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Cooperative Qrips
Fall is here! The rivers are running and the trails are clear of snow so pull out your
kayak, tune-up your mountain bike, and dust off your hiking boots because it’s
time for adventure! There will be dozens of cooperative trips posted on the OP trip
board this season. Our philosophical format is summed up with these words:
egalitarian, experiential, low-cost, noncompetitive, self propelled, cooperative,
environmentally sound, participant initiated, and open ended. Nothing is more
rewarding than learning experientially among friendly peers and creating your
own outdoor adventure. Rather than the Outdoor Program offering a series of trip
packages, we encourage and help participants create, launch and fulfill their own
adventure desires. If you're not into what you see posted by others on the board,
and you want to get outdoors, post a trip sheet yourself. The trip board is a
wilderness ride board. Someone puts up a trip idea and off it goes!
Elements of OP trips:
• Trips must be open. All trip sheets must be posted on the trip board and be open
to any qualified participant to sign up, and must be posted a reasonable time
before the trip. When a trip sheet is posted, at least half the spaces must be open
to anyone able to participate.
• Cost sharing. All group expenses are shared equally and fully by the group.
Because trips share only actual expenses, trips can be incredibly inexpensive.
• Decision sharing. Everyone is encouraged to give input in a consensus
decision. Everyone participates in shaping and owning decisions. Decisions are
often better and more creative with everyone brainstorming rather than a single
“leader” making all the decisions.
• Work sharing. Each trip requires a fair amount of group work before, during
and after the trip. Every participant is expected to pitch in and help.
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O^P Q^esource Center
Whether initiating an O.P. trip or planning one on your own, the Outdoor Program
serves as Eugene's backcountry information center with libraries, boards, maps,
videos, equipment rental information and lots more to assist with trip planning and
preparation. Our resource room houses the trip board where adventures are posted,
groups are formed, and dreams come true! We also host clinics, workshops, and
slideshows on everything from Sea Kayaking in Baja to Environmental Action
Projects, to Avalanche Safety Clinics. If we don't have the answer to your outdoor
question, we know how to find it. Come by and visit the EMU Outdoor Program; you’ 11
be amazed at the array of cool outdoor information we have on hand!
OnNovember5,1995, UO students Frank
Allard and Michael Casey failed to return
to camp after a summit attempt on the
North Sister on a private outing. The
Allard and Casey Memorial Safety Li
brary was created by the UO Outdoor
Program and the ASUO in response to
this tragic accident. This Library makes a
variety of wilderness safety gear and
resources available for any UO student or
Outdoor Program Co-op member for wil
derness outings. There is no charge for
any of the gear, although any cell phone
use must be reimbursed. Users are also
responsible for any loss or damage. Cell
phones, VHF radios, GPS units, Avalanche
transceivers, snow shovels, and more are
available for use; call or drop by the office
to reserve equipment.
O^P ^Equipment Co-op
In order to facilitate cooperative trips, the Outdoor Program purchases and
maintains a variety of recreation equipment which is available only for Outdoor
Program trips. For details on this equipment call (346-4371) our trip facility, The
Bam, located at the corner of 18th & University.
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Want to go bike touring? We have new trailers and panniers for your mountain
bike or road touring pleasure! Check out the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route or
join the six-week bike trip in Ecquador in late May!
Contact conformation
http://outdoorprogram.uoregon.edu
The Outdoor Program litis a popular e-mail list of those that would like to receive
a notice of the current week’s upcoming on campus events. Fill in the submission
form onourwebpage, orsend tin e-mail directly todgeiger@darkwing.uoregon.edu
with a subject message, "add events list" and nothing in the message body.
Event, trip and general O.P. Information: 346-4365
OP Trip Facility' (Bam) - Ed Fredette: 346-4371
Coordinator - Dan Geiger: 346-0636
Assoc. Coordinator - Suzanne Hanlon: 346-3730
Address: UO Outdoor Program, University of Oregon,
Rm 37 EMU, Eugene, OR 97403