Trips, Gear & Resources
Cooperative Trips
Spring is here! The rivers are running and the trails are clear of
snow. It’s time to 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 offer a series of trip packages, the OP encourages and
helps participants create, launch and fulfill their own adventure
dreams. If you don’t see the trip for you posted on the board, post a
trip sheet yourself. The trip board is a wilderness ride board; some
one 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. All trips must be
posted a reasonable time before the trip departs. When a trip sheet
is posted, at least half the spaces must be open to anyone able to
participate. These guidelines insure that everyone that is qualified
to participate is welcome on all trips posted on our board.
Cost Sharing. All group expenses are shared equally and fully by
all participants in a group. Because trips share only actual expenses,
trips can be incredibly inexpensive.
Decision sharing. Everyone is encouraged to give input in a con
sensus decision. Everyone participates in shaping and owning de
cisions. Decisions are often better and more creative when every
one brainstorms together rather than a single “leader ” making all
the decisions.
Work sharing. Each trip requires a fair amount of group work be
fore, during, and after the trip. Every participant is expected to pitch
in and help the group effort.
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Equipment Facility
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 our trip facility at 346
4371. The trip facility is located at the comer of 18th and University.
On November 5, 1995, UO students
Frank Allard and Michael Casey failed
to return to camp after a summit at
tempt on North Sister on a private out
ing. The Allard and Casey Memorial
Library was created by the UO Out
door Program and the ASUO in re
sponse to this tragic accident. This Li
brary makes a variety of wilderness
safety gear and resources available for
any UO student or Outdoor Program
Co-op member for wilderness 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.
Resource Center
Whether initiating a trip or planning one on your own, the Outdoor
Program serves as Eugene’s backcountry information center with li
braries, 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 slide shows
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.
OP Contact Information
OP Web Page Address:
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OP Events & Trips E-mail List:
The Outdoor Program has a popular e-mail list of those that would
like to receive notice of the current week’s upcoming on-campus
events and trips. Fill in the submission form on our web page and
we’ll give you advanced notice of events and trips of the week.
Phone Numbers:
Event, trip and general OP Information:
OP Trip Facility - Ed Fredette & Steve Carper:
Coordinator - Dan Geiger:
Assistant Coordinator - Suzanne Hanlon:
Address:
UO Outdoor Program, UO, Room 37 EMU, Eugene, OR 97403
346-4365
346-4371
346-0636
346-3730