Volunteer with Youth Programs

Thinking about getting involved in Youth Programs? Fantastic! The Mountaineers run a variety of programs designed to foster a love of the outdoors. We are always looking for volunteers who are excited about sharing their skills and being mentors. Find out about types of programs, volunteer requirements, and current opportunities!

 

Programs where we need your help

Partner Programs 

The Mountaineers offers a variety of custom partner programs, called Mountain Workshops, for  youth serving organizations. Mountain Workshops are single or multi-day experiences designed in collaboration with partner organizations to meet the educational goals of their group. Programs happen mid-week, on weekends, and in the evenings, and need volunteers to help belay, teach basic first aid, navigation, outdoor cooking, and much more. It's easy, fun, low-commitment, and very rewarding. 

 Summer Camp

Mountaineers summer campers ages 6–12 spend their days climbing, swimming, learning outdoor curriculum, completing stewardship projects, and exploring the great PNW. Volunteers are invited to belay campers every Friday morning from 9:30am–12:00pm. It's a fun, easy way to connect with campers and give back to The Mountaineers community.

  year-round Youth Clubs

Join youth ages 6–13 outside all year long in the full array of outdoor activities offered by The Mountaineers. Get involved by helping belay at a skills workshop, or teach backpacking basics, navigation, or how to cook a favorite camping meal at a monthly meeting for our families.   

Hoping to help out with our Teen Club? Head on over to the Seattle Mountaineers Adventure Club (MAC) page to learn more. 

Ready to jump in? Click on an activity, choose register an instructor on the right side, and sign up for the activity. If you have any questions contact the event lead listed.

 

Upcoming Activities:

Seattle Pathfinders & Nomads Climbing

Seattle Pathfinders & Nomads Climbing - Mount Erie

Youth Youth activity
Sun, Jun 23, 2024
Prerequisites
0 participants 0 leaders
Registration closes Jun 14
Seattle Branch
Trenton Bick
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day

Stevens Lodge Day - South Fork Skykomish River: Beckler River to Baring

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Teen Week
Campers explore the area around Stevens Lodge during their week of residential camp!
Tue, Jun 25, 2024
No Prerequisites
20 participants 5 instructors
Registration closes Jun 23
Seattle Branch
Leslie Gobel
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day

Stevens Lodge Day - Iron Goat Trail

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Teen Week
Campers explore the area around Stevens Lodge during their week of residential camp!
Difficulty: Easy
Wed, Jun 26, 2024
No Prerequisites
20 participants 5 instructors
Registration closes Jun 24
Seattle Branch
Leslie Gobel
Qualified Youth Leader
Seattle MAC - Student Leadership Team Meeting

Seattle MAC - Student Leadership Team Meeting - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center

Youth Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club
The elected MAC student leadership team meets monthly on the last or 2nd to last
Wed, Jun 26, 2024
Prerequisites
8 participants
Registration closes Jun 24
Seattle Branch
Alvaro Juarez
Qualified Youth Leader
TAC MAC Climbing/Camping Trip - Leavenworth

TAC MAC Climbing/Camping Trip - Leavenworth

Youth Field trip: Mountaineers Adventure Club - Tacoma
Practice our climbing and rope skills, with car camping
Difficulty: Crag Rock Climb
Thu, Jun 27, 2024 - Fri, Jun 28, 2024
No Prerequisites
6 participants 2 instructors
Registration closes Jun 25
Tacoma Branch
Sarah Holt
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day

Stevens Lodge Day - Lake Wenatchee South Park Area

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Teen Week
Campers explore the area around Stevens Lodge during their week of residential camp!
Thu, Jun 27, 2024
No Prerequisites
20 participants 5 instructors
Registration closes Jun 25
Seattle Branch
Leslie Gobel
Qualified Youth Leader
Seattle Explorers & Jr. MAC Climbing

Seattle Explorers & Jr. MAC Climbing - Exit 38

Youth Youth activity
Thu, Jun 27, 2024
Prerequisites
1 participant 0 leaders
Registration closes Jun 25
Seattle Branch
Trenton Bick
Qualified Youth Leader
Seattle MAC - Intro to Trad Climbing Workshop

