Saturday November 21, 2009
Rock Climbing 101
Dates/Times: Mondays, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7
Location: OA Climbing Wall, southeast corner of Football Stadium, 2nd level
If you are interested in learning to rock climb, this course will teach you all the essential techniques of climbing, including tying in, belaying and specific climbing techniques like weight shifting, stemming, and laybacks. The class includes a half-semester climbing wall pass. All equipment provided by OA. Sign up at the OA TripStore.
Thursday nights at the OA Climbing Wall - FREE! (Alcohol Initiative Event)
10:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. (and every Thursday night this semester except Oct. 29 and Nov. 5)
Location: OA's state-of-the-art Climbing Wall in the southeast corner of Football Stadium (second level)
These events are funded by the Trustee Alcohol Initiative Fund promoting non-alcoholic social activities on campus. No previous experience is required and we have all the gear (and snacks!) you'll need. The Climbing Wall opens for regular hours next week and it's free to all students!
OA Climbing Wall Schedule
Location: OA's state-of-the-art Climbing Wall in the southeast corner of Football Stadium (second level). FREE for Undergraduates and Graduate Students
Open Hours:
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Monday, 8 p.m.–10 p.m.
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Tuesday - Friday, 4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Course - Intersession
Dates: Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., then daily 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. ending Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, around noon
Location: On Campus (to be announced)
This 80-hour advanced first aid (WFR) course, taught be Wilderness Medical Associates, is specifically designed to emphasize the wilderness context-remote locations, severe environments and simple improvised equipment. The course will cover patient examination and evaluation, body systems and anatomy, trauma care, environmental emergencies, splints, wilderness rescue, and backcountry medicine. This course meets 10 hours each day with morning lectures and afternoon skills practice including simulated rescues, daily quizzes, and a final exam. Be prepared for awesome outdoor first aid simulations!
People who successfully complete this course receive a three-year certification and are eligible to teach wilderness first aid on campus. The course will be held on campus to make it easy for seniors and others to participate. Sign up at the OA TripStore.
OA This Week |
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| Monday, November 16 | Rock Climbing 101 Class 4:30 - 6:30 PM, Climbing Wall, Stadium Second Level Climbing Wall Open Hours 8:00 -10:00 PM, Climbing Wall, Stadium Second Level |
| Tuesday, November 17 | Climbing Wall Open Hours 4:30 - 6:30 PM, Climbing Wall, Stadium Second Level Heartsaver Adult CPR & AED 7:30 - 10:30 PM, Frist Multipurpose Room |
| Wednesday, November 18 | Climbing Wall Open Hours 4:30 - 6:30 PM, Climbing Wall, Stadium Second Level |
| Thursday, November 19 | Climbing Wall Open Hours 4:30 - 6:30 PM, Climbing Wall, Stadium Second Level Climbing Wall Alcohol Initiative Event - FREE 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM, Climbing Wall, Stadium Second Level |
| Friday, November 20 | HEART WIlderness First Aid Class 2:30 - 5:30 PM, Jadwin Hall |
| OA Next Week | |
| Monday, November 23 | Rock Climbing 101 Class 4:30 - 6:30 PM, Climbing Wall, Stadium Second Level Climbing Wall Open Hours 8:00 -10:00 PM, Climbing Wall, Stadium Second Level |
| Tuesday, November 23 | Climbing Wall Open Hours 4:30 - 6:30 PM, Climbing Wall, Stadium Second Level |
| Wednesday, November 18 | CLIMBING WALL IS CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING |
| Thursday, November 19 | CLIMBING WALL IS CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING |
| Friday, November 20 | CLIMBING WALL IS CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING |
Outdoor Action Receives High Meadows Sustainability Funding for a Second Year
Outdoor Action also has received a second year of funding toward its goal of becoming more sustainable, both on and off the trail. The experiential learning program for entering freshmen held each fall before the start of classes will continue to disseminate sustainability information to more than 900 students annually. Last year, the funding provided the support to research and develop a sustainability curriculum for Outdoor Action leaders.
Support the OA Climbing Program through the Joe Palmer ’84 Memorial FundFor the first twenty-five years of the OA Climbing Wall, students paid to use the facility in order to offset the costs of equipment and to cover the wages of the student Climbing Wall Staff. During the spring of 2008 we received a one-time grant through Janet Dickerson, Vice President for Campus Life, to allow the Wall to be free for all students. Thanks to that support the number of students using the Wall doubled in one semester and we continue to operate the Wall free for undergraduates and graduate students. Joe Palmer ’84 was one of the keystones of OA’s climbing program in the eighties and helped to build the first climbing wall in 1983. He died in a climbing accident in Yosemite in 1985. A number Joe’s friends in the Class of ’84 and Joe’s family have instituted a special fund in memory of Joe to support the climbing program at Princeton. Our long term goal is to build an endowed fund in Joe’s name to generate $25,000 in annual funds to ensure that this wonderful resource remains free to all students and to support new initiatives like Peak Potential Princeton. Please visit the new Wall on your next trip to campus and watch for our special Wall events at Alumni Day and Reunions. For more information and photos of the new Wall go to www.princeton.edu/~oa/climb and for information on how to make a donation to the Joe Palmer ’84 Fund contact OA Director, Rick Curtis (rcurtis at princeton or Laurie Russen in the Development Office (lrussen at princeton) |
