10/12 Hike at Sunset Rocks
Time: 10am-3pm
Where: Hiking on the Sunset Rocks trail. This is an intermediate hike and a great day trip! If you like to hike, this is the trip for you!
What to bring/wear: raincoat, layers, hiking boots, and lunch
Trip Leader: Karl Smith (360) 298-1433
In your comment, please say your name, phone number, and if you are van certified.
10/12 Bouldering Trip
Time: 1-5pm, Meet in the Kaufman parking lot
Where: Whiskey Springs (it is along the AT)
What: Bouldering for all skill levels. Afternoon of awesomeness! Eat lunch before you come.
Trip Leaders: Sam Pollan: (919)-880-3383 and Kelly Thompson (410)-615-4434
In your comment, please include your name, phone number, if you need climbing shoes (if so, size), and if you are van certified.
10/18-10/22 Adventures in West Virginia Fall Pause Trip
We are going to the Dolly Sods to go hiking and climbing for three and a half days! We will leave on Friday after the last lab gets out and return on Tuesday evening (classes resume on Wednesday).
More details to follow at the prep meetings.
We will take 10 people (including trip leaders) on this trip. First come, first serve. Even if 10 people have signed up before you, you should still write a comment and we will put you on the waiting list.
Only sign up for this trip if you are committed to coming!
In your comment please include: Name, phone number, and if you have a car
10/18-10/22 Backpacking Fall Pause Trip
We are going to the Dolly Sods to go backpacking! We will leave on Friday after the last lab gets out and return on Tuesday evening (classes resume on Wednesday).
More details to follow at the prep meetings.
We will take 10 people (including trip leaders) on this trip. First come, first serve. Even if 10 people have signed up before you, you should still write a comment and we will put you on the waiting list.
Only sign up for this trip if you are committed to coming!
In your comment please include: Name, phone number, and if you have a car
White Water Rafting
Dickinson College Outing Club will be going rafting on the Lower Youghiogheny October 5th. We have 10 spots for this trip, first come first served. This will be an all day trip because it is a 3 hour drive from campus.
Rafting for the day will run $30, but we may be able to get some funding for it. For more rafting specific information check out: http://wilderness-voyageurs.com/lower-yough-whitewater-rafting.html
We have a college special that will give us the discounted price.
Lunch will be served but you will need to bring a swimsuit, water, warm layers, and a change of clothes.
More details to follow.
When you sign up please include your name, phone number, food allergies, and if you need any gear
Pole’s Steeple Parents Weekend Hike
On September 28th, Dickinson College Outing Club will be leading student, parents, and alumni on a hike up Pole’s Steeple in Pine Grove Furnace State Park, 35 minutes south of Carlisle. We will leave at 8:30am promptly from the Kaufman Hall parking lot and will plan to be back around 11:30 or noon in time for afternoon activities on campus. The hike is 1.5 miles round trip (same trail there and back). The view from the top is gorgeous and the trip is always a great time to meet other students and parents. We do not have any vans reserved with the college (this has never been a problem in the past), so it is important that if you/your parents have space for other kids to please let us know. Everyone should bring water and you are welcome to bring snacks. Depending on weather you may want a rain jacket or other layers.
*Please note that this hike is up hill all the way there and downhill all the way back. It is a moderate hike and Dickinson students don’t seem to ever have a problem, but please advise your parents about the difficulty of the hike before coming.
When you sign up, please put your name, number of people coming with you (parents, siblings, etc.), your phone number, and if you/your parents have a car and how many people you could take in your/your parents car.
Bouldering Trip
Date/Time: Sunday, September 22. 10am-4pm.
Trip Capacity: We will be able to take 5-10 people (so sign up and we will email you if you are on the trip).
Details: This trip will head out from the Kaufman parking lot at 10am. We will be bouldering at Purgatory and Tumbling Run. This trip is open to anyone who has been certified at the rock wall (you can do that any day this week, check the facebook page for hours). All abilities are welcome and encouraged to attend. We will get back to campus by 4 at the latest. The club will provide crash pads. If you need shoes, please indicate that in your comment along with your shoe size.
Trip Leader: Kelly Thompson, (410) 615-4434
Kayaking on the Conodoguinet Creek!
Date/time: Sunday, September 22. Depending on interest we will hold a trip in the morning and a trip in the afternoon. The morning trip will be from 9-1 and the afternoon trip will be from 12:30 to 4. Please indicate in your comment which trip would be your preference or if both will work.
Trip capacity: There will be one leader on each trip and four outing club members. We will email you if you are on the trips.
Description: This is a chill kayaking trip down a small river with a rope swing and a cave at the turn around point. No kayaking experience is necessary. You should bring your lunch if you are going on the morning trip. We will provide the kayaks, paddles, PFDs, and dry bags. The boats are the same material as white water rafting boats, so you will be sitting in the water when in the boats. Please bring a warm polypro top layer and a raincoat. All trips depart from Kaufman parking lot.
Additional info: If we decide it is too cold, we will lead hiking trips. We will email you if we need to make any changes.
Kayaking on the Conodoguinet Creek!
Date/time: Saturday, September 21. Depending on interest we will hold a trip in the morning and a trip in the afternoon. The morning trip will be from 9-1 and the afternoon trip will be from 12:30 to 4. Please indicate in your comment which trip would be your preference or if both will work.
Trip capacity: There will be one leader on each trip and four outing club members. We will email you if you are on the trips.
Description: This is a chill kayaking trip down a small river with a rope swing and a cave at the turn around point. No kayaking experience is necessary. You should bring your lunch if you are going on the morning trip. We will provide the kayaks, paddles, PFDs, and dry bags. The boats are the same material as white water rafting boats, so you will be sitting in the water when in the boats. Please bring a warm polypro top layer and a raincoat. All trips depart from the Kaufman parking lot.
Additional info: If we decide it is too cold, we will lead hiking trips. We will email you if we need to make any changes.
Tomorrow (9/17) there will be an afternoon hike somewhere in the woods near here. The trip will leave from the front of the Treehouse (532 W. Louther St) at 4:30. You will return to campus no later than 6:30. There are 4 spots on this trip (unless you have a car, then you can sign up and say that in your comment). If you sign up and decide not to attend, please call Sam.
Trip Leader: Sam Pollan, (919)-880-3383