Thursday February 09, 2012

Outdoor Action Newsletter: January 2012Frosh Trip photo - May 2012

38 years of Outdoor Adventure 1974–2012

Become an OA Leader! Spring leader training is starting!

OA Leaders are role models and mentors for more than 60 percent of the incoming class. The leadership skills used on the trail are the same ones the OA Leaders bring back to campus as leaders of student organizations, athletic teams, and social clubs. The Outdoor Action Leader Training program is recognized across the country as one of the most comprehensive college outdoor leadership programs. We have trained over 300 OA Leaders (on campus now) making Outdoor Action the largest leadership group at Princeton. Become part of this special Princeton experience and train to become an OA Leader! Visit the OA Leaders webpage for details.

Trekking Nepal: Alumni Trip

Rocks and Docs in the Annapurna Sanctuary

May 5-22, 2012
A joint program of Princeton Journeys and Outdoor Action

Heading to Annapurna

Outdoor Action is offering a unique trip for Princeton alumni to explore the majesty of the Himalayas and to learn about the challenges inherent at highâ€altitudes and the geology of this amazing landscape. Join fatherâ€son team Robert 'Brownie' Schoene '68, a world expert in high altitude physiology and medicine, and Blair Schoene, Assistant Professor Geosciences at Princeton.
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Outdoor Action Indoor Climbing WallClimbers

The top rope climbing room is 32 feet high and 66 feet across with 12 belay stations. It incorporates the latest in climbing wall technology with both vertical and overhanging sections as well as a roof and three artificial cracks. Climbers of all abilities are welcome. Experienced instructors will be on hand to teach skills and assist in solving particular climbing routes. OA will provide harness and climbing shoes. The Climbing Wall will be open only to students, faculty, and staff of Princeton University and PUID required. The Climbing Wall is open throughout the academic year except during breaks, reading period and final exams. Visit the OA Climbing page for open hours, location of the Climbing Wall, classes, and more information. Climbing Wall location: inside the southeast column of the Football Stadium, 2nd level.

Climbing Wall - Open Hours

Semester open hours (starting Monday, February 6)
  • Monday and Wednesday: 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Climbing is FREE for Princeton University students, faculty and staff. PU ID required.

Thursday Night Rocks! Climb from 10 p.m. - 1 a.m.

No previous experience is required and OA provides the gear, music, snacks and fun! Climb every Thursday night (starting Friday 9) except during mid-terms. Limited to students with PU ID. Location: OA's Climbing Wall in the southeast corner of Football Stadium (second level). Campus student organizations interested in bringing their group to the Wall on Thursday nights (a great team-building, fun event) can contact the OA office for details and to register: oa@princeton.edu. We may be limited to how many groups can be at the Wall, so sign up early (first-come, first-served). Thursday night climbing is funded by the Trustee Alcohol Initiative Fund promoting non-alcoholic social activities on campus.

What's Indoor Climbing All About?

 

CPR manikinFirst Aid & CPR

Heartsaver CPR course (with AED training)

    Outdoor Action teaches American Heart Association (AHA) CPR classes. Our HeartSaver CPR course instructs participants how to recognize and treat life-threatening emergencies, including cardiac arrest and choking for adults and children over age 1. Students also learn to recognize the warning signs of heart attack and stroke in adults and breathing difficulties in children. This course will instruct you how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Participants successfully completing the course will receive AHA certification good for two years. Departments wishing to schedule a special course should contact 8-6230. CPR course fees: students $40, faculty/staff $55.
    Sign up at the     OA TripStore.
    Dates/Times/Locations (Only one session from below list is required):

      • Wednesday, 2/15/12, from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Location: Frist MPR "C" (for HEART Wilderness First Aid participants)
      • Friday, 2/17/12, from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Location: Frist 307 (for HEART Wilderness First Aid participants)AED unit
      • Sunday, 2/26/12, from 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Location: Frist 307
      • Friday, 3/2/12, from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m., Location: to be announced
      • Saturday, 3/17/12, from 10:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Location: Frist 307 (for HEART Wilderness First Aid participants)
      • Sunday, 3/18/12, from 10:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Location: Frist 307 (for HEART Wilderness First Aid participants)
      • Sunday, 3/18/12, from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Location: Frist 307 (for HEART Wilderness First Aid participants)
      • Tuesday, 3/20/12, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Location: Frist MPR "A" (for HEART Wilderness First Aid participants)
      • Tuesday, 3/27, from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Location: to be announced

        • The University's Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program has placed AED units in Public Safety vehicles, certain athletic facilities, and other approved locations. Click here for a list of AED locations on campus.

