! We’ll convene at the Shred Shack at 8:00 sharp to ride bikes to the reservoir; this is a short bike ride that can be …
Finals season is hitting hard and we all need to take a break! Join us for a quick romp over to azalea park to splish splash in the water a little bit, watch the sky get all watercolory for the sunset, and clear our heads so that we are ready to rumbleeee through the end of the semester. Plan: Meet …