SPRING 2014
University of Georgia
Outdoor
Recreation
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Instruction & Trainin
GUIDING STATEMENT
Semester
Climbing Wall
Trips
The UGA Outdoor Recreation program exists to lead and
facilitate opportunities for participants to be engaged in
and learn within a variety of outdoor recreational activities.
Our staff desire/strive to create a culture of accessibility,
community, respect, and trust within these activities so that
participants feel empowered and comfortable in the world of
outdoor recreation and the natural environment.
Challenge
Course
Outdoor
Recreation
Center (ORC)
POLICIES
Weekly
Events
Who can participate?
For Athens Tech students, only
those activities occurring outside
of the Ramsey turnstiles are
open for participation. The
following lists show which
activities are available by not
being blacked out. If you have
any questions, please contact
Lance Haynie, Assistant Director
for Outdoor Recreation at
[email protected].
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For any activity/clinic
taking place past the
Ramsey turnstiles, a
current Ramsey Student
Center membership is
required. Activities in this
category will be noted
with two price categories
(Student/Faculty-Staff)
and include SCUBA
courses, Climbing Wall,
Kayak clinics, and some
other educational clinics.
All current full-time UGA
fees paid students are
automatically members
of the Ramsey Student
Center. UGA Faculty and
Staff must opt in for a
Ramsey membership—
please visit the cashier’s
window, located in the
Ramsey lobby, or call
706-542-5060 for more
information.
For clinics/trips taking
place in the academic
classrooms and/or outside
of the Ramsey Student
Center, no membership
is required. Activities
in this category will be
noted with three price
categories (Student/
Faculty-Staff/Non-UGA)
and include backpacking,
caving, hiking, paddling,
and other outdoor trips.
These activities are open
to anyone who wishes to
register. Minimum age for
participation is 16 years of
age. All pre-trip meetings
are mandatory.
How to register
All registration can be
completed at the Cashier’s
Window located in the
lobby of the Ramsey
Student Center. Please
bring your UGA ID card
and be prepared to pay
by cash, check, Bulldog
Bucks, MasterCard, Visa,
American Express or
Discover. Registration
deadlines are specified
for each trip/clinic in this
catalog and on our website
recsports.uga.edu/
outdoor.
All participants must
complete a liability waiver
and health history at
the time of registration.
To expedite registration
time, these forms can
be completed online and
printed prior to coming
to the Ramsey Student
Center to pay the required
fee. Visit recsports.uga.
edu to find the Climbing
Wall Clinic and Outdoor
Rec Trip registration forms.
Challenge Course
Let the UGA Challenge Course
Help Your Organization
We provide fun, safe programs that engage participants in
activities that help them get to know the members of their
group, identify essential elements of good teamwork, and learn
effective ways to manage people and tasks. We offer half or
full-day, low or high course, indoor or outdoor experiences.
Across campus and across town programming is also available.
Please call 706-542-9077 or email [email protected] and ask
about what we can do for you!
Challenge Course
Rates*
Half-Day
Full-Day
UGA Student Group
$14
$28
UGA Faculty/Staff
$16
$32
Non-UGA (non-profit)
$19
$38
Non-UGA (corporate)
$44
$88
*Prices are per person.
*UGA groups can also reserve our indoor low or high
course for a 1.5 - 3 hour block at the rate of $4/per
person/per hour.
*Groups of 10 - 60 welcome
*Outdoor high course experiences are only available
after your group has completed the low course.
Friday
Night
HEIGHTS
Jan. 10 (FREE WEEK),
Jan. 24, Feb. 7 & 21,
Mar. 21, Apr. 4 & 18.
Interested in becoming a UGA Challenge Course
Facilitator? It is strongly recommended that you
sign-up for the Challenge Course new Facilitator
Training Series listed on page 6.
FRIDAy Night Heights – Every
other Friday (from 5 - 8 pm in Gym East) in
the Spring 2014 semester, the indoor high
challenge course transforms into an open
access time for you to bring your dorm group,
student organization, or just a group of your
friends. To pre-register your group, please
come to the Ramsey cashier’s window M-F
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Cost is $5/per person or $4/
person if you bring a friend.
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Semester
Trips
Check the FACT SHEETS at recsports.uga.edu/outdoor for
more detailed information on each trip and clinic.
Trip/Destination
Backpacking Tray Mountain**
Date(s)
Sign-up DEADLINE
Fee*
Sat-1/25-26
1/21
$60/$65/$70
Day Hike: Blood Mountain
Sat-2/1
1/30
$20/$25/$30
Snorkel with the Manatees**
Fri-2/7-9
2/3
$200/$225
Day Hike: Panther Creek
Full Moon Hike Black Balsam Knob, NC**
Caving at Anderson Springs Cave**
Backpacking and Camping at Providence Canyon**
Sat-2/8
2/5
$20/$25/$30
Sat-2/15-16
2/11
$60/$65/$70
Sat-2/15
2/11
$65/$70/$75
Sat-2/22-23
2/19
$60/$65/$70
Rapelling/Rock Climbing Yonah Mountain**
Sat-3/1-2
2/25
$60/$65
Backpacking Chattooga River Trail**
Sat-3/1-2
2/24
$60/$65/$70
Zip-line/High Adventure Course
Sat-3/22
3/19
$55/$65/$75
Sat-3/29-30
3/25
$65/$70/$75
Fri-4/4-6
4/1
$60/$65/$70
Hang Gliding: Lookout Mountain**
Fri-4/18-19
4/14
$160/$170/$180
Whitewater Rafting: Ocoee River
Sat-4/19
4/16
$60/$65/$70
Day Hike Tallulah Gorge
Sun-4/20
4/17
$20/$25/$30
Sat-4/26-27
4/22
$60/$65/$70
Sat-4/26
4/22
$60/$65/$70
Vertical Caving in Rusty’s Cave**
Kayaking on Lake Jocassee**
Backpacking Tray Mountain**
Whitewater Rafting: Ocoee River
*Fee categories (Student/Faculty-Staff/Non-UGA)
**Pre-trip meeting is MANDATORY; please check Fact Sheets at recsports.uga.edu/outdoor for details on date, time, location.
