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; 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 guide
lines 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 consensus decision.
Everyone participates in shaping and owning decisions. 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 before, during, and
after the trip. Every participant is expected to pitch in and help the
group effort.
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The Allard and Casey Memorial
Library 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 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.
In order to facilitate cooperative trips, the Outdoor Program purchases and
maintains a variety of recreation equipment which is available for OP trips.
This equipment is also available for OP Co-op member & UO Student pri
vate outtings (see page 2 for details on our new OP Gear Rentals Program).
For details on this equipment call our trip facility at 346-4371 or check our
website http://outdoorprogram.uoregon.edu. The trip facility is located at
the comer of 18th and University.
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Whether initiating a 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 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: http://outdoorprogram.uoregon.edu
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: 346-4365
OP Trip Facility - Ed Fredette: 346-4371
Coordinator - Dan Geiger: 346-0636
Assistant Coordinator - Suzanne Hanlon: 346-3730
Address: UO Outdoor Program, EMU, 1228 University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR 97403