New Leader Resources

Hiking, Backpacking, Urban Walks leader resources

Leader Checklists

Checklist for hike/backpack leaders from pre-trip planning to post-trip activity reporting. Updated 1-31-21

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Guidelines for Pre-Screening Hike or Backpack Participants

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Guide to Screening of prospective hike-backpack participants.docx — 27.0 KB

Ten Essentials

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Leave No Trace Principles for Hikers

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The Mountaineers Seven Steps for Emergency Response

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Mountaineers 7 Steps for First Aid Response.docx — 25.3 KB

Guide to Washington recreation passes and permits

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Washington Recreation Passes and Permits.docx — 36.7 KB

Mountain Skills - How to Read and Understand the Avalanche Forecast

application/pdf Mountain Skills - How to Read and Understand the Avalanche Forecast.pdf — 440.9 KB

New Hike-Urban Walk-Backpack Leader Seminar Presentation PDF

Updated 3-3-25

application/pdf Leader Seminar PDF.pdf — 4.3 MB

Leadership Discussion Scenarios

Examples of realistic scenarios used for discussion in Hike-Backpack Leader Seminars. Last updated 3-3-25

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Guidelines for Pre-Trip Communications

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Participant Screening Role Play Exercise

Updated 10-19-21

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The 5Ws of Mountaineers Incident Reporting

Safety Committee, Nov 2021

application/pdf Mountaineers Incident Reporting.pdf — 163.3 KB

Mountaineers Board Policies of Particular Importance for New Leaders

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Apply to Become a New Hike, Backpack or Urban Walk Leader!

3-2023

application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Find the Hike, Backpack, Urban Walk Leader Application!.docx — 99.9 KB

Clubwide Activity Standards for Hiking, Backpacking and Urban Walking

Clubwide Activity Standards for Hiking, Backpacking and Urban Walking

Last updated 1-23

Behavioral "Red Flags" for Inappropriate Behavior by a Leader or Participant

How to recognize and deal with participant or leader behavior involving bullying, exclusion, micro-aggression, disregard/disrespect, entitlement, unwelcome touching Drafted by Christina Buckman, 12-4-2023

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How To: Write a good activity listing!

How To: Write a good activity listing!

Look for links here on how to write an activity listing that attracts participants, helps them self-screen for trips they are capable of, and defines the difficulty clearly.