Frequently Asked Questions
All trips will be on a first-to-pay basis and trips sell out quickly. To secure a place on the trip the participant must visit the Campus Recreation office in the bottom of Maclellan Gym, complete all necessary forms and pay the deposit or pay the price, in full, to be considered to be registered for the trip. There will be no refunds unless the trip is canceled by the administrative staff. Trips cancel due to low enrollment or unsafe conditions at the trip location.
The Campus Recreation Offices are in the bottom of Maclellan Gym. If you have any question about the trip please call 423-425-5701 or Email Miles-Ledford@utc.edu
TRIP FEES
The trips are cost sharing. Participants supply their own food on most overnight trips. Listed fees are for transportation, group gear, and instruction if it is provided. The Student Government Association (SGA) offsets equipment costs by supporting the rental equipment program.
Carpool gas expenses are not included in trip fees.
DEADLINES
Deadline for most trips are seven business days prior to trip dates unless otherwise posted.
REFUNDS
Refunds are only giving to participants when a trip is cancelled by administrative staff. Refunds are not give past the deadline.
The coordinator of outdoor programming is a Wilderness First Responder, Advanced Whitewater Kayak Instructor, CPR, Water Safety Instructor and has experience in all the program areas.
Part time staff & Interns are first aid/cpr trained and have experience in all the program areas.
A twelve passenger van is available for most trips. All staff members are trained to drive these vans.
The first ten people get in the van.
Kayaking / Canoeing trips (all kayaking / canoeing equipment is provided)
Swim suit
Change of clothes
You may bring your own equipment
Lunch money
Towel
Nose plugs
Synthetic shirt
Sun screen
and a smile
Caving trips (Helmets & Head lambs provided)
Clothes that you want to get dirty
Change of clothes
Garbage bags to put dirty clothes in
Extra flash light
and a smile
Camping trips (Tents, sleeping bags, sleeping pads are available)
Change of clothes
Warm clothes
Rain Gear
Toilettes
Twin flat sheet to sleep in
(2) small Flashlights
and a smile
All trips are open to all students, faculty, and staff these individuals come from all levels of experience. UTC Outdoors does not separate groups on the basis of individual experience levels. UTC Outdoors believes in, to have a great time in the outdoors you four things: Good friends, Good Location, Great food and above all, excellence in safety.
Kayaking
Most trips are beginner level class I - II water. All Participants are required to wear a type III Personal flotation devise (PFD) and a helmet. UTC Outdoors uses multi-impact helmets design by the Johns Hopkins University.
Caving
UTC Outdoors believes in the use of sacrificial caves for the purpose of teaching cave safety. These caves that we enter, over the years, have been used and abused. Each time UTC Outdoors enters a cave system we leave it better than we found it. All participants are instructed on the fragile environment of caves.
Due to the amounts of resources, man power, and the risk to the rescuers we do not enter into the vertical sections of caves without proper equipment and participant training.
All participant are required to wear helmets and use battery flashlights.
