Closure & COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Updates Updated 04/28/20 at 3:06pm Recreation Services will follow University guidelines for when facilities will reopen. At thi...

For those of you staying in Ames over the summer, you may already be worried about what activities you should get involved in. Don’t fret! Recreation Services has ...

Gear stores are my kryptonite. Seriously, no matter how much will power I think I have, I cannot walk by a shiny gear store full of ropes, expensive clothes and back...

I was born in Ames. So was my mom, and so were my grandparents and my great grandparents. Growing up I never understood how a family could stick around in the same b...

As a student at Iowa State, you are given a handful of deals and opportunities. Unfortunately, most Cyclones end up graduating college without ever knowing what they...

I went to the climbing wall at Lied for the first time in January of my freshman year. I was clumsy, weak, and had no idea what to do with my limbs. I flailed around...

Recreation Services Outdoor Recreation Program (ORP) takes a ton of awesome and breathtaking trips. Climbing in Utah, sea kayaking in Alaska, surfing in Costa Rica, ...

The Outdoor Recreation Program just got a little bit cooler (I didn’t think it was possible either!). ORP is about to host their first international trip to Costa ...

Jakob Swanson, who has spent the last three years working for Iowa State Outdoor Recreation Program, has led a number of extended trips, weekend trips, and workshops...

Thumbs up to climbing, workouts, running and everything fitness, but, a big thumbs down to blisters. They hurt. They are annoying, pesky little boogers that show up ...