WROLC

Western Regional Outdoor Leadership Conference Outdoor leadership has become increasingly important and popular for both education and tourism.

The Western Regional Outdoor Leadership Conference is a collaboration of university outdoor programs in the west that began in 1991. The main purpose of the conference is to provide an affordable and professional level conference that would serve our programs’ student leaders. The conference is regularly attended by university outdoor programs from California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Utah, Ari

zona and beyond. WROLC was created 20 years ago on the principles of providing an inexpensive, professional level conference where students can develop beneficial skills and relationships for future careers in experiential education or the outdoor industry. Over the years, it has also become a place where outdoor professionals and recreationalists can network and share some of the latest and greatest tricks of the trade. Students considering a career in the field, outdoor professionals and people who simply recreate in the outdoors will find the knowledge/skills gained and discussions both useful and fascinating. Come join in on this very affordable conference and see why we all love our jobs so much!

1991 - 1st
Cal Berkeley

1992 - 2nd
Cal Berkeley

1993 - 3rd
UC Santa Cruz
Keynote Speaker - Ed Tilly

1994 - 4th
UC Davis?

1995 - 5th
UCSD?

1996 -6th
Chico State?

1997 - 7th
UCSB?

1998 - 8th
Prescott College
Keynote Speaker - Tom Whittaker

1999 - 9th
CSU Sacramento
February 19-21
Keynote Speaker - Tom Whittaker

2000 - 10th
CSU Sonoma
February 11-13
Keynote Address - Bob Hoffman

2001

2002

2003 -12th
UC Santa Cruz
Keynote Speaker - Chris Sharma

2004 - 13th
UCSD
November 12-14
Keynote Speaker - Jeff Lowe

2005 - 14th
Pacific University Oregon
November 4-6

2006
No WROLC

2007
UCLA -15th
Feb 23-25
Keynote Speaker - Peter Mortimer

2008 - 16th
CSU San Bernardino
February
Keynote Speaker - Mike Libecki

2009 - 17th
Chico State
February 6-8
Keynote Speaker - Royal Robbins
Attendees 130

2010
No WROLC

2011 - 18th
UC Santa Barbara
February 4-6
Speaker - Lynn Hill

2012 - 19th
CSU Sacramento
February 17-19
Keynote Speaker - Jon Turk
Attendees 175

2013 - 20th
UC San Diego
February 1-3
Keynote Speaker - Stephen Wampler

11/01/2021

Save the date for WROLC 2022 at UC San Diego!

01/27/2021

WROLC 2021 has come to an end and we cannot thank you enough for attending and learning alongside us. At this time, CSUMB recreation is proud to announce the hosts of next years conference... UC San Diego! Check out this video to hear what they have to say

Looking forward to hopefully seeing you F2F in 2022!!

01/16/2021

Whose playing conference bingo with us?? To enter to win a prize be sure to complete all the squares and tag . We’d love to hear more about your conference experience!

01/13/2021

Today is the final day to register for WROLC! Click the link in bio and register before 12pm, noon PST today. Conference attendees will have access to all content live as well as recorded, hear from keynote Nikki Smith, and opportunities to win gear donated by our conference sponsors! Students can register for FREE and each institutional membership is $100 which grants access to all members. Any questions, please contact [email protected]

01/09/2021

For those of you who have registered for WROLC 2021, please view our registration email below. If you haven't yet registered, what are you waiting for? Click on this link to register today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfX2eErnoybQYTGsnggOxQiDmgjPrshCFEfXvhpZsqL8UrTlg/viewform

Welcome to WROLC! Be sure to update your Zoom account to the most recent version before the first day of conference! This will allow you to select your own breakout room during sessions. If you are unable to update your Zoom, don’t worry! We will be able to manually place you in a room as well. Below are some addit...

01/05/2021

We proudly present this year’s keynote address from photographer, climber, and activist Nikki Smith. On Friday, Jan. 15 from 1:30-300pm PST she will share her story of Realization. She will share some of her outdoor and climbing photography from over 20 years in climbing and share insights into her journey as a climber, first ascensionist, guidebook author, writer, and a woman who happens to be transgender.

12/02/2020

You heard it here first!! Registration for WROLC 2021 is live. 🥳🙌🏽Complete yours today to secure spot at our conference taking place January 15-16.

🎟Pricing:
Students: FREE (must register with university affiliated email)

Institution: $100 - this flat rate will permit any number of professionals and student staff from your institution to attend and take full advantage of all conference related activities.

11/12/2020

Don’t miss your opportunity to present at our first virtual WROLC conference. We are accepting proposals until November 20 at 11:59pm. Click on the link to submit a proposal today!

11/02/2020

🗣You heard it here first! WROLC 2021 will be held virtually January 15-17. 🖥💻📲Follow along for more details in the upcoming days, weeks and months before this conference. 🏄🏾‍♀️🦦 is proud to host the Western Regional Outdoor Leadership Conference and looking forward to bringing our communities together to learn, grow, and develop now during these uncertain times!!