Olympia Branch Course Activities
Upcoming activities that are part of our Olympia Branch courses.
All Upcoming Events [ Course Activities ]
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
Day Camp - Ultimate Survivor - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Youth Youth activity: Summer Day Camp - Ultimate Survivor
Day camp for Ultimate Survivor Campers. Campers will be at camp from 9:00-4:00
Tue, Aug 12, 2025
No Prerequisites
Summer Day Camp - Nature Lover - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Youth Youth activity: Summer Day Camp - Nature Lovers
Day camp for Nature Lover campers. Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00
Tue, Jun 24, 2025
No Prerequisites
Intermediate Ice Field Trip II - Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs
Climbing Field trip: Intermediate Climbing Course
Instruction on placing ice protection, anchor building, and mock leads that progress to leading and
Sat, Oct 4, 2025 - Sun, Oct 5, 2025
Prerequisites
Intermediate Rock Lecture I - Private Residence
Climbing Lecture: Intermediate Climbing Course
Lecture will cover evaluating gear placements, top-rope anchor building and cleaning, and anchor building practice
Wed, Apr 2, 2025
Prerequisites
Intermediate Rock Field Trip II - Leavenworth
Climbing Field trip: Intermediate Climbing Course
Olympia Intermediate Rock Field Trip II/Leavenworth
Difficulty: *Varies*, Crag Rock Climb, Strenuous 3, Technical 2
Sat, Jun 7, 2025 - Sun, Jun 8, 2025
Prerequisites
BC Field Trip: Rock 2 - Vantage/Sunshine Wall
Climbing Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Rock 2
Difficulty: Crag Rock Climb
Sat, Apr 12, 2025
No Prerequisites
Intermediate Rock Lecture II - Private Residence
Climbing Lecture: Intermediate Climbing Course
Lecture will cover escaping the belay, passing a knot, counter-balanced rappel, self-rescue techniques.
Wed, Jun 4, 2025
Prerequisites
Day Camp - Ultimate Survivor - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Youth Youth activity: Summer Day Camp - Ultimate Survivor
Day camp for Ultimate Survivor Campers. Campers will be at camp from 9:00-4:00
Wed, Aug 13, 2025
No Prerequisites
Summer Day Camp - Nature Lover - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Youth Youth activity: Summer Day Camp - Nature Lovers
Day camp for Nature Lover campers. Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00
Wed, Jun 25, 2025
No Prerequisites
Day Camp - Wilderness Adventures - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Youth Youth activity: Summer Day Camp - Wilderness Adventures
WILDERNESS ADVENTURE Camp is for campers ages 8-12
Tue, Jul 22, 2025
No Prerequisites
Day Camp - Wilderness Adventures - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Youth Youth activity: Summer Day Camp - Wilderness Adventures
WILDERNESS ADVENTURE Camp is for campers ages 8-12
Mon, Jul 21, 2025
No Prerequisites
Social Ski - White Pass Nordic Center
Cross-country Skiing Field trip: Basic Cross Country (Nordic) Skiing
Hold this date. This trip will become a required field trip if either the January
Difficulty: G-XC 2 Advanced Beginner Groomed, G-XC 1 Beginner Groomed
Sun, Feb 16, 2025
No Prerequisites
Intermediate Rock Field Trip I - Vantage (Frenchman Coulee)
Climbing Field trip: Intermediate Climbing Course
Olympia Intermediate Rock Field Trip I - Vantage - Single Pitch - Vantage - Tilted
Difficulty: Crag Rock Climb
Sat, Apr 5, 2025 - Sun, Apr 6, 2025
Prerequisites
Intermediate Winter Mountaineering/Overnight - Online Classroom
Avalanche Safety Field trip: Intermediate Climbing Course
Google Meet from 8PM until ~ 9PM. We will discuss previous folks experience on this
