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Trips, Gear & Resources
Fall is here! The rivers are still running and the trails remain clear
of snow; it’s time for adventure! Kayaking, hiking, rock climbing,
mountain biking, you name it; 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, environmen
tally 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; 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. 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 deci
sions. Decisions are often better and more creative when everyone
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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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
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Resource Cefllel
Whether initiating a trip or planning one on your own, the Outdoor Pro
gram 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 slide shows on every
thing 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 Uleb Page Hddress:
http://outdoorprogram.uoregon.edu
OP Events 6 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: 346-4365
OP Trip Facility - Ed Fredette: 346-4371
Coordinator - Dan Geiger: 346-0636
Assistant Coordinator - Suzanne Hanlon: 346-3730
Address:
UO Outdoor Program, UO, Room 37 EMU, Eugene, OR 97403