WOC-ly OUTING CLUB CALENDAR

Oct. 20 - Oct 23, 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

EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY - Become a WOOLF Director for the Class of 2027!!!  Looking for 3 enthusiastic students willing to create a supportive community and share their love of the outdoors!  Willing to work hard, be creative, resourceful, and enjoy “wrestling gremlins” dealing with the unexpected!!!  Challenging for sure BUT very rewarding.  Please fill out the application WOOLF Applicaiton 

Our local downhill Jiminy Peak ski area NOW selling ANYTIME college pass to full time students - $399 Reps. will be coming to campus, Wednesday Oct. 26 from 3pm - 5:30pm Paresky tabling area!

WOC J-TERM Winter PE -  Downhill Ski, Snowboard, Telemark, Nordic ski, Snowshoe Instructors wanted.  Nordic & Snowshoe instructors must be available to teach at least one day - Tu, wed or Th from 12:45-4:15pm.  Downhill, Snowboard, telemark instructors must be available to teach Mon, Tu, Wed or Th (preferably at least two of those days a week)  from  12:45-5pm.

 *you get paid, receive 1 PE credit, reduced ski passes AND it’s a wonderful resume builder!   IF interested please come by the WOC office, 2nd floor Pareksy to pick up an application outside the office door - return by Friday, Oct. 28! 

Sign up for the Winter study LEAD 18 - SOLO First Responder Wilderness Emergency care course.  This is a continuous 9 day, 72 hour comprehensive hands on in-depth look at the standards and skills of dealing with wilderness based medical emergencies. The course runs 9 consecutive days straight from 9AM–5PM. The instructor will be provided by SOLO (Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities). Cost is $450. If interested please submit a statement of purpose by Oct. 21 to [log in to unmask], explaining why you want to take the course and hope to gain from the experience.

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!

The WOC Equipment Room will be open M – Th, 12:30 —1:30 PM, &  F 12–2 pm. 

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

Thursday:

Kayak Rolling Session 7:00pm - 8:30 Come by the college pool to learn the basics of rolling a kayak!  Easy to get the 180 degree part but a little more challenging to get the 360 degree part where you come back up for air!!  Bring a bathing suit and enthusiasm!!  - no sign up….”rolling admissions”!!

Climbing Wall open!  Non cis-male climbing from 8 - 9 pm!  From 9 - 10 there will be open climbing at the Nate Lowe Climbing Wall. No experience necessary.  All equipment provided.  

Saturday:

Intro to Geocaching: Geocaching is an outdoor hobby where you look for hidden treasures based on their GPS coordinates! Once you find a geocache, you log it and trade items for future finders. On this trip, we will leave campus to search for geocaches in the local area. Dress in long sleeves, bring a pen to log the cache, and maybe bring some fun items to trade! Meet on Paresky steps at 4:00PM for return by 6:30PM. Please sign up on this form or email [log in to unmask] with any questions!