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THE SEAHAWK/AUGUST 24^2000
Discover the outdoors
AMY LQWDER
Staff writer
The Discover Outdoor Center is
the university’s one stop shop for
outdoor adventure. Located in the
new Student Recreation Center,
Discover offers a variety of services
to students, faculty and staff includ
ing adventure trips, kayak pro
grams, challenge courses, equip
ment rentals, an ever-expanding
resource center and the soon-to-be-
open indoor climbing wall. Accord
ing to Discover Outdoor Center in
tern Jamey Shine, the center’s
mission is to provide quality adven
ture recreation experiences and to
be used as a resource center in that
process.
Discover has taken advantage of
Wilmington’s close proximity to the
Appalacian Mountains by planning
several adventure trips throughout
the semester, including overnight
backpacking, hiking and rock
climbing excursions, as well as day
trips to locales closer to home.
“We’ve got a lot of really cool
things going on: the opening of the
new climbing wall in the student
recreation center, all the new trips
coming up, we’re working on the
challenge course and working with
the new students training to be on
our staff,” said Debo Cox, Assis
tant Director of Campus Recreation/
Outdoor Recreation.
For those not afraid of getting
wet. Discover offers a variety of
kayak adventures. Programs in
clude basic and roll clinics, kayak
day tours, and kayak camping.
Kayak basic clinics cover informa
tion and skills needed to get started
in the sport of kayaking and serve
as a pre-requisite to kayak roll clin
ics. These 2-hour clinics are held
on campus at the Trask Natatorium
several times throughout the semes
ter. The clinics cost $7. Kayak days
tours and camping trips utilize the
area’s many rivers and tidal wet
lands and give students the oppor
tunity to explore the wildlife and
ecology of these unique ecosystems.
“This is such a great area for pad
dling, we don't really have to go
very far,” Cox said.
Planned paddling trips include
Bear Island, near Hammock’s
Beach, sections of the Cape Fear
river and Fort Fisher.
All trips require registration and
are on a first come, first served ba
sis. Full payment is due upon
signup. A complete schedule of trips
and prices can be obtained by visit
ing the Discover Outdoor Center or
its website.
Several Challenge 2000 High
Ropes Course Play Days are sched
uled for the fall semester. Partici
pants can experience the 35 foot
climbing tower, zip line and other
exciting high ropes course ele
ments. Challenge courses may be
scheduled for individual groups
such as university clubs,'^ororities
and fraternities and are effective in
developing leadership skills, team
building, self awareness, communi
cation skills and problem solving.
The Discover Outdoor Center
also serves as a resource center for
adventurers planning their own ex
peditions and provides information
about outdoor activities and popu
lar destinations. The center main
tains current intership, volunteer
and professional job opportunity
listings in parks and recreation for
a diversity of majors. A computer
center furnishes visitors with
internet access and a program pro
viding up-to-date weather, current
and tide information for any loca
tion on the southeastern coast of the
United States.
In addition to informational re
sources, the center provides quality
outdoor gear including backpacks,
tents, sleeping bags and cooking
equipment for rent. A complete
price list can be obtained at the cen
ter.
The long-awaited completion and
opening of the indoor rock climb
ing wall located in the new Student
Recreation Center is anticipated for
the first week of October. The 3-
panel wall offers over 1,600 square
feet of artificial climbing surface
textured and colored to replicate
North Carolina granite. Routes will
range in difficulty from beginner to
expert and will have the capacity to
support several climbers at the same
time. Use of the wall will be free
to UNCW students, faculty and
staff. Climbing equipment and
shoes will be available for rent at a
nominal cost through the Discover
Outdoor Center.
For more information, including
schedules and costs, stop by the
Discover Outdoor Center Mon.-Fri.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or give them a call
at (910) 962-4052.
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