WOC-ly OUTING CLUB CALENDAR

November 1 - November 7, 2021

Hello WOC family! Come check out some of the awesome outdoor events we have going on this week. All events are open to the Williams College community.

Announcements

Apply to be a WOOLF 2022 Student Director!! Sophomores and Juniors with previous involvement in WOOLF are eligible to apply. Application is linked here – due November 8. Contact Aidan Lloyd-Tucker (al15), Argenis Herrera (ah15), or Charlotte Jones (cgj1) with any questions.

HooRWA’s Final Work Day for the Linear Link Trail

We are pleased to report that the Student Conservation Association and HooRWA volunteers have completed most of the work on the Linear Link Trail.  The difficult section through the knotweed is now a wide, dry trail with gradual walkways and steps in the steep sections.

But we need one final push to finish construction before cold weather.  We invite volunteers to help out on Saturday, November 6. We will meet at Linear Park playground at 9:00AM - off of Water St.. The particular tasks we will need to complete will be to set seven more steps and to scrape-and-fill several areas where the trail slopes too much for comfortable footing.  Mattocks and shovels would be the most useful tools.  We should be able to finish most of this work by noon. 

If you can help us out, please respond to [log in to unmask] so we know how many workers to expect.

Join the Spontaneous Outings GroupMe!

Have you ever felt like the day was so nice that you just had to be outside? Do you want to know if any random or spontaneous adventures are happening in the moment? Or do you want to get the most up to date info about WOC and trips? Join the Spontaneous Outings GroupMe chat here!

JEDI weekly lunch! Join us to talk about anti-racism and responding to accessibility issues in the outdoors on Tuesdays 12-1! We’ll meet on Chapin steps (or in Paresky depending on weather). Eat lunch with us or just stop by to say hi! Feel free to reach out to Isabel (isa2), Nick (nrh3), or Li (lyp1) with any questions or suggestions.

The WOC Equipment Room will be open by appointment only.  Hours are 12:30-1:30pm (M-Th) and 12-2pm (Fri). The Equipment Room is open to all WOC members.  Please go to this appointment schedule and sign up for a slot.  Use the tabs to find the correct week.    

We want your feedback on trips! Have you recently gone on a trip and want to give us feedback on COVID-19 precautions and how things went? Fill out our feedback form after your trip so we know how we’re doing!

 Activities

Monday:

Climbing Wall open!  There will be open climbing from 8 - 10 pm at the Nate Lowe Climbing Wall in the Towne Field House. No experience necessary. All equipment provided. This is for WOC members only and memberships are available at the wall. Please enter through the doors on the south (Weston Field) side and leave your shoes on the plastic tarp at the door.

Tuesday:

Climbing Wall open!  There will be open climbing from 8 - 10 pm at the Nate Lowe Climbing Wall in the Towne Field House.  No experience necessary.  All equipment provided.  This is for WOC members only and memberships are available at the wall.  Please enter through the doors on the south (Weston Field) side and leave your shoes on the plastic tarp at the door.

Wednesday:

Non cis-male climbing from 8 - 9 pm!  From 9 - 10 all WOC members are welcome and memberships are available at the wall.  No experience necessary.  All equipment provided.   Please enter through the doors on the south (Weston Field) side and leave your shoes on the plastic tarp at the door.

Thursday:

Climbing Wall open!  There will be open climbing from 8 - 10 pm at the Nate Lowe Climbing Wall in the Towne Field House.  No experience necessary.  All equipment provided.  This is for WOC members only and memberships are available at the wall.  Please enter through the doors on the south (Weston Field) side and leave your shoes on the plastic tarp at the door.

Friday:

Darkest Weekly sunrise hike of the academic year!!!!  This“wake up” and down Pine Cobble - will be a TRUE sunrise hike witnessing the rise at 7:32 AM. Meet on Paresky steps at 6:00 AM!!  3 mile hike round trip, one thousand foot elevation gain to get your blood flowing and endorphins coursing through your veins!!.   Dress for the weather -  winter hat/gloves needed for warmth at the summit, good footwear for a trail that will be muddy, wet and always rocky!  Bring a filled water bottle, headlamp - most definitely or flashlight and a cup for hot drinks.  Return to campus by 8:40AM.  Please sign up on this form  or email [log in to unmask] with any questions?

Saturday: Happy Homecoming!!

Sunday:  Daylight savings time.. move clocks BACK ONE HOUR

Bee Hill Bumble

Buzz up to Bee Hill with us this weekend, leaving from the Paresky steps at 10 am. This hike will be 6 miles long, and we’ll be back by 1 pm. Bring good footwear for walking on roads and possibly muddy trails, and dress for the weather! If you have questions about borrowing gear or hike details, ask Maddie Burbage ([log in to unmask]). Sign up on this form if you want to come!