Foothills Branch Upcoming Events
CANCELED - Foothills - Small Party Rescue Skills
Learn the skills necessary for small party rescue
CANCELED - Foothills Instructor Review
Review session for all foothills Instructors
CANCELED - Volunteer Appreciation Dinner - 2021
Every year, The Mountaineers typically hosts an organization-wide Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at the Seattle Program Center. The 2021 Volunteer Appreciation Dinner is canceled. Keep your eye out for details about a virtual celebration of our volunteer community.
PNW Wildlife and Tracking: Naturalist Lecture Series
Join wildlife tracker and naturalist, Sophie Mazowita, as she shares tips and techniques for tracking wildlife in the PNW. The stories of elusive animals are written on the landscape, if you know how to read their tracks and signs. Sophie will offer an orientation to where to look, how to interpret wildlife sign, and tools and resources to learn more.
Navigation Committee
Navigation Committee Meeting. Agenda TDB. ZOOM TBD
Trail Running Committee Meeting
Though a far cry from our usual potluck and winter celebration, care to join your favorite trail running community talking trails and moving slightly faster on them? Grab a snack and a drink (we'll compete for who brings the best of each, but there will be no prize) and let's take an hour to talk trail running! It's been far too long, friends; let's plan some adventures.
Skiing Skills Improvement Series
Six consecutive Wednesday nights of back-country focused ski instructions for A/T and Telemark. Lessons are 2 hours long; lift assisted; PSIA instructors.
Backpackers' Pajama Party! Around the Mountain - The Loowit and Timberline trails, with Ron Jones
Put on your most comfy zoom pants and slippers, grab a favorite beverage and some popcorn, and join your fellow backpackers in this first virtual tour in our 2021 Pajama Party series, featuring Mountaineer and professional photographer on two epic loops - the Loowit Trail around Mt St Helens, and the Timberline Trail around Mt Hood! The event is free and open to the public but you must get a ticket at the link below and then we will email you the zoom link to join.
Branch Leadership Committee Retreat - Winter Retreat
Branch Leadership Committee
CANCELED - Backcountry Film Festival
The annual Backcountry Film Festival returns to Seattle.
Elsye Chardonnay Walker | Finding a Path to The Triple Crown
Across 7,900 miles and many months on the trail, Elsye 'Chardonnay' Walker shares her story to complete the Triple Crown of Hiking
Backpackers' Pajama Party: The PCT Section H from White Pass to Trout Lake, with Eileen Miller!
Put on your most comfy zoom pants and slippers, grab a favorite beverage and some popcorn, and join your fellow backpackers in this second virtual tour in our 2021 Pajama Party series, featuring Mountaineer and long-time backpacker Eileen Miller on the northern 70-mile section PCT Section H from White Pass to Trout Lake including the fabled Goat Rocks! The event is free and open to the public but you must get a ticket at the link below and then we will email you the zoom link to join.
Branch Leadership Committee
Branch Leadership Committee
FH Leading on Trad - Skills 1
Practice trad leading skills
Foothills Basic Climbing - Fundamentals Practice
Review stations with students for climbing fundamentals field trip
Naturalist Book Club: "Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl" by Jonathan Slaght
Please join us for this virtual book club on an adventure to the remote, eastern forests of Russia in search of the high elusive Blakiston’s fish owl, a bird with a wingspan of six feet and a height of over two feet. "A terrifically exciting account of [Slaght's] time in the Russian Far East studying Blakiston’s fish owls, huge, shaggy-feathered, yellow-eyed, and elusive birds that hunt fish by wading in icy water... Even on the hottest summer days this book will transport you.”
WALKING THE WILD SERIES: Backpack the Sierra High Route with David Skurnik
Join us for photos, stories and trip beta for the High Sierra Trail, a magical 70-mile backpack in the high country of Sequoia National Park, with Mountaineer David Skurnik!
The Mountaineers State of the Organization
Join us at this virtual gathering to receive an update from board and staff leadership on the state of The Mountaineers as we continue to navigate the COVID-19 crisis. Learn about recent operating and financial highlights, how we're responding to the most recent public health guidance, and our expectations for the year ahead. All are welcome.
Backpacking Building Blocks Leader and Mentor Orientation
In this virtual planning meeting we will review the detailed plan for the 2021 course, the specific roles of mentors/assistant mentors and B3 trip leaders, and address any questions or concerns from the team.
Foothills Basic Climbing - Fundamentals Field Trip
Practice the Fundamentals of climbing - building anchors, belaying, ascending a rope
Foothills Branch Council Meeting - Mar 2, 2021
Virtual meeting (by zoom) of committee and branch leaders and key volunteers to make decisions and advance actions for the benefit of the Foothills Branch and its communities. See branch basecamp for zoom details and agenda).
