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 …
HELLLOOO everybody nn welcome back!111!! this trip is my feeler for who doesn’t have class on Wednesdays … so that we can all conspire to do dope shit every week. Its super duper hot so I wanna go chill in some water: Blue Hole. I’ve never actually swam here but it’s very deep and a popular place near cville!!! To …
SOOO I (extremely last minute) found out about the Night Sky Festival in Shenandoah… and somehow secured a campsite at Big Meadows (don’t ask me how)… so WHO WANTS TO GO???!! The festival runs from Friday-Sunday and is a series of events/activities going on at various locations in the park. Most of the events are at Big Meadows, and then …
Hi dirtbags, I decided I didn’t want to wait a whole two weeks for nrge. So I’m making a climbing trip for this Saturday! This one is going to be a little more advanced so that I can focus more on climbing rather than teaching. If you already know how to top rope belay and can climb 5.8 on top …
This is for Sunday! And after climbing we will return to cville. Otherwise it’s the exact same description as my other nrge trip. We may or may not go to the same crag. This is a NRGE trip meaning once you are let off the waitlist here, you should sign up for the NRGE main carpool trip. This trip is …
Greetings outdoorsians, Around New Years I’m going to New Hampshire for some winter shenanigans – mainly to take a class on avalanche hazard management with another club member, Josh McVeigh, but also to do some night skiing after the class. I had a great time leading a similar trip last year (http://outdoorsatuva.org/members/adventure/read/4255), so I figured I should make this one …
Happy winter break ya goons. Get pumped because we’ve got quite the Christmas present for you: MOAB!!! This trip is honoring our fellow officer, climbing-instructor-extraordinaire, and founder of this trip, Matthew Koenig! Matthew started this annual trip back in 2015 and through it has passed on his passion for adventure to countless club members. We hope to lead this trip …
Yo, Over the past 2 weeks I have been trying to figure out the manual bunnyhop (clipless) and can now clear a height I’m not embarrassed about. Therefore I’d like to invite some of you peeps to come hang out in this field behind my house and try to jump over obstacles of varying heights. This will really only be …
Hey, I’ll be back in Richmond this Saturday so figured I would lead a trip. This is designed for people who have learned how to roll at some point in the not too distant past. I’ll probably allow 2-3 new people on the adventure to give you all a taste of some actual whitewater, even though the James is very …
Hey, I’ll be back in Richmond this Saturday so figured I would lead a trip. This is designed for people who have learned how to roll at some point in the not too distant past. I’ll probably allow 2-3 new people on the adventure to give you all a taste of some actual whitewater, even though the James is very …
Yo, Still haven’t decided what I actually want to do next weekend but am making a trip anyway. We will decide spontaneously. Will absolutely be running the upper Gauley one day. Other options include me trying to lead a rafting trip, paddling with Audrey’s rafting trip, simply paddling the new, doing two upper laps in one day, Kanawha Falls. What …
Read the email for Creekathon rolling 1 for info. This is the second trip.
“Thousands of paddlers from all over the world make their way to West Virginia the third Saturday of September to partake in the largest whitewater festival of the year, Gauley Fest. Vendors from all over the country will be there selling and giving away stuff, along with about 3000 people, kayakers and groupies alike.” Here’s the link to the American …
Get ready for Gauley season! You always paddle better in a boat that fits like a glove. The hardest part about boat outfitting is remembering to do it while your boat is dry. Then waiting 48 hours for the contact cement to cure to full strength. The solution? Schedule yourself some time to come by and get your boat right …
My dearest seekers of stoke, Last night, as I sat in the lonely library called HSL, studying sticks and hexagons that are supposed to somehow form something important (I’m pretty sure that they actually don’t and orgo is really one giant lie), I realized that I need an intervention against nerddom. Then, on my walk home in the wee hours …
What up fools, Yung Nedward and I will be heading down to Richmond on Saturday afternoon (Leaving C’ville around 1pm) for some good old fashioned type 2 fun (If you don’t know what that means, read here http://www.tetongravity.com/story/adventure/the-three-and-a-half-types-of-fun-explained ). Given that it the high is 38 deg, you should have a solid combat roll to come on this trip, or …
The shredlords have shined on us this season. Bryce mountain bike park will be opened this weekend for our enjoyment and body destruction. We’ll meet in Charlottesville at 8am (might have a car leaving from nova) and get to Bryce around 10am, when it opens. Cost is $25 for a lift ticket and another $100 if you need to rent. …
What better way to bring in 2015 than driving around the Mid-Atlantic chasing waterfalls (or slightly wet/frozen rocks), camping under the stars (or on some friends couch), and putting on completely frozen kayaking gear for 5 days straight? If this sounds appealing, then join this trip. We will be heading out to find class IV-V advanced whitewater, with default locations …
hey all, I’m taking a crew out to Lockridge Aqua this weekend and have one or two spots left. This isn’t a club trip but I figured there might be some interest. It’s part of my big spring thesis exhibition if y’all happen to be curious about that. Here’s the details: We’ll meet up at 10AM on Sunday, default spot …
snow-fetishers! Unofficial pseudo-trip here, just wanted to let everyone know that in the case of rad snowtimes i will be skipping class and doing hood rat shit with my friends. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXZfuC0vi4g there will be lots of VASST kids out and whatnot, the Rotunda will probably be shrod, so if you’d like to make history you should come do rad things. …
There’s 7 of us rolling up, want to be part of the crew? Look at this forecast. Just look at it. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Snowshoe&state=WV&site=RLX&textField1=38.4091&textField2=-79.9957&e=0#.UtXwfdJDuSo Snowshoe’s already about 90% open, they’ve been relatively immune to all this shitty weather of late. Seeing as it’s MLK Jr. weekend, I’m thinking of going up early Sunday to ski/ride all day and come back to a …
Weekend climbing trip. Game plan is to leave on Saturday around 7 am, climb all day, camp, climb until around 3 on sunday (potentially later if an interested car/driver joins) Club covers gas. We’ll try and camp at the AAC campground which is free (if its full, bring some cash for camping elsewhere just in case)… food is on your …
I’d much rather get sunburned rock climbing, than ‘watching’ horses run around in circles. So… I’ll be doing a day trip to the New River gorge for those interested, Crag TBD. We’ll leave around 7am, climb till dark, and be home by 11 or 12, with enough time to head to bars or to bed depending on your motivation. I …
No classes Wed? Snowshoe!! you know the drill day trip room for 2 besides myself who wants to shred?
