WOC-ly OUTING CLUB CALENDAR
April 1 - April 7, 2024
While the weather might be full of tricks this week, the WOC schedule is
not fooling around - we have a bunch of great outings planned for this week!
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Announcements
WOOLF Still Needs You!!
Maybe you missed the announcement in January, or maybe you weren’t sure
about your spring plans yet, or maybe you are super motivated by today's
weather to spend more time outside! WOOLF is still looking for Spring Staff
to help out with logistics for WOOLF leader training in May. If you are
interested in helping out and can commit to all (or at least most of) May
19-24th, please email [log in to unmask] to express your interest, and we
will follow up.
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Facility Schedules
The WOC Equipment Room - Level M Paresky
Mon - Thu 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Fri 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Bouldering Barn Staff/Faculty lunchtime hours are done for the year
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.
Mon & Wed 7 - 9 pm
Tue & Thu 4 - 7 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>
)
Friday
Weekly Sunrise Hike
A “wake up” and down trek on Pine Cobble for a REAL sunrise!! Meet on
Paresky steps (Baxter lawn side) at 5:55 AM for a dawn good sunrise hike -
(sunrise at 7:03 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 chilly weather and wear good footwear
for a trail that will be icy, wet, muddy and rocky! Bring a headlamp
(trail will be dark, filled water bottle and a cup for hot drinks. Return
to campus by 8:45AM. Please sign up here
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing>
or email [log in to unmask] with any questions!
Saturday
Mt. Berlin Welcome Back Hike
Hope everyone had a restful spring break and is ready to jump back into a
fun WOC hike! Meet on Paresky steps at 9:30am for a moderately challenging
3.5 hour, 5.4 mile out and back hike to the top of Mt. Berlin (1,263 ft of
elevation gain)! Wear hiking shoes, several layers, and make sure to bring
water and snacks to enjoy at the summit. Return to campus by 1:30 pm at the
latest. Please sign up on this form
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing>
and email pmm3 with any questions!
GEOCACHING @ PINE COBBLE! Maybe see a crashed plane??
Bringing back geocaching yet again for a fun, adventurous outdoor scavenger
hunt! Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants
use a Global Positioning System receiver or mobile device and other
navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called geocaches or
caches, at specific locations marked by coordinates all over the world.
Together we will drive to and hike up Pine Cobble via the Chestnut and
Class of ‘98 trails, picking up as many as EIGHT geocaches on the way!
There’s a glider crash up there to check out and geocache! Expect a
moderate hike that can be steep at times, with some potential off-the-trail
hiking or light bouldering to find geocaches – I haven’t found them either!
Who knows how long it could take??? Meet at Paresky steps at 1:30PM and
expect to be back before 6:00PM. Bring sturdy hiking shoes, a phone
(optional), and a water bottle. Sign up here
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing>
and email srd6 with any questions or concerns!
Sunday
The Great Back Country Bake-Off!!!
Do you love to bake? Do you love to eat baked things? Do you love to do all
of that on a little camping stove?? Come learn how to make gourmet(ish)
food for your next outdoor adventure this Sunday from 1:30-3:30! Menu TBD,
but guaranteed to be delish. No previous outdoor cooking experience
required! A prize for star baker will be awarded. Meet at Paresky steps! Sign
up here
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing>
and email seb10 with any questions or concerns!
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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Ben Oliver (he/him)
Director
413-597-2304
Williams Outing Club
Paresky Center, Room 218
Williamstown, MA 01267
woc.williams.edu
We respectfully acknowledge that Williams College stands on the ancestral
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
to building a more inclusive and equitable space for all.
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