WOC-ly OUTING CLUB CALENDAR March 10 - March 13, 2022 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*MAPLEFEST POSTPONED TO SUNDAY!* Due to the impending "bomb cyclone" and its likely reverberations, we have postponed Maplefest until this Sunday, March 13th from 11:00-2:00 EDT (don't forget to change your clocks). The date (and clocks) might have changed but all the activities will still go on -- visit the evaporator, tap a tree, collect some sap (okay, ice perhaps), check out traditional boiling methods, enter a taste-off, enjoy sugar-on-snow and have a pancake, and more. The maple season is up and running and here's your chance to take part. Vans will be shuttling from Paresky (Park Street) Every 15 minutes. Hope to see you there. Drew Jones HMF manager! 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! <https://groupme.com/join_group/69168079/zIG1XRQf> The WOC Equipment Room will be open by APPOINTMENT ONLY. Hours are M – Th, 12—1:30 PM, & F 12–2 pm. The Equipment Room is open to all WOC members. Please go to this appointment schedule <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kKCrp-mm-yyHXqQAOm35tudIKRQhiuNSvTMGa49GxW8/edit?usp=sharing> to sign up. 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 <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSBE2ljff5uGRN524ySPKlHg1y8o0n7dEP1b2xtUs1SwyzKQ/viewform?usp=sf_link> after your trip so we know how we’re doing! Activities Click here for extra information (mileage, elevation gain, etc) about trips! <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O-2w9LpiW2ICscMcsi7WFAC-3DVTkAwP41wcyJ9Qcfo/edit?usp=sharing> 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. Friday: Weekly sunrise hike– a “wake up” and down trek on Pine Cobble. Meet on Paresky steps at 6:00 AM—sunrise at 6:11AM. This is a 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 SNOWY, muddy, wet and always rocky! Bring a filled water bottle and a cup for hot drinks. Return to campus by 8:30AM. Please sign up on this form <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FDlXpFj62Q--5J3svBL_2s5vbpl_cR0eVLLnZybAbSo/edit?usp=sharing> or email [log in to unmask] with any questions! Sunday: Daylight savings time.. ‘spring’ clocks ahead one hour! NEW DAY: Maplefest in Hopkins Forest — this Sunday 3/13 from 11:00-2:00 *Come out and celebrate the maple sugaring season and the coming of spring… -Tap a tree -Collect some sap -Visit the sugarhouse and watch it boil -Observe traditional boiling methods -Take part in a taste-off -Savor sugar-on-snow -Eat a pancake -Enjoy the scene Vans leave every 15 minutes from Paresky/Park Street. See you there! “No Sunday Scaries” Sunset Walk! Leave the library and the Sunday scaries behind to enjoy a nice stroll and sunset by the Hoosic. Wear appropriate footwear and layers for a chilled and chill ~1.5 mile hike. Leave from Paresky steps at 5 pm. Return by 6:15 pm. Sign up here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FDlXpFj62Q--5J3svBL_2s5vbpl_cR0eVLLnZybAbSo/edit?usp=sharing> and contact Bainon ([log in to unmask]) with any questions. The Williams Outing Club (est. 1915) ------------------------------ Find us online at woc.williams.edu and @WOCstagram <https://www.instagram.com/wocstagram/>! Equipment Room: Paresky, Level M WOC Office: 2nd Floor Paresky ------------------------------ To remove yourself from this list send an email to listserv.williams.edu and follow the instructions there to remove yourself from: [log in to unmask] Note you must enter your full email address to unsubscribe: [log in to unmask] -- Scott Lewis Director Williams Outing Club 39 Chapin Hall Dr. Williamstown, MA 01267 Wk Ph# (413) 597 - 2317 Mobile # (413) 884 - 5222 FAX # (413) 597 - 4742 To remove yourself from this list send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message body "signoff outing-news-l" or go to http://listserv.williams.edu and follow the instructions there. Note that if you are subscribed with your [log in to unmask] style e-mail address, you may need to get a password for this address as well.