Outdoor
Recreation
Upcoming Events
Skydiving has been rescheduled. Please stop and see Joel Williamson to reconfigure your times to jump later this week!
October 18: "Climbing the Peaks" Moutain Climbing Trip-TBA
October 25: Paintball Trip-TBA
November 1 : "Explore the Caves" Spelunking Trip (Worley's Cave-Erwin, TN)
Skydiving
 Each
year in September, fifteen students get the opportunity
to skydive. This year we were fortunate enough to host the
Skydive
Smoky Mountains dive team in Wise.
Students were able to see the entire campus from 12,000
feet in the air.
Whitewater Rafting
 Students
loved the whitewater rafting on the Gauley River in West
Virginia so much, it has now become an annual event. More
than two dozen students enjoy this trip each fall.
Hikes
 Long
day hikes are another popular event. Enjoying the natural
beauty of our surroundings at local High Knob, the Breaks
Interstate Park, and the Cumberland Falls of Kentucky provides
some great exercise, too.
Hiking and camping
gear are available for students to check out in planning
their own outdoor experiences.
Camping
 Overnight
camping excursions are part of the outdoor recreation experience,
too.
Students may also
borrow equipment (including tents, sleeping bags, lanterns,
fishing poles, etc.) for their own camping trips.
Special events
 Special
events are held both on-campus and off-campus. One of the
most visible and most popular on-campus events is the portable
climbing wall. Other on-campus events include a fishing
tournament and 'night under the stars' at the UVa-Wise observatory.
Off-campus events
include skydiving, camping, whitewater rafting, hiking,
canoeing, paintball battles, amusement park adventures,
snow skiing, snow tubing, ice skating and the occasional
road trip to watch the Cavs Football or Basketball teams
play.
The outdoor recreation program strives to offer a variety of outdoor adventures for students to take advantage of the natural wonders of southwest Virginia and its surrounding area.
For more information about the program, contact Chris Davis, Associate Director of the C. Bascom Slemp Student Center or Nick Marshall, Assistant Director of Recreation and Intramurals, at (276) 376-4513.
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