Cornell Outing Club - Your portal to fun and adventure

The Cornell Outing Club is one of the oldest student organizations at Cornell. Collegiate Outing Clubs form a rich history; we offer students the chance to develop outdoors skills, leadership experience, and form lifetime bonds, all in an environment of of mutual help and assistance. Membership is only $7 per semester for students, and there is no club charge for any trips: participants merely share costs of food, transportation, and any incidental fees. The club has a large collection of gear, and this is all available to members at no charge on official club trips.

Let us help you make an adventure happen.

Meetings occur every Tuesday evening 7:30 pm at Japes Lodge on Beebe Lake.

Upcoming Programs and selected activities

Summer is a relaxed time. We DO continue to meet every Tuesday during the summer! For the very latest information, read the latest ArchivedMinutes or better yet, subscribe to the email ListServ.

How We Work

Trips are organized at all levels of expertise from beginner to expert. One becomes proficient through practice with one's peers. Our goal is to help every club member learn from each other.

We sponsor trips involving backpacking, rock and ice climbing, telemark, XC, and downhill skiing, summer and winter mountaineering, flat and white-water kayaking and canoeing, field wildlife and plant identification, caving, mountain and road cycling, and any other activity involving exploration and appreciation of the natural world we live in.