Come stop into the Gear Locker for our office hours. Test out, ask questions, get gear, or just come get to know us. Would love to see you stop by. 

If you anticipate using a FLEET/DOA VEHICLE to tow a Hoofer-owned trailer at any point this fall or winter, then attend this class to get your trailer towing certification! This would include towing a sailboat for lift-out, towing the horse trailer, towing the alpine ski trailer, or possibly towing the outing club canoe trailer. Please note that if someone cannot make this class, other trailer trainings will be offered in the future. Outdoor UW plans on running two trainings each semester. FLEET AUTHORIZATION WITH WISCONSIN HOOFERS IS REQUIRED. If you are fleet authorized with another UW department, you must submit paperwork with our office as well to become fleet authorized with Hoofers. There is no cost for the class. We will meet before the driving demonstration to get started and review the basics. After a short presentation, we will be leaving our meeting location to perform the hands-on portion of the training—dress for being outside.

Previous experience driving a trailer is not required for this training, however, it is helpful as the in-person section doesn't provide much time to practice but instead is mostly meant to demonstrate skills and ability to drive a vehicle with a trailer. 

If there are questions please reach out to Nathan (headofinstruction@hoofersailing.org).

Hello everyone! I am running yet another sport climbing clinic at the Sett, 

If you want to join you must be top rope certified and you must not be comfortable with clipping and belaying. If you are comfortable with said things, and want to learn more, look out for an intermediate sport clinic!

Description: The Wilderness First Responder (WFA) is a 16-hour certification course that will help you prepare for unexpected medical emergencies in wilderness settings. This fast-paced, hands-on training is designed to meet the needs of trip leaders, camp staff, outdoor enthusiasts, and individuals working in remote locations. It will introduce you to caring for people who become ill or injured far from definitive medical care.Classroom lectures and demonstrations are combined with realistic scenarios where mock patients will challenge you to integrate your learning. At the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge, skills, and ability to make sound decisions in emergency situations. You will also leave the course with a certification that is valid for two years from the date of the course. The course is hosted by OutdoorUW and taught by seasoned NOLS instructors in a two-day format, from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. Learning takes place both in the classroom and in outdoor settings regardless of weather conditions, so come prepared for wet, muddy, cold, or hot environments. To learn more about the curriculum please visit: https://www.nols.edu/en/wilderness-medicine/courses/

Should I take the WFA or the WFR? The WFA is a two-day course that primarily focuses on the basics of how to respond to an emergency situation in a remote area. This is perfect for people who are on remote day hikes or shorter trips with friends. This class really focuses on the Patient Assessment System and how to start making decisions on patient care. The WFR is a 10 -day long course that is the industry standard for outdoor professionals with outdoor schools and guide companies..https://www.nols.edu/en/about/wilderness-medicine/

Location: Primary classroom will be held at Memorial Union in Madison-800 Langdon Street. We are not able to offer housing or camping for this course. There are hotels and hostels available nearby. Food is not provided but is available for purchase in the building and at nearby locations to Memorial Union. There is a refrigerator and microwave to chill and warm food. https://info.wisc.edu/plan-your-visit/ 

Register below, call, or stop in the office if there are any questions about this course.

Office hours are posted at https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/outdoor-uw/.

For additional information or questions about this certification course please contact Dan Dunne 608-262-7445 ddunne@wisc.edu 

Hoofer Club Leader Scholarship/Grant: If you are a current Hoofer club member and are hoping to take on more leadership within your club you may qualify for a scholarship/grant to offset the cost of this course. Please submit your application as soon as possible by applying through the links on hooferleaders.org. If you are awarded the scholarship/grant you will receive a follow-up email with directions on how to register for the course using a discount code.      

* Several spots on this course will be reserved for Hoofer members. These spots will be released to the general public 1 month before the course start date *

Heck yeah. Bouldering at Governor Dodge. We will be bouldering at Backbone Ridge in the group camp B area. Here is the MTP for those who want to meet us there or are curious about the climbs: https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106406028/backbone-ridge. We will meet and depart from the MemU parking circle at 10:30am and will return to campus in the evening. Bring shoes, chalk, a weather appropriate outfit and enough water and food for a full bouldering day. Text me at 262-501-0220 if you have any questions or are planning to meet us there.

New to the club or want a refresh on some of your top rope skills? Come down to the Sett where we will host a beginner oriented session on the basics of top rope belaying. This includes learning gear used, proper knots, as well as the technique needed for belaying. The clinic will begin at 11:30 am and end around noon. Gear will be provided if you do not have your own. We will meet outside the Sett in Union South. Hope to see you then!

