Current Outing Club Trips

Purely social – get to know the Outing Club!

Pre-meeting BBQ, Tuesday Sept 13

Come to Japes beginning at 5:30 pm, and hang with club members prior to our regular weekly meeting (7:30 pm). Enjoy a burger (or veggie burger) with new outdoorsy friends! Check out and drool over our cool gear. Best of all, make plans to go outside and PLAY!

Backpacking and hiking

chair: Sarah Goodnow, sdg58@cornell.edu

hiking day trip, Sunday Sept 11

Hammond Hill State Forest. Meet at Japes at 9:30am. Leave for HHSF promptly at 10 am. Will return to campus by around 4:30 pm. Bring food and water, raingear if there is a chance of rain, appropriate footwear. RSVP; tell Matt whether you have a car and how many it can hold.

contact: Matt Stillerman, mstillerman@gmail.com

beginner backpacking overnighter, Sept 17/18

Leave Saturday morning, return Sunday afternoon. Location: Finger Lakes Trail. No experience required.

contact: Sarah Goodnow, sdg58@cornell.edu

Climbing

(interim) rock climbing chair: Alex Wilson, aew75@cornell.edu
ice climbing chair: Leslie Ackerman, leslie@alternatives.org

beginner rock climbing, Sept 10/11

Leave Friday evening to Adirondacks, return late Sunday. No climbing experience needed. Maximum 8 people. Experienced climbers are welcome, but priority will go to newbies.

Contact: talk with Leslie after meeting or leslie@alternatives.org

Biking

chair: Angela Baldo, amb82@cornell.edu

beginner-friendly bike trip, Sunday Sept 18

Meet at Japes at 10am. We'll do a moderate, 20 mile ride. Bring the usual equipment: pump, patch kit or spare tube, and plenty of water. Helmet mandatory. Proposed route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/677420. If it rains, we’ll review the club's bike equipment in Japes, and demonstrate how to use it.

contact Angela, amb82@cornell.edu

Paddling

chair: Peter Lo, hl645@cornell.edu

weekly Beebe Lake paddling sessions

Each Tuesday spring through fall, weather permitting, there is an open paddling session on Beebe Lake from 5:30 to 7:00, prior to our club meeting. Learn kayak rolling and other whitewater skills, or take out a canoe and explore the lake. Continues until end of daylight savings time.

Contact: Peter Lo, hl645@cornell.edu or simply show up at Japes by 5:30.

Beginner kayaking on Cayuga Lake, Sunday Sept 11

We will teach basic kayak paddling techniques, check out Stewart and Cass Parks from the lake, and have lunch at one of the parks (bring your own lunch and/or share with everyone). No experience is required, but you should be comfortable being on a big open lake. Six spaces; $10 deposit to hold a space (refunded after the trip).

Contact: Peter Lo, hl645@cornell.edu

Intermediate and advanced whitewater kayaking, Oct 14-16

Moosefest, Lyons Falls, NY http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Calendar/view- event/event/2728/. Angela will lead a trip down the Middle Moose (III) and depending on conditions, possibly the Lower Moose (IV) and/or other nearby waterways (Fish, Woodhull, etc.). Drytop and wetsuit or drysuit mandatory. Must have a solid roll; talk with trip leader your skills/experience.

Contact: amb82@cornell.edu

Caving

At present, there is very little caving going on in the northeast, due to White Nose Syndrome, which has decimated bat populations, and the possibility that caving may have been a factor in its spread. COCs caving program has been on hiatus as a result, and there is no caving chair. For more information on caving and the possibility of local caves reopening, contact the Northeast Regional Organization of the National Speleological Society: http://www.caves.org/region/nro/

Other club officers

President: Alex Wilson, aew75@cornell.edu
Vice President: Carolyn Payne, cdp52@cornell.edu
Treasurer: Katie Newton, kan43@cornell.edu
Secretary: Brendan Marozas, btm29@cornell.edu
Snowsports chair: Alex Wilson, aew75@cornell.edu
Education: Matt Stillerman, mstillerman@gmail.com
Library: Lisa Fawcett, zig600@gmail.com
Advisor: Simeon Warner, simeon.warner@cornell.edu

-- MattStillerman - 07 Sep 2011