Rice Outdoor Programs & Education

09/27/2024

Last weekend ROPE’s first trip of the semester visited Surfside Beach for an afternoon playing frisbee, soccer, and paddle boarding! 🏖️🌊☀️

09/23/2024

Our final ROPE leader feature is who spent the summer in the Pacific Northwest doing trail maintenance on the Pacific Crest Trail. She also stopped by the Appalachian Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

We hope our leaders’ outdoor adventures this summer inspire you to get outside with ROPE this semester! 🥾🛶

09/20/2024

Today we feature ROPE leader .loden and her summer in Kenya doing the Rice Loewenstern Fellowship. 🐢🦒

You will see Eleanor on our day hiking trip to Huntsville in October- visit the link in our bio to register!

09/17/2024

A month and a half left to submit your application to be a ROPE leader! Applications are posted on 12Twenty.

If you have questions about being a ROPE leader feel free to stop by the OAC or dm this account to ask!

09/16/2024

Meet ROPE leader James- this summer he visited the White Mountains in New Hampshire and the Parc National de la Jacques-Cartier in Québec, Canada. ⛰️🌲🥾

This semester, he is leading our Thanksgiving Break trip to Charon’s Garden Wilderness in Oklahoma (among others). To take a look at this and our other trips this semester visit the link in our bio!

09/11/2024

This summer, ROPE leader Zac hiked to the most remote pub in Scotland as well as completed a three day hike on the South West Coast Path in England. 🐮👀

You’ll see him on one of our first trips of the semester next weekend as he leads a day trip to Surfside Beach! Make sure you ask him about his surfing experience 🏄‍♂️🌊🏖️

09/05/2024

Now featuring… ROPE leader Sophia and ROPE graduate Evan on a day hike in Talledega National Forest in Alabama! A heartwarming summer ROPE reunion 🧑‍🎓☀️🌲☺️

09/01/2024

ROPE Leader Joanna Litze is a graduate student in Space Studies, and this summer she visited Colorado, including the White River National Forest and Mt. Blue Sky! 🏔️🌲🐐

08/28/2024

Reconnect with your friends and ROPE at the Rice Rec Community Event tonight . Grab a snack and a game to unwind for a couple hours. If you have questions about our upcoming trip schedule or applying to be a trip leader you can catch our Program Director in person. ⛺️
You can also find our leaders tomorrow at the RMC Student Activities Fair!

08/25/2024

Today we highlight ROPE leader and his adventure to the peak of Mount San Jacinto.

This summer he worked as an astronomy, rocketry, blacksmithing, and wilderness survival instructor at Astrocamp in California. 🚀🌌🏕️

08/22/2024

Today we highlight ROPE leader in her outdoor adventures this summer! 🚴‍♀️🥾🌲

She spent a lot of time traveling, including hiking in Japan and Southwestern Europe, biking up Jianding Mountain, and paddling in Anji, China (not pictured). Make sure you ask her about her travels if she leads you on a trip this semester!

08/20/2024

Our newest class of leaders went on a weeklong training expedition at the beginning of this summer to prepare for the upcoming season of trips.

The Gila Wilderness provided a challenging and fun environment to practice skills like orienteering, knot tying, outdoor ethics, and leadership. We’re looking forward to utilizing these skills on our trips this semester!

07/18/2024

We're on hiatus over the summer, but our director was out on the Colorado Trail repping Rice University Recreation Center and making some new furry friends. Whether 2 or 200 miles, we hope your adventures are memorable!🌄

04/16/2024

Come to our gear sale Monday over dead days!

04/05/2024

Today we revisit our Spring Break trip to highlight one of the most unique features of the area we visited- the slot canyon!

ROPE’s trip through Buckskin Gulch meant we got to experience 14 miles of one of the longest (and most dangerous) slot canyons in the world. At some points, the canyon is less than one meter wide and more than 30 meters deep.

04/04/2024

Last weekend ROPE traveled to the San Antonio area for our final kayak camping trip of the semester.

We hope everyone’s beer bike is going well, and remember to stay safe this weekend!

04/03/2024

ROPE had a great time kayaking, camping, and taking in the views at Martin Dies Jr. State Park this semester! 🚣‍♂️🚣‍♂️

We hope you all have been able to get outside, whether that’s joining ROPE on a trip or just enjoying the beautiful weather we’ve been having on campus!

03/28/2024

Last month ROPE took our third backpacking trip of the semester out to Sam Houston National Forest.

If you’ve been wanting to join ROPE on a trip this semester but haven’t gotten the chance yet, hope is not lost! If you’d like to challenge yourself, check out our weeklong mountain backpacking trip. For a more chill trip, check out Brazos Bend day hiking.

03/21/2024

Here are just a few of the incredible and diverse landscapes our spring break trip took us through. Paria Canyon is regarded as one of the world’s best hiking destinations and it shows! 🥾🥾

Join us this May as we backpack through more breathtaking wilderness! See the link in our bio for more information.

03/20/2024

ROPE’s spring break trip taught us that one of the most valuable parts of the outdoors is the people you enjoy it with!

45 miles over rugged terrain was no small feat, and we’re glad the spring break adventurers had each other to lean on throughout the trip.

03/20/2024

A sneak peak of ROPE’s BIG spring break trip- keep an eye out this week for more pictures from our adventure! 👀🥾🎒🏞️

02/21/2024

02/14/2024

This group didn’t let the rain stop them from having a good time in Lost Maples and Garner State Park over the long weekend! 🥾⛺️

ROPE is all about making the outdoors accessible- if you’ve been wanting to get outside but aren’t sure where to start take a look at our remaining trips this semester. This is your sign to register!

02/02/2024

ROPE’s first trip of the semester took us to Little Lake Creek Wilderness in San Houston National Forest. The muddy trail was no match for this group’s determination and positive attitude! 🥾🏕️

01/29/2024

Join us this spring recess to backpack Lost Maples State Park! See the link in our bio for more information.