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Hey folks, Hope everyone had a good time getting a little alpine today.  Who needs to try and get on the next north face expedition to antarctica when we can just dry tool up the Chevron steps? Nate's getting the trail running groupme going, so if you're interested in being a part of that send us an email with your name and phone number. There's some pretty sweet stuff going on this week: -There's a bouldering comp up at Pitt's climbing wall in Trees Hall this Saturday at 1pm.  $5 suggested donation for entry.  Come show off your weird Popeyeish forearms and intimate knowledge of climbing jargon.  While you're at it you can try and send some of Fin's chossy routes as well.  -Wednesday the 13th the No Man's Land film festival is rolling through.  If you want to watch some of the coolest women in adventure sports do some crazy shit, this is the ticket.  With any luck this will convince some partners to swap out the bullshit Valentine's Day bouquet for ...

Hey folks, Hope you're hype for a happening hang because tonights meeting is going to be hawesome. We're talking about safety and leave no trace principles in the outdoors.  Sounds boring but it's important to keep yourself and the woods from getting fucked up. For you machiavellian types out there, get ready for a grab at some arbitrary power because board elections for next year are coming up next week.  We'll talk about all the officers' roles and responsibilities and people interested in running can start stuffing whatever skeletons they have into closets.   Also the meeting is in A221 Langley at 9pm. Best, Jon

Hey folks, First meeting of the semester tonight was awesome!   A big ol' hello to all the new folks who came out tonight! We talked about different job opportunities in the outdoors, because who doesn't dream about getting paid to hang out by trees and stuff.   Here are some links: SCA website:  https://www.thesca.org All Hands All Hearts:  https://www.allhandsandhearts.org Alt-Break:  https://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/pittserves/altbreak/ Spruce Knob Mountain Center:  https://experience-learning.org/our-vision/employment-opportunities/ Backdoor Jobs:  http://www.backdoorjobs.com Cool Works:  https://www.coolworks.com Hope everyone has a great week Best, Jon

Hey Folks, Hope everybody had a great time over break! Our first meeting of the year is tomorrow night (Tuesday 1/14) at 9:15p in A221 Langley. We're going to be talking about job opportunities in the outdoors.  Come by so you can find out how to get paid for hanging out in the woods. Best, Jon

Hey folks, No sign ups this week, but there's still cool stuff going on! PIST is having their rail jam tomorrow Friday the 16th at 6pm on Cathy Lawn, it's your chance to huck it real hard in front of all your classmates and professors.   If surveys are what get you out of bed in the morning I've got a fucking treat for you:    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-1GBSjt7t52N2O-N_pkqh4XkBF0PhbRuLch8w_hHUkGeiOg/viewform It's something about gear buying preferences And now a message from your favorite local Breanne: "If you're interested in getting involved in a cause that raises funds and awareness for the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, then check out Pitt Dance Marathon!  Some committee members came to our meeting this week to give us information about the event and we've attached the presentation ( https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CByBai_ZJpvhJF-mlZ5yaUfcXNdmObpnDiEsCLj08pc/edit?usp=sharing ) to this email if you'd like to learn mo...

Hey folks,  Hope everyone was bequeathed good times by the spooky spirit of second Halloweekend. This Saturday we're heading down to one of Pittsburgh's best hometown crags, Breakneck.  Channel the collective stoke of all the yinzers that have gone before you and throw down on some sweet sweet sport routes.  If you get stuck on a move, just picture Hines Ward, Bill Peduto, and Andrew Carnegie cheering you on and the ghost of Mr. Rogers will come down and guide you to a super positive undercling.  Sign up here to commune with the spirit of everyone's favorite neighbor:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9ZHr2hMNz6nl8RwE1nq-wBp937dh670D_e-ocXRYQKvCuCw/viewform?usp=sf_link Next weekend, the 16th -18th, there's going to be a hiking trip to Mt. Davis.  If getting high on hikes is your idea of a good time, you can't have more fun in Pennsylvania.  The top of Mt. Davis is the highest elevation in the Commonwealth, so as long as Wiz Khalifa is out of town you have ...

Hey folks, Last night we had sign ups for Cherry Springs and Seneca Rocks.  Both of these spots are so cool I had to put a coat on just to type this email.   Cherry Springs is a PA state park in the Susquehannock State Forest and has some of the darkest skies on this side of the Mississippi River.  On clear nights when the moon is down you can see the Milky Way and the stars are so bright they cast a shadow.  I really can't stress enough how beautiful it is out there.  If you want to take a peak at space in a way few people get an opportunity to, fill out this form:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScz8hAaDqYU9sDL7f8Kk86MJuiorzcO_yMrSulTe8zLoqrqzg/viewform?usp=sf_link Seneca Rocks is our advanced climbing trip, so if you've been climbing before and want to do multi pitch trad routes with some of the coolest exposure on the east coast, this is your ticket.  There's also some super cool caving down in that part of West Virginia so if you want to get underground and t...