U of T Outing Club

Feel free to stop by the UTOC office this Thursday from 2:30-6PMt at 21 Sussex Ave, Room 607 during the annual club crawl at Sussex clubhouse.

We are having our first pub night in the New Year this Thursday, January 28 at Victory Café starting at 9pm. It is located at 581 Markham St, close to Bloor and Bathurst. The link to directions is below. Come out and catch up from the holidays and plan some new trips.

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The new office hours for this term are from 12-6PM on Mondays at 21 Sussex Ave, Room 607.

Happy New Year.  We started out the New Year with a Cabin Race trip this past weekend. Look for the trip report in the coming days.

We resumed office hours this Monday, January 11. They will be held regularly on Mondays from 10-5PM and are located at 21 Sussex Ave, Room 607.

Below are a few upcoming UTOC events / trips:

Jan. 8-10 Cabin Race
Jan. 22-24 Cross-country skiing weekend
Feb 5-7 Cabin (theme tbd)
Feb. 19-21 Quinzee Weekend

For a list of all UTOC events/trips and for details, please refer to the listserv.

Dec 4th : Christmas/ End-of-term party!
-6:30pm - Skating at Nathan Phillips
-9:00pm - Pub night at Toby’s Famous Eatery (on College)

We also have a hike scheduled for this weekend. Details are in the listerv email.
Dec 5th : Highland Creek day hike

Here are a few things occurring over the next couple of weeks:

Nov. 27-29 Bridge and Poker Weekend at the Cabin

Nov. 30th: November Pub Night at the Duke of York

Dec. 4: UTOC Christmas Party

Thursdays at 7PM: Weekly indoor rock climbing at Rock Oasis

TRIP REPORT:
This past weekend, fourteen UTOCers hiked the Dufferin Quarry Bruce side trail near Milton. We lucked out with some of the best weather imaginable considering the time of year. A little more than an hour into the hike, we stopped for lunch on a small cliff overlooking a pond. Disregarding the incessant presence of ladybugs, the serene lunch in the sun was a nice reprieve from the expected November in Toronto. One member even went swimming, though not entirely on his own intention to do so. The rest of the trail took us through to the Niagara escarpment. From there on, we traveled along its cliff and finally crossed a bridge that gave an unobstructed view of the Quarry itself. Following a dinner with most of the group, we headed back to Toronto to wrap up a nice Sunday away from the city.

~John

There are a few trip updates. All UTOC trips are posted and coordinated through the listserv for members.

Nov. 13 – 15 (Fall Break): Cabin Maintenance Weekend
-Be surrounded by the Fall colors while participating in maintaining the xc ski trails this Nov. 13-15. As past experience has shown, it is a lot of fun. Usually we only work on Saturday while enjoying the last moments of Fall on Sunday.

Nov. 25: Pub Night at the Duke of York starting at 9PM.

Dec. 4: Christmas party
-We will be heading out to go ice skating in the evening and then head over to a pub to celebrate the end of classes (and hopefully no exams)!

December, Snowshoeing in Algonquin
-An update with exact dates and some details will come in a couple of weeks.

Here are a couple trips planned for January so far.
-Cross-Country Skiing Cabin Weekend
-Trip to the Adirondack Mountains

Thursdays at 7PM: Climbing at Rock Oasis
-There is a group of UTOCers that go climbing weekly over at Rock Oasis down at Bathurst and Front. No experience is required, but an introductory lesson is required for new climbers.

The executive will be running several trips in the Fall, and we have finally scheduled when and what these will be. Obviously, in addition to these trips members are encouraged to lead their own, but the trip schedule for the Fall currently looks like:

September 4th- UTSU Club’s Day @ King’s College Circle

September 16th- Fall General Meeting (8pm in the Debates room at Hart House) followed by a pub night

September 25-27- New Member’s Weekend @ the cabin

October 2-4- Hiking trip (either the Adirondacks or New Hampshire TBD)

October 2-4- A Weekend of Horror and Apple Pies @ the cabin

October 9-11- Killarney Canoe Trip

October 16-18- Caving Weekend @ the cabin

October 23-25- Gourmet Foods Weekend @ the cabin

November 7th- Hiking at the Dufferin Quarry

December 4th- Skating @ Nathan Philips Square followed by a Christmas Party and Pub Night

*Weekly Climbing at Oasis- Thursday Nights (Time TBD) stay tuned

*Monthly Pub Nights- Last Wednesday of each month

This differs slightly from the mailing list version, as the Gourmet Weekend and Caving weekend needed to be swapped. Sign up for most of these events will begin at the Fall General Meeting on Sept. 16th. More details on the meeting will be posted.

UTOC will have a tent at the Clubs fair on Sept. 4th. The Fair runs from 12 to 4, and we plan to be there the whole time. Come down and keep us company or renew your membership. We will be preparing and serving smores.