Olympia Branch Award Badges
Hiking, Climbing & Scrambling Awards
Chair: Kerry Lowry, kerryndon@comcast.net
3600 Snug Harbor Dr. NE
Olympia, WA 98506
Deadline: All award applications must be submitted by September 15.
Application: Please prepare your request for an award listing the required information in a concise format. You must have been a member of The Mountaineers at the time of climbing all peaks or hikes covered by the award. The trips must have been made in accordance with the Climbing Code. Please do not create links to any source but include Award being requested, dates of hikes or climbs that you did to complete the award requirements, party members with their contact information, date you joined The Mountaineers and your contact information.
Presentation: Awards are presented at the Olympia Branch Annual Banquet unless otherwise requested.
Sea Kayaking Awards
The Olympia Sea Kayak Committee Invites interested, qualified paddlers from all Mountaineers Branches to pursue, achieve and be recognized for their Kayaking accomplishments. Through the process of challenging one's own abilities and building skills through experience and practice, we hope to encourage the advancement of kayaking skills within our community.
This series of award incentives is to provide encouragement for leaders to schedule and lead trips throughout the many regions and waters of Washington, and to encourage participation by all club paddlers.
Contact: Jean Fisher, wb2jean@yahoo.com
Service Awards
Learn about those who have given service above and beyond the call of duty at the Olympia Branch Service Award badge.
Olympia Branch Alpine Lakes
A pin and badge earned by hiking to 12 lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Party size must be 2 or more and adequate equipment including the Ten Essentials must be carried.
Olympia Branch North Cascades Lakes
A pin and badge earned for hiking to 12 alpine lakes in the North Cascades. Party Size must be 2 or more and adequate equipment including the Ten Essentials must be carried.
Olympia Branch Olympic Lakes
A pin and badge earned for hiking to 12 alpine lakes in the Olympics. Party size must be 2 or more and adequate equipment including the Ten Essentials must be carried.
Olympia Branch South Cascades Lakes
A pin and badge earned for hiking to 12 alpine lakes in the South Cascades. Party size must be 2 or more and adequate equipment including the Ten Essentials must be carried.
Olympia Branch Lookout Patch
A patch and badge for hiking, climbing, or scrambling to the summit of peaks that are or were Forest Fire Lookouts sites.
Olympia Branch Lookout Rocker
A rocker and badge to go with your patch and badge for hiking, climbing, or scrambling to the summit of peaks that are or were Forest Fire Lookouts sites.
Olympia Branch Olympic Peaks
A peak pin and badge earned by climbing some of the highest and remote peaks on the Olympic Peninsula. Climb any ten and at least one in each area.
Olympia Branch Olympic Trails 100 Miles
A patch badge earned by hiking 100 or more one way miles on trails in the Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest.
Olympia Branch Paul Wiseman Memorial Bench Peaks
A badge earned by climbing this collection of Olympic peaks that can been seen from Paul's memorial bench located in downtown Olympia.
Olympia Branch Scramble Peaks Copper
A peak pin and badge awarded for ascents of scramble peaks in the Olympic Mountains. This is the first in a set of three peak pin badges.
Olympia Branch Scramble Peaks Silver
A peak pin and badge awarded for ascents of scramble peaks in the Olympic Mountains. This is the second in a set of three peak pin badges.
Olympia Branch Scramble Peaks Gold
A peak pin and badge awarded for ascents of scramble peaks in the Olympic Mountains. This is the third and final in a set of three peak pin badges.
Olympia Branch Sea Kayaking Riptides and Rapids
A pin and badge for specific challenging sea kayak adventures.
Olympia Branch Sea Kayaking South Sound Inlets
A sea kayaking pin and badge for paddling along the shoreline of inlets in South Puget Sound.
Olympia Branch Sea Kayaking South Sound Islands
A pin and badge for circumnavigating islands in the South Puget Sound by sea kayak.
Olympia Branch Service Award
For service above and beyond the call of duty to our Olympia Branch.