Procedures

SEATTLE BRANCH

Activity Sign up Procedures

Sign Up Online at www.mountaineers.org or Call 206-284-8484 or toll free at 1-800-573-8484

To sign up for any of the following activities (unless otherwise noted in the trip listing), There are six branches offering Mountaineers activities: Bellingham, Everett, Olympia, Seattle, Tacoma and Wenatchee. All members may sign up for any branch’s activities. The following information pertains to all club outings and activities, unless the activity preamble or the specific trip listing states otherwise. Refer to activity preambles for trip ratings, classifications and special equipment requirements. Trip registration can be taken by phone or in person. For course registration, please see each course description for instructions. All Mountaineers activities are open to all members, subject to registration rules and individual activity prerequisite qualifications.

Registering for a trip.

Unless otherwise noted, registration is done through the internet www.mountaineers.org or club headquarters, 206-284-8484. Phone lines are open 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Monday-Friday and closed from 3 to 4 p.m. each Wednesday. Following are the procedures for trip registration through club headquarters. If you are a Mountaineers member or a Guest, you must have a signed waiver on file at the clubhouse before participating.

Connect to the Internet, browse to www.mountaineers.org , click on Activity Signup, search for events, find your event, click on Go, its that easy, anytime anywhere.

OR Phone club headquarters, 206-284-8484, during the registration period given in the trip description (if no dates are listed, registration opens when the Go Guide is mailed out) and let the member services representative who answers know that you would like to sign up for a trip.

Give name of the activity for which you want to sign up and relevant data (e.g., lodge reservation, number in party.

Give us your name. The member services representative will verify your phone and address. If these are incorrect or have changed, please give us the corrections at that point. (Lodge reservation: give names of party members).

State your carpooling preferences. Do you want to be a rider, driver or not part of a carpool? if driving, how many passengers can you take? And, for all carpoolers, in which area of the city do you live?

Carpooling Call club headquarters between 1-6:30 p.m. on the Friday be-fore the trip for your carpool assignment. It is Mountaineers policy that each rider pay the driver eight cents per mile (round trip).

Waiting list If the trip is full, you may choose to be placed on a waiting list but you can only be put on one waiting list for any particular date.It is your responsibility to call club headquarters by Thursday before the trip (before carpools have been set) to find out whether or not you have made it on to the trip. If you have made it on to the trip and you do not show up for the trip, you will be counted as a ‘no-show.’

Cancellations If you cannot participate in a trip, or want to be taken off a waiting list, you must cancel by phoning club headquarters during business hours by the Thursday before weekend trips or two days before midweek trips. If this is not possible, it is essential that you call the leader and your driver or riders, if carpooling. If you do not show up at the designated meeting spot, and do not contact your driver/riders and the leader, you are considered a ‘no-show’ and may become subject to denial of various privileges. Riders who do not cancel with their assigned driver will still owe the carpooling fee to the driver.

Party Limits 12 members, unless a lower or different number is indicated in the trip notice. A (W) at the end of the listing indicates the trip enters a designated wilderness area or National Park. Pets are not allowed on Mountaineers trips.

Anatomy of a Trip Listing

Date, Day, Destination, Difficulty (Easy, Moderate, Strenuous), Length of hike, Elevation gain, Meeting time and place

Sept. 9, Sat. - Shannon Ridge (M) (USGS Mt. Shuksan) 6 mi., 2,200’ gain.Meet 9 a.m. at jct. of SR-20 and Baker Lake Rd., 2 hrs., Martin Mountaineer, 206-555-1212 (s8/30-9/7) NC.

Drive time from Seattle, Leader’s name, phone number, First and last dates to register, Abbreviated trail guide title (see Trail Guides below)

Trail Guides MR: 50 hikes in Mt. Rainier National Park, NC: 100 Hikes in the North Cascades National Park Region, GP: 100 Hikes in the Glacier Peak Region, AL: 100 Hikes in the Alpine Lakes, IN: 100 Hikes in the Inland Northwest, CW: 55 Hikes in Central Washington, SCO: 100 Hikes in the South Cascades & Olympics, OM: Olympic Mountains Trail Guide, ,BHWC: Best Hikes With Children, CAG 1 (2 or 3): Cascade Alpine Guide, Vol. 1 (2 or 3), TC: Teanaway Country, EC: Entiat Country, HSC: Hiking Snohomish County, HWC: Hiking Whatcom County, HMSG: Hiking the Mountains to Sound Greenway, GTTM: Guide to Trails of Tiger Mountain, GTCM: Guide to Trails of Cougar Mountain, BSHS: Best Short Hikes in the South Cascades, BSHN: Best Short Hikes in the North Cascades, WHFL: Walks and Hikes in the Foothills and Lowlands, WHB: Walks and Hikes on Beaches of Puget Sound, WWA: Exploring Washington Wild Areas, SRW: Snowshoe Routes Washington, XCST1: Cross Country Ski Tours — North Cascades, XCST2: Cross Country Ski Tours — South Cascades & Olympics.

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