Fun in the Office

Don't be fooled by all our beautiful outdoor adventures, SWEBOP instructors work hard in the office as well. Well, we're in the office a lot. We don't necessarily always work hard. Togetherness usually means a good story is ahead. Here's a selection of pictures from around the office this semester.

KM pranks AB while trying to boulder. Three of the instructors pose for a picture at Sweet Briar's homecoming in September
General mayhem in the office as AB and I take pictures on the office Mac and Bearslayer (as she's affectionately called) boulders while we're all waiting to start a pre-trip meeting.

The instructors love being subscribed to Rock and Ice and Climbing magazines...because we love to cut out the pictures.MK rocks a few pieces from the SWEBOP gear room. VL, though not in the head-to-toe long underwear, is still looking good in her SWBEOP shirt.
This job is exhausting. This picture is not at all staged; during a wilderness medicine training we all laid down to nap before resuming our scheduled activities.

Outdoor Climbing Trip

On October 24th SWEBOP went to Goshen, VA for some much needed outdoor climbing! After everyone grabbed some breakfast from SWEBOP we hit the dusty trail around 9am. It was a beautiful Sunday morning and the weather was perfect for climbing. After arriving at Goshen we hiked (which was supposed to be a 20min trail to the climbing site... but we may or may not have gotten lost) to meet Laura and Alyssa who had already set up the climbs for us, which was baller! Before climbing we all ate lunch and met the other climbers at the site who were students from UVA. Everyone had their fair share of climbing and we also did some repelling that day! The views were spectacular from the top of the climbs and the fall colors were the icing on the cake to this great trip.

Erin was totally rockin' that climb!