Lehigh University Outing Club

hello lehigh outing club enthusiasts! hope everyone is enjoying their summer adventures ☀️🌲⛵️🥾🦀.

summer time = officer intro time!!!!

FIRST UP, we have three new officers daisy, ava, and james!

pov: you’re watching the seniors actively map out their next adventure 🗺️👀

HUGE congratulations to all of the graduates! All of the hard work from the class of 2024 will certainly not be forgotten. Cheers 🥂

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cheers 📣 to a good year! here are some flicks from an epic surfing 🏄🏄‍♂️ trip on the shore. we are waving 🌊 goodbye to the 23-24 school year and getting excited for 24-25!

stay tuned 📺 this summer to catch 🧤some trip posts and meet the officers! hope you all have an outing filled summer and congratulations to the graduates 🧑‍🎓

A collection: LUOC ON FILM.

We have been busy studying 🤓 and exploring 🗺️ this semester. Trips pictured here are the cave falls hike, outdoor climbing, paddle boarding, and winter backpacking!

6 brave souls navigated Shenandoah National Park over spring break🥾The group covered 65 miles and over 13,000 ft of elevation gain.🤯

YOOO 2023 RECAP!!

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See you in 2024!! 👀

Donate to Outing Club! Your donations make it possible for our club to buy more gear 🥾, get our officers Wilderness First Aid certified 🌲⛑️, and more so we can all 🗺️.

Send the crowdfunding link (in bio) to all of your favorite Lehigh Outing Club enthusiasts, parents, grandparents and even your next door neighbor. 🔗👥

As always thank you so much for the support. 🫶🏼

Cheers,
OC Officers

THANKFUL! 🫶🏼 Big thanks to you all for coming on our trips and supporting the club. Happy Turkey Day! 🦃

PACKIN IN THE DACKS! 🎒🥾

BIG climbs as 32 students took on four different routes in the Adirondack’s over pacing break. Along the way boats were rowed🚣🏻‍♀️, fires were made🔥, and maps were consulted. 🗺️ 🤔

Check the bio for upcoming trips!

Selfies and flicks from the past few weeks! Swipe to check out what we were up to! 👀🧗‍♀️🤳🎒👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🚢🌻🐕

Thanks to all the parents for coming out to parents weekend, loved meeting you all!

Stay tuned for the Adirondacks adventures and trips to come. See you out there!

Snapshots from some recent trips: Nockamixon BBQ, Trexler Park, Mt. Minsi, Outdoor Climbing. 📸

Check out our bio to sign up for a trip! Backpacking, Whitewater Rafting, Hiking, Paddleboarding, Archery, are all to come!

See you out there!

Snapshots from some recent trips: Nockamixon BBQ, Trexler Park, Mt. Minsi, Outdoor Climbing. 📸

Check out our bio to sign up for a trip! Backpacking, Whitewater Rafting, Hiking, Paddleboarding, Archery, are all to come!

See you out there!

Active Membership Fees (AMFs)! Consider paying AMFs if you’re looking forward to many trips this semester!

Venmo to pay AMFs.

See you out there!

Last but not least!
Meet the Officers: Exec Edition!
President 🎩

Name: Matthew McChesney

Class Year: 2024

Hometown: Lawrenceville, NJ

Summer 2023 Outing: Camping and Hiking for 4 days in Acadia National Park

Favorite Outing Club Memory: Hiking up Hawksbill and watching the sunrise on the Shenandoah spring break trip I planned two years ago.

Meet the Officers: Exec Edition!
Vice President 📈

Name: Maggie McLaughlin

Class Year: 2024

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Summer 2023 Outing: My favorite outing from this summer was backpacking in the Catskills!

Favorite Outing Club Memory: Pacing Break in the Dacks!

Meet the Officers: Exec Edition!
Treasurer 💸

Name: Gavin Seymour

Class Year: 2025

Hometown: East Lyme, CT

Summer 2023 Outing: Did a week long backpacking trip in Bavaria

Favorite Outing Club Memory: Leading spring break last year in the smoky mts

Meet the Officers: Exec Edition!
Secretary 📝

Name: Vaniah Barrera

Class Year: 2024

Hometown: Houston, TX

Summer 2023 Outing: I visited Peru and Machu Picchu. I also got to explore a lot of cool trails and my favored hike was the Humantay Lagoon.

Favorite Outing Club Memory: Enjoying some sick views with some cool people on the pacing break trip to the Adirondacks.

Meet the Officers: Small Chair Edition!
DEI Chair 👥

Name: Bailey Flanagan

Class Year: 2025

Hometown: Olathe, KS

Summer 2023 Outing: I had so much fun hiking to the top of Mt Ida (AR) to mine crystals with my family!

