FAQ
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What’s Moosilauke’s phone number? (603) 764-5858.
What’s Ledyard’s phone number? (603) 643-6709.
What’s the XC Center’s phone number? (603) 643-6534.
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DOC Clubs
- Bait and Bullet
- The Big Green Bus
- Boots and Saddles
- Cabin and Trail
- Cycling Club
- Environmental Studies
- Ledyard Canoe Club
- Mountaineering Club
- Organic Farm
- Ski Patrol
- Snowboarding Club
- Winter Sports Club
- Women in the Wilderness
Destinations
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Dartmouth Outing Club
The Dartmouth Outing Club is the oldest and largest collegiate outing club in the country. Anyone — member or not — may stay at our cabins, go on our trips, rent our gear, and take our classes. The club will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2009. See The Centennial Page for more information.
Trips and Activities
Visit the Dartmouth Outing Club Google Calendar for a complete listing of DOC Events.
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Ongoing Activities
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Forestry Team!
Blitz: FTD Description / Difficulty level: Beginners welcome, no experience necessary. Learn to use axes, large saws, throw axes, build fires, log rolling, and other woodsmen-related skills. Then go and compete with other schools at woodsmen's meets! It is awesome. Also you will get burly and get to play outside.
12 am Wednesday to 12 am Monday, October 1 to December 1, 2008 - FREE!
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TODAY Friday, October 10, 2008
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Mt. Cube Bridge and Overnight
Blitz for info:lel Description: come finish bridge construction (easy), then stay for a pleasant overnight stay at hexacube shelter. Leave and return times negotiable.
3 pm Friday, October 10, 2008 - FREE!
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Lodge Dinner
Description: Come to the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge this Friday evening for a delicious dinner. Blitz Paul Magyar
5 pm Friday to 7 pm Wednesday, October 10, 2008 to December 31, 1969 - $7
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Ascent of Great Gulf, Washington
The plan is to leave Friday night and either tent or stay in a cabin, depending on vacancies. Saturday morning we will wake up early for an ascent of Mt. Washington via the Great Gulf. The Great Gulf trail is one of the most challenging and technical in the northeast. We will be climbing on terrain with large boulders that may be covered with snow and ice while going up a sustained 100% slope. It would not be unlikely to encounter bad weather (like 20F and 60+ mph winds), so please take all of this into consideration. We would like you to have a good deal of winter experience for this trip. Distance will be 17 miles. This will be one of the most exciting trips of the term with breathtaking scenery and exhilarating terrain. Blitz for info: winski or Chelsea Little
6 pm Friday to 8 pm Saturday, October 10 to 11, 2008 - $7 ($5 for DOC members)
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Bait and Bullet Feed
Come hang out at Phi Delt, eat food, meet people in Bait and Bullet, and learn about/sign up for trips this week. Blitz Bait and Bullet for times!
8 pm Friday, October 10, 2008
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TOMORROW Saturday, October 11, 2008
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Harris Lodge Work Partay
We will be installing a sink, working on the privy, cutting firewood, and working on other odds and ends of Harris, the DOC's newest and biggest cabin. Plus Harris is so pretty so you should check it out (hi 12s).
8 am Saturday to 8 am Sunday, October 11 to 12, 2008 - FREE!
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Apple Picking
For our big fall harvest party we will be cidering for the guests. But first we need to pick the apples! We'll be going to Poverty Lane to buy cidering apples and cooking apples. We have a few spots lefts (so far: Kerry, Ana, Emil, Steven, Kamini, Laura, Arran, James, Elle) so blitz back if you want to join us!
9:30 am to 12 pm Saturday, October 11, 2008 - FREE!
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Harris Lodge Overnight
Come hang ye out and help in the final stages of building Harris lodge. Join us either saturday morning or mid day. We will be insalling a sink among other crazy, fun projects, where you will learn awsome construction skills (no experience neccesary). At the end of the day enjoy a hearty, well deserved dinner in the beautiful harris lodge. Fall asleep in front of a crackling fire after shmores, mafia and general rustic chillin. We wake on sunday in the glorious and cozy lodge to a delightful breakfast. We will laugh and work until about noonish, where upon we will return to ye old campus.
1 pm Saturday to 1 pm Sunday, October 11 to 12, 2008 - FREE!
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Contradancing in Norwich
Cross the river to Norwich, VT to attend one of the regular contradances at Tracy Hall. No experience is required; everything is taught. Usually a great time. Bring $7 for admission.
8 pm Saturday to 7 pm Wednesday, October 11, 2008 to December 31, 1969 - FREE!
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Sunday October 12, 2008
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Camel's Hump!
