Olympia Branch Upcoming Events & Course Activities
Upcoming Mountaineers events in the Olympia area and upcoming activities that are part of our Olympia Branch courses.
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Basic Snowshoe One-Day Classroom Session - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Avalanche Safety Lecture: Basic Snowshoeing
We will cover winter hazards and weather, winter aliments, a brief introduction to avalanche awareness,
Difficulty: Easy
Sat, Jan 11, 2025
No Prerequisites
BC Lecture: Snow Skills - Lacey Community Center
Climbing Lecture: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Snow Skills
Tue, Apr 22, 2025
No Prerequisites
BC Lecture: Intro to Rock Climbing - Lacey Community Center
Climbing Lecture: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Intro to Rock Climbing
Tue, Mar 11, 2025
No Prerequisites
BC Field Trip: Belay Practice - Squaxin Park
Climbing Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Belay Practice
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Sat, Feb 22, 2025
No Prerequisites
BC Event: Crevasse Rescue Practice - Burfoot Park
Climbing Lecture: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Crevasse Rescue Ground Practice
Difficulty: Easy
Tue, May 27, 2025
No Prerequisites
BC Lecture: Welcome and Intro - Lacey Community Center
Climbing Lecture: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Welcome and Intro
Tue, Feb 4, 2025
No Prerequisites
BC Field Trip: Rock Fundamentals - Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center
Climbing Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Rock Fundamentals
Sun, Mar 23, 2025
No Prerequisites
BC Lecture: Basic Skills - Lacey Community Center
Climbing Lecture: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Basic Skills/Belay Practice
Tue, Feb 18, 2025
No Prerequisites
Snow I Field Trip - Paradise Area (winter)
Scrambling Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course
This Field Trip to cover basic Snow Travel Techniques, Ice ax arrests, and glissade techniques,
Difficulty: Easy, Easy/Moderate
Sat, Apr 19, 2025
No Prerequisites
Rock Scrambling Lecture - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Scrambling Lecture: Alpine Scrambling Course
This lecture will discuss the various techniques regarding scrambling on rock.
Tue, Apr 8, 2025
No Prerequisites
Intermediate Winter Mountaineering/Overnight - Private Residence
Avalanche Safety Field trip: Intermediate Climbing Course
Google Meet from 8:00PM until ~9:00PM. Go over past experiences of folks, equipment, NWAC forecast,
Wed, Feb 19, 2025
Prerequisites
BC Field Trip: Snow Travel - White Pass Nordic Center
Climbing Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Snow Travel
Sat, May 3, 2025
No Prerequisites
BC Activity: Rock Gym Climbing Night - Cirque Climbing Gym
Climbing Lecture: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Rock Gym Climbing Night
Sun, Apr 6, 2025
No Prerequisites
Spring MOFA 3rd Class - Griffin Fire District Station 1
First Aid Lecture: MOFA
Continuation of MOFA. We will continue outdoor scenarios- including some moulage. Rain or Shine/Daylight or
Difficulty: Moderate
Sat, Mar 15, 2025
No Prerequisites
Rock Scrambling Field Trip - McCleary Cliffs
Scrambling Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course
Rock Scrambling Field Trip to practice and evaluate student techniques on rock, scree and boulder
Difficulty: Crag Rock Climb
Sun, Apr 13, 2025
No Prerequisites
Spring MOFA First Class - Griffin Fire District Station 1
First Aid Lecture: MOFA
First Saturday class consisting mostly of first aid review from your 8 hours of self
Difficulty: Moderate
Sat, Mar 8, 2025
No Prerequisites
BC Final Written Exam - Online Classroom
Climbing Lecture: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Final Written Exam
Tue, Jun 10, 2025
No Prerequisites
Snow II Field Trip - Paradise
Scrambling Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course
This is our second Ice Ax Arrest practice.
Difficulty: Easy, Easy/Moderate
Sat, May 10, 2025
No Prerequisites
Snow Travel Lecture - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Scrambling Lecture: Alpine Scrambling Course
This classroom lecture discusses the various skills necessary for travelling on snow.
Tue, Apr 15, 2025
No Prerequisites
BC Field Trip: Crevasse Rescue - Paradise Area
Climbing Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Crevasse Rescue
Difficulty: Easy, Easy/Moderate
Sat, May 31, 2025 - Sun, Jun 1, 2025
No Prerequisites
BC Field Trip: Snow Weekend - White Pass Nordic Center
Climbing Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Snow Weekend
Difficulty: G-XC 2 Advanced Beginner Groomed
Sat, May 17, 2025 - Sun, May 18, 2025
No Prerequisites
Basic Skills Workshop - Michael T. Simmons Elementary School
Scrambling Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course
Lecture 1 and Basic Skills Field Trip
Sat, Feb 8, 2025
No Prerequisites
NWAC Avalanche Awareness - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Backcountry Skiing, Downhill Skiing & Snowboarding, Cross-country Skiing, Avalanche Safety & Snowshoeing Lecture: Basic Snowshoeing
Northwest Avalanche Center will present their class on Avalanche Awareness. No charge. Lecture and power
Difficulty: Easy, Easy
Thu, Jan 16, 2025
No Prerequisites
In-person Workshop - Squaxin Park
Navigation Lecture: Wilderness Navigation
An optional in-person meeting for students to practice hands-on skills and get questions answered.
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Wed, Apr 16, 2025
No Prerequisites