University of Utah
Tier2-7: Outdoors Program

The Outdoor Recreation Program (ORP) provides an opportunity for individuals and groups to participate in all types of outdoor adventure activities through organized trips and by providing rental equipment for backpacking, river running, canoeing, mountain biking, skiing and many other activities. Trips and outings are offered on a break even cost basis, and are coordinated by ORP student volunteers. The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (PRT) also offers a wide array of outdoor experiential courses through its Natural Resources Learning Program. Opportunities include whitewater rafting, canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking, camping, nordic skiing, backpacking, climbing, canyoneering and more. The University of Utah is situated in the foothills of the world-famous Wasatch Mountains, providing unique nearby outdoor opportunities. The state of Utah has an abundance of public lands, from alpine to desert environments that both ORP and PRT use as their "classrooms." The ORP maintains a resource and learning center that contains books, maps, videos, trade journals and current periodicals available for your use. This resource center contains information that may not be available any other place on campus. Each year many programs are scheduled to provide information and entertainment. Annual presentations include the Banff Festival of Mountain Films World Tour, and Banff's Radical Reels show for those who crave more adrenaline. Each year we also present slide shows and lectures. Past presentions have included climber Lynn Hill, mountaineers Reinhold Messner and Ed Viestures and local hero Conrad Anker, along with many others.