Join me for a leisurely stroll up Bearfence mountain. We’ll take a relaxed pace up the 1 mile trail, have fun playing on the rock scramble, and return back to Charlottesville before lunchtime. This is a short, medium-grade hike, great for beginners or people who just want some fresh Shenandoah air. The Plan: 0830 – leave from Echols with full …
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Learn to Fly-Fish in Shenandoah!
Hey hey hey The club got a ton of new fly-fishing gear this semester, and lots of bugs are starting to hatch with all of this warm weather we’ve been having, so let’s get at it! If you have no idea what fly-fishing is, check out this cheesy but well-made short video that gives a pretty good taste of what …
Sunset Hike at Bearfence Mountain (Snp)
[Trip] Bearfence mountain (SNP) is a small, fun trail with an easy rock scramble and nice viewpoints. We’ll depart at/before 6:10 pm, get to the trailhead by 7:20, and try to catch the 8 pm sunset. We’ll hang out until around 8:20-8:30, then be back around 9:30 pm. —DRIVERS NEEDED since my car has limited spots.— [What to bring] Sunglasses; …
Saturday Sunset at Humpback Rocks
Didn’t get the chance to hike Humback this semester? Saturday afternoon is supposed to be gorgeous! Come hike humpback and watch sunset! We will leave Echols at 5:45pm, start hiking around 6:30pm, make it to the top and watch the sunset from 7-8:00pm, and be back at school optimistically by 9:00pm. Bring water and snacks! *NEED DRIVERS. YOU WILL BE …
Friday Morning Trail Run
What better way to start out a Friday than with a trail run?? Details: Where? We will be driving 40 ish minutes to Sugar Hollow. You can choose whatever mileage and pace you’re comfortable with. I am planning on going 3-4 miles at a reasonably slow pace. The trail is out and back, with stream crossings along the way. When? …
Trail Run at the Nut (Creekathon)
Psst, hey you, wanna go get (a runner’s) high in the woods? We’ll explore the ‘Nut, see Spring flowers, and (most importantly) build up an appetite before the cookout. If you’re a beginner or casual runner, this is a great opportunity to stretch your legs and meet some new folks. I’ll be driving out from Echols at 12:00. Anyone riding …
Creekathon Suptacular
Creekathoneans, I’ll be bringing our SUPstantial armada of stand up paddleboards to Creekathon this Saturday. If it’s as windy as last week, I’ll bring masts and sails to circumnavigate the Nut, and if the water is glassy we can all attempt our best Warrior 3s. No need to sign up for this trip, just sign yoself up on the Creekathon …
Peak Climb Right: Outdoor Climbing Workshops at Manchester Wall
Hey, you. Yeah, you. You want to go climbing outside, and I know how to make that happen. This trip is perfect for you no matter where you are on your climbing journey because it’s a trip to the Peak Experiences Climb Right workshop, where you’ll be able to get instruction no matter your experience level! Here’s the deal: Who: …
Creekathon: Can’t Touch this… Hammock Time
** This is part of the larger Creekathon trip so make sure you join the main carpool as well!! ** My dudes, This trip is simple so I’m gonna keep this description simple. Come destress from final projects and finals studying with hammocking, slacklining, cookies, and ~cool tunes~. This trip is part of the main Creekathon event so we’ll leave …
Sunset Hike at Bearfence
What better way to start the weekend than witnessing a sunset at one of my favorite Shenandoah hikes? Bearfence is a short (~1 mile) hike with a baby rock scramble. It is fun, short, and not terribly strenuous. It has a great view facing west, which is where we will perch to watch the sun set. The Plan: – Leave …
Humpback Sunset Waitlist Relief Hike
*NEED DRIVERS. YOU WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR GAS + 50% TIP* Greetings, fellow outdoorsfolk. It is time for us to roll out a waitlist relief hike. this is for u sad saps that have just HAD IT with these gosh darn waitlists. we’ve all been there. I will waitlist everyone who signs up, and then pick the people who have …
Alternative Foxfield: Creekathon Spring 2019 **Main Carpool**
