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Hamilton Outing Club

HOC is Hamilton's largest club and the center of outdoor leadership on campus. We provide rentals, training, and guidance to all outdoor enthusiasts.

The Hamilton Outing Club (HOC) is the largest club on campus. We are Hamilton's home to outdoor leadership. We offer equipment rentals, trip leader training, and advanced instructor courses. Our activities include backpacking, canoeing, kayaking (sea and whitewater), climbing, ice-climbing, winter camping, skiing (Nordic and Tele), and as many other outdoor pursuits as possible. We offer weekend t

09/21/2017

It's the most WONDERFUL time of the year...

46 Peaks Weekend sign-ups begin in 30 minutes at the Glen House!!! Spots on trips are first-come first-serve so get them while they're hot! (easy, medium, and difficult day and overnight trips are being offered so pick your poison!)

SEE YOU SOON & HOC ON

Outing Club Conquers New Hampshire's White Mountains

03/29/2017

Hope everyone had a great spring break! (We sure did!)

Outing Club Conquers New Hampshire's White Mountains After several last-minute changes of plan, an intrepid group of Hamilton Outing Club members spent the first week of spring break backpacking and winter camping in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The plan for the trip originally involved heading sou

02/14/2017

Don't miss out on the annual Banff Film Festival screening TONIGHT @ 7pm in the KJ Auditorium! We will be showing some of this year's best outdoor films; you won't want to miss it! Tickets on sale at the door starting at 6:30 - $10 for Hamilton students, $15 for guests. We can't wait!!!

09/30/2016

It's that time of year again to sign up for Fall Break Trips! Join us and loads of other awesome friendly people Sea Kayaking in Maine or Hiking in the Adirondacks! Swing by the Glen House to drop off your applications before Tuesday, October 4th!

09/13/2016

ATTENTION HOC LEADERS!! We are ecstatic to announce that 46 Peaks Weekend will be taking place this year on SEPTEMBER 23-25, and we need as many of you as possible to lead hikes! Come to the Glen House this THURSDAY, SEPT 17 to learn about all of the available trips and pick one to lead! If you can't make it, EMAIL [email protected] your top 3 trip preferences! Can't wait to get another successful, beautiful, fall hiking-full 46 Peaks Weekend rolling! We can't do it without you!

05/05/2016

Come to the Glen House for s'mores at our final Open Hours of the year!

04/19/2016

Big news from the Glen Haus! The Hamilton Outing Club proudly welcomes the birth of its newest social media venture, Instagram! Make sure to follow our page to stay up-to-date as it grows and changes through insta-puberty, and tag in your ~artsy~ trip pics for a chance to be featured and help raise our insta-baby! 👶🏽🎉

04/01/2016

Go Camping—With Your Cat We know you love your feline friend, your beclawed bestie, your clawsome companion, but you wish they could enjoy going to the wilderness as much as you do. Now, when you head to the meowntains…

02/18/2016

Congrats Jared!

Mr. HOC Is Crowned Mr. Hamilton Jared Mandelbaum ’18, Mr. HOC, was the victor in the annual Mr. Hamilton competition, held on Feb. 17 as part of FebFest. He prevailed over Mr. Track, Colin Horgan ’19, Mr. Psi U, Alan Yecies ’17, Mr. Philanthropy Committee, Jose Ol