GEARING UP
The Outdoor Program’s new location has more space, additional gear and easier community access
BY KATLIN BIRDSALL
From leading a canyoneering trip in Zion National Park to ice climbing in Ouray and surfing in California — the Outdoor Program (OP) has impacted biology major Alexandrea Bryant’s experience at CMU and complimented her studies.
“It’s a great program to build not only outdoor skills and outdoor recreational ideas, but it also teaches you how to be a leader and how to work with people with different personality types,” said Bryant.
The OP offers over 60 weekend trips and 100 weekly day trips throughout the academic year ,which are each led by student trip initiators like Bryant. Each trip she has led or been on requires proper gear and weeks of planning before hitting the slopes, water or road.
The program has evolved — and grown — throughout the years, so much that they outgrew the building they were housed in next to the Residence Life offices.
This past March, the OP relocated to 1060 North Avenue on the south end of