Seattle MAC - Intro to Trad Climbing Workshop - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center

Youth Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club
This skills workshop will cover the basics of trad climbing - placing cams & nuts
Fri, Jun 28, 2024
No Prerequisites
10 participants 1 instructor 4 chaperones
Registration closes Jun 26
Seattle Branch
Alvaro Juarez
Qualified Youth Leader
Seattle Explorers & Jr. MAC Backpack

Seattle Explorers & Jr. MAC Backpack - Thunder Creek

Youth Youth activity
Difficulty: Easy
Sat, Jun 29, 2024 - Sun, Jun 30, 2024
Prerequisites
0 participants
Registration closes Jun 20
Seattle Branch
Trenton Bick
Qualified Youth Leader
Seattle MAC - Alpine Scramble

Seattle MAC - Alpine Scramble - Mount St. Helens/Monitor Ridge

Youth Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club
Join MAC for a scramble of a peak or summit in the Cascades which includes
Difficulty: Strenuous 4, Technical 2
Sat, Jun 29, 2024 - Sun, Jun 30, 2024
No Prerequisites
2 participants 0 instructors 0 chaperones
Registration closed Apr 30
Seattle Branch
CeCe V
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Week 2
Spend the day at Stevens Lodge during the camp week.
Mon, Jul 1, 2024
No Prerequisites
18 participants 9 instructors
Registration closes Jun 29
Seattle Branch
Tailor Dolgin
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Week 2
Spend the day at Stevens Lodge during the camp week.
Tue, Jul 2, 2024
No Prerequisites
18 participants 9 instructors
Registration closes Jul 1
Seattle Branch
Tailor Dolgin
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Week 2
Spend the day at Stevens Lodge during the camp week.
Wed, Jul 3, 2024
No Prerequisites
18 participants 9 instructors
Registration closes Jul 2
Seattle Branch
Tailor Dolgin
Qualified Youth Leader
TAC MAC Skills Night

TAC MAC Skills Night - Mountaineers Tacoma Program Center

Youth Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club - Tacoma
MAC Meeting and Skills Practice
Wed, Jul 3, 2024
No Prerequisites
7 participants 3 instructors
Registration closes Jul 2
Tacoma Branch
Sarah Holt
Qualified Youth Leader
Seattle Junior MAC Meeting

Seattle Junior MAC Meeting - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center

Youth Youth activity: Junior MAC
Jr. MAC meet once a month at the Seattle Program Center from 6-8pm
Wed, Jul 3, 2024
Prerequisites
23 participants 11 chaperones
Registration closes Jul 2
Seattle Branch
Alvaro Juarez
Qualified Youth Leader
TAC MAC Climbing/Camping Trip - Klipchuck Campground

TAC MAC Climbing/Camping Trip - Klipchuck Campground

Youth Field trip: Mountaineers Adventure Club - Tacoma
Big summer trip! Cragging in Mazama, alpine climbs at WA Pass, multi-pitches on Goat Wall,
Sun, Jul 7, 2024 - Sun, Jul 14, 2024
No Prerequisites
15 participants 6 instructors 3 chaperones
Registration closes Jul 5
Tacoma Branch
Sarah Holt
Qualified Youth Leader
Seattle MAC - Summer Trip!

Seattle MAC - Summer Trip! - Squamish

Youth Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club
Each year, MAC goes on a 10-day long car camping, rock/alpine/glacier climbing, hiking, backpacking, and
Difficulty: Crag Rock Climb
Mon, Jul 8, 2024 - Thu, Jul 18, 2024
No Prerequisites
12 participants 4 instructors 3 chaperones
Registration closes Jul 6
Seattle Branch
Alvaro Juarez
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Week 3
Spend the day at Stevens Lodge during the camp week.
Mon, Jul 8, 2024
No Prerequisites
0 participants 9 instructors
Registration closes Jul 6
Seattle Branch
Tailor Dolgin
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Week 3
Spend the day at Stevens Lodge during the camp week.
Tue, Jul 9, 2024
No Prerequisites
0 participants 9 instructors
Registration closes Jul 8
Seattle Branch
Tailor Dolgin
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Week 3
Spend the day at Stevens Lodge during the camp week.
Wed, Jul 10, 2024
No Prerequisites
0 participants 9 instructors
Registration closes Jul 9
Seattle Branch
Tailor Dolgin
Qualified Youth Leader
Seattle MAC - Backpacking Trip - Panorama Ridge

