What We Do • Sweet Briar College

What We Do

The Outdoor Program offers a wide variety of trips and activities that are open (and FREE) to anyone in the Sweet Briar community!

  • Off-Campus: Hiking, backpacking, camping, outdoor and indoor rock climbing, canoeing, skiing/snowboarding

  • On-Campus: Sunrise hikes, camp-outs, bird watching, rock climbing, backpacking, stargazing, weekend on-campus adventures
  • Clinics: Fire building, canoeing, backcountry basics, belaying and climbing movement
  • Special Events: Yearly expedition, rock-in, trail clean up, outdoor movie nights
  • Catered Programing: We will work with you and your group to create, schedule, and run a trip for your specific goals.
  • Climbing Team: We sponsor a competitive climbing team that practices and trains together once a week at our local indoor climbing gym.

Three students enjoying the snow on a backpacking trip. Three students enjoying the snow on a backpacking trip. A student posing at the top of a rock climb. A student posing at the top of a rock climb. Four students standing on top of the SBC dam. Four students standing on top of the SBC dam. A student climbing a boulder while two others spot her. A student climbing a boulder while two others spot her.