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!THE PAST!
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CSC OUTING CLUB
- 2005/2006/2007 -
President: Nick (Nak) K.
Vice President: Sean M. & Greg K.
Clerk: Leo M.
Treasurer: Nick H.
ROCK CLIMBING CLUB
-2006/2007-
President: Greg K. (Now Works @ Franklin Handholds)
Vice President: Nick (Nak) K.
Clerk: Cody D.
Treasurer: Peter B.
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Past Trips & Events:
( '05 Fall to '07 Summer )
>Fall:
'05 - Revived the Outing Club after an almost five year extinction of what was once one of CSC's biggest club!
-Deer Leap Climbing Class w/ Steve Lulek GMCC Owner!
- Rumney Rock Climbing Class w/ Steve Lulek GMCC Owner!
'06 - (Pic's On FaceBook)
-Oct. 1st: Wet - Hike Blueberry Hill
- Oct. 6th - 7th: Hike or Camp at Bird Mt. 2,216 ft - (Nice Pic's)
- Oct. 13th: Kayak / Canoe @ The Waterbury Reservoir
- Oct. 13th - 14th: Tuft's 1st annual Presidential Ridge Race in the White Presidential Mountains of New Hampshire - W/ Bates, Colby, MIT, Green Mountain, Castleton, Tufts, Dartmouth, & Plymouth State!
- Oct. 20th/ 21st: Trip to Lincoln Gap (It snowed!)
-Oct. 21st: Hike/Run Pico Mt. w/ the new Snow!
- Oct. 25th: Deer Leap Rock Climbing Mid. Week Adventure!
- Oct. 28th: Attempt to hike Mt. Mansfield in freak snow/rain storm!
- Nov. 4th: Pine Park Camping (Low Key)
- Nov. 11th: Mt. Zion-Zen Gardens / Hiking / Climbing
- Nov. 12th: Hike / Cave / Rock Climb @ Mt. Independence in Orwell, VT
- Nov. 19: (2:30 to 6pm) - Bird Mt. (2,216ft) Free Climb and Hike off Birds Eye -
Rt. 4A - Took less than 4 hours and in the Dark w/ Snow!
- Nov. 30th: BOX CITY - Thursday - Over night "SLEEP OUT" held to raise awareness of homelessness.
- Dec. 6th: Green Mountain College Hosted - Intercollegiate Rock Climbing Comp. @ Green Mountain Climbing Center in Rutland, VT (CSC Cleaned Up the house!) Green Mountain, UVM, Castleton, and a few High Schoolers
- Dec. 27th: SLEDDING @ Smuggs (Hot Tubb, Pool, and Hot Chocolate)
- Climbing at Petra Cliffs Burlington - Dec. 31st 2006
- Skiing @ Killington!
'07 -
√ August-
√ Sunday 26: Orientation trips:
>Kayak @ Glen Lake
>Hike @ Birdseye
>Mountain Bike @ Birdseye ATV Back Trail (4E)
>Climbing @ CSC Rock Wall
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√ September-
√ Saturday1st: Hike @ White Rocks / Harvest Moon Festival (Camping!)
√ Sunday 2nd: Mt. Zion, Crystal Beach
√ Saturday 8th: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Volunteering (Articles #1 , #2, & #3)
√ Sunday 9th: Hike @ Brandon Gap (Sunrise Shelter, LT – Rainy)
√ Friday 14th: Camp on Bird Mountain (Birdseye Mt. Range)
√ Saturday 15th: UVM OC Fest in Burlington from Noon -11pm (Bands - Vendors - Organic Food)
√ Sunday 16th: Bouldering / Hiking @ Smugglers Notch (Sunny Day)
√ Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd: IOCA: Lake George (NY) Turtle Island – Kayak/Canoe/Camping/Other Clubs/FUN
√ Sunday 23rd: Free Climbing @ Petra Cliffs in @ Burlington (10am to 6pm)
Music, slideshows, food, prizes, Dyno comp (Nick got in on the Comp & Prizes), free clinics, demonstrations by the area's best climbers, and a full line of Mammut demo gear.
+ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN WITH AIDS+
*Sept. 22nd (rain Sept. 23rd) http://www.climbfest.com/ DCR Quincy Quarries Historical Site ~ (9am-4pm)
√ Saturday 29th -Sunday 30th: Parent’s Weekend (Bring the P-Rents)
>Rock Climbing: Deer’s Leap
>Hiking: Deer’s Leap
>Kayak/Canoe: Glen Lake
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√ October-
√ Thursday 4th: Ecuador Trip Presentation! (1pm Rock Wall) - E-Mail the OutingClub@Castleton.edu if you wanta go but can't make it!
* Friday 5th-Sunday 7th: IBEX TENT SALE! www.IbexWear.com
√ Friday 5th to Sunday 14th: October Break :
>Friday 5th to Sunday 7th: Geology Conference Trip to Quebec City
>Tuesday 9th to Friday 12th: Acadia National Park & Mount Katahdin Trip
>Saturday 13th: TUFTS – White Mountains (NH) Presidential Ridge Relay Race (Hike)
*RIT – ABS COMP! - Red Barn – Rochester NY - CLIMBING COMP!
√ Tuesday 16th: CSC OC MOVIE! *Okemo Promo – Give Away – Raffle – Food n’ Drink – T-Shirts*
“Seven Sunny Days” Match Stick Production @ 8pm Herrick Auditorium!
* Oct. 18th – 21st: EMS UPGRADE YOUR GEAR – 20% Off Everything Sale (ALL EMS Stores & Web) - Buy $100 & get a $25 Gear Bucks Card!
√ Friday 19th-Sunday 21st: Mount Marcy, NY (Highest Mountain!)
* Oct. 20th / 21st: All Sport, Rec, & Fitness EXPO @ Champlain Valley Expo – VT
√ Sunday 21st: Cave Exploring – Dorset Marble Cave - VT
√ Friday 26th-Sunday 28th: Halloween Weekend :
* Friday 26th: Petra Cliffs (Burlington) FREE MOVIE “EARN IT” Mountaineering @ 8pm
-Follow 4 VT ski bums around the world famous Chugach Range, Alaska. Shot on location in Turnagain Pass, Girdwood AK, Thompson Pass, & Vadez AK.
>All Ages welcome 30 min of video and 30 min of Narrated Photos! (Check out a Preview at www.petracliffs.com)
√ Saturday 27th: ABS COMP! - White Mountain Rock Gym – Bethlehem NH - CLIMBING COMP!
* Saturday 27th - Sunday 28th: Kayak / Canoe: Glen Lake - Night Paddle + OverNight!
√ Monday 29th: UVM - 3rd Annual - Climbing (FREE) MOVIE Night! @ Billings C C Theater - 7pm
-UVM Climbing Club - E11, First Ascent, KING LINES - Sharma's new flick!!! FOOD & PRIZES!!!
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√ November-
√ Saturday 3rd-Sunday 4th: Deer’s Leap Climbing/Camping
√ +Primitive Skills Class - Solo Weekend!
* Saturday 3rd: ABS COMP! - Carabiners – New Bedford, MA - CLIMBING COMP!
* Thursday 8th: The Telluride Film Festival MountainFilm @ MIDD. College - 7:30pm (McCardell Bicentennial Hall is technically at 276 Bicentennial Way)
√ Friday 9th-Saturday 10th: EMS/ MAMMUT - BOULDER COMP! – MetroRock - Newburyport, MA - CLIMBING COMP!
