The group runs about 70 outings a year, ranging from cross-country skiing to rock climbing and day hiking. Outings are open to nonmembers. We run activities all year-round, every weekend. The Butler Outdoor Club is two years old and growing strong with more than 100 members, according to founder Bob Tait. The club focuses on education and camaraderie in the outdoors.
Members participate in a variety of activities such as hiking, biking and cross-country skiing.
The club also sponsors a backpacking class through Butler County Community College. Members of the Explorer's Club of Pittsburgh don't just hike, they climb mountains, rappel into caves, and sail across the Atlantic. We do a lot of hard-core stuff, especially climbing and mountaineering. Members use their unique skills each April to rappel down Mt. Washington to clean trash from the slopes. The group runs many formal courses, including map and compass, backpacking, rock climbing, rafting, and mountaineering.