Seattle MAC - Backpacking Trip - Panorama Ridge

Youth Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club
Alpine backpack in Garibaldi Provincial Park with expansive views of volcanic peaks and Garibaldi Lake.
Difficulty: Strenuous
Wed, Jul 10, 2024 - Fri, Jul 12, 2024
No Prerequisites
6 participants 0 instructors
Registration opens Jul 9; Instructor registration open now
Seattle Branch
Birgit Grimlund
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Week 3
Spend the day at Stevens Lodge during the camp week.
Thu, Jul 11, 2024
No Prerequisites
0 participants 9 instructors
Registration closes Jul 10
Seattle Branch
Tailor Dolgin
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Week 3
Spend the day at Stevens Lodge during the camp week.
Fri, Jul 12, 2024
No Prerequisites
0 participants 9 instructors
Registration closes Jul 11
Seattle Branch
Tailor Dolgin
Qualified Youth Leader
Seattle Pathfinders Climb Night

Seattle Pathfinders Climb Night - Mountaineers Seattle Program Center

Youth Youth activity: Pathfinders
Youth Programs open the climbing wall to students and families.
Sat, Jul 13, 2024
Prerequisites
9 participants 1 instructor
Registration closes Jul 12
Seattle Branch
Trenton Bick
Qualified Youth Leader
Seattle Explorers & Jr. MAC Hike - Hidden Lake Lookout

Seattle Explorers & Jr. MAC Hike - Hidden Lake Lookout

Youth Youth activity
Gorgeous and challenging hike to a lookout.
Difficulty: Strenuous, Strenuous 3, Technical 3
Sun, Jul 14, 2024
Prerequisites
2 participants
Registration closes Jul 12
Seattle Branch
Dragana Lassiter
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Week 4
Spend the day at Stevens Lodge during the camp week.
Mon, Jul 15, 2024
No Prerequisites
0 participants 9 instructors
Registration closes Jul 13
Seattle Branch
Tailor Dolgin
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Week 4
Spend the day at Stevens Lodge during the camp week.
Tue, Jul 16, 2024
No Prerequisites
0 participants 9 instructors
Registration closes Jul 15
Seattle Branch
Tailor Dolgin
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Week 4
Spend the day at Stevens Lodge during the camp week.
Wed, Jul 17, 2024
No Prerequisites
0 participants 9 instructors
Registration closes Jul 16
Seattle Branch
Tailor Dolgin
Qualified Youth Leader
Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Stevens Lodge Day - Stevens Lodge

Youth Youth activity: Summer Camp - Stevens Lodge Week 4
Spend the day at Stevens Lodge during the camp week.
Thu, Jul 18, 2024
No Prerequisites
0 participants 9 instructors
Registration closes Jul 17
Seattle Branch
Tailor Dolgin
Qualified Youth Leader
TAC MAC Alpine Climb - Mount Baker/Coleman Glacier

TAC MAC Alpine Climb - Mount Baker/Coleman Glacier

Youth Field trip: Mountaineers Adventure Club - Tacoma
Alpine climb for Tacoma MAC Students. Georgia's leadership climb
Difficulty: Technical 3, Strenuous 3, Basic Glacier Climb
Thu, Jul 18, 2024 - Fri, Jul 19, 2024
No Prerequisites, Leader's Permission Required
9 participants 2 instructors
Registration opens Jun 1; Instructor registration open now
Tacoma Branch
Sarah Holt
Qualified Youth Leader