WOC-ly OUTING CLUB CALENDAR

April 22 - April 28, 2024

It’s getting sunnier and warmer — get outside to make it through
mid-semester blues!

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Announcements

Be WOC-famous & Featured in the Williams Magazine!

Williams Magazine, created and published by the Williams Office of
Communication, is preparing an article about WOC. It will be an awesome
glimpse into the variety of opportunities and activities WOC organizes.
TOMORROW (4/23/24), there will be a photoshoot to produce images to
visually enrich the story. There will be four main scenes, representing the
four seasons, shot from above with students wearing WOC clothing and gear
from the equipment room. The combination of all the shoots will be turned
into the Magazine's cover. If you are interested, sign up with this form
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1N5HPjtFPf_tp1FTg_uVwLAo7M2lqZbe4HbeXwmwMkz4/edit#gid=669170734>
.


Influence the Future of WOC’s Space on Campus

Here is another chance to influence the campus planning process to include
more dedicated space for WOC in the future. Meeting, planning, hangout,
teaching, etc. space is something that would make a huge difference in
fostering a strong WOC community and give folks a space to learn, meet, and
be with other WOC-ish folks on campus.


Wondering what that could look like? Here are some ideas from a few other,
similar, schools/programs (example 1
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/wYqF8RuR9hwMgWs67>, example 2
<https://youvis.it/Ber3kY>, example 3
<https://www.wright-ryan.com/commercial/project/bowdoin-outdoor-leadership-center/>
).


If something like that sounds appealing to you, PLEASE sign up
<https://forms.gle/uqvjsFHbo3VESeH87> for one of the groups happening THIS
THURSDAY.


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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 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

F 2 -4 pm

Sa & Su 2 - 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>
)

Tuesday

Midweek Plunge to Re-energize!

Need a quick break between classes to refresh? Join us for another morning
dip in the Green River! We will meet outside Goodrich this time, at 10:30am
to walk over to Linear Park together, enjoy a quick swim, and then head
back to campus. We’ll be back by 11:30, but feel free to still come and
leave earlier if you can’t stay the whole hour. Bring a towel and some warm
layers to put on after. No need to sign up, but feel free to email @bmd2
with any questions!

Thursday

Sunset Picnic on Poker Flats

Is the end of the semester getting to you? Wellllll perhaps a relaxing
sunset picnic is what you're missing. Meet on Poker Flats ~6:30pm for a
chill evening meeting new people, playing music, cards, and more! Please
sign up here
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit#gid=1934709348>
and email tbc3 with any questions. :)

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 5:53 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#gid=1934709348>
or email [log in to unmask] with any questions!

TIE DYE TIME!!!

Bring a white or light colored shirt (or other clothing item) and bring
some color into your life! No experience necessary. Meet between Sage and
Paresky at 7:30 pm for an evening of tie-dye fun! Bring all of your friends
and plain fabrics! Email [log in to unmask] with any questions, and please
sign up here
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing>
!

EARTH WEEK STONE HILL WALK + CAMPFIRE (ZC x MinCo x WOC)

Wrap up Earth Week with a campfire, s’mores, and sunset viewing on this
gorgeous stroll up Stone Hill! No sign up required; WOC, the Zilka Center,
and MinCo will be leading a group over from Paresky steps at 6:45pm but
students can join the fire and discussion anytime from 7-9pm.

Saturday

ENJOY SPRING FLING!!!

Sunday

Stony Ledge Hike

Wish there was a spring Mountain Day? Us too! Join us for a 4.3 mile hike
to Stony Ledge (on Mt. Greylock) on the Haley Farm trail this Sunday. It’s
a steady incline up (1,500ish ft elevation gain) with great views on the
top! Meet in the equipment room in Paresky at 11:00, and we should be back
to campus by 2:30. Email Lily (lsm5) and Awa (nat4) with any questions and
sign up here
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing>
!

GEOCACHING @ PINE COBBLE RERUN! 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-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 6:00 PM. 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!


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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