Olympia Branch Course Activities
Upcoming activities that are part of our Olympia Branch courses.
All Upcoming Events [ Course Activities ]
Intermediate Rock Field Trip II - Leavenworth
Climbing Field trip: Intermediate Climbing Course
Olympia Intermediate Rock Field Trip II Leavenworth. READ THE LEADERS NOTES
Difficulty: *Varies*, Crag Rock Climb, Strenuous 3, Technical 2
Sat, Jun 6, 2026 - Sun, Jun 7, 2026
Prerequisites, Leader's Permission Required
Snow II Field Trip - Alpental Ski Area
Scrambling Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course
This is our second snow field trip where we will focus on ice ax refresher
Sat, May 9, 2026
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 4, 2026 - Sun, Apr 5, 2026
Prerequisites, Leader's Permission Required
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 28, 2026 - Sun, Mar 1, 2026
Prerequisites
Rock Scrambling Field Trip - Vantage (Frenchman Coulee)
Scrambling Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course
Rock Scrambling Field Trip to practice and evaluate student techniques on rock, scree and boulder
Difficulty: Rock Scramble
Sat, Apr 25, 2026
No Prerequisites
Rock Scrambling Lecture - Online Classroom
Scrambling Lecture: Alpine Scrambling Course
This virtual lecture is to review the plan for the upcoming rock field trip at
Wed, Apr 22, 2026
No Prerequisites
Basic Snowshoe One-Day Classroom Session - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Avalanche Safety & Snowshoeing Lecture: Basic Snowshoeing
We will cover winter hazards and weather, winter aliments, a brief introduction to avalanche awareness,
Difficulty: Casual
Sat, Jan 10, 2026
No Prerequisites
Snow I Field Trip - Paradise
Scrambling Field trip: Alpine Scrambling Course
This Field Trip to cover basic Snow Travel Techniques, Ice ax arrests, and glissade techniques,
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Sat, Apr 18, 2026
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.
Difficulty: Moderate
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 - Sun, Jul 12, 2026
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 1, 2026
Prerequisites, Leader's Permission Required
Intermediate Rock Lecture II - Private Residence
Climbing Lecture: Intermediate Climbing Course
Lecture will cover escaping the belay, self rescue techniques.
Wed, Jun 3, 2026
Prerequisites, Leader's Permission Required