University of Tennessee Outdoor Pursuits - UTOP

⛺️Registration for WFA is now open! ⛑️🩹Learn how to be prepared in the outdoors at this 2 day class. 🌲Link to sign up is in our Linktree!

Did you know that you can now rent disc golf sets from the Outdoor Center? 🥏🥏🥏Each set includes a driver, a midrange, and a putter! Most importantly, they are affordable to rent at a rate of $3/day or $6/weekend. Come visit the Outdoor Center to rent a disc golf set and get some recommendations on local disc golf courses.

🗓️EMPLOYEE OF THR MONTH🗓️

Olivia and Taylor are the UTOP’s October Employees of the Month! A huge thanks to these two for their dedication and hard work within the program.

🧗🏼‍♀️🚴🏽‍♀️ADVENTURE TRIP RECAP🚵🏼‍♀️🧗🏼‍♂️

We love our climbing and mountain biking trips! Last week we had a rock climbing trip at Black Mountain and a mountain biking trip at Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness. If you interested in coming on a trip with us before the semester is over, check out our last few trips on our website!

❄️🏂ADVENTURE TRIPS WINTER EDITION❄️🎿

Join UTOP in Winter Park, Colorado from December 16th-21st for $999! Cost includes 5 nights of lodging, a 4-day lift ticket to Winter Park, and transportation from Denver International Airport. The registration deadline is November 14th and there is an interest meeting for the trip on November 8th from 6-7pm. Check out our website for more information!

Our bikepacking crew had a blast this weekend biking Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness. They truly embraced the expedition mindset and enjoyed all that Knoxville’s backcountry has to offer, including haunted houses. 🚵🏼‍♀️👻

We spent our Fall Break backpacking in Grayson Highlands State Park🥾 and climbing at Sand Rock🧗🏼‍♂️! The fall colors were in full swing in Virginia and the rocks sure were sandy in Alabama. If you missed out on these trips, check out the trips for the rest of the semester.

We still have some spots open on our Urban Wilderness Bikepacking Weekend at the end of this month! The registration deadline is next Thursday (10/12). No experience is required and all the gear will be provided!🚵🏼‍♀️🚴🏽‍♀️

Penny the Pothos is planning her Fall Break adventures! What do you have planned? Tomorrow is the last day to rent gear for Fall Break. Check out our updated Fall Break hours below:

Outdoor Center & Bike Shop: Closed Oct 7th-11th
VolWall: Closed Oct 6th-11th

🏞️TRIPS REWIND🌅

Over the last week, we’ve had some super fun and fabulous trips in the books. The House Mountain Sunset Hike trip had a uphill climb with an amazing sunset at the end and the Tennessee River SUP trip had sunny and warm weather to enjoy the nice river water.