About Us
The Bates Outing Club was founded in 1920 and is among the oldest collegiate outing clubs in the country and the first at a private college to include both men and women from the beginning. Every member of the Bates College community is technically a member of the club. Its administration is composed of the following: two Outdoor Program Managers (paid student position), a Leadership Team made up of special positions, and Trip Leaders. The Outdoor Program Managers are largely responsible for the administrative aspects of the club while the Leadership Team and Trip Leaders run the trips and activities. The organization offers year-round trips throughout New England for hiking, climbing, skiing, canoeing, surfing, and kayaking and many more. Every year the club hosts activities including Clambake, Winter Carnival, Peaks Week, Baxter Weekend, and Whitewater Rafting, each of which remain popular campus-wide events. The club has strong participation from every class year and remains one of the most popular clubs on campus.
