With 150 members, the DU Alpine Club is the largest club on campus, and for good reason.
Hosting a wide variety of outdoor-oriented weekend day-trips and longer getaways, the Alpine Club is open to all Pioneers who are adrenaline seekers or those who simply want to get outside.
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Providing students with off-campus events such as trips to destinations like Jackson Hole, Wyoming, along with scheduling movie showings of ski film premieres on campus, the Alpine Club truly has something for everyone with a passion for the outdoors.
“The club is doing awesome this year. We had a record high attendance at our kick-off meeting, with overflow in Davis Auditorium, with about 150 to 200 signed-up members,” said sophomore Caroline Murphy, one of the board members and trip leaders for the Alpine Club. “We also have some amazing new sponsors this year including KIND Snacks and GoPro.”
This fall, the Club has two large weekend trips remaining on the calendar. On Oct. 24, the club will head to New Mexico for multisport activities, returning back to campus on Oct. 25. The last two-day-getaway of fall quarter will take place in Goblin Valley, Utah on Nov. 7 and 8, an ideal destination for hiking and all-around exploring.
When it comes to day-trips, on Oct. 10 the club will spend the day hiking a selected Fourteener, with a day climbing excursion planned for Oct. 11. On Oct. 12, the club will head up to the front-range for mountain biking and then students have the chance to learn wilderness first aid through a certified course from Oct. 31 through Nov. 1. Finally, before winter break begins, Alpine Club participants can travel to Copper Mountain on Nov. 14 for a day at Woodward.
“Every Wednesday in Sturm Hall room 251, we hold signups for the following weekend’s trips at 8 p.m. Club membership costs $40 and you get a t-shirt, water bottle and discounted prices on trips with that fee,” said Murphy.
Although the Club limits the number of participants per each trip, students still have the remainder of fall quarter, winter quarter and spring quarter to fulfill their Alpine Club and outdoor dreams.
“The best thing about Alpine Club is that you can visit amazing places around Colorado and surrounding states for discounted rates. You meet so many new and interesting people on the trips from all around the world. It gives students the opportunity to try things they may never have imagined in a safe and fun setting,” said Murphy.