Wed, Feb 19, 2025
Prerequisites
Intermediate Winter Mountaineering/Overnight - Mount St. Helens/Worm Flows
Avalanche Safety Field trip: Intermediate Climbing Course
Our winter mountaineering weekend will teach emergency shelter construction and review avalanche safety. For course
Difficulty: Strenuous 5, Technical 4, Winter Scramble
Sat, Feb 22, 2025 - Sun, Feb 23, 2025
Prerequisites
Day Camp - Wilderness Adventures - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Youth Youth activity: Summer Day Camp - Wilderness Adventures
WILDERNESS ADVENTURE Camp is for campers ages 8-12
Fri, Jul 25, 2025
No Prerequisites
Day Camp - Wilderness Adventures - Little Mashel Falls
Youth Youth activity: Summer Day Camp - Wilderness Adventures
WILDERNESS ADVENTURE Camp is for campers ages 8-12
Difficulty: Easy
Thu, Jul 24, 2025
No Prerequisites
Day Camp - Ultimate Survivor - Dirty Harry's Peak, Balcony & East Balcony
Youth Youth activity: Summer Day Camp - Ultimate Survivor
Day camp for Ultimate Survivor Campers. Campers will be at camp from 9:00-4:00
Difficulty: *Varies*, Moderate, Strenuous, Strenuous 3, Technical 3
Thu, Aug 14, 2025
No Prerequisites
Summer Day Camp - Nature Lover - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Youth Youth activity: Summer Day Camp - Nature Lovers
Day camp for Nature Lover campers. Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00
Fri, Jun 27, 2025
No Prerequisites
BC Field Trip: Basic Skills - Michael T. Simmons Elementary School
Climbing Field trip: Basic Alpine Climbing Course
Olympia Basic Climbing Course - Basic Skills Field Trip
Sat, Feb 8, 2025
No Prerequisites
Day Camp - Ultimate Survivor - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Youth Youth activity: Summer Day Camp - Ultimate Survivor
Day camp for Ultimate Survivor Campers. Campers will be at camp from 9:00-4:00
Fri, Aug 15, 2025
No Prerequisites
Basic Cross Country Skiing Field Trip 2 - White Pass Nordic Center
Cross-country Skiing Field trip: Basic Cross Country (Nordic) Skiing
This small group field trip will offer students more time and instruction to practice skills
Difficulty: G-XC 1 Beginner Groomed
Sun, Feb 2, 2025
No Prerequisites
Summer Day Camp - Nature Lover - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Youth Youth activity: Summer Day Camp - Nature Lovers
Day camp for Nature Lover campers. Mon-Fri 9:00-4:00
Mon, Jun 23, 2025
No Prerequisites
Day Camp - Ultimate Survivor - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Youth Youth activity: Summer Day Camp - Ultimate Survivor
Day camp for Ultimate Survivor Campers. Campers will be at camp from 9:00-4:00
Mon, Aug 11, 2025
No Prerequisites
Day Camp - Wilderness Adventures - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Youth Youth activity: Summer Day Camp - Wilderness Adventures
WILDERNESS ADVENTURE Camp is for campers ages 8-12
Wed, Jul 23, 2025
No Prerequisites
Intermediate Ice Lecture I - Private Residence
Climbing Lecture: Intermediate Climbing Course
Overview of Ice I field trip, foam wall or 'plice' practice, climbing techniques, equipment discussion.
Wed, Sep 24, 2025
Prerequisites
Intermediate Hard Snow Lecture - Private Residence
Climbing Lecture: Intermediate Climbing Course
Overview of French, German, American crampon technique. Self belay, climbing with one and two tools.
Wed, Jul 23, 2025
No Prerequisites
Intermediate Hard Snow - Panorama Point
Climbing Field trip: Intermediate Climbing Course
Practice French, German, American crampon technique. Self belay, climbing with one and two tools. Will
Difficulty: Moderate
Sat, Jul 26, 2025 - Sun, Jul 27, 2025
No Prerequisites