Shredders, senders, stoke enthusiasts, Kyle Guy & Ty Jerome devotees, adrenaline junkies (Ok, I think that covers all of you) — First and foremost, go hoos!!! We’ll be celebrating and basking in the glory of this natty for the next year, and will do so in true, unabashed ODC fashion at our spring Creekathon. Fortunately, unlike other events happening on …
Panther Falls: Going Back to My Roots
UPDATE: I just realized April 19 is actually Good Friday and Passover and then Saturday is 4/20 so I actually can’t go so I decided to move the trip back a week to this weekend. September 29, 2017 is a date that will always live in infamy: on September 29, 2017, I went on my first ever Outdoors trip. On …
Cedar Run and Whiteoak Canyon Hike – Natural Water Slides
Cedar Run and Whiteoak Canyon have some of the best natural water slides and swimming holes around, not to mention the beautiful waterfalls. The hike is about 8 miles long with ~2500 ft elevation gain. We’ll hike up Cedar Run, stop at my favorite water slide and swimming hole, continue up the trail, and hop onto the Whiteoak Canyon trail …
Turn Good Friday Into a Better Friday Part 2! Beginner Mtbing
Apparently one time wasn’t enough! This is round 2! This is the beginner Mountain Biking trip where you will learn to get all of those skillz that you’ve desired. Don’t know how you will fair on a bike on the trails? this trip is for you then! BEGINNER TRIP: This means you have never been before or want to boost …
Turn Good Friday Into a Better Friday Part 2! Beginner Mountain Biking
Apparently one time wasn’t enough! This is round 2! This is the beginner Mountain Biking trip where you will learn to get all of those skillz that you’ve desired. Don’t know how you will fair on a bike on the trails? this trip is for you then! BEGINNER TRIP: This means you have never been before or want to boost …
Turn Good Friday Into a Better Friday! Beginner Mountain Biking
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS! Let’s Go Shred! This is the beginner Mountain Biking trip where you will learn to get all of those skillz that you’ve desired. Don’t know how you will fair on a bike on the trails? this trip is for you then! BEGINNER TRIP: This means you have never been before or want to boost your …
Humpday Shred: Beginners and Intermediate Bikers
WHAT’S UP BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE SHREDDERS??!?! Have you been looking for that next step after the baby shredder’s trip, or just really looking to have fun on a bike and improve your skills? Are you ready to see what shredding is really all about?? Then this is the trip for you! Come join me at Pocahontas State Park for some …
Country Roads, Take Me Home- Farmhouse in Luray, Va
Bonfire, stars, hiking, Atvs, skyline drive, good music, good company, (possibly?) black bears. What more could you want in a weekend?? Come with to a farmhouse located on 10 acres of land bordered by Shenandoah National Park, and experience all of these things!! On Friday evening April 12th, we will depart for Luray, VA for a night away at Laurel …
Sunn(Set)Y & 75
before i get to the adventure details i feel obligated to start off by saying WAHOO WAH! HOOS DON’T LOSE! #NATTYCHAMPS. to celebrate our 1st national championship & to celebrate the 1st weeknight that i’m not in a night class or whippin up salads at roots, i wanna be out in nature to see the sun go down. mother nature …
Wow Again? Yes Lets Go to Peak
hi friends, yet another day of myself not having any formal obligations on grounds but also a day full of rain. sigh. but thats okay, let’s go to peak again ! never climbed before, but really want to ? smash that sign up button ! no experience necessary to send. **drivers and those w/ belay experience will get a bit …
Peak of My Week
It’s all down hill from here guys, so let’s go climb some plastic rocks. People of all experience levels are welcome, but those who can belay will get priority off the wait list. Drivers will also get reimbursed and get priority of the wait list. Plan: Meet at Echols by the brick wall at 11:00pm and leave for Peak experiences. …
Short Lil Sunset Hike in Boone
According to a UNC professor in 1836, “The top of the Roan may be described as a vast meadow without a tree to obstruct this prospect, where a person may gallop his horse for a mile or two with Carolina at his feet on one side and Tennessee on the other, and a green ocean of mountains rising in tremendous …
Canceled Save the Sea Turtles!
