Mountaineers Adventure Club - Olympia - 2025

Youth Program

Mountaineers Adventure Club - Olympia

The Adventure Club is a year-round outdoor adventure program for youth of ages 13-18.

*Please note that MAC Members will be planning out the year of activities in Mid-October, as a group. Afterwards the schedule will be updated on the website*

Mountaineers Adventure Club (MAC) is a year-round course, focused on teaching climbing and backcountry skills to teens age 13-18. Teens meet monthly to plan trips and practice skills, and then we head outdoors for 1-2 weekend trips per month. Teens have the opportunity to choose and plan their own trips, and decide their goals for the year. We will plan out the year's worth of trips at the first meeting in October. Activities include mountaineering, rock climbing, cross-country skiing, hiking and backpacking, snowshoeing, snow camping, cycling, and more. 

Members are not required to have any prior experience before joining - we will teach the skills necessary to participate.  The Mountaineers can provide most gear needed to participate in these activities.

The cost to participate is $600 for the whole year, or optionally $150 per quarter.

Financial assistance is available based on need. Please don't hesitate to apply.

Program Requirements
Roster
Required Equipment

Badges you will earn:

Program Requirements
Program Activity Date Availability Leader
Olympia MAC Meeting (optional)
Tacoma Program Center
Wed, Jan 7, 2026
Registration closes Jan 4
10 participants
Tacoma Program Center
Thu, Feb 5, 2026
Registration closes Feb 3
9 participants
Tacoma Program Center
Thu, Mar 5, 2026
Registration closes Mar 3
9 participants
Tacoma Program Center
Tue, Apr 21, 2026
Registration closes Apr 7
10 participants
Tacoma Program Center
Thu, May 14, 2026
Registration closes May 5
9 participants
Tacoma Program Center
Thu, Jun 4, 2026
Registration closes Jun 2
9 participants
Olympia MAC Avalanche Series (optional)
Paradise
Sun, Jan 11, 2026
Registration closes Jan 9
9 participants
Olympia MAC Conditioner Hike (optional)
Mount Si Main Trail
Wed, Jan 14, 2026
Registration closes Jan 5
10 participants
Olympia MAC Ski Touring/Splitboard Skills (optional)
Paradise
Sun, Jan 18, 2026
Registration closes Jan 16
9 participants
Olympia MAC Snow Skills (optional)
Paradise
Sat, Feb 7, 2026
Registration closes Feb 5
9 participants
1 instructor
Olympia MAC Snowshoe / XC Ski trip (optional)
Copper Creek Hut
Sat, Feb 21, 2026
Registration closes Feb 19
9 participants
4 chaperones
Olympia MAC Snow Scramble (optional)
Mount St. Helens/Monitor Ridge
Sun, Mar 29, 2026
Registration closes Mar 27
9 participants
Youth Trip
Sun, Apr 19, 2026
Registration closes Apr 23
9 participants
Olympia MAC Rock Climbing (optional)
Smith Rock
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 -
Sun, Apr 12, 2026
Registration closes Apr 7
10 participants
4 chaperones
Vantage (Frenchman Coulee)
Sat, May 16, 2026 -
Sun, May 17, 2026
Registration opens Feb 9
9 participants
4 chaperones
Exit 38
Sun, May 31, 2026
Registration opens Feb 9
11 participants
4 chaperones
Leavenworth
Wed, Jul 1, 2026 -
Thu, Jul 2, 2026
Registration opens Feb 9
11 participants
Squamish
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 -
Fri, Jul 31, 2026
Registration closes Jul 25
10 participants
4 chaperones
Olympia MAC Backpacking Trip (optional)
Youth Trip
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 -
Thu, Jul 16, 2026
Registration opens Feb 9
11 participants
Youth Trip
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 -
Sun, Aug 23, 2026
Registration opens Feb 9
11 participants
Roster
Required Equipment

See trip equipment list

Program Materials

There are no materials for this program.