Favorite Outing Club Memory: My favorite memories are always around the campfires getting to know everyone and hearing everyone’s stories (life or ghost).

SCHEDULE DROP! Get Excited🤗
Take a peek at all the trips coming up this semester 👀. Sign ups come out two weeks before the trips.

Join the email list and sign up for trips in the link in our bio!

Lovely to see so many new and returning faces at the club fair and general assembly meetings this week!

See you outside!

Meet the Officers: Small Chair Edition!
Social Media Manager📲

Name: Elise Grass

Class Year: 2025

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Summer 2023 Outing: Going to San Pedro de Atacama in Chile to see the stars, geysers, and explore the Andes.

Favorite Outing Club Memory: Campfire stories on the officer training trip.

See you tonight at the GA meeting 5:30 in Neville 1!

Meet the Officers: Small Chair Edition!
Social Media Manager📲

Name: Elise Grass

Class Year: 2025

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Summer 2023 Outing: Going to San Pedro de Atacama in Chile to see the stars, geysers, and explore the Andes.

Favorite Outing Club Memory: The campfire and stories at officer training weekend.

Meet the Officers: Small Chair Edition!
Design Chair 🎨

Name: Emily Schmidt

Class Year: 2024

Hometown: Chester NJ

Summer 2023 Outing: Backpacking in Catskills

Favorite Outing Club Memory: Summitting Mt Marcy on the ADK trip sophomore year



Make sure to sign up for the BBQ this Friday from 4:30-9:30 link in bio!

Meet the Officers: Small Chair Edition!
Recruitment Chair 🐟

Name: Teg Ritchie

Class Year: 2025

Hometown: Norristown, PA

Summer 2023 Outing: Kayaking, Fishing, Bermuda

Favorite LU Outing Club Memory: Officer Training



SEE YOU AT CLUB FAIR! 4-6 PM FRONT LAWN. Teg wants to see YOU!

Meet the Officers: Small Chair Edition!
Recruitment Chair 🐟

Name: Teg Ritchie

Class Year: 2025

Hometown: Norristown, PA

Summer 2023 Outing: Kayaking, Fishing, Bermuda

Favorite LU Outing Club Memory: Officer Training

Meet the Officers: Small Chair Edition!
Gear Manager 🦺

Name: Ned Kanze

Class Year: 2026

Hometown: Bloomingdale, NY

Summer 2023 Outing: When I'm not working at my local canoe shop, I'm out paddling or hiking the Adirondack High Peaks!

Favorite Outing Club Memory: Definitely Pacing Break backpacking in the Adirondacks! It was a ton of fun getting to share my home with all my LUOC friends. We had rough fall (read: winter) conditions but we were well rewarded with getting to see the clouds break and the sun set from the summit of Mt Marcy.

Meet the Officers!

Name: Connor Davison

Class Year: 2025

Hometown: Vienna, VA

Summer 2023 Outing: In early July, I went kayaking with my dad on the Potomac River. It wasn't a very long outing, but it was very relaxing (except for the thrill of the rapids here and there) and we got to see a lot of wildlife like giant fish leaping out of the water or aquatic birds submerging and resurfacing with fish between their beaks. My favorite part was during a quiet stretch when I laid down and leaned my head back as far as it could go so that when I opened my eyes it looked like the water was above me and the sky was below me, and I tried to trick my brain into thinking I was standing on the clouds and that I could plunge through them at any moment and fall forever in to space, which was a scary but exciting feeling. Sometimes it’s nice to switch up your perspective and observe the world through a different lens for a bit.

Favorite Outing Club Memory: Spring Break :)

Meet the Officers!

Name: Hannah Hagley

Class Year: 2026

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Summer 2023 Outing: I am looking forward to hiking in the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon

Favorite Outing Club Memory: I loved the campfire stories during the officer overnight 


Meet the Officers!

Name: Jack Pollard

Class Year: 2026

Hometown: North Haven, CT

Summer 2023 Outing: Road-tripping to Colorado and going to 8 national parks along the way😎

Favorite Outing Club Memory: Learning how to surf in the first month of being at Lehigh and meeting super cool people

Meet the Officers!

Name: Blaise Richburg

Class Year: 2026

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Summer 2023 Outing: Backpacking in CO with my grandparents

Favorite Outing Club Memory: Rock climbing up the saddleback cliffs on the dacks pacing break trip

Meet the Officers!

Name: Matt Schneiderman

Class Year: 2025

Hometown: Mamaroneck, NY

Summer 2023 Outing: Going to hike the Black Forest in Germany

Favorite LU Outing Club Memory: Sleeping in the Adirondack mountains and seeing all the beautiful foliage.