Mission Statement
Founded in 1932, the mission of the University of Vermont Outing Club is to provide affordable wilderness trips, instruction, leadership training and certification opportunities for students. We also provide a comprehensive array of affordable rental equipment to the UVM community.  It is our further goal to promote enjoyment, safe use and responsible stewardship of the environments we travel in through practice of Leave No Trace principles.We openly invite all UVM students to come to the OC house, sign up for a trip, eat some food and stay for a meeting!

Vision Statement
We believe a healthy student organization values involvement from all identity groups. We believe a healthy community is diverse, inclusive and celebrates what makes each of us unique. We believe wilderness experience is tied to care for the environment, commitment to social justice and ultimately to the health of our global community. We are committed to making the OC community as welcoming as possible, especially to historically under represented groups. We value a growing community that includes students from diverse backgrounds in regard to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity & expression, and class. We include diversity training as part of our Wilderness Instructor Leadership Development (WILD) training curriculum. OC leaders are dedicated to creating a safe and fun environment for all UVM students to engage in wilderness based peer education.

Upcoming 2009 Events

General Meeting:
Thursday Jan. 22, at 7PM. 
Location:  Billings LH (Formerly CC Theatre)

Banff Mountain Film Festival: Fri and Sat Feb. 6 & 7 @ 7PM; See events page!

For more information contact the  Outing Club.

 


  

 

Common Forms

Trip Participant Forms
Medical Form
Liability Release Form
Winter personal Equipment List
List Server Sign Up!
Leader Forms
Logistics Planner
Winter Group Equipment List

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Outing Club 2009 Information

To the UVM Community-

Here we are! If you came to the UVM OC website because you want to find out how you can utilize the Outing Club to create some fun and adventure in your weekends, you are in luck! Participation in OC trips and classes requires no prior experience or knowledge of backcountry travel and activity (other than certain technical trips, noted on the schedule). We are looking for students interested in developing wilderness living skills, leadership skills, exploring the wild areas of New England (and beyond) and simply having tons of fun! 

This semester we want to emphasize that no matter how strong your appetite for the outdoors is or what shape it takes, the Outing Club is here to feed it.  On the "Trip Sched" page you will find information about trips you can sign up for; day hikes, overnight backpacking trips, snowshoeing and mountaineering trips, telemark ski lessons, backcountry ski and riding trips, ice climbing, rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking, and more.  Come with friends or, more commonly, come alone and meet some new folks you never would have spent such an epic weekend with otherwise. 

We know it’s easy to get caught up in the weekends…but (believe it or not) what the club offers goes beyond the many trips heading out every Friday and Saturday.  Want to plan a trip of your own?  Stop by the house; you’ll find endless map and skills resources and get route suggestions from house managers on duty and leaders streaming in and out throughout the day.  Ready to try your hand at something new?  We rent all kinds of gear, from snowshoes to sleeping bags and packs to stoves and canoes (and much much more)!  Looking for a peaceful location to host a club retreat?  Take a look at our Bolton Cabin availability and talk to us about reserving a weekend.  Is it simply a happy, motivated community of students that’s on your radar for the semester?  Get to know the leaders and recent trip participants at Monday night Club Council meetings (5 o’clock upstairs) and consider applying for one of our instructional classes.    Let us know if you’d like a leader to visit your club meeting to answer questions and get information on group activities you’re looking for.   

There’s one unvarying quality related to this grab bag of options; WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK!  Send us an email, give the house a call, or fill out a trip evaluation sheet; your honest opinion is our only gauge as to how successfully we provide you with backcountry hoots and hollers.  In short, come out and play some weekend; give us the chance to show you what we’ve got and you’ll be knockin’ down the door for more. 

See you on the trail- 

Jake, Rachel & the Outing Club Leader Community