Who’s in to get some fresh pow!! Were leaving bright and early tomorrow riding all day and the next then coming back Thursday night.
This is a weekend multi-skill level (but not beginner) paddling trip to the Gauley River and “Not Swiss Fest” – which is the relocated version of “Swissfest” (a chill gathering of local VA paddlers that used to take place at the Swiss takeout on the first release weekend every year till the NPS outlawed camping – and has now relocated …
Gauley Fest is the biggest whitewater kayaking festival of the year. Last year pretty much every major kayaking company was there selling and giving stuff away, and about 3000 people, kayakers and groupies alike. Here’s the link to the American Whitewater website about it: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Wiki/aw:events_gauley While the emphasis of this trip is to enjoy whitewater, You are also welcome to …
This year marks the 50th annual Virginia Beach East Coast Surfing Championships. Home If you think your skills are fly enough, you can enter the competition in your respective category *or you can volunteer in things such as beer sales (21+) or tee shirt sales (21-) and etc, *or you can come along and just spend the day on the …
Gauleyfest is a huge whitewater festival in Summersville, WV put on as American Whitewater’s largest fundraiser every year. Thousands of boaters gather to paddle, camp out, enjoy the SWAG, vendors and great music. The festival starts friday night, with Saturday being the main event. Most people will be on the river all day Saturday, and head back to the festival …
Heading to the NRG. I just bought a Eurovan camper and would like to head out to Summersville before they drain it. Rats hole is hard but the rope swing is amazing. Probably climb some other moderates though at Summersville proper or wherever else seems good depending on weather. You can expect a dance party at Rays if we roll …
Let’s head to MD/PA this weekend for some camping and kayaking on the Youghiogheny River. We’ll leave Friday afternoon, returning Saturday evening or Sunday evening (your choice). On Saturday we’ll run the lower Yough, which is class III water. You will need a fairly dependable roll to run this stretch of river, and should have some class II-III kayaking experience …
Let’s head to WV this weekend. Saturday we’ll go to Bridge day. One day a year, the largest span bridge in the western hemisphere is closed to traffic so 300 base jumpers can have the thrill of their life (maybe their last thrill) jumping 876 feet into the new river gorge while about 200,000 people stand around and watch, hang …
The Gauley River is one of the best stretches of whitewater in the country. Located 3 hours away in West Virginia, the river is “turned on” for approximately 6 weekends each fall when the Summersville dam is realesed. With this trip, you can choose your level of engagement…kayay if you have the experience, raft if you want an adventure, hike …
Weekend of races for college students. Teams will be coming to compete in Kayak and Canoeing races on a 5 mile stretch of the Rappahannock in the whitewaters of the Fall Line. The events are Men’s and Women’s OC1 and K1 and Mixed OC1 for Saturday. Sunday is a relay for teams of 6 with the canoe being the baton. …
The basics: After driving to beautiful Stratton Mountain, Vermont, you will spend five AMAZING days skiing/snowboarding. Stratton Mountain is known for hosting many of the top skiing and snowboarding competitions in North America. It is one of the largest resorts on the Eastern side of North America. The estimated cost of the trip is $230, assuming that 22 people sign …
canceled due to lack of drivers and interest of enough people for this weekend…
Weather is finally warming up a bit. Let’s see if we can’t get a couple big browns on the fly. Mossy Creek is a fly fishing only catch and release fishery. You have to have landowner permission permit to fish this section. If you haven’t gotten one yet you can drive up Saturday to Verona which is about 45 minutes …
Come get ya some majestic desert beauty this spring break. Some guarenteed sunshine, too. Big Bend is a large and magnificent but little known corner of the national parks landscape. The park is named for a huge curve in the Rio Grande river, which flows from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico, forming the Texas-Mexico border for hundreds of miles. …
Saturday: Leave Charlottesville, Saturday at 5 am—drive around 10 hrs to campsite, that I will be finding soon Sunday: Depart at 7 AM for Flamingo Ranger station (closes at 4:30)- camp at Flamingo Ranger station for the evening and shower for the week! Monday: Commence canoeing, Trip will depend on campsite availability and we have many options for choosing routes …