Hannah Abebe
Looking for your next adventure? Enjoy a glimpse of the exciting auction items available at The Mountaineers 2025 Gala! From memorable getaways to top-notch gear packages, your bid directly supports outdoor education and conservation—helping our community build stronger connections with the natural world.
This year’s live auction will include eight incredible packages, four of which whisk you away on these exciting adventures:
- Enjoy a stunning six-day guided backpacking trip in Patagonia, Chile, with Patagonia Frontiers.
- Go to the heart of the Alps with an eight-night stay in a beautiful home in Chamonix, France, thanks to Amelie Mabbutt and Edward Monrad.
- Explore land and water on a seven-night adventure cruise for two in Baja, Mexico, with UnCruise Adventures.
- Choose your own destination with two roundtrip First/Business Class tickets to anywhere in the world, thanks to United Airlines.
Live auction items can be bid on during the main Gala program on April 26. If you're interested in bidding on live auction items, please contact us and we will get you a Live Auction Proxy Bidder form.
We’re thrilled to offer 50 incredible silent auction packages thanks to the generosity of our members, local businesses, outdoor partners, and sponsors like Rab, Petzl, Black Diamond, NEMO, C.A.M.P. USA, Feathered Friends, and more. These packages feature unforgettable experiences paired with top-tier gear and many Mountaineers Books titles. Get ready to pack your bags and enjoy your next great adventure, with packages like:
- All access to the 2025 Banff Mountain Film & Book Festival in Alberta with Rab (thanks to Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity).
- A five-day, four-night stay in Maui, Hawaii (thanks to Brynne and Ryan Koscianski).
- A five-night mountain retreat in the Grand Tetons for six (thanks to member Lorna Corrigan and family).
Thanks to our wonderful Mountaineers community, members have generously offered up their beloved getaway cabins, homes, and properties. Packages include stays with gear and other experiences at your fingertips, such as:
- Four nights at Liberty Lodge near Mazama (thanks to members Carry Porter & Nick Brown).
- A Lake Wenatchee waterfront weekend for 12 (thanks to members Rich & Martha Draves).
- A six-night Methow Valley adventure (thanks to Mountaineers CEO Tom Vogl).
True to The Mountaineers mission, auction packages feature amazing opportunities to explore outside while learning. Inspired by our Mountaineers Books titles, these packages link outdoor adventures with ways to enrich your skills and knowledge about the lands and waters of the Pacific Northwest. Packages include:
- A guided foraging experience with Mountaineer Books author Jennifer Hahn (Pacific Harvest: A Northwest Coast Foraging Guide).
- A packrafting trip planning consultation with Mountaineers Books author Luc Mehl (The Packrafting Handbook).
- A guided urban walk through Downtown Seattle with Mountaineers author David B. Williams (Wild in Seattle: Stories at the Crossroads of People and Nature).
Packages in our silent auction also include one-of-a-kind experiences and items, such as:
- A 75-minute gong and singing bowl sound journey (thanks to Sound Alchemy and Matthew Peters).
- A sailboat day charter from Shilshole Marina for six (thanks to board of directors member Alex Pratt).
- A block printing workshop for two (thanks to Mountaineers Books author and artist Molly Hashimoto).
READY TO BID?
Secure your in-person or virtual Gala ticket now to ensure you have a chance to bid on these once-in-a-lifetime packages! The online auction kicks off April 16, and there is no cost to participate. Bidding takes place through April 26 at 7pm.
All funds raised via the Gala’s live and online auction support The Mountaineers and help people explore, conserve, learn about, and enjoy the lands and waters of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Encourage your friends to participate.
For more information about the event, including our Tyrolean Traverse, Adventure with Purpose Award honoree Art Wolfe, and Keynote Speaker, Sasha DiGiulian, please visit our 2025 Gala website. Have questions about arrival or need to update your guests? Please email development@mountaineers.org or call 206-521-6022.
P.S. Thank you to our amazing Mountaineers members, partner businesses, and donors that made our 2025 live and silent auction packages possible. Your donations of time, gear, and cherished family properties have brought us that much closer to reaching our goal.
Artwork by Enjoli Izidor.
Thank you to our Gala sponsors!
