Outdoors Club at Pitt

Hey all POCers. The meeting tonight was super silly. The numbers were low, but those we had were pretty on point. The black knight was there, every single power ranger, and I think I even saw Chuck Norris' glorious nose. Abe Lincoln, I can't even tell ya how goofy it was. I guess you just should have been there to find out for yourself. Ant Man ever showed up, did you know that he had HUMAN, yes, normal HUMAN strength. Pretty crazy, I know. Getting all TAKENesk. We seem to have a dilemma. While sorting out the gear room this weekend we discovered missing gear, including helmets and sleeping pads. Those of you who have these, we know who you are. We will find you, and we will put you on the black list unless you contact Rita "Cheeta" Keil. at rsk35@pitt.edu . Careful, she's vicious. Let's get that gear back safely home to the gear room where it belongs. It's scared and alone, and just wants to go home. Bring the gear home. It loves its home....

Captain's log Tuesday 2/17/2015 9:02 PM eastern standard time, Planet: POCia I have landed on a strange planet. There are many strange creatures here sporting unusually poofy coats and hardy boots. It seems as if they are mid travel, taking a break in a small room congregated together for some kind of service. The building that they are congregates in is oddly shaped like an old space ship. They speak of doing strange things like walking many miles for no apparent reason and climbing sheer rock faces for no purpose. They are a strange group, but they seem harmless and friendly. Captain out. Beam me up Scottie. Welcome welcome all POCia citizens. We have all kinds of winter fun coming up so stay tuned! First off, the not so fun stuff. We will be starting a Black list for people restricted from going on trips. If you do the following, you WILL earn yourself a spot on the BLACK LIST (DUH DUH DUH, cue psycho music) : • Have a piece of gear out from a previous trip • Not show up ...

REUNITED, AND IT FEELS SO GOOD!!! Has it been midnight yet? Yep, good, here we go! What's up my wonderful wilderness folk of the forests, creatures of the caves, members of the mountains, and people of the ponds? Remember that semi-platonic love we confessed for all of you? Well, we've had trouble sleeping at night (mainly Tuesdays) knowing we weren't nestled safely under the sheets of your inbox. But don't worry, we won't ever leave you again and the club will even make it up to you by taking you out on many outdoorsy dates in the near future! I guess what we are saying is, will you be our valentine? Now onto some more mildly entertaining intro before the semi-legitimate business. POC, we are done! (That was a short lived relationship) Through! (Really short) Never, ever, ever getting back together (You know it's bad when there is a T-Swift song involved). I mean it, this is it (duh, duh, duuuhhhhh). Tonight is my last email of the POC meeting minutes and I wa...

The Horizon You wake to the sun, breaking the clouds The air shaking off its misty shrouds The stars dim as the brightness grows And the last log on your fire softly glows You smell the coffee and hear your friends, Realizing as night finally ends That it's a new day, finally here With the mission at hand, ready and near Rolling out of your tent, you look towards the sky, Seeing a mountain of stone, looming up high Packing your gear with one thought in mind To view the horizon, leaving the surface behind It's all been for this, to summit the peak And gaze out on everything, is of what you do speak After persisting all day, you stand at the top But what's viewed in the distance soon makes you stop Out on the vista, stands another grand peak A brand new horizon for you to go seek Off in the distance, another challenge there lies, For those with a spirit, and fire in their eyes To crest one more mountain, that is your goal, And take a look at oneself, in body and soul So the j...

The Horizon You wake to the sun, breaking the clouds The air shaking off its misty shrouds The stars dim as the brightness grows And the last log on your fire softly glows You smell the coffee and hear your friends, Realizing as night finally ends That it's a new day, finally here With the mission at hand, ready and near Rolling out of your tent, you look towards the sky, Seeing a mountain of stone, looming up high Packing your gear with one thought in mind To view the horizon, leaving the surface behind It's all been for this, to summit the peak And gaze out on everything, is of what you do speak After persisting all day, you stand at the top But what's viewed in the distance soon makes you stop Out on the vista, stands another grand peak A brand new horizon for you to go seek Off in the distance, another challenge there lies, For those with a spirit, and fire in their eyes To crest one more mountain, that is your goal, And take a look at oneself, in body and soul So the j...

What is up everyone in the POC!? Happy New Year from your lanky liaison of literary letter writing and hope you all had a happy, merry, festive, jovial, cheerful, jolly, and especially outdoorsy winter break! Can you even wait any longer for a whole new year of nature-filled goodness with {clearly the best club on campus[I mean it(seriously!)]} the PITT OUTDOORS CLUB!!!<3!!!:)!!!!?!!!#POC!!! Are you ready for some backwoods adventure? How about some front woods exploration? Or are you more of a side to side escapade person? Well no matter, because we cater to all kinds whether you be a mountain man, water woman, bouldering boy, kayaking cutie, hiking hero, the list goes on and on and we love all of you (Yes, you specifically!) in a (mostly) platonic sort of way. Enough of the rambling though because there are legitimate announcements to be made. Are you one of the people that was disappointed it didn't snow much over break? Did you ask Santa to turn the thermostat to artic chill...

It's that time in the week we have been waiting for my weary wanderers. Don't worry, we've only got about a week of wandering wearily left and after weeping over exams you feel you wasted a week working towards, we can all welax and wejoice they are wover. In case you couldn't tell, this morning's email is brought to you by the letter W, as in Wumbo. You know, I wumbo, you wumbo, he – she – me…wumbo. Wumbology! The study of wumbo?! It's first grade, but that's beside the point. Friday. 6pm. VO Seasonal Hike. Be there or be square(pants). Seriously though, this is the last club activity of the year so come out and enjoy one more day with your favorite club. Here's the link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V0g8UJ-CR9qYh47FQ5_XZlYqN2Kipr1GVx6I1QXClKQ/edit?usp=sharing Not very involved in volunteering on campus? Maybe it's about time you give a thread! Signup for the extremely laborious job of receiving clothes and gently placing them in a box! ...