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...Outing Club is one of the Harvard's oldest organizations, dating back to the 1920s. In the club's early years, club members were primarily concerned with mapping unfamiliar territories, of which their were still many in the New England area. By the `70s and `80s, it was not unknown for club members to travel around the globe. In fact, a few even hiked up some of the world's tallest mountains, including Mount McKinley. Today, however, the club has toned down its transcontinental trekking...
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Officially recognized by the College, the club is nevertheless limited to a strictly social function. For insurance reasons, activities that outing club members participate in are not "official Outing Club trips" but "individual outings...
...make it clear that everyone is responsible for themselves," Myers says. "For example, when we drive places, we make it clear that it is the individual and not the Outing Club that is responsible...
...group is clearly treading a fineline. Insurance limits who is able to drive the group, yet the guidelines remain fuzzy. But there have been no safety problems in the past, and the admittedly laid-back club members frequently joke about their insurance-induced status as a covert outing club...