√ Friday 9th-Saturday 10th: Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) CLUB DAY = 20% SALE OFF EVERYTHING
* Monday 12th: Meathead Film’s ~ WANDERLAND - LSC Outing Club @ Lyndon (7pm to 10pm)
- Alexander Twilight Theater (PRIZE & GIVEAWAYS)
√ Friday 16th: Hike up Birds Eye (1st peak - Late Night)
√ Saturday 17th: ABS COMP! - Petra Cliffs – Burlington, VT - CLIMBING COMP! (Nick #3 for Rec. Division)
* Saturday 17th: PW07 - A Telemark Ski Film - Powder Whore - Irish Pub @ the Long Trail- 9pm
*ETSU Climbing Comp! East Tennessee State University? ($25 Also includes a t-shirt and a place to stay all weekend)
Wednesday 21st-Sunday 25th: Thanksgiving Break
√ > COLORADO TRIP: Drove to Boulder... Saw the Flat Irons... Hot Springs... Canyons... Climbing Gyms... Friends... & so much more!
* Wednesday 28th: High School Comp. @ GRMCC – Help!?!
√ Friday 30th: CSC Intercollegiate - Rock Comp. (DYNO & SPEED) @ Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center (Rutland)-All ARE WELCOME TO WATCH OR CLIMB!!! (POSTER)
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√ December-
√ Saturday 1st -Sunday 2nd: Long Trail – Governor Clement Shelter + Solo woods overnight!
* Saturday 1st: ABS COMP! - Stone Age Rock Gym– Manchester, CT - CLIMBING COMP!
Friday 7th - Sunday 9th:
√ Friday 7th: RPI - ROCK GYM CLIMB & OVERNIGHT!
* Mt. Mansfield – Hike/Snowshoe - Camp at Butler Lodge to Northern
√ Skiing: Okemo or w/e
* Saturday 8th: ABS COMP! - MetroRock North – Newburyport, MA - CLIMBING COMP!
√ Sunday 9th: Extreme Home Makeover ~ 7pm Campus Center Lounge (Show starts @ 8pm – Come early with your blue work shirt for prizes & Giveaways)
√ Friday 14th: CSC Intercollegiate - Rock Comp. (DYNO & SPEED) ( #4)
@ Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center (Rutland) - All ARE WELCOME TO WATCH OR CLIMB!!!
* Saturday 15th: ABS COMP! - Rhode Island RG – Lincoln, RI - CLIMBING COMP!
* Sunday 16th: ABS COMP! - Rock Ventures – Rochester, NY - CLIMBING COMP!
√ Saturday 15th-Sunday 16th: Local!
>Sledding @ CSC Freestyle Park Hill - CSC Rock Wall Climb – Cross Country Ski’n
>(Exams Study’n)
√ Friday 21st: MIDD. Snow Bowl, Vt - SKI
√ Friday 21st -Monday 31st: Semester Break
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>Spring/Winter:
'06 - (Pic's)
- Day Hike up Birdseye Mt.
- Camping at Birdseye Peak!
- Skiing @ Killington / Pico!
- Trips to Green Mountian Rock Climbing Center in Rutland, VT
'07 - (Pic's)
- Multi day Skiing @ Killington / Pico!
- Week Day Trips to Green Mountian Rock Climbing Center in Rutland, VT
- Jan. 6th - Electric City Rock Gym - "Off the Deck" ABS Bouldering Comp. @ Schenectady, NY
- Jan. 20th - Go Vertical - Regional ABS Rock Climbing Comp. @ Stamford, CT
- Feb. 2nd - Intercollegiate Rock Climbing Comp. @ Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center in Rutland, Vt - Event 7pm to 9pm! Eastern Mountain Sports - Sponsored and Given AWARDS! Hosted by the CSC Outing & Rock Climbing Clubs
- Feb. 3rd - Ice Climbing Class @ West Rutland Quary
- Feb. 10th Sat. - Watched: TUBBS Snow Shoe Race @ MAD RIVER GLEN - *Special Olympics Penguin Plunge - Burlington Coast Guard on the Water Front! *Sat. Night! Climbed @ UVM Vertical Wall & Bouldering Hallway!
*Late Night! Meet up with UVM Rock Climbing Crew Fun times!
- Feb. 11th - Snowshoe Up Mt. Philo (968ft Elv.) Then went Rocking Climbing @ Midd! College Rock Wall!
