WOC-ly OUTING CLUB CALENDAR
Oct 26 - Oct 29, 2023
Hope you are enjoying this early September weather in late October!! All
events are open to the Williams College community.
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Announcements
đ FALL đ FOLIAGE đ BACKPACKING!! Weekend of November 11
WOC is planning a low/medium length backpacking trip in two weekends! We
will be going to Monroe State Forest, about 30 minutes east of
Williamstown. Food will be backcountry gourmet (cinnamon rolls?? homemade
ramen?? chip drink??). Yum! We are deciding between leaving Friday (Nov 10)
or Saturday (Nov 11), in the early afternoon (around 12 or 1pm). The trip
will be one SPECTACULAR night overnight, and will be back before noon the
next day. You know what they say: what happens in Monroe State ForestâŚ
stays in Monroe State Forest. Anyways, we (Sam and Brianna) are stoked!
Email [log in to unmask] if interested; and if so, let us know which day
(Friday, Saturday, or either) works better. See you there!!
EPIC SUNRISE HIKE Friday - Nov. 3. - 9 mile round trip trek to the âroof
of Massachusettsâ!!
This is our annual Fall epic sunrise, we leave campus at 4AM returning by
10AM (barring any emergencies!) Interested - please sign up on this form
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing>
(scroll all the way to the right) by Monday, Oct 30!! - spots are limited
- questions? Contact: [log in to unmask]
HIKECEUMâ Invite a professor/staff member on a leisurely hike and enjoy the
outdoors together!
If you liked Doddceum or Lyceum, check out Hikeceum, WOCâs NEW version of
outdoor bonding with a professor or staff member over a hike. This
leisurely students and staff hike/walk will be held on Saturday November
11th from 1:00 - 2:30 PM on a beautiful Fall morning in Hopkins Memorial
Forest. The sign-up form will be released on the WOC-ly calendar in the
upcoming weeksâŚkeep an eye out for it and in the meantime invite your
favorite professor or staff member!!
Overland Summers Info Session - Wednesday, November 1st, 7pm
Overland Office (10 Walden St., 3rd Floor - right above Spoon & the
bookstore)
Love the outdoors? Seeking an exciting, leadership-oriented summer
opportunity? Overland <https://overlandsummers.com/lead-us/> hires college
students and recent graduates to lead eight weeks of hiking, language, and
service trips across the country and around the world.
Whether you're hiking in the Swiss Alps, restoring trails in Alaska,
learning Spanish in the Pyrenees, or rock climbing in Maine, the job offers
an opportunity to hone leadership skills, forge friendships, and engineer
positive, formative experiences for young people.
Join us at our info session to learn more about leading for Overland. We'll
explain the goals of the experience, the nuances of the trips we offer, the
logistics of how it all happens, and answer any questions you have. We'll
be in the Overland Office (10 Walden St.) from 7pm-8pm on Wednesday,
November 1st. We hope you'll join us!
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Facility Schedules
The WOC Equipment Room
Will be open M â Th, 12:30 â1:30 PM, & F 12â2 pm - Level M Paresky
Bouldering Barn Open Hours
Come visit the WOC Bouldering Facility located on Walden St. and Hoxsey.
Climbing shoes and chalk are provided. Bring a water bottle! There will
only be room for 10 climbers and 1 staff person in the space at one time.
Before walking to the Bouldering Barn click here
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TMtESwb7dl0YrNcxJMynyM5tbV8bLknjo-1rlRKQbOw/edit?usp=sharing>
to check the (mostly) current number of users in the building.
M & W 7 pm - 9 pm,
The Bouldering Barn will be closed for Halloween on 10/31
Th 4 pm - 7 pm (Thursday 4-5:30pm are non-cis-male hours),
F 2 - 4 pm
Sa & Su 2 pm - 5 pm
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Activities - (Click here for extra information - i.e. mileage, elevation,
etc.
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O-2w9LpiW2ICscMcsi7WFAC-3DVTkAwP41wcyJ9Qcfo/edit?usp=sharing>
)
Thursday:
Slacklining!
Are you a pro at slacklining? Never tried before and want to learn how?
Come join us as we slackline, listen to music, and hangout on campus! No
experience necessary. Meet on the Resky steps at 1:30pm on Thursday 10/26.
Sign up here
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit#gid=566186775>
and email [log in to unmask] with any questions.
Friday:
Want to see Peak Fall colors⌠Well.. come join WOC on our Weekly sunrise
hike â a âwake upâ and down trek on Pine Cobble and take a âpeekâ at all
the colors!!
Meet on Paresky steps, Baxter lawn side) at 5:55 AM for a dawn good sunrise
hike - (sunrise at 7:20 AM). This is a 3 mile round trip hike with one
thousand foot elevation gain to get your blood flowing and endorphins
coursing through your veins!! Dress for the weather and wear good footwear
for a trail that will be wet, muddy and rocky! Bring a filled water bottle,
headlamp/flashlight - this is a REAL sunrise hike - wooded trail will be
dark, and a cup for hot drinks. Return to campus by 8:45AM. Please sign up
on this form
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing>
or email [log in to unmask] with any questions!
WOW (Water of the Week)
WOW!!! What better way to celebrate the end of the week than a little swim
in some beautiful refreshing local water? Lucky for you, Water of the Week
is here. Join the water-loving Brianna and Innes on an excursion to the
Cascades trail where weâll hike, swim and hang for a bit before heading
back to campus. Weâve had to cancel the last few times because of rain,
but this week the weather should be sunny! Meet behind Resky at 4:30 with
something to swim in and a towel getting back no later than 6:15! ! Sign up
on this form
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing>
to be WOWed!!! Email [log in to unmask] with any questions :))
Sunday:
Family Weekend - Friends & Family Pine Cobble Hike
Bring your family and/or other guests for a WOC hike up and down the Pine
Cobble. Sign up on this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIETo9J9bLLufz9XQJM3rw30w2thTcxd7TD5kGvejt27viXQ/viewform?usp=sf_link>,
and then meet outside on the Paresky Center porch at 9:00am on Sunday
morning. This is a 3.1 mile intermediate hike that climbs 1200â to the
summit of the Pine Cobble and then returns along the same trail. Total time
will depend on the group, but weâll be back for a late lunch at the
absolute latest. Wear good hiking shoes and bring a water bottle. Snacks
will be provided. Questions? Email [log in to unmask]
The Williams Outing Club (est. 1915)
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Find us online at woc.williams.edu and @WOCstagram
<https://www.instagram.com/wocstagram/>!
Equipment Room: Paresky, Level M
WOC Office: 2nd Floor Paresky
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Director
413-597-2304
Williams Outing Club
Paresky Center, Room 218
Williamstown, MA 01267
woc.williams.edu
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homelands of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans, who are the indigenous
peoples of the region now called Williamstown. Following tremendous
hardship after being forced from their valued homelands, they continued as
a sovereign Tribal Nation in Wisconsin, which is where they reside today.
We pay honor and respect to their ancestors past and present as we commit
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