Michael Bly  -  President

Benjamin Berry    - Vice President

Neil Greene  -  Treasurer

Punch Passes

The Punch Pass program is available to all undergraduate students of URI and has been around for several years. The purpose of the program is to make indoor rock climbing an affordable sport for anyone interested. The program is managed by the Outing Club and subsidized by the Student Senate. Every semester, the club will buy a limited amount of passes from local rock gyms. Students can then go to the gym, show their student ID, and be let in. The passes themselves cost $2 a pass and you are allowed to buy one per week. These can be purchased from LOrrie from the finance office on the 2nd floor in the memorial union. Her office is right down the hallway from the information desk. It's the half-door on the right.

If you don't know how to climb, IT'S OK! Some of our members are very knowledgeable on rock climbing and will be glad to provide you with free instruction. Do not go to the gym if you have not received instruction from us first though. We may provide free instruction but the gym does not and we do not cover the cost of instruction at the gym.

We do have some climbing gear that you can borrow from us but we may not have everything. We have helmets, ropes, harnesses, and belay devices. The pass includes gear and a day pass to the gym.

Currently we hold punch passes at these gyms:

Equipment Take-Out

Want to go camping but you don't have any gear? We have tons of gear that you can borrow. We have backpacks of all types and sizes, sleeping bags, tents, stoves, earthmats, first-aid kits, water pumps, flashlights, you name it.

Borrowing gear is easy, but there are a few things that you have to do first. First, there is a registration form to fill out. This is just so we can get your contact info and that you understand our terms and conditions. The second thing is just a one-time $5 fee. Gear rental is an inherent liability on our part and the money goes into our club account to help fund our other activities. If you already paid $15 for membership dues, the rental fee is automatically waived.

You can take-out / return gear and fill out the registration form during our office hours.