- Feb. 13th - 15th - Camped Out in the Snow Storm (Woke up to 1.5 feet up the tent), SnowShoe... FUN!... Went Powder Skiing (Thighs o' Fire)!
- Feb. 21st - BirdsEye Mt. Snow Shoe Straight Up & Back Country Skiing
- Feb. 24th - Dartmouth Rock Comp Feastival...!
- March 3rd - Woodstock "THE WALL" Sport Climbing Series Comp! & Speed Climbing!
- March 3rd - Sledding @ Hubbardton Battlefield - NIGHT TIME
March 2nd to 4th - IOCA - Mount Holyoke Winter fun!
- March 7th - An Inconvenient Truth @ CSC Glenbrook Gym - 7 p.m.
- March 11th - NATO Telemark Festival - Mad River Glen, Fayston, Vt.
*MAD-RIVER-ROCKET (5 Sled’s) Pick Up in Warren, Vt.
*Climbing @ Midd. Rock Wall!
- March 13th (2pm) MAD RIVER ROCKET - Sled Test - Romance Mt.
- March 16th - CSC ROCK COMP #2 @ Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center in Rutland, Vt - Event 6pm to 9pm!
- March 17th & 18th- MIT Rock Comp Feastival!
March 20th (N~Period - 12:30 to 1:30) PE Major's Club Event on Using Climbing Walls in the Physical Education Classroom @ CSC Rock Wall!
- April 14th - Midd! Climbing COMP! (12pm)
April 15th - White Water Rafting!?!
- April 19th - 22nd: Climbing @ Rumney, NH!
- April 21st: Rock Climbing @ Dear Leap, VT!
April 21st - 22nd - Unity College Outing Club Eco-Challenge - IOCA
- April 22nd: Pond Skimming @ Killington, VT
(Nick Came in #34 out of 75 & it was his 1st time)
- April 26th Rock Climbing @ Dear Leap, VT
- May - Mount Zion - Castleton, VT
May 3rd (Thursday) - Middlebury Mountain Club will be having its annual Film Fest.
*Doing Something Cool for Spring Break?
*Get it on Film!
May 5th - White Water Rafting!
- May 6th - Climbing & Repelling Class @ Falls of Launa, Brandon, VT.
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>Summer:
'06
- Kayaking & Lessons for Upward Bound Staff.
- Canoe Day Trip
- Hike - Eagle Rock - Hubbardton, VT
- 10 Miles on the Long Trail - Brandon Gap to Middlebury Gap!
- Hike up Slate Pit near Bomo!
- Camping @ BirdsEye Base
'07
- May 13th - Long Trail Starting to MASS to Rt. 103 & Parts...
Others Are Welcome to join along the Way No Worries - Call the trip Cell @ 802-989-2371 & Leave a message!
MAY 19th - Petra Cliffs SCS Regional Climbing Comp & Championship!
- June - Canoe - Rangeley Lakes in Mid-Upper Maine ~ (Hulbert Center)
- June - Hike - Mount Mansfield (Laura Cowles Trail to Taft Lodge then down Sunset Ridge Trail)
- June - Hike - Mount Washington (Lions Head to top then to Tuckermans)
- June - Climb @ Rumney (Black Jack Boulders & The Pound)
July 7th 2007 - Mt. Moosilauke NH, Climb for IOCA's 75th Anniversary
- July - Kayak - Lake Champlain (Pics: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4)
- July - Canoe - CT River (12 miles) ~ (Hulbert Center)
- July - Climb @ PickleDish NH (Dartmouth Ski Way) ~ (Hulbert Center)
- July - Climb @ Eagle Hollow - Vershire, VT
- July - Climb @ Ragged Mountain - CT
- July - Biking - Burlington Bike Path
- August - Kayaking - Off the coast of Maine (Video)
- August - Climb @ Bolton, VT
September 14th/15th - Reach the Beach Relay Race, NH
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