Family Programs Calendar

Basic Gear and Skills Lecture for Parents

Basic Gear and Skills Lecture for Parents - Online Classroom

Backpacking Lecture: Backpacking with Kids
Tuesday, March 26 from 6:30 - 8:15 pm. 1.75 hour introductory interactive lecture via Zoom
Tue, Mar 26, 2024
No Prerequisites
57 participants 5 instructors
Foothills Branch
Birgit Grimlund
Qualified Youth Leader
Basic Gear and Skills Lecture for Parents

Basic Gear and Skills Lecture for Parents - Online Classroom

Family & Backpacking Lecture: Backpacking with Kids
Tuesday, April 25 6:30-8:15 pm 1.75 hour introductory interactive lecture via Zoom designed for parents
Tue, Apr 25, 2023
No Prerequisites
0 participants
Foothills Branch
Birgit Grimlund
Qualified Youth Leader
Basic Gear and Skills Lecture for Parents

Basic Gear and Skills Lecture for Parents - Online Classroom

Family & Backpacking Lecture: Backpacking with Kids
Tuesday, April 25 6:30-8:15 pm 1.75 hour introductory interactive lecture via Zoom designed for parents
Tue, Apr 25, 2023
No Prerequisites
54 participants
Foothills Branch
Birgit Grimlund
Qualified Youth Leader
Basic Snowshoeing (old) - Field trip

Basic Snowshoeing (old) - Field trip - Paradise

Snowshoeing Field trip: Basic Snowshoeing
Hands on practice of snow travel skills and hazard identification during a short snowshoe trek
Difficulty: Easy, Easy/Moderate
Sat, Jan 27, 2018
No Prerequisites
26 participants 9 instructors
Tacoma Branch
Bill Carver
Basic Snowshoeing (old) - Lecture

Basic Snowshoeing (old) - Lecture - Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center

Snowshoeing Lecture: Basic Snowshoeing
This is a 3 hour Lecture on a weekday evening at the Tacoma Program Center.
Wed, Jan 10, 2018
No Prerequisites
13 participants 6 instructors
Tacoma Branch
Bill Carver
Basic Snowshoeing (old) - Field trip

Basic Snowshoeing (old) - Field trip - Alpental Backcountry

Snowshoeing Field trip: Basic Snowshoeing
Hands on practice of snow travel skills and hazard identification during a short snowshoe trek.
Sat, Jan 12, 2019
No Prerequisites
7 participants 9 instructors
Tacoma Branch
Eugene Keltgen
Basic Snowshoeing (old) - Field trip

Basic Snowshoeing (old) - Field trip - Alpental Ski Area

Snowshoeing Field trip: Basic Snowshoeing
Hands on practice of snow travel skills and hazard identification during a short snowshoe trek
Sat, Jan 12, 2019
No Prerequisites
32 participants 9 instructors
Tacoma Branch
Eugene Keltgen
Basic Snowshoeing (old) - Lecture

Basic Snowshoeing (old) - Lecture - Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center

Snowshoeing Lecture: Basic Snowshoeing
This is a 3 hour Lecture on a weekday evening at the Tacoma Program Center.
Wed, Jan 2, 2019
No Prerequisites
26 participants 7 instructors
Tacoma Branch
Eugene Keltgen
Beginner Snowshoe - Keechelus Lake & John Wayne Trail

Beginner Snowshoe - Keechelus Lake & John Wayne Trail

Family, Snowshoeing & Youth Trip
A FAMILY SNOWSHOE day trip near beautiful Hyak Pass. Parents, grandchildren, friends, aunts, uncles, cousins...bring
Sat, Jan 19, 2019
No Prerequisites
7 participants
Seattle Branch
Katie Love

Best Hikes with Kids: Western Washington

Learn where, how, and why to help your kids hit the trails this season.

May 05, 2018
01:00 PM to 03:30 PM
Browsers Bookshop
107 Capitol Way N., Olympia, WA 98501

Best Hikes With Kids: Western Washington

Learn where, how, and why to help your kids hit the trails this season.

Jun 06, 2018
07:00 PM to 08:30 PM
Peninsula Wilderness Club
VFW hall at 9981 Central Valley Road, Bremerton WA, 98311

Best Hikes With Kids: Western Washington

Learn where, how, and why to help your kids hit the trails this season.

Jun 23, 2018
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Molbak's
13625 NE 175th St. Woodinville, WA 98072

CANCELED - "Beauty and the Beast" at the Kitsap Forest Theater (8 dates)

Escape to the Kitsap Forest Theater – Join us for a grand adventure! Stroll down the forested trail to The Mountaineers unique and breathtaking theater and create a treasured family tradition. We are located 15 minutes from the Bremerton Ferry dock – all ages will delight in this fun Northwest experience. Come early and picnic under the firs before the show.