FH Basic Climbing - Rappelling & Belay Escape
Rappeling & Belay Escape Instruction
Barney Scout Mann | Journeys North: The Pacific Crest Trail
Drought, severe storms, shattered bones, illnesses, and helicopter rescues strengthen the hikers’ bond as they make their way northward.
Foothills Basic Climbing - Rock Climbing & Following on Rock
Teaching Basic students climbing techniques and multipitch transitions
Backpacking Building Blocks - Gear "Demo Day"
Gear demo day
Foothills Basic Climbing - Rock 1
Field trip for basic students. Rock climbing, multipitch transitions, rappeling, escaping the belay
GTCR (Foothills) Demo Team Practice
Practice Session 1
GTCR Instructor Training
Review course materials in preparation for the 2019 ski and snowboard crevasse rescue course.
Foothills Branch Council Meeting - April 6, 2021
Virtual meeting (by zoom) of committee and branch leaders and key volunteers to make decisions and advance actions for the benefit of the Foothills Branch and its communities. See branch basecamp for zoom details and agenda).
GTCR (Foothills) Demo Team Practice
Practice Session 2
GTCR (Foothills) Session 1
Introductory session for Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue 2020.
FH Leading on Trad - Multipitch Skills
Skills to prep for multi pitch climbing
GTCR (Foothills) Practice Session 1
Optional practice session for 2020 course.
CANCELED - Lightweight Backpacking Gear seminar
Lightweight Backpacking Gear seminar
CANCELED - Conditioning for Hiking and Backpacking Level II
Workshop to help members develop a personalized strengthening and conditioning plan for hiking and backpacking.
GTCR (Foothills) Demo Team Practice
Practice session 3.
GTCR (Foothills) Session 2
Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue session 2 - knots and belaying.
Leading on Trad - Multipitch Skills
Practice multipitch skills
GTCR (Foothills) Practice Session 2
Practice session 2 for 2020 Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue course.
Foothills Basic Climbing - Skills Enhancement
Review deficient skills, review multipitch transitions, and prepare for rock 2
GTCR (Foothills) Demo Team Practice
Practice session 4.
CANCELED - Conditioning for Hiking and Backpacking Level I
Workshop to help members develop a personalized strengthening and conditioning plan for hiking and backpacking.
GTCR (Foothills) Session 3
Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Course session 3 - prusiking.
GTCR (Foothills) Practice Session 3
Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Course practice session.
GTCR (Foothills) Session 4
Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Course session 4 - rescue systems.
FH Intermediate Glacier Travel - IGT Skills
Skills practice for Intermediate Glacier Travel
CANCELED - Backpacking Building Blocks Practice "Camp"
Backpacking Building Blocks Practice "Camp"
Backpack with your Kids - Basic Gear and Skills Lecture for Parents
This 3-hour evening lecture FOR PARENTS ONLY is required for graduation from the Backpacking with Kids course.
Graham Zimmerman | Global Adventures of an Imperfect Advocate
Join Graham Zimmerman for an event on the intersection between climbing big mountains and climate change advocacy.
Branch Leadership Committee
Branch Leadership Committee
Foothills Branch Council Meeting - June 8, 2021
Virtual meeting (by zoom) of committee and branch leaders and key volunteers to make decisions and advance actions for the benefit of the Foothills Branch and its communities. See branch basecamp for zoom details and agenda).
Foothills Sport Climbing Field Trip #1
First field trip for the inaugural Sport Climbing course offered by the Foothills branch.
Branch Leadership Committee
Branch Leadership Committee
WALKING THE WILD SERIES
details to be added later
The Mountaineers 50-Year Member Luncheon 2021
Each year, The Mountaineers celebrates our legacy members by hosting a luncheon for those who have been members for over 50 years or have received an honorary membership. This event is by invite only.
FH Alpine Ice - Foam Wall Practice
Practice on the Foam Walls
FH Alpine Ice - Dry Tooling
Practice Dry Tooling for Alpine Ice
Foothills Branch Council Meeting
Foothills branch council meeting
FH Self Rescue - Skills 1
Rescuing the follower skills
FH Self Rescue - Rescuing the Follower
Live scenarios of rescuing an injured follower
FH Self Rescue - Skills 2
Learn skills to rescue a leader
FH Self Rescue - Rescuing the Leader
Live scenarios - rescuing an injured leader
WALKING THE WILD SERIES
details to be provided later
FH Self Rescue - More Scenarios
Adding more difficulties to your rescues