Williams Outing Club

Williams Outing Club (WOC)

Founded in 1915, the Williams Outing Club provides outdoor PE classes, overnight trips, organizes Mountain Day, rents equipment and gear, runs the Winter Carnival, and runs the WOOLF program for incoming freshmen. Student memberships are $10 annually, while Faculty/Staff memberships are $15 and Family memberships $25. WOC is largely run by the WOC board and Scott Lewis, Outing Club Director.

Resources

The WOC headquarters and equipment room are located in Paresky, with the office on the second floor and the equipment room on the M level downstairs.

You can check out gear with your membership card from the Equipment Room from 12:30-1:30, Monday through Thursday, and 12 to 2 on Fridays:

• backpacks
• stoves
• sleeping bags
• sleeping pads
• tents
• assorted other backpacking/camping gear
• cross-country skis
• snowshoes
• telemark skis
• maps and trail guides
• discounted ski passes, free or cheap buses to ski mountains during the winter

A complete Equipment Room inventory is available on the WOC website.

The equipment room is run and managed by students. Those interested in working should contact Scott Lewis or [at the beginning of the fall and/or spring semesters; first-year students cannot work in the Equipment Room. You can also teach WOC PE classes and get paid for it. Good people, good college pay, and plenty of gear at your disposal.

The WOC also maintains the Dorland Cabin in Hopkins Forest, which WOC members can use for free. It has a woodstove with firewood and kindling provided, a big window, and a second floor loft.

For more information, including up-to-date activity schedules, visit the WOC website.