HEART (Health Education & Rescue Training)First Aid sim
Wilderness First Aid course

This intensive course covers patient examination and evaluation, body systems and anatomy, wound care, splinting, environmental emergencies, and backcountry medicine. Hands-on simulations provide first-hand training in treating patients. This is an excellent course taught by experienced Wilderness First Responders and Emergency Medical Tenchnicians and is highly recommended to anyone traveling in the outdoors. Successful completion of the WFA and CPR courses fulfills the First Aid requirements for OA Leader Training (other first aid courses do as well, contact the OA Office for more information.) WFA course fee: $105 students, $130 faculty/staff. Sign up at the OA TripStore.

Course requirement: CPR certification (must be completed prior to starting HEART Wilderness First Aid)

Dates/Times/Location for spring '12:

  • "C" session: 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m., Wednesdays: Feb. 22, 29, March 7, 28, and April 4, 11, 18. Sign up for CPR separately. Location: Jadwin Physics A06; or
  • "D" session: 2:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Fridays: Feb. 24, March 2, 9, 30, and April 6, 13, 20. Sign up for CPR separately. Location: to be announced; or
  • 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Spring Break "Fast Track - A": Tuesday, March 20 – Sunday, March 25. Sign up for CPR separately. Location: Jadwin Physics A06; or
  • 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Spring Break "Fast Track - B": Tuesday, March 20 – Sunday, March 25. Sign up for CPR separately. Location: Jadwin Physics A07; or
  • 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Spring Break "Fast Track - C": Tuesday, March 20 – Sunday, March 25. Sign up for CPR separately. Location: Jadwin Physics A09; or
  • "E" session: 2:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Fridays: March 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27 and two classes during reading period. Sign up for CPR separately. Location: to be announced

Frosh Trip 2011 Featured in PAW

Frosh Trip Group PA64

 

 

 

Frosh Trip 2011 was both one of our most successful and one of our most challenging trips. Read all about this year's program in this article from the October issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly.

Read Article.

 

 

OA Leader Training Program

How Do I Become An OA Leader?

Are you interested in leading a Frosh Trip or leading other OA Trips during the year? Complete your Leader Training this spring! OA's Leader Training Program is considered one of the most comprehensive in the nation and has been used as a model by schools across the country. In the Leader Training Program participants develop skills in leadership, group facilitation, outdoor safety, first aid, and valuable wilderness travel skills. Don't consider yourself outdoorsy? You don't need to have any previous outdoor experience to become an OA Leader. We provide all the training you need to learn to lead and facilitate groups in the outdoors. We are looking for a diverse group of students, graduate students and staff who can provide leadership for incoming students. Upon successful completion of the program you are eligible to apply to lead OA trips.

For detailed information regarding the OA Leader Training Program, requirements and course descriptions, visit: OA Leader Training Program and Requirements

Leader Training RequirementsOA Leaders

To see the dates/times for the training sessions below, visit the OA Leader Training Schedule.

To register for any of the Leader Training sessions visit the OA TripStore

First Aid requirements:

  • HeartSaver CPR with AED
  • HEART Wilderness First Aid
  • HEART Epinephrine training session

Outdoor Skills requirements:

  • Leader Training Course (include Leave No Trace training session)
  • Managing Safety in the Backcountry workshop

Facilitating Group Communication:

  • Facilitator's Workshop
  • Leadership & Group Dynamics Workshop

Leader Training Trip:

  • Leader Training Trips are 6-day outdoor skills experiences offered during Intersession in January and in May after final exams.

 

How Do I Sign up?

Sign-ups for trips and courses are on the OA Tripstore on the Web. Students are billed to their University account. Faculty and staff must pay by check. If you have any questions, please call the OA Office.

OA Web Site: www.princeton.edu/~oa/
OA Tripstore Sign-ups: https://oa.princeton.edu/tripstore/
OA Office: Dillon Court West, 8-6230

OA Equipment Room: Outdoor Action has an extensive supply of backpacking and camping equipment that is available for rental (backpacks, sleeping bags, stoves, cooking gear, tents, etc.) if you are interested in running your own trip. Any member of the campus community may rent equipment (PUID required). Rental costs are minimal. Outdoor Action's Equipment Room (ER) is located at 350 Alexander Street and is open for equipment rental throughout the semester (with the exception of school breaks and final exams). For more information check out the OA Equipment Rental Brochure. Please call 8-6417 or 8-6230 for information.

This newsletter is published each semester to provide information about Outdoor Action's upcoming trips and programs. The Outdoor Action Program (OA) is Princeton University's outdoor experiential education program administered by the Princeton-Blairstown Center.