Announcements

**Nrge Trip** Raftin’ on the New!!

Audrey Stephenson

Let’s go raaaaaftin’!! The New River is my favorite river for many reasons, one of them being the bomb rafting that it offers. We’ll be rafting on the best section of the New: Cunard to Fayetteville. While I take you guys down this section of river I’ll give you guys the full spiel—info on the rapids, a bit of hydrology …

**Nrge Trip** a Long Walk to a Grand View

Katharine Biegert

**INTERMEDIATE HIKING TRIP** Victoria Alvarez is the co-leader, co-author, and +1 for this trip. Do you enjoy long walks through the woods? How about long walks by a river? Are you looking for a significant other? Then this trip is for you. To honor the friendship that blossomed at NRGE last year we are commemorating our anniversary with ROUND 2. …

2017 Nrge Beginner Climbing Trip

Tristan Hamrick

Hey all! It’s time for climbing trips to be happening in the Outdoors Club once more, and what better place than the New!! So I your wonderful trip leader, will be leading a beginner friendly trip (5.0-5.9) during this years NRGE. I plan to climb at the endless wall which has a lot of options for every climber (hence the …

**Nrge Trip** Hoos Hiking, Hoos Nrge-Ing

Isaac King

Yo yo yo, This trip will depart from and return to Ray’s Campground. This trip is for you if you: 1) can walk 2) like fun 3) will tell me a dad joke while we hike. Join me on a hike on Saturday! We’ll leave Ray’s campground Saturday morning about 9:30, go for a nice hike in or around the …

***Nrge Trip*** Taking Top Rope Whippers on Sketchy Trad Gear (Rock Climbing)

Matthew Koenig

*An additional driver is needed for this trip.* MAKESURE TO SIGNUP FOR THE GENERAL CARPOOL This is a beginner friendly climbing trip. If you have never climbed before we’ll teach you everything you need to know for an awesome day of climbing. We’ll start our day leaving Ray’s Campground at 8am on Saturday and head to the crag. After a …

Nrge Bouldering/Climbing

Sam Clinard

“To see what others can not… You must climb the mountain” Ron Akers *Drivers needed* we leave from Ray’s Campground so make sure to signup for the general carpool. This is a beginner-friendly bouldering/climbing trip to a location that will be determined after my lab report is written. Bouldering involves unroped climbing with crash pads used to prevent injury during …

**Nrge Trip** Advanced/Intermediate Mtb: North Fork Mountain Trail

Ashe Allende

Have you ever dreamed of shredding the best MTB trail wild and wonderful West Virginia has to offer? If so, this is your opportunity. This trip will leave from Ray’s campground and we will spend most of the day shredding the top ranked trail in West Virginia. We will be leaving the campsite on Saturday morning to ride the North …

Sunday Mountain Biking at Douthat – One Last Hurrah

Kit Guncheon

For those with juices still flowing at the end of nrge, let’s spend a few hours shredding on some of the nicest/most grueling trail in Virginia. The plan is to leave Ray’s campground after a lazy morning, go to Douthat (on the way home), bike for 3 hours, then continue on home to C’ville. These trails are pretty physical, so …

Spyrock Sunday Hike – Nrge Return Trip

Alden Garon

Note: This is only for people returning from the NRGE on Sunday On Sunday morning, after packing up around 8:00am, we’ll leave Ray’s Campground and head back to Charlottesville. Along the way, we’ll stop by Spyrock – a 3.1 mile hike in Nelson County, VA. I haven’t done this hike, but supposedly it’s got some great views. Expect to return …

Saturday Morning Sunrise Hike – Endless Wall

Alden Garon

We’ll be leaving Ray’s Campground between 5:30 and 6am, and be doing Endless Wall – a moderate 2.5-3 mile hike through dense forest, leading to various lookout points along the ridge. The end point will be Diamond Point, where we’ll catch the sunrise. The sun rises at 7:31am, so leaving between 5:30 and 6 should give us enough time, since …

Sunrise at Long Point. Nrge Trip. Driver Needed

Kate Badgett

A sunrsie is the best way to start the day! Everyone will be waitlisted until there are drivers. Details: a little over 3 miles hike. Long point trail: With a roundtrip walk of slightly more than three miles, this moderate trail will take you to the single best view of the Bridge. But in that two miles, you lose almost …

Nrge: Leaf Peeping Afternoon Hike @ Kate’s Plateau

Jack Armstrong

Title says it all. Less is more. Depart from Ray’s to go to the trailhead at 2:30 PM, hike 5 mile loop, experience the beauty of West Virginian leaves, return for pizza around 6:30 PM. What you need: -comfortable shoes -2 L water -snacks -layers (sun will be setting and could be quite chilly) -rain gear (be prepared) Drivers have …

Nrge Sunday Morning Double Trouble Farewell Hikes

Jack Armstrong

Although the NRGE has yet to begun, this trip will be about its farewell. On Sunday morning, we will wake up in the morning, pack up camp (get your stuff ready the night before pls), and mosey (aka drive) to the Grandview trailhead at 8am. Let’s soak up the rays as we bid West Virginia adieu. We will be doing …

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Jackson Bewley

Greetings. I am not a computer. We will gather necessary utensils for the ascension of natural geological phenomenon and then perform said ascension in the style of Top Rope or Sport as permitted by our articulated joints. This ‘adventure’ is open to all skill levels, though we cannot guarantee the availability of routes graded below 5.8. They are not common. …