May 24, 2020
02:00 PM to 04:30 PM
Kitsap Forest Theater
3000 Seabeck Hwy NW, Bremerton, WA

CANCELED - "Beauty and the Beast" at the Kitsap Forest Theater (8 dates)

Escape to the Kitsap Forest Theater – Join us for a grand adventure! Stroll down the forested trail to The Mountaineers unique and breathtaking theater and create a treasured family tradition. We are located 15 minutes from the Bremerton Ferry dock – all ages will delight in this fun Northwest experience. Come early and picnic under the firs before the show.

May 25, 2020
02:00 PM to 04:30 PM
Kitsap Forest Theater
3000 Seabeck Hwy NW, Bremerton, WA

CANCELED - "Beauty and the Beast" at the Kitsap Forest Theater (8 dates)

Escape to the Kitsap Forest Theater – Join us for a grand adventure! Stroll down the forested trail to The Mountaineers unique and breathtaking theater and create a treasured family tradition. We are located 15 minutes from the Bremerton Ferry dock – all ages will delight in this fun Northwest experience. Come early and picnic under the firs before the show.

May 30, 2020
02:00 PM to 04:30 PM
Kitsap Forest Theater
3000 Seabeck Hwy NW, Bremerton, WA
May 31, 2020
02:00 PM to 04:30 PM
Kitsap Forest Theater
3000 Seabeck Hwy NW, Bremerton, WA
Jun 06, 2020
02:00 PM to 04:30 PM
Seattle Program Center
3000 Seabeck Hwy NW, Bremerton, WA
Jun 07, 2020
02:00 PM to 04:30 PM
Seattle Program Center
7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
Jun 13, 2020
02:00 PM to 04:30 PM
Seattle Program Center
7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
Jun 14, 2020
02:00 PM to 04:30 PM
Seattle Program Center
7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115

CANCELED - Mini Mountaineers Walk in the Park

Meet us at a local Seattle park to explore and walk with other Mini Mountaineers!

Dec 14, 2024
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Discovery Park
Discovery Park South Parking Lot

CANCELED - Mini Mountaineers Walk in the Park

Meet us at a local Seattle park to explore and walk with other Mini Mountaineers!

Nov 23, 2024
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Carkeek Park
950 NW Carkeek Park Rd., Seattle, WA, 98177

CANCELED - Mini Mountaineers Walk in the Park

Meet us at a local Seattle park to explore and walk with other Mini Mountaineers!

Oct 26, 2024
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Dr. E, Seattle, WA 98112

CANCELED - Mini Mountaineers Meet-Up

Meet us at The Mountaineers' Seattle Program Center for a group activity and lesson, craft, etc.!

Oct 08, 2024
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Seattle Program Center
7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Basement: Friction Slabs, Basement: North Bay, Basement: Overhanging Wall, Basement: South Bay, Basement: Vertical Wall, South Plaza: Boulder, South Plaza: Boulder Field, South Plaza: Center Green, South Plaza: Climbing Wall East Side, South Plaza: Climbing Wall West Side

CANCELED - Youth Volunteer Training - Getting to know your camp stove

Join the youth education team and seasoned volunteers as we review best practices in youth leadership and train on our youth program curriculums and brush up on technical skills.

Apr 26, 2018
07:00 PM to 09:00 PM
Seattle Program Center
7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Goodman C, North Plaza, South Plaza

CANCELED - Youth Volunteer Training - Backcountry Cooking 101

Join the youth education team and seasoned volunteers as we review best practices in youth leadership and train on our youth program curricula and brush up on technical skills.

May 31, 2018
07:00 PM to 09:00 PM
Seattle Program Center
7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Goodman C, North Plaza, South Plaza

Cape Disappointment State Park Car Camp

Visit the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, $5 per person, experience historic Fort Canby, visit two historic lighthouses, see fascinating beach caves and hike the length of Benson Beach to the North Jetty of the Columbia River and the popular Discovery Trail to Long Beach, camping Saturday night at Cape Disappointment State Park.

Jun 03, 2017 11:00 AM to Jun 04, 2017 03:00 PM
Cape Disappointment State Park
Ilwaco, WA
Winter Camping (old) - Lecture

Winter Camping (old) - Lecture - Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center

Snowshoeing Lecture: Winter Camping Course
We will cover pitching a tent on snow, and building snow structures such as, snow
Tue, Jan 30, 2018
No Prerequisites
20 participants 4 instructors
Tacoma Branch
Bill Carver
Collaborative Family Backpack - Youth Trip

Collaborative Family Backpack - Youth Trip

Backpacking Field trip: Backpacking with Kids
If there is sufficient interest, I can help walk through the steps in (caveat: what
Fri, Aug 2, 2024 - Sun, Aug 4, 2024
No Prerequisites
0 participants
Registration closed Jul 31
Foothills Branch
Erica An Rickard
Qualified Youth Leader

Community Family Hike with Capital Land Trust

Mountaineers will collaborate with Capital Land Trust to teach hiking skills at one of the Capital Land Trust preserves.

Jul 14, 2018
01:00 PM to 04:00 PM
Oakland Bay Historical Park
1570 E Agate Bay Rd, Shelton, WA