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VISIT THE BASECAMP

Located right on campus, serving as a community resource for all ¶¶Òõ̽̽ students looking to get outside. Basecamp provides gear rentals for all-season backcountry travel, a wide array of map and guidebook resources, and a team of student leaders who will gladly help with it all. Basecamp is open Monday- Thursday (10am-3pm) and Fridays (10am-4pm) during the academic year, with limited operating hours during the summer.

JOIN A CLUB

¶¶Òõ̽̽ has many organizations, big and small, that explore the great outdoors. Organizations include the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Outing Club, Chicks on Sticks, People of Color Outdoors (POCO), the Ski and Snowboard Club (SSC), and many more! And if the organization you're searching for doesn't exist, don't worry - the Student Government Association can help guide you through creating your own organization here at ¶¶Òõ̽̽.Ìý

TAKE A TREK

What could be better than kicking off your college experience with a week of fun, adventure, and bunch of brand-new friends? For over 40 years, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ TREK has provided incoming students with extraordinary adventure-sport, backcountry, and service experiences, all as an opportunity to connect with their new ¶¶Òõ̽̽ community just before the start of their fall semester.

LAND A JOB

Whether it’s working for one of the positions we hire or developing the marketable skills needed to be a successful applicant for a job at an outdoor company, we’ve got you covered. TREK leaders go through a rigorous backcountry leader training program and gain first-hand experience leading a trip. We also work with local instructors to provide professional certification courses to get you the credentials you need to enter the field of Outdoor Education, Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Guiding. Gaining these credentials will also allow you to be hired by Outdoor Programs in additional capacities! The course we can help you take here in VT are:
• SOLO Wilderness First Aid and Wilderness First Responder
• American Canoe Association Canoe Instructor, Coastal Kayak Instructor, and Whitewater Kayak instructorÌý
• Rope Course Facilitator training analogous to an Association for Challenge Course Technology level 1
• AIARE Avalanche Safety Level 1 training
• American Mountain Guide Association Climbing Wall Instructor & Single Pitch Instructor

You can also apply to be on the leadership team for the or , Become a TREK Leader,Ìýor check out all the leadership development programs available in connection with Outdoor Programs.