For those seeking adventure and exercise this winter, joining the Outing Club is the way to find it.
With roughly 50 members participating, the Outing Club offers all students a way to go off campus to experience the great outdoors.
In the past, students have gone white-water rafting, rock climbing in Wheeler and local areas, hiking, and backpacking around the Northeast Kingdom. The club plans to continue those activities, according to president Brian Wilcock. These activities occasionally have fees that are subsidized by the club's trip budget. While experience and equipment are not required, it is helpful. Wilcock said that each trip has leaders either from the college or the local area with experience.
According to Wilcock, the club is planning another white-water rafting trip in the spring. The club is also considering a trip to the Long Trail to snowshoe and ski. The group would then camp in huts from the Green Mountain Club.
The Outing Club also organizes climbing on the rock wall in the Rita Bole gym every Thursday at 8:00 p.m. This is a free event, with no experience or equipment necessary. Wilcock said that the rock wall will be expanded sometime in the next two semesters.
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