WOC-ly OUTING CLUB CALENDAR 10/07- 10/13

Hello WOC family!  Come check out some of the awesome outdoors events we have going on this week.   All events are open to WOC members. For more information on how to join WOC, ask your trip leader or head on down to the equipment room.

Announcements:

MOUNTAIN DAY?????  ONLY if President Maud rings the bells! see attached Helpful hints on how to enjoy Mt. Day!!

APPALACIAN LONG DISTANCE HIKERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE!!   Coming to Williams College friday - sunday, 10/11 - 10/13 - see attached program..Free to the Williams College community simply by showing your Williams ID - WOW great opportunity to participate in the many, many workshop offerings - don’t miss this IF you’re on campus!!!

Reading Period Trips:

Canoe Trip to the Adirondacks! Join us for three lovely days canoeing on Lower and Middle Saranac Lake surrounded by beautiful fall foliage. No paddling experience is necessary! We will be leaving campus Sunday morning and returning to campus on Tuesday. Please contact Charlotte (cgj1) with questions or to sign up. Space is limited, so sign up soon!

Overnight to the WOC Lean-To! Join us for an overnight Sunday night to the WOC lean-to just a quick hike from campus. We’ll hike out Sunday afternoon and return on Monday afternoon. It’ll be a lovely way to break up reading period and decompress with friends. Please contact Alex Pear (arp2) with questions or to sign up. Also, if there is enough demonstrated interest, we could perhaps do a two night overnight and return Tuesday morning instead. 

Selling Mountain Day Shirts! Mountain Day shirts for sale at Paresky from 11:30am-1pm. Shirts are $10 cash or venmo. There’s a limited supply so get them now!

Mountain Day Accessibility Van Deadline: If you are interested in participating in Mountain Day events on Stone Hill or Stony Ledge and have a documented accessibility need, please email Charlotte (cgj1). Mountain Day is about so much more than activities on Stone Hill or Stony Ledge, but if you would like to participate and have a documented accessibility need, please sign up as soon as possible. Spots are limited and cannot be guaranteed if you do not sign up before Mountain Day, so sign up now!

Additionally, if you would like to walk up Stony Ledge but would like to leave a little earlier to hike at a more leisurely pace, sign up to come on an early bus! We will be meeting at 11:45.  Email [log in to unmask] to sign up or with any questions!

The Nate Lowe climbing wall:  Monday - Thursday from 8pm - 10pm (thursdays from 8-9pm reserved for people who don’t identify as cis-gender male.  All climbers are welcome from 9-10)

WOC Equipment Room:   The Equipment Room will be open M - Th 12:30 - 1:30 pm & *F 12 - 2 pm Email: [log in to unmask]

*NOTE - Equipment room will be CLOSED FRIDAY IF MOUNTAIN DAY

WOC activities:

Thursday:

Tie-dye Fun! 2:00pm-3:00pm Come by Paresky Lawn to tie-dye! Bring your own white item or email rm11 to reserve a $5 white shirt. No experience is necessary. Tie-dye! Fun! 

Kayak Rolling Session 7:30 - 9:00 Come by the indoor pool to learn the basics of kayaking! Learn the basics of kayaking including forward paddle strokes, turning a kayak with and without a paddle, and rolling a full 360 degrees. Open to people of any or no experience. Contact JT at [log in to unmask] if you have questions!

Friday:

IF not Mt. Day - Weekly Sunrise hike to the summit of Pine Cobble (witness sunrise at 7:01am) Meet on Paresky steps at 6:00 AM.  Dress for the weather,  Bring a headlamp, filled water bottle and a cup for hot drinks.  Return to campus by 8:30AM. Contact Scott, [log in to unmask] if you have questions??

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