Introductions 

• Lili – Outdoor Program Manager
• Owen – Outdoor Program Manager
• Heidi – Community Liaison
• Mitchel – Backcountry Trip Leader
• David – Frontcountry Trip Leader
• Jonah – Watersports Trip Leader
• Toma – Surfing head  trip leader
• Alexis – DEI Officer (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion)
• Charlie – Climbing coordinator + E-room staff
• Leif – Secretary
• Eva – E-Room Manager
• Iris – Social Media manager

E-room information:

• E-room hours: Mon-Thurs 7-8pm + Friday 3-4pm
• Come hang out!
• You can get free gear to rent!
  • Personal gear too, not just for BOC trips

Went briefly over some trips that are to be offered + brainstorming + general trip information 

Upcoming trips:

• Sept 20-22 – Baxter 3-day Trip
• Sept 28-29 – Flagstaff Canoe Trip
• Surfing and rock climbing trips will happen at some point this month too
• Goat hike

Trip Ideas/brainstorming:

• Hike in the Whites (Addy)
• White water rafting/floating (Toma + Jonah)
• If we got someone with ice climbing specialties we could do some fun winter ice climbing stuff

General Trip Information!

• Trips will have emails about them going out + a Bates Engage Sign up event – check it out!
  • These have waiting lists, don’t be afraid to use them
  • If you cannot make a trip but are signed up, please cancel
• Trip leaders don’t have hierarchy! We just want to have fun
• Trips have different classifications (information about this is on the BOC website)
• Most trips are free, some trips cost extra
  • If money is an issue, use Bates personal expense fund (regardless of financial situation), can provide financial support

Trip leader training in early October 

• Sign up for this!
• Free WFA (wilderness first aid) training! (Sept 28-29)
• Camping!

Other information:

• Lost Valley is a little ski hill you can go for free (~15 min away)
  • they have good nordic trails 
  • and some downhill
• BOC sometimes does shuttles there

Reach out to any leaders with any trip ideas!