Harvard Outing Club

For anyone hanging around the Cambridge area, contact Aryeh Gold-Parker about trips and gear. Office hours will be held semi-regularly, and trips will be announced over the list.

The HOC biannual square dance turned Adams dining hall into a roaring good time! Dancers of all ages stepped up a storm, accompanied by a rousing fiddle-piano duo and a wonderful caller.

Join us in the fall for the next square dance. Whether you know how to allemande or not, a do-si-do or two is healthy for everyone!

The scavenger hunt asked for three things you can do with the Outing Club. Only three?? Scavengers were delighted to learn about the millions of activities run through HOC, and especially the ones right here on campus. Did you know the HOC has canoes and kayaks that members can borrow for the Charles (or elsewhere) on a sunny day?

Besides the scavenger hunt, two of our very own leaders even serenaded the MAC Quad. All in all, educating the pre-frosh, feeding people HOC-quality GORP, and showing off some neat gear, Earth Day was a green success!

Welcome to our new leader-trainees:

Gracie Brown
Hanna Retallack
Mac McAnulty
Aryeh Gold-Parker
Danny Kim
Emily Healy
Alyssa Hill

We're really excited to meet all of them!

Claire did not say hi. But glissading was still fun!

Nov 7-8, 2008

There's nothing like manual labor in the mountains! Our cabin is
spic and span thanks to the help of 8 HOCers and a number of AMC
volunteers.  Special thanks to Alison Ravenscraft for organizing and Al
Stebbins & Philip Kreycik for scrubbing the outhouse.  Also, special thanks to a woman from the AMC named Fran, who made the most delicious food we've ever eaten in our cabin!