hello salamander enthusiasts, Have you ever wondered about the amphibian life on O’Hill? WELL ME TOO! The only problem is iNaturalist barely has anything for amphibians up there (the photo is the species of the one salamander on iNaturalist at o’hill), so we’re gonna investigate for ourselves on a fun little herping trip. It’ll definitely be hard to find amphibious …
Stonelifting?! With possibly some new and different stones!? How exciting. What is stone lifting as a sport? The goal of stone lifting is essentially lifting a stone as high as you can and sometimes carrying it as far as you can. For height, one goes through five steps of lifting a stone 1. Lifting the Stone from the ground 2. …
What better way to end the week than picking up various sized rocks in various different ways, especially in the beautiful ohill woods around sunset. If you didnt see last week’s trip, heres a rundown, The sport/art/tradition of stone lifting is essentially lifting a rock as high as you can and sometimes carrying it as far as you can. Its …
Apparently its a big couple weeks for hawks. I feel like I need a little more wildlife viewing in my life and luckily rockfish gap on top of Afton mountain is a prime spot to see some predatory birds this time of year. Recent daily bird count: https://www.hawkcount.org/month_summary.php?PHPSESSID=e4f126e8b4f6606133dcbe6e6cbc0249&rsite=491&go=Go+to+site There’s a wide variety of other potential birds to be seen from …
Ok, this trip was just so fun last week and I think there’s never too much honoring of our good ol’ chimp and hominid ancestors in the void above, so we’re kicking it back to Slaughter on this coming RIPE BEAUTIFUL THURSDAY MORNING for some climbing and sunrise-watching!!! Here’s the plot: Convene at the grand Slaughter Rec at 6:00 (I’ll …
I don’t know about you, but I think my two weeks of solitude have showed me life’s true values: laughing with a real live human, bathing ourselves in the sun’s first rays, and moving through the air in a vertical motion. And Thursday morning is shaping up to be the PERFECT time to engage in these fundamental pursuits. Come join …
Hello people of ODC! I’m desperate for excuses to not be looking at my computer, and climbing at Slaughter is definitely one of them. If you wanna join me next Friday the 12th, sign up! I reserved the 5:30 – 7:00 time slot and there are a lot of spots left but if you want to come you should sign …
Howdy folks. The trip name says it all. The details of this plan may fail… IF YOU DO NOT ACT IMMEDIATELY! Slaughter allows you to reserve 1.5 hour slots to climb in their climbing gym. I’ll be going next Wednesday at 7:30pm; I want you to join me. If you want to join me though, you need to go to …
last week i led a beginner trip to rocky top, all of us having climbed maybe once before, and it was an absolute blast just trying our best. yes, a 6-year-old, who proudly told us he’d been climbing for 4 years now, may have made us look like absolute fools, but it inspired me to climb more so here we …
Have you been thinking about trying out climbing at Slaughter but you’re afraid you’ll look like you don’t know what you’re doing? Well you’re in luck! Slaughter Rec Center has a small bouldering gym that is FREE for students and is a great place to go from 0 to climbing if you are and absolute beginner. The plan is that …
On the second day of Shredmas John Cooney gave to me, a climbing workshop, two biking gloves, and a gnartridge in a pear tree. ~ Waitlist ~ Priority will be given to people who haven’t climbed before ~ Here’s the plan ~ 7:00-7:15: you show up, fill out the waiver, and watch the Slaughter Orientation Video 7:15: We meet up …
Have you wanted to try out climbing but you’re broke/ Peak is a bit to far away for you? This trip is for beginners who want a chill intro to climbing at the FREE bouldering facilities at Slaughter. THE PLAN: 4pm – Arrive at Slaughter 4:05pm- Waiver and Intro Video 5pm- Leave the gym with tired hands and big smiles …
So you’ve been wanting to try out climbing but don’t have anyone to go with. No more! Join me and a few other beginner climbers in learning the ropes at the UVA Climbing Center. This is going to be pretty informal; I’m mostly just there so that you don’t have to get into climbing by yourself. However, I will be …
There’s going to be a fantastic astronomical event tonight: a total lunar eclipse! The full eclipse should happen between 9:50-10:00pm. We’ll meet in the Slaughter Gym parking lot (going past O-Hill Dining it’s on your right) and we’ll walk up O-Hill to the Observatory area. Meet at Slaughter around 9:20pm. You bring: warm clothes, hat, gloves, camera, and your sense …
This is going to be a great hike. After about a two hour drive, it’s about nine miles total with an amazing view from the top of the mountain. The hike starts off slowly with lots and lots of switchbacks. Once we’re about 2/3 of the way up, however, the hike becomes incredibly fun as it becomes a rock scramble. …
Apparently we can swim in a swimming hole (with rope swing). The place is beautiful. We will lightly hike and explore the place. Bring lunch, water,swim suit, warm clothes (in case), good/comfortable shoes.
This is an awesome opportunity to make new friends while challenging yourself on a high ropes course and in trust-based and other types of activities on the ground. Here’s what the Eric Henkel, Poplar Ridge director, says about the experience: “The high ropes course at Poplar Ridge is an opportunity to challenge yourself as you climb between trees over sixty …