Nrge-alicious nrge-vember returns after a 2 year hiatus of NRGE-tobers. What is NRGE you ask? What isn’t NRGE????? NRGE has it all, the best of the best…magnificent outdoor adventures combined with bonfires and camping in our neighbor state West Virginia! Mountain mama! Take me home! Down country roads…
WHO?
Why, you, as one of approximately 50 NRGElings that we’ll bring along for the ride of our lives!
WHAT? WHERE? WHEN?
NRGE is a choose-your-own-adventure megatrip that ODC puts together to one of the best outdoor recreation destinations in the nation and our country’s newest national park, THE NEW RIVER GORGE! The New River itself is 1 of 10 National Wild and Scenic Rivers in the US, and the gorge and surrounding area (including the Gauley River/Summersville area) hosts excellent hiking, white water kayaking, rafting, mountain biking, rock climbing and caving. The club makes various trips to the NRG area throughout the year but the goal of the extravaganza is to bring all of the club’s popular genres/activities/shredisciplines and people together for one gnarly weekend
NRGE is set for Fri November 8th – Sun November 10th., The Club has reserved the “super crazy party zone” at Ray’s Campground in Hico, WV. (http://www.rayscampground.com). This will be our central meeting area for all trips. The address is 1199 Sunday Rd, Hico, WV 258534.
HOW?
This mega-trip, as with the quality of the club as a whole, depends primarily on 1 factor: TRIP LEADERS!!!! To make this mega-trip work, we need people to step up and organize a trip (or two) to a destination in or near the NRG for that weekend. The goal is to have several trip options going out on Saturday and Sunday (perhaps Friday too) and one campsite for all of us to converge and party at after the adventures. Attendees will join or lead a Saturday-focused trip at NRGE via the club website.
**If you are not a trip leader in the club but are interested in becoming one, perhaps for putting something together for this trip (hikes are super easy to organize and require little gear or experience, in some cases) email the club officers (outdoors-officers@virginia.edu).**
***If you are interested in creating a NRGE adventure, you must FILL OUT A FORM that will be released with the main carpool after Fall Break. NRGE leaders must approve your submission. You will be notified when it’s approved and you can post it on the website.
Individual NRGE-specific adventures will get posted on the website by Monday 10/28 at the latest after we go through the form which will close 10/23. The trip leaders will indicate specifically what day/time their adventure(s) will depart from the campsite. You very well may end up only going on one trip during the weekend, which will give you a day to explore or hang out at the campsite. After you are on a Saturday trip officially you can post or join Sunday and Friday trips
There is a fee required (~$20)! You will have to pay this!!! Before being added to the main carpool. Check the carpool trip for the final cost once its posted. *If this fee presents a financial barrier to you, please email us. We will waive your fee no questions asked*
Rides will be coordinated via Groupme. Most cars will be leaving from Charlottesville on Friday afternoon. Everyone will participate in various separate adventures in the NRG area and then will reconvene at night at Ray’s for chilled beverages, friendship, the warm glow of fire, and the sharing of shredventure stories. It’s a really, really good time. Cars will head back to Charlottesville at various times throughout the day on Sunday, or perhaps even a couple on Saturday night.
Drivers for trips and for the general carpool will definitely be needed as well! Gas is fully reimbursed, and the current club tip-rate for drivers is 50% capped at $20, so if you drive for the NRGE, you’re guaranteed a $20 tip!!!!
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE NRGE MAIN CARPOOL TRIP AFTER FALL BREAK WITH MORE INFO SUCH AS…
- How joining the NRGE trip will work
- How to lead NRGE trips (and the form to submit your trip ideas!)
- Timeline for trip leading & signing up for trips
- NRGE packing list
- And MORE!! Read it all. Please.
stay stoked and come to NRGE. Feel free to slide us an email.
Ed, Cam, Max, and Via
eba4ksx@virginia.edu, twz5mz@virginia.edu, uhg2nv@virginia.edu, pwa5xq@virginia.edu