
Youth Program
Pathfinders
Year-round adventure for youth age 6-9 and their families!
- Sat, Sep 24, 2022 - Thu, Aug 31, 2023
- Committee: Tacoma Youth Programs
- Members: $450.00 Guests: $600.00
- Availability: FULL (12 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Please read this description in its entirety before registering.
Note: Pathfinders membership is $450 in total for the year. Members may register here and pay in full, or you may contact ryann@mountaineers.org to set up a quarterly payment plan.
We offer financial assistance! To apply for financial assistance click here.
Our Pathfinders program provides youth ages 6-9 and their parents/guardians with the opportunity to get outside once a month. Pathfinders is designed to expose youth to a variety of outdoor activities and have fun! Participants will have the chance to climb, hike, snowshoe, paddle, explore, and learn how to be safe in the outdoors. The group will be supported by Mountaineers staff, but parents will be expected to play an active role in planning, supervising, and possibly even leading some trips. Staff will provide opportunities for parents to advance their own outdoor skills as well as learn key skills for leading kids safely in the outdoors. This program will focus on skill-building for both youth and adults, and on building an outdoor community.
*Note that while parents/guardians are expected to be active participants in the club, there is plenty of flexibility so that youth can participate in a trip even if a parent/guardian can't make it.
Pathfinders is a club and requires a time commitment and program fee of $450 (which can be paid in quarterly installments). In return, members gain a community of outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy spending time learning skills together. As families grow through our programs, lifelong friendships are built. When graduates of our teen program come home from college, they meet up with other Mountaineers friends to go hiking, backpacking and climbing. This program is just the beginning.
Note: Youth ages 6-9 register as participants, and therefore pay the registration and program fee. Parents should become a Qualified Youth Leader and then register for the Pathfinders program as a Chaperone (there is no fee for this).
Program Activity | Date | Availability | Leader |
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TAC PAT Meeting (optional) | |||
Tacoma Program Center |
Wed, Feb 8, 2023
Registration closes Feb 6
|
6
participants
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Tacoma Program Center |
Wed, Mar 8, 2023
Registration closes Mar 6
|
6
participants
|
|
Tacoma Program Center |
Wed, Apr 12, 2023
Registration closes Apr 10
|
7
participants
|
|
Tacoma Program Center |
Wed, May 10, 2023
Registration closes May 8
|
7
participants
|
|
Tacoma Program Center |
Wed, Jun 7, 2023
Registration closes Jun 5
|
7
participants
|
|
Tacoma Program Center |
Wed, Jul 12, 2023
Registration closes Jul 10
|
7
participants
|
|
Tacoma Program Center |
Wed, Aug 9, 2023
Registration closes Aug 7
|
7
participants
|
|
TAC PAT - Activity | |||
Meany Lodge |
Sat, Feb 18, 2023 -
Sun, Feb 19, 2023 Registration closes Feb 16
|
8
participants
|
|
Paradise |
Sat, Mar 18, 2023
Registration closes Mar 16
|
11
participants
|
|
Little Mashel Falls |
Sat, Apr 22, 2023
Registration closes Apr 20
|
11
participants
|
|
Vantage (Frenchman Coulee) |
Sat, May 20, 2023 -
Sun, May 21, 2023 Registration closes May 18
|
11
participants
|
|
Lake Washington |
Sat, Jun 17, 2023
Registration closes Jun 15
|
11
participants
|
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Sheep Lake |
Sat, Jul 22, 2023 -
Sun, Jul 23, 2023 Registration closes Jul 20
|
11
participants
|
|
Youth Trip |
Sat, Aug 19, 2023 -
Sun, Aug 20, 2023 Registration closes Aug 17
|
11
participants
|
All required equipment, with a few exceptions, is available to be borrowed from the Mountaineers. Before each trip, an itinerary/packing list will be distributed to the group that details all necessary gear and information for the trip.
If families want to bring their own gear, here are some items you may find useful for most trips:
Backpack
Hiking boots
Wool socks
Non-cotton active clothing and insulating layers
First Aid Kit
There are no materials for this program.