Anyone have any experience with outdoors clubs? They seem to

>>901371
i do not. unless boyscouts counts.
why cant you just start off doing /out/ stuff?
go to a local park (state, national, whatever is near you) and just hike one of the trails. its not like you have to be particularly fit or anything. just bring some water, and sit down when you get tired.

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>>901371
No experience with clubs but if you got at least one buddy who enjoys /out/ you can hold yourself down. I've done 10 mile hikes alone and getting the motivation to do so if you're not in good physical and more importantly mental shape is a bitch. On the other hand if you make plans a day or so in advance with your buddy you'll feel much more obligated to go. I did the same 10 mile hike yesterday in the rain with my long time /out/ buddy and was bretty neat.

I'd try to avoid casual gatherings if you can unless that's what you want you'll end up headed to touristy spots with little difficulty and lots of people.

>hiking club (@ work)
Basically the "core" regulars, typically the "facilitator" (or first alternate) picks a local hike and send email invitation to the email list. Every Wednesday after work.

>"adventure club"
Same usual suspects doing harder, more remote weekend hikes, fitness hikes and longer multinight overnights.

>kayak club
More formal internet group, but same idea. Less involving because I don't have interest in kayaking remote lakes with 20-40 other 'yakers.

I've been part of the Alpenverein since I can walk and they offer some real good services such as an insurance that covers a lot from SAR (worldwide) to the first medical treatment.
You can also take courses in climbing, mountaineering, iceclimbing, skitouring, freeriding, guiding and survival.
I'm thinking about taking part in one of the treks in Nicaragua, Nepal, Georgia or Peru next year.

>>901371
if you live near a major city, there might be an NRx meetup group that is into this stuff
if they aren't currently doing this stuff, they definitely would try it if pressured

usually you have to get vetted to join, and people use fake names

I wish i had something like this around here. It gets lonely always going /out/ by yourself

>>901528
where do you live anon

>>901529
Northwest georgia

>>901530
The state or the country?

>>901534
state

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>>901521
>NRx

You have set me down a new path, anon.

>>901563
>new to NRx
Mencius Moldbug's blog, unqualified reservations, is a good place to start
he's sort of the founder the movement
http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2009/01/gentle-introduction-to-unqualified.html

>>901569
Thanks senpai I've been listening to TRS and it's pretty cool but a little too plebeian and edgy at times. This looks like the stuff I've been looking for.

Any fellow travelers in Houston/SE Texas?

>>901371
I was looking through a Backpacker magazine one time, and there seems to be lots of them. There are always the pay-for-a-trip groups of course (like what REI offers, magazines, etc.), but there were definitely clubs and associations mentioned, so I'm assuming there would be some that fit your interests and skill levels without the hokey-ness of a local soccer moms meet up. Good luck.

I guess Wikipedia has "Hiking organizations in the United States," which is a good place to start. I was trying to think of Sierra Club earlier and couldn't.