Come join us to learn the ropes of sport climbing at Hillbilly Hollow. We will plan on leaving Memorial Union at 8AM and returning around 4PM (subject to change depending on how things go). A sport rating will help open up tons of opportunities within the club, so if you are interested it's definitely worth sacrificing your day to try it out! Expect to pay a few bucks to help out with gas but nothing crazy!

Have a boulders membership and want to meet other climbers in HMC? Join us every Tuesday and Boulders downtown for a weekly social! We will meet on the couches at 6pm and climb until 8! Or however long you want to stay. You are also welcome to join later that 6pm if you need. No need to sign up for this event to join! All you need to do is show up.

feel free to email me at events@hoofermountaineering.org or shoot me a text at (507) 316-8531 with any questions. 

Hope to see you there! 

Noah

If you anticipate using a FLEET/DOA VEHICLE to tow a Hoofer-owned trailer at any point this fall or winter, then attend this class to get your trailer towing certification! This would include towing a sailboat for lift-out, towing the horse trailer, towing the alpine ski trailer, or possibly towing the outing club canoe trailer. Please note that if someone cannot make this class, other trailer trainings will be offered in the future. Outdoor UW plans on running two trainings each semester. FLEET AUTHORIZATION WITH WISCONSIN HOOFERS IS REQUIRED. If you are fleet authorized with another UW department, you must submit paperwork with our office as well to become fleet authorized with Hoofers. There is no cost for the class. We will meet before the driving demonstration to get started and review the basics. After a short presentation, we will be leaving our meeting location to perform the hands-on portion of the training—dress for being outside.

Previous experience driving a trailer is not required for this training, however, it is helpful as the in-person section doesn't provide much time to practice but instead is mostly meant to demonstrate skills and ability to drive a vehicle with a trailer. 

If there are questions please reach out to Nathan (headofinstruction@hoofersailing.org). 

Come learn how to use the Adaptive Kayak at Hoofers. Learn about the different tools and how to use the boat to provide paddling experiences for people with mobility needs and or are nervouse about getting in a kayak.

If the weather permits people may get a chance to paddle the boat so please dress appropriately. 

Meet in the boathouse 

Come stop into the Gear Locker for our office hours. Test out, ask questions, get gear, or just come get to know us. Would love to see you stop by. 

Join Outdoor UW for another informative course in the Outdoor Explorer Series (OES).  Learn and practice a new skill that will make you more comfortable and excited for your next adventure! 

Learn all about the outdoor industry's best practices for camping and traveling in bear country on this Outdoor Explorer Series: Be Bear Aware! course to learn the difference between black and brown bears, how to safely travel in bear county, and more. This course will help provide you with a bear saftey toolkit to make you more confident and safe while traveling in bear country. 

Class Learning Outcomes:

• Spot the difference between the 3 main bears you could see in North America

• Understand where “bear country” is and what bear signs look like 

• Learn how to safely navigate and camp in bear country 

• How to set up a campsite in bear country

• Practice with bear safety tools

--- Class is located in the Mendota Lodge on the water lever of Memorial Union (along the lakefront and across from the Outdoor UW office) ----

*** If you are a person with a disability needing reasonable accommodation for this course, please contact our Dan Dunne, ddunne@wisc.edu ***

Didn't get a spot on the RRG trip? Signup for the waitlist here! You will get an email if you make it onto the trip. 

Halloween is nearing and so is the HMC yearly trip to Red River Gorge! Signup here to join us for a weekend of camping, climbing, and a Miguel's Pizza Haloween party! We will also be camping at Miguel's Pizza for the duration of the trip. This trip will require a sport climbing rating at the time of the event, but will not require one at sign up. This trip will be completly run using personal vehicles! This significantly reduces the costs for everyone.

Signing up for this trip will pay for camping and gaurentee you a spot in a car driving down (there is no need to look for a ride yourself).

EXPECT TO PAY MORE THAN THIS. 

Cost of gas will be worked out after the trip. Expect this to be in the range of $25-$45. 

Food is also NOT PROVIDED, so expect to pay for what you will eat. We will make a trip to a grocery store nearby to stock up on send fuel soon after arriving in RRG.

Itinerary:

Thursday, October 24th: Half of group leaves campus at 11am or earlier, other half of group will leave later to accomadate people with labs, exams, etc

Friday, October 25th: Full day climbing in the Muir Valley area. 

Saturday, October 26th: Full day climbing in Miller Fork - Halloween Party at Miguels Pizza!

Sunday, October 27th: Half group - half climbing day at North Gorge, return to Madison. Other Half of Group - full climbing day at North Gorge. 