CANCELED it’s not a good week in cville unless i see the sunrise from a mountain at least one of the days & unfortunately my bday morning sunrise plans today fell through so i’m eager to plan another early morning shenanigan. forecast for wednesday is sunny & seventy so i gotta send it. hawksbill is a quick lil boi that …
No Class + Rain = Peak
hi friends, it has been way too long since i’ve climbed and since my one class for friday is canceled, i wanna go do some climbin’ things. everyone is encouraged to come(!!) – though, those with belay experience get priority off ze waitlist never been to peak? ok, fill this waiver out: https://app.rockgympro.com/waiver/esign/peakexperiences/ede4214e-312e-48c7-b9a3-d0e76d93a5de thanks what u need: -climbing shoes (available …
Backpacking to Dreamy Mountain Bald (Boone Mega-Trip)
Imagine: traversing rolling highlands through sun-drenched, grassy, wildflower-covered fields, for 360-degree views of the sun setting and then rising on a high-mountain Appalachian bald?! From what I’ve read, this is an apt description of Roan Highlands in the springtime. (Please do your eyes a favor and google-image “Roan Mountain sunset” before proceeding further, just so we’re on the same page …
Backpacking to Dreamy Mountain Bald (Boone Mega-Trip)
Pitch: Imagine traversing rolling highlands through grassy, sun-drenched, wildflower-covered fields, with 360-degree views of the sun setting and then rising on a high-mountain Appalachian bald? From what I’ve read, this is an apt description of Roan Highlands in the springtime. (Please do your eyes a favor and google-image “Roan Mountain sunset” before proceeding further, just so we’re on the same …
Alternative Foxfield – Service Trip to Gallastar Farms
Foxfield is fun and all but don’t you wanna see an actual horse? And play with pigs? And dogs that look like polar bears? If your answer was yes to any of those questions, come with me to Gallastar Farms for a day of service, furry friends, and good company!! Ranger’s Refuge at Gallastar Farms is a farm animal rescue …
The Oldest of Rags
Join me this Saturday in what will be a life-changing experience as I hike Old Rag for the first time ever. Old Rag is a fairly strenuous ~9 mile hike with 2,400 feet of elevation gain and some rock scrambling. The hike itself will take roughly 5-6 hours, with an additional hour of driving there and back. The plan: Meet …
Beginner Caving – New Trout Cave
We’ll be heading out to New Trout cave in West Virginia. This is a relatively extensive maze cave with lots of fun passages and climby/squeezy parts to explore. It is an extremely dry cave (black dust everywhere), so if you have asthma or breathing issues this might not be the one for you. For the rest of us, that means …
Climbing at Hidden Valley
Hello, it is timb to climb. We will be going to Hidden Valley in southwest VA. Although there are climbs for many skill levels, make sure you know how to belay and have experience top rope climbing. Here is a link to the mountain project: https://www.mountainproject.com/area/113166652/hidden-valley The guide book has many additional climbs; there are many sport routes 5.9 and …
Ye Ol’ Faithful – Bearfence Sunrise
Ahh, yes. A true classic. When your schedule is all over the place, there’s no better way to get your outdoors fix in on a tight time-budget than to bop on up to Bearfence in SNP to watch the sun come up! The hike is short but fun, the views are hard to beat, and with temps starting to warm …
Peakin on the Weekend
Well folks, Let’s go to Peak and do the climbing. If you haven’t been to Peak, it’s cool (and also you should fill out this waiver before you go https://app.rockgympro.com/waiver/esign/peakexperiences/ede4214e-312e-48c7-b9a3-d0e76d93a5de). If you’ve been to Peak before, you already know that its cool and you should come with me! All skill levels are welcome! People with experience belaying will get priority …
Boone, Nc Spring Mega Trip **Carpool**
Happy Spring! Time to get yo butts outside Please read this trip description in its entirety. This is only a carpool, and you must sign up for side trip(s) as they are posted in order to join the carpool. WHAT: A NRGE style spring mega trip full of hiking, mountain biking, climbing, paddling, and other shenanigans! Attendees send it/shred “the …
White Oak Canyon Hike
The weatherman says it’s going to be 63 degrees on Sunday and no rain! Let’s celebrate by going hiking at White Oak Canyon. This hike is strenuous but rewarding as there are several waterfalls along the way. We will meet outside of Echols Dorm at 8:00 AM and will leave by 8:15 AM, which should put us in the parking …
White Oak Canyon Hike
The weatherman says it’s going to be 63 degrees on Sunday and no rain! Let’s celebrate by going hiking at White Oak Canyon. This hike is strenuous but rewarding as there are several waterfalls along the way. We will meet outside of Echols Dorm at 8:00 AM and will leave by 8:15 AM, which should put us in the parking …
Cookie Climb Time: Humpback Rock Cookie Hike
