Olympia Branch Upcoming Events & Course Activities
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CUBA Hike and Explore the National Parks, People, Food, and Culture: Info Session (zoom)
Travel with the Mountaineers to Cuba. Bring your curiosity. Come to learn about what we will see and do, as well as where we’ll stay and how we’ll get around in the upcoming November 2024 Global Adventures trip.
2025 South Sound Leadership Conference
The Leadership Conference is a fun day of professional development dedicated to thanking, inspiring and empowering the Mountaineers’ current and aspiring volunteer leaders.
Olympia Branch Navigation Course setup
Setup for Navigation field trip
Oly SK Leaders Appreciation Dinner and Trip Planning Meeting
This year’s Oly SK Leaders Appreciation Dinner and Trip Planning Meeting is scheduled for May 9, at Shelter #1 (Rose Garden), Squaxin Park (formally Priest Point Park), Olympia. The meeting will provide SK Trip Leaders, an excellent opportunity to swap war stories with peeps and participate in the trip planning process for the upcoming sea kayaking season. If you plan to attend, please RSVP.
Olympia Branch Summer Picnic
Come enjoy good food and company with the Olympia Branch of the Mountaineers. Friends and family welcome!
MOFA MOULAGE SCENARIOS
Volunteers areneeded to be "patients" for the MOFA Moulage Scenarios. Volunteers will get a fabulous MOFA do-over- with wounds and bruises that will elicit sympathy from friends and family.
A Forest of Your Own | Book Talk
Join local author Kirk Hanson, co-author of "A Forest of Your Own: The Pacific Northwest Handbook of Ecological Forestry," to learn how to be a better forest steward. Whether you already have wooded property, dream of caring for your own patch of forestland, or just want to be a more effective citizen of Forest Nation, this comprehensive guide will get you there.
Olympia Navigation In-person Workshop
This is an optional workshop for Olympia Navigation students. Bring your compass, maps, and questions.
Olympia Branch Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony
Banquet to celebrate the 2024 course graduates.
Hiking / Backpacking Inter-Activity Chair Meeting
Olympia Branch Hiking and Backpacking inter activity chair meeting
Basic Sea Kayak Course Zoom Session
Second classroom session on Zoom. Required for the Basic Sea Kayaking Course.
Intermediate Ice Lecture I - Private Residence
Olympia Branch Council Meeting
Monthly branch council meeting.
Olympia Branch Council
Monthly branch council meeting
Olympia Branch Council
Monthly branch council meeting
Olympia Branch Council
Monthly branch council
Basic Climbing Committee Meeting
Wrap up meeting for the Basic Climbing committee
Basic Climbing Committee Meeting
Regular meeting of the Basic Climbing committee
Intermediate Ice Field Trip II - Heliotrope Ridge and Lower Coleman Glacier & Seracs
Day Camp - Wilderness Adventures - Olympia Friends Meeting House
BC Final Written Exam - Online Classroom
BC Field Trip #5: Rock Fundamentals - Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center
BC Field Trip #6: Rock Weekend - Vantage/Sunshine Wall
Backpacking Skills Mini Clinic - Private Residence
Summer Day Camp - Nature Lover - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Day Camp - Wilderness Adventures - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Day Camp - Ultimate Survivor - Olympia Friends Meeting House
Mofa- First Saturday Class - Griffin Fire District Station 1
BC Field Trip #7: Crevasse Rescue - Paradise (Mount Rainier)