Leadership Development
Leadership development is central to The Mountaineers mission to lead innovation in outdoor education. By fostering a community of skilled volunteer leaders, we ensure that anyone inspired to learn outdoor skills has the opportunity to do so. To support this, we offer year-round resources, training, and events tailored to current and aspiring leaders.
Leadership Development Series
The Leadership Development Series provides high-quality, continuing education opportunities for volunteer leaders and anyone interested in gaining outdoor leadership skills. From October through April, weekly webinars are offered to help participants hone outdoor leadership skills.
Leadership Conference
The Mountaineers holds two Leadership Conferences each year: the North Sound Leadership Conference at the Seattle Program Center and the South Sound Leadership Conference at the Tacoma Program Center. Both conferences include esteemed outdoor professionals and seasoned Mountaineers leaders who explore the many facets of leadership through interactive sessions. Registration for both conferences typically opens mid-fall.
Volunteer-led Outdoor Leadership Activities
Volunteer-led leadership opportunities go beyond courses and trips, they include skill-building clinics, practice sessions, social gatherings, and seminars tailored for both new and seasoned leaders. These volunteer-led events are hosted by our committees and branches, and designed to strengthen our volunteer community.
UPCOMING EVENTS
New Backpack Leader Seminar - Seattle - Online Classroom
From Reluctant to Ready: Inspiring Change in Your Participants - Online Classroom
New Backpack Leader Seminar - Seattle - Online Classroom
Lessons Learned from Aasgard Pass - Online Classroom
New Hike Leader Seminar - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
Alpine Ambassadors-Hosted Rock Trips - Tieton River: The Bend
Intermediate Skills Practice Session - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
Alpine Ambassadors-Hosted Rock Trips - Leavenworth
Intermediate Skills Practice Session - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
Alpine Ambassadors-Hosted Rock Trips - Squamish
New Hike Leader Seminar - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
Outdoor Leadership Seminar - Tacoma
Build and enhance your outdoor leadership skills through facilitated real-life scenarios, discussion and problem solving.
New Hike Leader Seminar - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
VIBE Outside Youth Conference
This November, MAC students are organizing a youth outdoor leadership conference, and we’d love to invite any high school aged youth to join us. What makes this event special is that it’s entirely student-led and student-driven (with adult speakers). A youth committee has designed every aspect of the conference—the name, program tracks, flyer, schedule, and speaker lineup.
South Sound Outdoor Leadership Conference
The South Sound Leadership Conference is a fun day of professional development dedicated to thanking, inspiring, and empowering The Mountaineers current and aspiring volunteer leaders.