Monday, October 28th: Other half of group - half day of climbing, return to Madison

***Climbing locations and dates are not necessarily fixed! During the pretrip meeting we can discuss where people would like to climb. 

A waitlist will be opened soon for those who do not initially get a spot on this trip.

IF YOU HAVE A CAR AND WANT TO HELP DRIVE PEOPLE DOWN

let me know! We would love to open up more spots for this event. 

if you have any questions feel free to contact me (events@hoofermountaineering.org) or any other leaders listed on this event. 

Cheers,

Noah Winkel

Hey Hoofers,

On the last Sunday of every month, Boulders hosts an adaptive climbing event, focused on making climbing more accessible, at the East Side location (3964 Commercial Ave, Madison, WI 53714). This program is volunteer-run and a great opportunity to diversify the climbing community that we, as Hoofers, engage with. They are looking for folks to belay and co-climb, no experience necessary, as other volunteers can show you the ropes.

Check out the event and sign up as a volunteer using this link: https://www.bouldersgym.com/adaptive

Boulders East is a 20 minute drive, 30 minute bike ride, or 1 hour bus ride from Madison, so coordinating with other volunteers is the best way to go about it. If you have a car and are willing to drive people, please add your name and information in the following spreadsheet. Likewise, if you need a ride, put your name down as a passenger.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QctZYuzMWonh10LTrgzAXQ-HA_mtHMhhm75KkyXlu38/edit?usp=sharing

Questions? Email me at mountaineering@hooferambassadors.org or Boulders at adaptiveclimbing@bouldersgym.com

Cheers!

Have a boulders membership and want to meet other climbers in HMC? Join us every Tuesday and Boulders downtown for a weekly social! We will meet on the couches at 6pm and climb until 8! Or however long you want to stay. You are also welcome to join later that 6pm if you need. No need to sign up for this event to join! All you need to do is show up.

feel free to email me at events@hoofermountaineering.org or shoot me a text at (507) 316-8531 with any questions. 

Hope to see you there! 

Noah

Come stop into the Gear Locker for our office hours. Test out, ask questions, get gear, or just come get to know us. Would love to see you stop by. 

Join Outdoor UW for another informative course in the Outdoor Explorer Series (OES).  Learn and practice a new skill that will make you more comfortable and excited for your next adventure! 

Cooking in the Outdoors

The focus of this class is all about planning, preparing, and showing techniques to cook healthy and nutritious meals while on remote backcountry camping trips. We will describe all that goes into executing meals for you and your friends while camping. This includes how to create a plan that provides flexibility for a multi-day camping trip. Shows participants how to set up a stove and walks through the process of cooking a backcountry meal. We also will describe and demonstrate some advanced techniques, such as backcountry baking, using fire for cooking, as well as sharing pro tips for those new to backcountry cooking.

Upon completion of this class, participants will:

• Understand the amount of calories that are being burned during outdoor activities
• Understand the basics micro and macro nutrients used to build a recipe 
• Describe the value of a well rounded nutritious diet that offset energy expenditure
• Envision ways to plan and prepare ration based on the trip and participants 
• Learn about the types cooking supplies needed to cook in the backcountry 
• Learn about ways to cook in the backcountry and practice with cooking tools

--- Class is located in the Mendota Lodge on the water lever of Memorial Union (along the lakefront and across from the Outdoor UW office) ----

*** If you are a person with a disability needing reasonable accommodation for this course, please contact our Dan Dunne, ddunne@wisc.edu ***

Hi y'all,

The waitlist was a bit wonky before, so if you are looking to add yourself to the waitlist for the femme RRG trip, add yourself here. You will get an email if a spot opens up.

Cheers,

Alden

Join Our Femme Mountaineering Trip to Red River Gorge!

Are you part of our femme mountaineering community and ready to tackle some epic routes at the Red this fall? Come join us for our annual femme trip to Red River Gorge from October 31st to November 3rd! We’ll be camping at Miguel's Pizza and departing in a university fleet vehicle later in the afternoon on the 31st.

Requirements:

• A sport climbing rating is required to attend. Due to high demand, if your sport rating is not obtained at least two weeks before the event, your spot will be given to someone on the waitlist.

Cost:

• A $5 deposit is required at the time of sign-up. The total cost of the trip will be around $30-$40, to be paid afterward. Please note that meals are not provided. We will stop briefly at a grocery store on the way down for any last-minute items.

Further details will be shared in the pre-trip meeting.

Feel free to join us at Red River Gorge if you prefer to drive your own car!

Cheers!