Want to learn more about DUAC Trips? 
Here's the stuff you need to know. 

The Basics

The Alpine Club offers some absurdly cool trips. We offer trips that are only a day, a full weekend, and even a three-day weekend long trip.

On each trip, the Alpine Club provides the following:
  • Transportation (Enterprise rental cars or Charter Buses) - all drivers are cleared by DU Risk Management and are 21+
  • Lodging (campsite or hotel/condo/house in the winter)
  • Most gear (including tents, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, backpacking backpacks, harnesses, helmets, rope, and climbing shoes but excluding skis, snowboards, ski pants, and boots)
  • Food (at least one dinner and often lunch and breakfast for overnight trips). 
  • Activity Cost (cost for the specific activity. Example: Ice climbing, dog sledding, admission/tickets, guides, etc.) 

Registration 

See a trip you like? You can register online! Check online and our "Current Trip List" page to see when each trip opens. Usually registration opens two to four weeks prior to trip departure.

Membership gives you priority registration for 24 hours** before the trip opens up to non-members. ​

**Priority registration may be reduced to 12 hours for some Week 1 trips, due to shortened registration window.
Friday Departures
For our weekend trips leaving on Friday, we have vehicles leaving throughout the afternoon to help accommodate students who have Friday classes.  
  • Example: We have 4 vehicles heading to Silverton for the weekend.  We may have departure times of 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm, and 4:30pm.  These are all coordinated with the trip leaders after you register for the trip at the pre-trip meeting.

Interested in a discount? Become a driver. 

Drivers for trips get half off of the trip price! You must be 21 to be a driver of a rental car and you must go through the university Driver Safety course and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check in order to become an approved driver through DU.

Step 1 : Review the DU Driving Policy. 
Step 2: Complete the Driver Safety Training Course. 
Step 3: Request an MVR to be sent to you & complete it once it is emailed to you.
  • Type in Athletics & Recreation as your "division" and Alpine Club as your "department".
Step 4: Once DU Risk Management emails you saying that you are "cleared to drive", forward that email to the DUAC officers (​alpine.du@gmail.com).
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Click the BECOME A DRIVER link to become an approved driver. 

I'm on a trip! What do I do now? 

You have successfully signed up for a trip! What do you need to know? The cool thing about the Alpine Club is that we provide (most) gear, transportation, some meals, and all trip logistics planned out. With that in mind, here are some basic details for all trip information. 
  1. Meetings (for speakers, pre-trip meetings, kickoff events) are held on Wednesdays at 8 pm in Sturm 251 (check Facebook for any changes). 
  2. Pre-Trip Meetings: These meetings are held the Wednesday before you leave for your trip. At pre-trip meetings we go over all details of the upcoming trip, packing lists, weather updates, and assign people to cars and leaving times.  It is very important to come to these meetings. 
  3. Meet to leave for your trip: Pick up times will be set at the pre-trip meeting. Meet outside of Shwayder Art Building by the Ritchie Center (Asbury Ave) at your designated time. See map for exact location. 
Shwayder Art Building
2121 E Asbury Ave
Denver, CO 80210
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