It has been said many a time that making cookies “isn’t outdoorsy” and “doesn’t count as a trip.” No more! Join me in breaking barriers and making cookies (dough)** on humpback as we watch the sunrise. I will also bring Oreos for people who can’t have the cookies we make. ~~ Here’s The Plan ~~ 5:15 Meet at Echols 5:20 …
Cookie Climb Time: Humpback Rock Cookie Hike
It has been said many a time that making cookies “isn’t outdoorsy” and “doesn’t count as a trip.” No more! Join me in breaking barriers and making cookies (dough)** on humpback as we watch the sunrise. I will also bring Oreos for people who can’t have the cookies we make. ~~ Here’s The Plan ~~ 5:15 Meet at Echols 5:20 …
Beginner/Intermediate Mtb: Learn How to Bunnyhop
Hark! Hail! Heed! 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 should already be comfortable riding a bicycle on beginner trails. What is a bunny hop, you ask? Basically, you hop the bike into the air – first your front wheel, then your back …
Moonshiners Enduro- Intermediate and Up Mountain Biking
Yo, yo, yo! Calling all shredders of the gnar and other biking enthusiasts! Danny Voce and I have committed to showing the world just how out of shape we are in the most public domain possible: a mountain bike race! Although we may not necessarily be racing, we are looking forward to participating and wanted to invite you all to …
Humpback Humpday Sunrise
*Drivers needed!! You will be reimbursed for gas + 50% tip. Please come with a full tank.* I have to hike humpback at least once a semester and the time has come. This trip is very beginner friendly! I will supply coffee. Bring a mug. Humpback is about a mile and a half long. It has great views of sunrise! …
April Blair’s Day #21
alright alright alright. cole mountain is an easy hike that will only take ~30 min & opens up to a mountaintop field that makes you want to sing “the hills are alive” at the top of your lungs. i know i should be planning a night out on the town with a sign around my neck of 21 drunken shenanigans …
O-Hill/Rivanna Trail Running
It’s looking like some good weather this weekend and I can think of no better way to take advantage of it than running up giant hills. We’ll leave from Echols at 4:00 pm and run for about 45 minutes to an hour on the trails around O-hill. Pace will likely by around 10 min/mile but is subject to change based …
Beginner Caving – Crossroads Cave
Do you think caving sounds exciting, crazy, and terrifying all at the same time? Have you been curious as to what caving actually is? Are you looking for an opportunity to try crawling, squeezing, and climbing underground? Then this is the trip for you! Caving is a super fun and exciting sport with everything from climbing to crawling to awkwardly …
Shred for Street Cred: Beginner Climbing at Manchester Wall!
*Steve Irwin voice* “Crikey! It’s a beginner climbing trip in the wild! Those have been few and far between in this ecosystem for far to long!” That’s right, here is your chance to jump (and climb) into the world of outdoor rock climbing! And what’s more, we’ll be going to Manchester Wall in Richmond which is one of the best …
The Virginia Triple Crown Part 3 – Dragon’s Tooth
Come hike the famous Dragon’s Tooth, a nice little hike with a cool rock formation at the top. The hike is around 6 miles with 1500 ft elevation gain. The top is somewhat strenuous as there is a good bit of scrambling over the rocks. My favorite part is getting to climb the tooth at the top where there are …
** Cancelled ** Sally Sells Sunrises by the Shenandoah (Blackrock Sunrise)
People! It has been far too long since I’ve seen the sun crest the horizon, pouring its light into the Shenandoah Valley like a sweet golden nectar of life. Come one, come all and join me in witnessing this magnificent spectacle of nature that happens everyday, yet we hardly ever manage to see! Oh and lets do it at Blackrock …
**Canceled** Caving at Hamilton Cave – Beginner Friendly
If you’re interested in caving but haven’t had a chance to go, this is a great cave to get started on. Hamilton Cave is a maze-like cave full of some pretty nifty rock formations and has some challenging and fun features to explore. Some of the tunnels can be a bit small so I would advise against signing up if …
Fight the Shred Withdraw: Intermediate Climbing at Old Rag
It’s the week after Moab. You’re either gonna be going through adventure withdraw after a week of shredding on the daily OR you’ll have severe FOMO from seeing/hearing about all the sends from the trip. Either way, you’ll want to climb, so why fight it?? Let’s climb! I’m planning to send the Sunset Walls at Old Rag, which has a …
*Canceled* Pre-Moab Sunrise?
***DRIVERS GET PRIORITY OFF THE WAITLIST + 50% TIP *** Virginia has had wayyyy too much rainfall this season and my last sunrise was canceled because of bad weather (at least we had a snowday am I right) which sucks. I know almost everyone and their entire family has been to humpback but it’s easy, and I’ve been thirsty for …