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Clinics & Trainings
CLINICS & TRAININGS
Date(s)
Sign-up DEADLINE
Fee*
ORC Gear Clinic: Camping
Wed-1/15
1/14
$10/$15
Beginner Scuba #1**ǂ
Wed-1/15
1/14
$170/$180
Free Climbing Technique Clinic
Thur-1/16
1/15
FREE
Thur-01/23-25
1/22
$15/$20/$25
Ultra Light AT Backpacking Clinic
Tues-1/28
1/27
$10/$15/$20
Alcohol Stove Building Clinic
Thur-1/30
1/29
$10/$15/$20
Cold Weather Camping Clinic
Wed-2/5
2/4
$10/$15/$20
Basic Wilderness Survival Clinic
Thur-2/6
2/5
$10/$15/$20
Rescue Scuba Diver Clinic**
Wed-2/12
2/7
$200/$225
K-9 Backpacking Clinic**
Backcountry Cooking Clinic
Thur-2/13
2/11
$10/$15
Land Navigation Clinic**
Tues-2/18-20
2/14
$15/$20/$25
Advanced SCUBA starts**
Wed-2/19-26
2/14
$95/$105
Knots Tying Clinic
Wed-2/19
2/18
$10/$15/$20
Fly Fishing Clinic
Sat-2/22
2/19
$10/$15/$20
Challenge Course Facilitator Training Series**
Mon-2/24-4/5
2/20
$195/$225
Bike Maintenance Clinic starts**
Tues-2/25-27
2/21
$15/$20/$25
Kayak Roll Clinic
Thur-2/27
2/26
$15/$20
Climbing Anchors Clinic
Wed-2/26
2/24
$15/$20/$25
Water Purification Clinic
Wed-3/5
3/4
$15/$20/$25
Fire Building Technique Clinic
Thur-3/6
3/5
$15/$20
Wilderness Advanced First Aid
Mon-3/10-11
2/7
$350/$375/$400
WAFA Bridge Course to Wilderness First
Responder/ WFR Re-Cert
Thur-3/13-16
2/7
$275/$300/$325
Beginner SCUBA Clinic #2**ǂ
Wed-3/19
3/17
$170/$180
ORC Gear Clinic: Paddling
Wed-3/19
3/17
$10/$15
Leave No Trace Clinic
Thur-3/20
3/18
$10/$15/$20
Plant Identification Clinic
Wed-3/26
3/24
$10/$15/$20
Unicycle Clinic starts**
Tues-4/1
3/28
$30/$35/$40
Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga Clinic
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Sat-4/5
4/2
$20/$25/$30
Whitewater Kayak Clinic starts**
Thur-4/10-12
4/9
$80/$90
Advanced Wilderness Survival**
Thur-4/10 &12
4/8
$30/$35/$40
SCUBA Nitrox Clinic**
Tues-4/15-17
4/11
$95/$105/$115
Nature Photography Clinic starts**
Wed-4/16 &19
4/14
$15/$20/$25
Whitewater Kayak Clinic starts**
Thur-4/17-19
4/6
$80/$90
ACA Swift Water Rescue Clinic**
Sat-4/25-27
4/23
$80/$90/$100
*Fee categories (Student/Faculty-Staff/Non-UGA)
**This clinic/training has multiple meeting times. Please check Fact Sheets at recsports.uga.edu/outdoor for details on
date, time, location.
‡For Beginner SCUBA courses, pool sessions are scheduled with the instructor during the first evening of class; one
Thursday evening and one Monday evening pool session are required. The SCUBA courses offered by UGA Outdoor
Recreation DO NOT certify participants. After completing the courses offered by UGA Outdoor Recreation, a separate set of
certification dives must be scheduled with the instrcutor for full certification to be awarded.
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706-542-4677
Department of Recreational Sports
Division of Student Affairs
The University of Georgia
201 Ramsey Student Center for Physical Activities
330 River Road
Athens, GA 30602-6502
recsports.uga.edu/outdoor
UGA Outdoor Recreation
706 - 542 - 4677
[email protected]
Lance Haynie
Assistant Director for Outdoor Recreation
[email protected]
Susan Powell
Coordinator for Outdoor Recreation
[email protected]
Joey Robinson
Graduate Assistant for Outdoor Recreation
[email protected]
For information about employment opportunities with UGA
Outdooor Recreation contact our staff listed above.
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