WOC-ly OUTING CLUB CALENDAR

May 2 - May 8, 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

Summer Jobs [image: 🌄] Lead wilderness expeditions in the Adirondacks,
Greens, & White Mountains this Summer!

Still looking for a summer job? Sara Martin (’05) just started a job as a
camp director in Vermont and is looking for staff to lead trips with
campers aged 11-14! Canoeing, backpacking, rock-climbing–staff and campers
do it all, and WOC folks would bring great experience and energy to the
team. Check out the link below for more information, or you can email Sara
directly with questions at: [log in to unmask] Hope to see you
outside this summer!

Farm/wilderness info
<https://www.farmandwilderness.org/hiring/hiring-trips-staff?hs_preview=TrKpgmYE-66947008935&hsLang=en>




Chewonki in Maine…is looking for Outdoor Leaders and staff!

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   Whitewater Kayaking (needs to be 21+) Leading trips to Umbagog, Big
   Eddy, Seboomook, the Sheepscot wave, etc
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   Sea Kayaking (can be 20+) Trips include 3-week Maine Coast Kayak, 5-week
   Boatbuilders, and 4-day Hockomock bay trips.
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   Canoe/Backpacking (can be 20+): Trips until 12-day Allagash and 8-day
   Flagstaff/Bigelow combo trip
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   Folks interested in the trip leader position can read more and apply
   here.
   <https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=0320bc40-7a18-452e-ae7a-b4d87b0adb89&ccId=19000101_000001&type=JS&lang=en_US>
   Position includes room/board for full summer season. If folks don't have
   their WFR, Chewonki will cover 75% of it.

We're also hiring folks who want to work the logistics side of supporting
trips. This includes working in our food supply kitchen, helping trip
leaders plan and prep trip food, supporting trip leaders with packing gear,
doing resupply drives all over Maine, and driving trips in and out from
their trips.  This position is paid hourly and does not include housing.
Folks can read more about the Logistics Assistant position here.
<https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=0320bc40-7a18-452e-ae7a-b4d87b0adb89&ccId=19000101_000001&type=JS&lang=en_US>



All summer staff also receive a $500 sign-on incentive at the end of the
summer.





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>

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.



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.



Wednesday:

How tall is Chapin Hall???

There once was a building named Chapin

Whose height resisted all estimatin’.

So some Outing Club nerds with triangles and the sun

Decided to measure it for fun!



Meet us at 2PM on Chapin Steps to use the magic of similar triangles, a
measuring tape, shadows, and a broom to estimate the height of Chapin Hall
and other buildings on campus! Sign up here
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FDlXpFj62Q--5J3svBL_2s5vbpl_cR0eVLLnZybAbSo/edit?usp=sharing>
and email Justyn (jmf10) with any questions!



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.



Thursday:

Climbing Wall open!  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.



Friday:

Weekly sunrise hike– a “wake up” and down trek on Pine Cobble. Meet on
Paresky steps at 6:00 AM for a dawn good sunrise hike - (sunrise at
5:40AM). 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 -  and good footwear for a trail that will be 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!



Gorp Making! Join us at Paresky near Baxter Hall at 7 PM to make the
greatest snack of all time- gorp, a trail mix extravaganza. Just bring your
lovely self, a mask, and a love of snacks. Email Georgia at
[log in to unmask] if you have any questions!



Saturday:

Stone Hill Bouldering! Meet at the Equipment Room at 10:00 AM for a chance
to boulder at Stone Hill. We’ll drive to the top of the clark and hike from
there to our bouldering spot. Bring a filled water bottle and climbing gear
if you have it.  Return to campus by 1:30 PM at the latest. Please sign up
on this form
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FDlXpFj62Q--5J3svBL_2s5vbpl_cR0eVLLnZybAbSo/edit?usp=sharing>
and email  [log in to unmask] with any questions!







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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Scott Lewis
Director
Williams Outing Club
39 Chapin Hall Dr.
Williamstown, MA  01267

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Mobile  # (413) 884 - 5222
FAX     # (413) 597 - 4742

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