Gear rental

Club Gear

Club gear is managed by the Quartermasters. Club members can borrow gear for free if they leave a deposit. A full VOC gear policy should be made available. Everyone is supposed to do a workhike before borrowing club gear, although exceptions are sometimes made for new members early in the year.

Club gear is maintained by the quartermasters and club members and as such is subject to the time constraints of busy students. This means the gear you receive may not be in the best condition. You must examine and/or test borrowed gear before you take it on a trip. Report damage to the quartermasters. Usually you can earn a workhike by maintaining or repairing the club gear you borrow.

Please return your gear on time if you don't want to join the Wall of shame.

Gear Plan

After many months of discussion and debate, a 5-year plan (2007-2011) has been put forward to revitalize the current gear in the clubroom.

Rental Hours

The current gear hours are:

Monday 12:30 - 13:30 Piotr

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday 12:30 - 13:30 Piotr

Friday 12:30 - 13:30 Piotr

If you desperately need gear fast try giving Lee a call; he lives on campus and will help you if he is able.

Current News and Schedule Changes

• No gear hour Tuesday April 7
• No gear hour Wednesday April 8
• Gear hour Friday April 10 starts at 1230 (Lee is out of town)

Location In the clubroom in the basement of the SUB, by the Bike Kitchen. This map will guide you. Contact If you would like to contact the quartermasters, you can try the following: Piotr Forysinski: pforysinski at yahoo.com 6047274049 Lee Wasilenko: l_wasilenko at hotmail.com 6048368918 We can also help you out with membership or library loans, or perhaps also other VOC related stuff... Deposits All gear is borrowed on a deposit system. When you return the gear, you get your deposits returned. Below are some of the deposit amounts. We don't accept personal cheques for deposits, and we don't do credit cards, so that leaves cash only. Rock Climbing Gear Item Deposit Notes Rope $100 Climbing Shoes $40 Climbing Harness $40 Helmet $40 "Climbing Package" $100 Shoes, harness, and helmet! Back Country Ski Gear and Snow Sports Item Deposit Notes Telemark Skis $80 Poles $20 Climbing Skins $40 Tele Boots (leather) $40 Tele Boots (plastic) $80 Beacon $200 Batteries are NOT provided Shovel $40 Avalanche Probe $40 "Small Ski Package" $200 Skis, plastic boots, poles, and skins! Mountaineering Gear Item Deposit Notes Mountaineering Boots $40 Ice Axe $40 Crampons $40 Other/Misc. Item Deposit Notes All items $40 If item value is far less than $40, deposit is $20. Speak to a quartermaster. Gear List Rock Climbing Gear Harnesses Ropes Climbing shoes Helmets Back-country Ski Gear and Snow Sports Snowshoes Telemark skis Skins Poles Leather telemark boots Gaiters Shovels Avalanche tranceivers Mountaineering Gear Ice axes Crampons Miscellaneous Camping gear and backpacks Lots of books Other Gear Rental Mountain Equipment Co-op is probably the best source of rental equipment. More information can be found on their rentals page.