Friday Floats
With the continued popularity of our Friday Floats, we now offer the Floats almost every other Friday. Join a handful of other paddlers on 6 different Friday afternoons this spring; we’ll paddle the shorter water trails around the Greenville/Little Washington/Pitt County, NC area. One Friday may involve us sea kayaking past the historic waterfront of Little Washington, on another we will canoe up the mangrove woven Cherry Run or down the Tar. Each Friday Float will showcase a different paddling (canoeing or sea kayaking) option for 3 hours of on water paddling.
Cost: $10 for students/members. $15 for non-members. Trip includes equipment, transportation, and instruction. No experience needed.
Meet at 2pm in the Adventure Center and we seek to be back around 6pm. Dates: Jan 22nd, Feb 5th, Feb 19th, March 26th, April 9th, April 23rd, No pre-trip meeting or signup by date.
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Canoe Devil’s Gut - Saturday, February 6th
Slip your canoe into the calm blackwater stream of Gardner Creek and paddle with ease into the heart of the cypress and tupelo gum swamp called Devil’s Gut. Our destination is the Beaver Tail camping platform, built by the Roanoke River Partners, where we will break for lunch beneath the Spanish moss covered canopy. Eating lunch on this remote platform, you’ll refine what the word quiet means. The quiet is only broken by the many birds or the herring jumping in the water, which are running up the river to spawn.
Cost: $25 for students/members. $35 for non-members. Trip includes equipment, transportation, and instruction. No experience needed.
Sign up by Tuesday, February 2nd.
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The Eastern Edge Climbing Series Presents:ECU's Flatlander's Fling & UNCW's Seaside Scramble, February 20th & February 21st
In a lively, fun and warm atmosphere at two different climbing walls, the climbing series gives you the chance to challenge yourself and others. New for this year, the Eastern Edge Climbing series will have prizes for the top 3 in each category at each competition and over-all. This event brings together climbers with a variety of skill levels from all over central and eastern North Carolina. Brand new climbers are welcome to compete in the series.
Visit www.flatlandersfling.org for event details, sponsors, prizes and rules.
13th Annual Flatlander’s Fling: $15 for students/members. $20 for non-students/non-members. Cost includes t-shirt for the first 27 participants.
Seaside Scramble: $10 for transportation to Wilmington + event fee.
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Guest Speaker – Greg Mortenson, author of ‘3 Cups of Tea,’ A New York Times Best Seller Monday, March 1st
A nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize and New York Times Best Selling author, Greg will speak about his experiences, goals, and reasons for spending much of his life in Afghanistan and Pakistan building schools. A former mountaineer and ER nurse, Greg changed his life direction after Afghani families nursed him back to health after an attempt on the second tallest mountain in the world, K2. Since 1993, Greg promotes community-based education and literacy programs in the most remote and rugged regions of the Himalayas.
Greg is considered an engaging and eloquent speaker, who will show you that one person, with little money and outside support, can dramatically affect the course of a country.
Time: 7pm
Location: Wright Auditorium
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Spring Break Trip: Sea Kayak Okefenokee Swamp, Saturday-Saturday, March 6th-13th
The Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia attracts paddlers across the nation with black water trails through cypress forest leading to marshes and islands. The swamp is filled with Sandhill cranes, alligators, red-cockaded woodpeckers and over 400 other animals along with too many plants to name.
We will spend each day kayaking a new paddle trail before returning to our comfortable basecamp. With the Atlantic Ocean just a short drive away, we will also head over to Cumberland Island National Seashore to visit the Atlantic Ocean. At night we can gather around the camp fire for stories, singing and socializing, or simply star gazing.
No experience is required but some comfort in water is required.
Cost: $300 for students/members. $400 for non-members and includes equipment, transportation, camping, food, and instruction. Mandatory Pre-trip meeting.
Sign up by Tuesday, February 16th 5pm.
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Spring Break Trip: Rock Climb Tennessee, Saturday-Saturday, March 6th-13th
Tennessee is home to such classic climbing locations as the Obed, Foster Falls, and T-Wall. With great climbing temperatures in March, we will pile into a van and head west to climb in these classic locations. Several days will be spent climbing the above the Wild & Senic Obed river, next to the 60 foot Foster Falls, and the cracks at T-Wall.
Some indoor or outdoor climbing experience is required, along with Adventure Program belay certification.
Cost: $300 for students/members. $400 for non-members and includes equipment, transportation, camping, food, and instruction. Mandatory Pre-trip meeting.
Sign up by Tuesday, February 16th 5pm.
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Sea Kayak Exploration, Saturday, March 20th
With hundreds of places to sea kayak in eastern North Carolina, sometimes narrowing the list is hard. We could paddle Shackeleford Banks, Bear Island, White Oak River, Alligator River, Lake Mattamuskeet, among others, depending upon weather and interest. Regardless of the location, we will pick a stunning spot and push off from the mainland and paddle to our heart’s (and muscles’!) content.
Cost: $45 for students/members. $55 for non-members and includes equipment, transportation, and instruction. No experience is required but some prior experience is suggested. Mandatory pre-trip meeting.
Sign up by Tuesday, March 16th
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Introduction to Whitewater Kayaking, Sunday, March 21st
Catch the waves, feel the splash, move from eddy to eddy, ride the drops! We’ve got the boats, gear, and the instructors. We may go the Haw, Eno, or Cape Fear Rivers for a one-day trip. No shouting guides, no rubber bumpers- just you and your own boat. No experience? No problem. Trips are geared for beginners. We teach the basic skills, the rest is up to you. If you have solid kayak skills and want to advance, we can tailor this trip to your ability level. By making hard moves on easy water, you can dial your skills with lower consequence then trying to make easy moves on hard water.
Cost: $40 for students/members. $50 for non-members and includes equipment, transportation, and instruction. Pre-trip meeting and 1 kayak roll session before the trip are mandatory.
Sign up by Tuesday, March 16th
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Whitewater Kayaking Overnight, Friday - Sunday, April 2 - 4
Catch the waves, feel the splash, move from eddy to eddy, ride the drops! We’ve got the boats, gear, and the instructors. We may go the Haw, Eno, or Cape Fear Rivers for a one-day trip. No shouting guides, no rubber bumpers- just you and your own boat. No experience? No problem. Trips are geared for beginners. We teach the basic skills, the rest is up to you. If you have solid kayak skills and want to advance, we can tailor this trip to your ability level. By making hard moves on easy water, you can dial your skills with lower consequence then trying to make easy moves on hard water.
Cost: TBA for students/members. TBA for non-members and includes equipment, transportation, and instruction. Pre-trip meeting and 1 kayak roll session are mandatory.
Sign up by Tuesday, March 23rd
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Climb Pilot Mountain, Sunday, April 18th
It’s classic. You and the rock. Gravity, wants to pull you down. But through a combination of smooth moves and serious determination, it’s no more than a slight annoyance. Hat’s off to your belayer. She backed you up when you needed it most, allowing you to enjoy the distant view afforded from being high on the rock. We’ll teach everything you want to know, from the basics to more intermediate techniques.
Cost: $40 for students/members. $50 for non-members and includes equipment, transportation, and instruction. No experience needed. Mandatory pre-trip meeting.
Sign up by Tuesday, April 13th
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