WOC-ly OUTING CLUB CALENDAR February 5- February 11, 2024 Is it winter? Is it spring? Does it even matter??? Choose your season and sign up for skiing, hiking, kayaking in the pool, etc. But most importantly, get ready for Winter Starnival! All events are open to the Williams College community. ------------------------------ Announcements Space left in Telemark Ski PE Class (Thursdays 1-4pm) Are you an alpine skier looking to spice up your skiing? Are you an aspiring backcountry skier who wants to learn how to telemark turn and start exploring the woods for untracked powder? Do you need a PE credit and you missed signups? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should consider signing up for the telemark skiing PE class being offered Thursdays 1-4pm, starting THIS week. If you are interested, please email [log in to unmask] BY TUESDAY AT NOON with your name, class year, and student ID #. Please also include your shoe size, height, and previous skiing experience. There is a course fee of $135 to cover lift tickets at Jiminy, and all equipment is provided free from WOC. Financial assistance available to any who qualify. Previous alpine skiing experience is highly recommended for this class. Get ready for Winter Carnival 2024!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Winter Starnival: The Empire Strikes Back is approaching at warp speed. Luckily, the Rebel Alliance has secured some top-secret plans to the Death Star <https://youtu.be/Ej4BOLhgITU>. <https://youtu.be/Ej4BOLhgITU> Apply to join WOC Board! <https://forms.gle/AUregXrvzDegQs6e6> Excited about getting the Williams community outside? Interested in leading trips, running community programming, and planning events like Mountain Day and Winter Carnival? Are you a first-year, sophomore, or junior? Did you really like playing with dirt as a kid? Then WOC Board might be the place for you! We're a dedicated group of individuals whose mission is to get people outside. We organize introductory programming on campus, community dinners, lead trips of all kinds, from ice climbing to canoeing, Mountain Day, Winter Carnival, and much, much more! We are continuously working to be more inclusive and help groups not traditionally represented in the outdoors get involved-- this work ranges from making sure basic gear is available in WOC's Equipment Room to providing financial aid for students learning to ski for the first time. We'd love for you to apply-- no prior experience in the outdoors is necessary! Applications are DUE BY FEBRUARY 16TH AT 11:59 PM; this is a hard deadline. We will be scheduling short interviews with all applicants February 19th-27th. APPLICATION HERE <https://forms.gle/AUregXrvzDegQs6e6> A peer recommendation is a part of your application. Please ensure your recommender turns in THIS FORM <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1F6iFLNHlYwZOoAIArJty63oIZihBFV4bEDn6z_69xNM/edit?ts=65bade91> by February 16th at 11:59 pm. Again, this is a hard deadline. Check out our Instagram (@wocstagram), the WOC'ly emails, or come by to an open board meeting (February 5th at 7:30 pm in the Zilka Center) if you want to learn more about who we are and what we do. We are super excited to hear from you and to get to know you better. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Claire McDonald (cem13), Sam Magid (sm39), Charlie Halverson (cch3), or Sam Drescher (srd6). ------------------------------ Facility Schedules The WOC Equipment Room - Level M Paresky 12:30 - 1:30 M - Th, 12 - 2 Friday Bouldering Barn Staff/Faculty lunchtime hours Thursday 11:30 - 1:30 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. Mon & Wed 7 - 9pm Tue & Thu 4 - 7 (Thursday 4-5:30pm are non-cis-male hours) Fri 2:00 - 4 pm Sat & Sun 2 - 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: Sunset walk on the Taconic Crest - so nice to see the sun this week! Join us as we catch a beautiful sunset over the purple valley. We’ll drive up to Petersburg Pass and walk a little over a mile to a beautiful view point. We’ll meet at 3:45 pm at the equipment room to grab headlamps, warm clothing, and good footwear! Expect to be back by 6 pm. Email [log in to unmask] with any questions and sign up here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing> ! Learn to roll a whitewater kayak - you’ve already got the flipping over part - but how to get it back up right - that’s the trick!! Come to the college pool, 7:30 PM with a bathing suit and we’ll start the learning!! Questions - email [log in to unmask] (no sign up required) Friday: Weekly Sunrise Hike – a “wake up” and down trek on Pine Cobble. Meet on Paresky steps (Baxter lawn side) at 5:55 AM for a dawn good sunrise hike - (sunrise at 6:58 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 chilly weather and wear good footwear for a trail that will be icy, wet, muddy and rocky! Bring a filled water bottle, headlamp/flashlight - it will be dark!! and a cup for hot drinks. Return to campus by 8:45AM. Please sign up here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing> or email [log in to unmask] with any questions! Saturday: Van to Prospect Mountain (Equipment Room, 10:00am - Weather dependent) – Come in the van to cross-country ski at Prospect Mountain! This event is weather dependent, so please check your email in case Prospect is closed. Note that this is not lessons or a class, only transportation. Please wear layers, gloves, and bring a hat. Weather may be warm for xc skiing, so make sure your layers are removable! We’ll meet in the equipment room at 10:00am to get gear (skis, warm layers, etc.) and will be back by 1:30pm. Prospect has a $10 day-use fee. Sign up here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit#gid=2051602858> and email Li ([log in to unmask]) with any questions! New Moon Hike along Caves Trail! Come enjoy the dark moonless night with a fun hike along the Caves Trail (2.4 mile loop with about 150 ft elevation gain). Meet on Resky steps at 6:30 pm. Return to campus around 8:30 pm. Sign up on this form <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing>. It may be cold and/or wet, so if you need any gear/apparel, or if you have any questions, email Abby Kinney ([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. 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