Other Locations
City of Anacortes - Mt. Erie
This area has a maximum group size 50 people (including instructors). Committees are responsible for registering Mountaineers groups with the City of Anacortes when trips are scheduled, at least 30 days in advance of your trip. This includes all instructional rock climbing and scrambling groups, and both fee-based and free activities and field trips. This route/place is part of the Internal Climbing and Scrambling Lottery process for course-related field trips. Note that a message from Anacortes Parks & Recreation confirming your date(s) does not reserve the site for your exclusive use, as there will likely be other recreational climbers on the mountain at that time. They ask that all groups do their best to share the mountain. Contact information for Anacortes Parks & Recreation can be found on their website.
Rules:
- No more than 50 people per group per day (this includes instructors).
- Please carpool when driving to the summit to allow for other users.
- Please inform your climbers of the port-a-potty at the summit (usually March – October).
- Please pack out all the trash that you bring in. If you can haul out extra trash you may find, that is a great service to the park.
Below are links to the Mt. Erie permitting calendar. Use the iCal feed to get calendar alerts.
CALENDAR FOR Mt. ErieMt. Erie CALENDAR - ICAL FEED
Washington Climbers Coalition - Index Lower Town Wall and Inner Wall
These areas are currently owned and managed by the Washington Climbers Coalition (WCC). Group size is limited to 12 (including instructors), and all course-related trips to these areas must be under permit. Please notify staff at info@mountaineers.org if you are planning to schedule a course-related field trip to this area so that staff may complete the permit application process.
Chelan-Douglas Land Trust - Sam Hill
The Mountaineers is under permit for all climbing and scrambling courses at Sam Hill. Staff manages this process. Please notify staff at info@mountaineers.org if you are planning to schedule a course-related field trip to this area so that we can complete the permit application process. Applications must be submitted to Chelan-Douglas Land Trust at least 2 weeks ahead of the activity.
Ouray Ice Park
All Mountaineers trips (even free trips) must be under permit at the ice park. Permit applications are submitted by Mountaineers staff at the end of October for the coming winter. Permit holders must follow all park rules, including:
- Small groups have a maximum of 4 students and 2 instructors
- At least one instructor per small group must have a current Wilderness First Aid (or higher) certification on file with the ice park, and must have 2+ years experience teaching Water Ice
- Small groups may use up to 2 routes, and must be separated from other small groups in the same organization by 10 routes
If you are planning on running a trip at Ouray Ice Park, please review the full requirements here, and contact staff no later than October 15 at info@mountaineers.org to be sure that your trip is included in our permit application. Note that the full instructor roster must be included in the application.
Below are links to the Ouray Ice Park permitting calendar. Use the iCal feed to get calendar alerts.
Permitting Calendar for Ouray Ice ParkOuray Ice Park Calendar - iCal feed
Oregon State Parks - Smith Rock
No outfitter-guide permit is required for activities in Smith Rock State Park. Please refer to the official Smith Rock website for information on parking passes, camping, and more.
Mt. Hood National Forest - Mt. Hood
The Mountaineers do not currently hold an outfitter-guide permit for this area, which means we cannot run course-related field trips in this area. All Mt. Hood climbs must comply with USFS rules below:
- Climbing Mt Hood - USFS Information
Global Adventures
Global Adventures are managed by the the Global Adventures Committee.