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OP TRIPS, SEHR & RESOURCES
OP Cooperative Trips
Spring 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, noncom
petitive, self propelled, cooperative, environmentally sound, participant
initiated, and open ended. Nothing is more rewarding than learning expe
rientially 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 adven
ture 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. Deci
sions are often better and more creative with everyone brainstorming
rather than a single “leader.”
• 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
the group effort.
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In order to facilitate cooperative trips, the Outdoor Program purchases
and maintains a variety of recreation equipment which is available only
for OP trips. For details on this equipment call (346-4371) our trip facility,
The Barn, located at the 18th & University.
On November 5, 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 Library was created by the
UO Outdoor Program and the ASUO in re
sponse to this tragic accident. This Library
makes a variety of wilderness safety gear and
resources available for any UO student or Out
door Program Co-op member for wilderness
outings. There is no charge for any of the gear,
although any cell phone use must be reim
bursed. 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.
OP Resource Center
Whether initiating an OP 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 us; you’ll be amazed at the array of cool outdoor information we
have on hand!
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