WOC-end UPDATE

Jan. 12END - Jan. 15,  2023

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

Announcements

Overland Summer Jobs Application due 1/22/23

Love the outdoors? Seeking an exciting, leadership-oriented summer opportunity? Overland hires college students and recent graduates to lead eight weeks of hiking, language, and service trips across the country and around the world.

Whether you're backpacking in the Swiss Alps, restoring trails in Alaska, learning French in Chamonix, or rock climbing in Maine, the mission is the same: we offer carefully crafted and superbly led trips that catalyze in students an understanding of the world beyond themselves, beyond their own needs and wants, and inspire them to see how beautiful and exciting, how full of promise the world is. 

Join us at a virtual info session to learn more about leading for Overland. We'll explain the goals of the experience, the nuances of the trips we offer, the logistics of how it all happens, and answer any questions you have.

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 – F 11:30 am–2 pm. 

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

Activities

Thursday:

Climbing Wall open!  Non cis-male climbing from 9 - 10 pm!  From 10 -11 there will be open climbing at the Nate Lowe Climbing Wall. No experience necessary.  All equipment provided.  

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 7:05 AM). This is a 3 mile round trip hike with one thousand foot elevation gain to get your blood flowing and endorphins coursing through your veins!! Dress for cold weather and wear good footwear for a trail that will be muddy and rocky! Winter hats and gloves needed for warmth at the summit. Bring a headlamp/flashlight,, a filled water bottle and a cup for hot drinks. Return to campus by 8:45AM. Please sign up on this form or email da1 with any questions! 

WOC Din! Come enjoy a delicious dinner with great company at 7pm in the Dodd Kitchen! We will be serving pasta, brussel sprouts, and peas and carrots. Sign up with this google form (limited to 50 people) and please contact Abby Kinney ([log in to unmask]) with any questions.

Sunday:

Get Warmed Up for Winter Carnival! 

Cozy gorp making in Baxter! Meet in Baxter Hall in Paresky at 1:30pm for some gorp (good ole raisins and peanuts) making. Make a snack for the rest of your week, or just warm up inside and chat with some new friends. Reach out to Abby ([log in to unmask]) with any questions. 

WOC-ly OUTING CLUB CALENDAR

Jan. 9 - Jan. 15,  2023

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

Do you have Dead Week plans?? Sign up for Adirondack Winter Sampler Trip! - Come stay in the gorgeous Adirondacks during dead week (1/29-1/31) and enjoy the winter woods while staying in a cozy (heated) cabin at night. Day activities may include snowshoeing, sledding, snow fort building and nordic skiing. We will have beginner and advanced activities and encourage people of all levels of winter outdoor experience to come along! Price will be around $15 and financial aid is available. Signup on this form by Sunday, 1/15 if you are interested! If over-enrolled, we will reach out to randomly selected students by Tuesday. Email [log in to unmask] with any questions!

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 – F 11:30 am–2 pm. 

We want your feedback on trips! Have you recently gone on a trip and want to give us feedback on 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.

Tuesday:

Open WOC Board Meeting!

Come see some of the logistical workings of WOC! If you are interested in what the Board does, are considering becoming a trip leader, or just want to meet some more people who love the outdoors please join us at 7:15pm in the Zilhka Center!

Climbing Wall open!  There will be open climbing from 9 -11 pm at the Nate Lowe Climbing Wall in the Towne Field House.  No experience necessary.  All equipment provided. 

Winter Rock Climbing Bouldering Trip in Bromley Forest

We’ll be bringing crash pads out to a couple of different rocks in Bromley Forest and climbing on them! No experience necessary! Meet at the WOC equipment room at 9:30 AM to check equipment before loading up on a college van for the drive to Bromley Forest. The drive will be about an hour each way. Expect to return around 3 PM. Wear stretchy clothes and dress for the weather — this means layers and especially gloves. It will be cold! Bring a lunch, a full water bottle (or two), and climbing shoes if you have them! If not, they can be borrowed from the equipment room! Sign up on this form and please contact Abby Kinney ([log in to unmask]) with any questions!

Wednesday:

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. 

Thursday:

Climbing Wall open!  Non cis-male climbing from 9 - 10 pm!  From 10 -11 there will be open climbing at the Nate Lowe Climbing Wall. No experience necessary.  All equipment provided.  

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 7:05 AM). This is a 3 mile round trip hike with one thousand foot elevation gain to get your blood flowing and endorphins coursing through your veins!! Dress for cold weather and wear good footwear for a trail that will be muddy and rocky! Winter hats and gloves needed for warmth at the summit. Bring a headlamp/flashlight,, a filled water bottle and a cup for hot drinks. Return to campus by 8:45AM. Please sign up on this form or email da1 with any questions! 

WOC Din! Come enjoy a delicious dinner with great company at 7pm in the Dodd Kitchen! We will be serving pasta, brussel sprouts, and peas and carrots. Sign up with this google form (limited to 50 people) and please contact Abby Kinney ([log in to unmask]) with any questions.

Saturday:

Sunday:

Get Warmed Up for Winter Carnival! 

Cozy gorp making in Baxter! Meet in Baxter Hall in Paresky at 1:30pm for some gorp (good ole raisins and peanuts) making. Make a snack for the rest of your week, or just warm up inside and chat with some new friends. Reach out to Abby ([log in to unmask]) with any questions.