Trips & Adventures
Outdoor Adventures provides a variety of outdoor trips, from day trips/clinics to weekend and week adventures, to the University of Utah community. Participants can expect to see activities such as rock climbing, canyoneering, mountain biking, backpacking, hiking, cross-country skiing, backcountry touring, ice climbing, whitewater rafting/kayaking, flatwater trips such as canoeing or SUPing, and much more. The trip leaders are in constant training to provide a safe and positive learning environment in which participants can develop their outdoor skills.
The following information and trips are only for University of Utah undergraduate and graduate students and their guests. Trips are not available to the general public. Trips are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances including, but not limited to, permits and weather. Trips are available in the Fall and Spring semesters only.
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Our trips are only open to current students, faculty, and staff at the University of Utah and their guests.
See the schedule above for this semester's trips.
Please register online or call 801-581-8516.
Trip costs include all the food, transportation, and group gear needed to participate in a trip. Group gear includes rafts, tents, climbing gear, etc. Personal gear, such as water bottles, clothing, sunscreen, hiking boots, etc., are the responsibility of the participant. For question regarding trip gear please email OATrips@utah.edu.
Cooperative Adventure trips are planned and coordinated by Outdoor Adventures trip leaders. Trip costs are shared equally by all participants. All group planning, leadership and risks are shared by all participants equally. Because Outdoor Adventures trips are exciting, physically demanding, and take place in an environment over which we have no control, they can be potentially dangerous. As a participant on a Cooperative Adventure Trip, you must personally accept these conditions and assume full responsibility for your own safety and well-being. Trip size is limited, and registration plus payment is on a first come, first served basis. A non-refundable deposit is required when you sign up to secure a spot for you. Each multi-day trip has a pre-trip meeting, and your attendance is strongly recommended.
University of Utah policies prohibit alcohol, controlled substances, and firearms. These items are not permitted on any OA Adventure. Participants are not required to have health insurance, but it is strongly encouraged.
THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SEEKS TO PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS TO IT’S PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES TO PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES
Trip registrations canceled more than 14 days from the start date of the trip are eligible for a refund up to 90%. Please submit a refund request form and your refund will be processed. No full refunds will be available.
Trip registrations canceled 8-14 days before a trip are eligible for up to a 75% refund ONLY if the spot is filled from the trip waitlist. Please submit a refund request form to cancel your registration, if we successfully fill your spot, we will contact you regarding your refund.
Trip registrations canceled 7 days or less before the trip start date are not eligible for any refund. Please call the OA Office at 801-581-8516 or email Kiana Lindsay at kiana.lindsay@crs.utah.edu to cancel your trip registration.
Trip registrants who do not show up for their pre-trip meeting without contacting their trip leaders, will be removed from the trip and will not receive a refund.
If the trip is canceled by Outdoor Adventures, you will receive a full refund.
For questions regarding the trips refund policy, please contact us at 801-581-8516 or at kiana.lindsay@crs.utah.edu.