WOC-ly OUTING CLUB CALENDAR Mar 6 - Mar. 12, 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 There is a new Spontaneous Outings Groupme! Please join! 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? The previous Spontaneous Outings Groupme has been discontinued and we have a shiny brand new one that we want everyone to join!! Join the NEW Spontaneous Outings GroupMe chat here! <https://groupme.com/join_group/92077585/fWKyAvA1> MapleFest in Hopkins Forest -- Saturday March 11th 10:00-1:00 - visit the sugarhouse - tap a tree - check out old-time evaporators & a bottling demonstration - enjoy pancakes and sugar-on-snow - take part in a maple taste-off - general fun -- rides from Paresky every 15 minutes. See you there! Want to be part of the WOOLF Family? Join WOOLF Staff! Looking for upperclassmen to join our Woolf Staff! You could be a Leader Instructor, on the Food Team, Risk Management, Transportation, or help in the Equipment Room! Please fill out this application form if you’re interested… https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSft9MSDPOPPn_wzMq38oUO58lYcFFmZ_5kKtL2ltXjk33xuJw/viewform?usp=sf_link Reach out to WOOLF Directors Kaleisha Towle (kmt2), Riku Nakano (rn9), and Amina Naidjate (arn2) with any questions! The WOC Equipment Room will be open M- Th 12:30 -1:30 & F 12 -2. 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 <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wdj6xIiZWEmztVxsQn9l2Dz_fCPJRg8isSEy1eoccI0/edit> 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. Full Moon Hike Join us for a Full Moon Hike to Greylock Glen. Meet on Park St. at 6 pm and walk through White Birch groves in the moonlight. Warm clothing and sturdy shoes are a must. Bring a water bottle and eat before the hike. Back on campus by 9 pm. Sign up here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gucPLYEiUA31VmCRteABDI4jTDcCXuSrUD4H6qowkDw/edit?usp=sharing>and contact da1 with questions. 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. 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: Fruit Dehydrating Fun 4:15-5pm! Come hang out in the Equipment Room and learn to dehydrate fruit! Grab some of your favorite fruit (apples and bananas are delicious but feel free to experiment) from the dining hall and bring it in to learn how to use WOC’s dehydrator. The dried fruit won’t be ready same-day, but once they are dry, everyone will get to take some home! Sign up here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gucPLYEiUA31VmCRteABDI4jTDcCXuSrUD4H6qowkDw/edit#gid=653074167> and email Isabel (isa2) with any questions. Climbing Wall open! Non cis-male climbing from 8- 9pm! From 9-10 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 5:55 AM for a dawn good sunrise hike - (sunrise at 6:37 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 <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gucPLYEiUA31VmCRteABDI4jTDcCXuSrUD4H6qowkDw/edit?usp=sharing> or email beh2 with any questions! Polar Plunge in the Green River! ❄️Feeling drained and tired from another stressful week at Williams? Do you need a little adrenaline before Spring Break? Do you want to do something cool (get it…)? Recapture that feeling of being alive by hopping in a river! Check an item off your Williams bucket list and start off the weekend with a splash! Meet outside WCMA at 4:00pm and be sure to bring a towel, layers, and something to swim in! Email [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] with any questions. Saturday: Sunday: 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 [log in to unmask] with the message body "signoff outing-news-l" OR go to listserv.williams.edu <https://listserv.williams.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=OUTING-NEWS-L> and follow the instructions there. Note that if you are subscribed with your unix ( [log in to unmask]) style e-mail address, you may need to get a password for this address as well. -- David Ackerson Asst. Director Williams Outing Club Office 413 597 4784 Mobile 413 652 9573 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 https://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.