WOC-ly OUTING CLUB CALENDAR Oct 23 - Oct 29, 2023 On the one hand, it is really beginning to feel like spooky-season out there đť. On the other hand - it's going to top 70 degrees Wednesday through Saturday of this week đ˛ We hope you will get out and enjoy these WOC outings during this unusually temperate week of fall! All events are open to the Williams College community. ------------------------------ Announcements Interested in the Winter study LEAD 18 - SOLO Wilderness First Responder - Emergency Medicine course - sign up online soon! 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 nine consecutive days from 9AMâ5PM. The instructor will be provided by SOLO (Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities). Cost is $475. If interested please submit a statement of purpose by Oct. 27 to [log in to unmask], explaining why you want to take the course and hope to gain from the experience. HIKECEUMâ Invite a professor/staff member on a leisurely hike and enjoy the outdoors together! If you liked Doddceum or Lyceum, check out Hikeceum, WOCâs NEW version of outdoor bonding with a professor or staff member over a hike. This leisurely students and staff hike/walk will be held on Saturday November 11th from 1:00 - 2:30 PM on a beautiful Fall morning in Hopkins Memorial Forest. The sign-up form will be released on the WOC-ly calendar in the upcoming weeksâŚkeep an eye out for it and in the meantime invite your favorite professor or staff member!! ------------------------------ Facility Schedules The WOC Equipment Room Will be open M â Th, 12:30 â1:30 PM, & F 12â2 pm - Level M Paresky Bouldering Barn Open Hours Come visit the WOC Bouldering Facility located on Walden St. and Hoxsey. Climbing shoes and chalk are provided. Bring a water bottle! There will only be room for 10 climbers and 1 staff person in the space at one time. Before walking to the Bouldering Barn click here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TMtESwb7dl0YrNcxJMynyM5tbV8bLknjo-1rlRKQbOw/edit?usp=sharing> to check the (mostly) current number of users in the building. M & W 7 pm - 9 pm, T & Th 4 pm - 7 pm (Thursday 4-5:30pm are non-cis-male hours), F 2 - 4 pm Sa & Su 2 pm - 5 pm ------------------------------ Activities - (Click here for extra information - i.e. mileage, elevation, etc. <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O-2w9LpiW2ICscMcsi7WFAC-3DVTkAwP41wcyJ9Qcfo/edit?usp=sharing> ) Thursday: Slacklining! Are you a pro at slacklining? Never tried before and want to learn how? Come join us as we slackline, listen to music, and hangout on campus! No experience necessary. Meet on the Resky steps at 1:30pm on Thursday 10/26. Sign up here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit#gid=566186775> and email [log in to unmask] with any questions. Friday: Want to see Peak Fall colors⌠Well.. come join WOC on our Weekly sunrise hike â a âwake upâ and down trek on Pine Cobble and take a âpeekâ at all the colors!! Meet on Paresky steps, Baxter lawn side) at 5:55 AM for a dawn good sunrise hike - (sunrise at 7:20 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 the weather and wear good footwear for a trail that will be wet, muddy and rocky! Bring a filled water bottle, headlamp/flashlight - this is a REAL sunrise hike - wooded trail will be dark, and a cup for hot drinks. Return to campus by 8:45AM. Please sign up on this form <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing> or email [log in to unmask] with any questions! WOW (Water of the Week) WOW!!! What better way to celebrate the end of the week than a little swim in some beautiful refreshing local water? Lucky for you, Water of the Week is here. Join the water-loving Brianna and Innes on an excursion to the Cascades trail where weâll hike, swim and hang for a bit before heading back to campus. Weâve had to cancel the last few times because of rain, but this week the weather should be sunny! Meet behind Resky at 4:30 with something to swim in and a towel getting back no later than 6:15! ! Sign up on this form <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing> to be WOWed!!! Email [log in to unmask] with any questions :)) Sunday: Family Weekend - Friends & Family Pine Cobble Hike Bring your family and/or other guests for a WOC hike up and down the Pine Cobble. Sign up on this form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIETo9J9bLLufz9XQJM3rw30w2thTcxd7TD5kGvejt27viXQ/viewform?usp=sf_link>, and then meet outside on the Paresky Center porch at 9:00am on Sunday morning. This is a 3.1 mile intermediate hike that climbs 1200â to the summit of the Pine Cobble and then returns along the same trail. Total time will depend on the group, but weâll be back for a late lunch at the absolute latest. Wear good hiking shoes and bring a water bottle. Snacks will be provided. Questions? Email [log in to unmask] 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. If you no longer have access to your Williams.edu email, to unsubscribe, send a request to [log in to unmask], and be sure to include your Williams email address in the body of the email. -- Ben Oliver (he/him) Director 413-597-2304 Williams Outing Club Paresky Center, Room 218 Williamstown, MA 01267 woc.williams.edu We respectfully acknowledge that Williams College stands on the ancestral homelands of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans, who are the indigenous peoples of the region now called Williamstown. Following tremendous hardship after being forced from their valued homelands, they continued as a sovereign Tribal Nation in Wisconsin, which is where they reside today. We pay honor and respect to their ancestors past and present as we commit to building a more inclusive and equitable space for all. 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.