Camel's Hump is one of only three 4000-footers in Vermont, and it's the only undeveloped one, so it's going to be quite spectacular! Come enjoy beautiful fall colors [next weekend should be peak leaf season!] in a beautiful state [Vermont = my favorite state!] over a beautiful camel-hump-shaped rock formation [from whence the mountain gets its name]. It should be a moderate-level hike, about 6.5 miles round-trip. Come enjoy the splendor of autumn in Vermont!! Blitz for info: 'thebun' or 'yando'
8 am to 6 pm Sunday, October 12, 2008 - $5 ($3 for DOC members)
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Monday October 13, 2008
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Organic Farm Meeting
Students and others interested in the Dartmouth Organic Farm meet in the basement of Robinson Hall to plan happenings at the Farm and discuss related issues. All are welcome.
5 to 6 pm Monday, October 13, 2008
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Ledyard Canoe Club Council
Come learn about what club members are up to and upcoming whitewater and flatwater canoeing and kayaking trips. Anyone interested in going on a paddling trip or getting involved in the Ledyard Canoe Club should come to a Monday night meeting in Room 14-15 in the basement of Robinson Hall.
9 to 10 pm Monday, October 13, 2008
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Cabin and Trail Meeting
Cabin and Trail (C&T) organizes hiking and cabin trips, and also maintains the DOC's ten cabins and seventy-five miles of the Appalachian Trail. Anyone interested in going on a hiking trip or getting involved in C&T should go to a Monday night meeting in Room 14-15 in the basement of Robinson Hall to learn about upcoming activities within the club. C&T trips and activities are open to everyone.
10 pm Monday, October 13, 2008
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Tuesday October 14, 2008
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Mountaineering Club Feed
The Dartmouth Mountaineering Club (DMC) organizes rock and ice climbing trips and mountaineering expeditions around the world. The DMC holds weekly feeds at 7 West Street. Bring a bowl, a spoon, a fork, and $3 for dinner. Come hear stories and get info on trips and climbing conditions.
8 pm Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - $3
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Thursday October 16, 2008
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Group Dynamics ProSeminar
Come learn about group leadership in outdoor settings - how to encourage a positive experience, avoid problems and deal with uncooperative participants. Open to all. Required for certification as a DOC leader. Blitz Rory if you plan to attend. If you would like to co-teach (no experience necessary), please discuss with Rory! Meet in 14/15 Robinson Hall.
5 to 6 pm Thursday, October 16, 2008 - FREE!
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Ledyard Canoe Club Feed
The Ledyard Canoe Club organizes paddling trips and competitions. The club holds weekly feeds at its clubhouse by the Connecticut River. Come and learn about what the club is up to!
6:30 pm Thursday, October 16, 2008 - $3
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Friday October 17, 2008
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Bait and Bullet Feed
Come hang out at Phi Delt, eat food, meet people in Bait and Bullet, and learn about/sign up for trips this week. Blitz Bait and Bullet for times!
8 pm Friday, October 17, 2008
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About the Dartmouth Outing Club
The Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC) was originally formed in 1909 to “stimulate interest in out-of-door winter sports”, and quickly grew to encompass the College’s year-round out-of-doors recreation. The club has undergone constant evolution over the course of its 99-year history to meet the ever-changing needs of its members.
Today the club has over 1,500 student members (about a quarter of the College’s student population), and about as many non-student members, making it (to our knowledge) the largest collegiate outing club in the nation (as well as the first). The DOC organizes trips in the out-of-doors, provides outdoor leader and medical/safety education, maintains over seventy miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and is the first introduction to the College for most of the incoming students. The DOC also plays an active role in stewardship of the environment through the Big Green Bus and its close relationship with Sustainable Dartmouth.
Due to its size, the Dartmouth Outing Club is organized as an umbrella organization for about a dozen member clubs, which each specialize in an aspect of outdoor recreation. Membership in the DOC is open to all members of the Dartmouth community, and to others who share common interests, so get involved!
Links
Appalachian Mountain Club · AMC Lodging · Green Mountain Club · The Long Trail · Randolph Mountain Club · Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Association for Experiential Education · Student Conservation Association · Outward Bound · National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) · Intercollegiate Outing Club Association · Upper Valley Trails Alliance · Sustainable Dartmouth
Other Outing Clubs: Amherst College Outing Club · Bowdoin Outing Club · Bucknell Outing Club · Colby Outing Club · Cornell Outing Club · Duke Outing Club · UMass Outing Club · MIT Outing Club · McGill Outing Club · Mount Holyoke Outing Club · New Hampshire Outing Club · Penn State Outing Club · UPenn Outing Club · Princeton Outdoor Action · Purdue Outing Club · Rensselaer Outing Club · Syracuse University Outing Club · UVM Outing Club · Williams Outing Club · Wisconsin Hoofers · York University Outing Club
