Answers to your questions What is the trip philosophy? Our trips are much more like traveling with a group of friends than going on a guided tour. Nothing is more rewarding than learning experientially among friendly peers and creating your own outdoor adventure. Rather than offering a series of trip packages,we encourage participants to create, launch and fulfill their own adventure dreams or just join someone else's dream! OP trip philosphy can be summed up in the following words: Cooperative Self-propelled Noncompetitive LOW"COSt Egalitarian Participant Initiated What kinds of trips are offered? As long as a trip is aligned with the OP philosophy anything and anywhere is possible. The OP has been all over the world: Tibet, Nepal, Cuba, Northwest Territories, and South America to name just a few. Trips in our own backyard are frequent; nearly every weekend we ski, hike, boat or climb. Come talk with us about the possibilities! Mountaineering Rock Climbing Kayaking Mountain Biking Canoeing HikitlO What are the trip guidelines? All OP trips are open to any qualified participant to join and all trips are posted a reasonable time before the trip departs. Cost, decisions, and work is shared on OP trips- this means that expenses are low, descisions are con sensus based, and everyone pitches in to make the trip a success! Shares Wort, Shgrgd COSt Shared Decisions Can you help me plan my own trips? Yes, yes, yes! That's why we're here! Whether you're initiating an OP trip or planning a private outing, the Outdoor Program serves as your backcountry information center with libraries, boards, maps, videos, equipment rental information and a knowledgeable staff that's ready to help you with trip planning and preparation. 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 including: Helpful Staff Friendly Staff *+ i ||| I |U