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