Personal Trip Resources

In addition to offering various program trips, ROPE is here to help students, faculty, and staff organize their own outdoors trips. Whether you are looking for university funding, gear to rent, or just some ideas to help you get started, ROPE is at your service.

Getting Started

Are you new to Texas? These links can help guide you to some fantastic outdoors opportunities in and around Houston. Be sure to investigate the wide variety Texas has to offer in terms of both outdoors activities and destinations:

• Texas State Park Guide
• Houston Getaways
• Texas Outside
• REI (gear, trips)

Getting Gear

ROPE gear is available for rent on either a per-item basis or one flat membership fee. For more information, please contact Liz Harwood, Assistant Director for Outdoor Programs, at x2742 or harwood@rice.edu, or you can visit our Gear Rentals and Information page.

Getting Funding

Throughout the year, ROPE directly sponsors several Rice affiliate-led trips, and can also help you get money from Student Activities or other funds and grants.

Going somewhere for Spring Break? Apply for Spring Break Trip Funding by Monday, February 9 at 5:00 p.m. If you have questions about what qualifies for funding, call Liz Harwood at 713-348-2742 for more information!

Getting Going!

Looking for more people, ideas, transportation, or tips for your trip? Email outdoors@mailman.rice.edu to get in touch with the over 400 Rice community members on Rice's outdoors listserv. These people have a wide variety of skills and background knowledge, and taking advantage of each other's previous experiences and interests can really make your trip come together.

Finally, go get outside!