Great place to take someone from out of town or a date. Recommend reservations but don't think they are necessary. The atmosphere and view are big winners here. Can get crowded. Parking in the area can suck. Often meet someone here when going to a show at Neptune Theater. Good light fare and cocktails. I like the clam chowder. read more

Good selection. However their shipping is either ridiculously high or ridiculously slow (i.e. media mail). You have to pick a poison. I can't fathom why they use media mail to mail something that would be just as inexpensive to send first class. read more

Not only is this the greatest place to meet new people, it's also a fantastic place to either brush up on your first aid skills, practice climbing, learn how to use those super-cool ice tools, teach kids about teamwork, and, did I mention, meet new people??? An awesome organization run by an amazing group of volunteers. read more

We are currently enrolled for their Alpine Scrambling course. Our experience up until now has been very pleasant. We had a gear workshop a week ago and I went in wondering if it would be an information overload sort of a session but it was very well thought out. A set of instructors were assigned to every round table , hence the session was very interactive with real world examples. The instructors shared their go-to things to carry in the outdoors in different situations. We were handed a booklet , ropes, carabiners that we got to take home with us. The first half of the session was an instructor going through a lot of the content in the booklet and summarizing what is ahead of us for the rest of the year followed by an interactive gear walkthrough . The final part covered introduction to downhill climbing. We were taught to tie two kinds of knots , a water knot and a klemheist knot. We also got to try this out tying knots and traversing down with a rope using the knot. It was a very useful sessions and we walked out feeling confident that we were with the right set of people who would guide us to become technical scramblers. I have been hiking for the past 1.5 years and have done a fair share of strenuous hikes and scrambles. Am never confident scrambling so learning the right technique to make myself more confident outdoors is what brought me here. Also finishing this course will be a gateway for my alpine mountaineering course which is one of my goals for next year. We (my husband and I) have several field trips planned with them and we are very excited to continue to on this journey and see where it takes us. We can't wait to graduate :) read more

The Mountaineers - Fitness & Instruction Near Me - Seattle, Washington

If you are interested in learning the skills to safely participate in some amazing outdoor activities and meet great people the Mountaineers is for you. Their courses are taught by dedicated volunteers who love sharing their knowledge and experience with others. If you learn to climb mountains with them it will be quite a different experience than if you are a client climbing with a guide service. You will be a member of a team climbing with peers. If you are willing to do the hard work necessary the Mountaineers can help guide you on a journey that may change your life and lead you to destinations that you had never dreamed of. read more

I let my membership lapse and I'm going to have to remedy that soon because this is a great club for outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds. Take classes, go on trips, socialize and do volunteer work. They have clubs within the club for different interests, such as: Alpine Scrambling Backpacking Hiking Ski & Snowboard Biking Climbing Kayaking Sailing Snowshoeing Photography and more... They have outings for families and for singles, and a Youth group, and they have some of the best books and guidebooks around. If you're into the outdoors you'll meet terrific people here and the membership fee is totally reasonable. Highly recommended. read more

Get outside! This large club helps connect members with climbing buddies and has an endless menu of classes for mountaineering and other outdoor skills-building classes. I joined in August of 2009, and I'm taking their Basic Alpine Climbing course in 2010. read more

The Mountaineers - An aid and big wall climbing class at the Mountaineers clubhouse in Magnuson Park - Fitness & Instruction Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I've been to a few Mountaineers events, but mostly for "networking" or "partying" or "movie screenings." I've generally found the crowd to be a bit on the older side, though everyone has been extremely nice and welcoming. They partner with a lot of really worthy organizations, including the Washington Water Trails Association, which helps to ensure that Washington maintains and creates new public water launching and camping sites for human powered craft (kayaks, canoes, stand up paddle boards, you name it). The facilities at the Sand Point location are amazing, and I love the rock climbing wall. If I didn't live so close to Seattle Bouldering Project, I'm sure I'd come here more often. Four stars, despite my limited experience with the club, to encourage you to check it out for yourself! read more

the mountaineers do a lot of great things lots of classes all by volunteers. But after 30 I gave up. Lots of clicks new people cannot break into. only the super athletic and high end climbers. It is supposed to be for everybody but it is not They will send women out into the early morning. Once i was expected to meet some one and ride with time at 4:30 in the morning at some unknown location. In the age of "me too: does this seem like a good idea to you? Also wondering that an organization based in a city like Seattle is all white except for a very few people of color read more

Now it is out of the City finally,so to be redesigned & new on its' builder style: "DIY TV' .or not a 'used clubroom'+'ballroom' from Nordic Groups off past decades. By objects these cosmopolitan yrs.,but lacks funding for a 'vertical wall' as like a chain club group! Why not open one near to it ! Terrible they don't have more memberships for connections too as others clubs to meet inside which took away their contacts,...etc.,.... [A.A.C., ]the colorado based club since its set into tops a resorts, not N.Y.C.,N.Y. where it were into past & long decades,pre1999yr. read more

We always enjoy date night at a Mountaineers event. Last night, we heard Erika Klimecky talk, Photographer's Journey of Adventure and Culture through Nepal. Dinner and a Mountaineers event means we'll learned more about this world, ask questions, and make plans for a most exciting future. Much better than a movie! read more

Great, positive place which also has cool events like workshops and even film festivals. Awesome outreach department, cool community. Even if you're feeling dumpy and unmotivated, they'll breathe inspiration into you. read more

This new headquarters for the Mounties is really nice and flexible space for just about any meeting, or get together.

Sometimes I feel like I live here lol. I absolutely love this place! There are plenty of rooms for trainings, lectures, and meetings. There's also a big indoor area for large gatherings, and can be divided for smaller events. The bookstore here has phenomenal deals on used books and, of course, a discount for all members. There is a small break room with a fridge and, of course, coffee machine. There is an outdoor climbing wall which is open for general use, and the indoor climbing wall is available during open climb nights (typically Friday evenings). I've always been into the outdoors but the Mountaineers Club has provided me with a community of outdoor enthusiasts who share my same passion. I think what's even more amazing is the fact that the lectures, trainings, courses, and outings are all run by volunteers! It blows my mind that people generously give up their free time for the development of others. I'm really thankful! Keep up the great work! read more

This is a really great club. It is a chance to learn about many outdoor activities and to make friends. And to socialize. I only gave it 3 stars because phone staff are not always uptodate with info. In this case, it took me several months to get the correct info and thus I was not a member until I got it. read more

Actually, this checkin was for the PSMS mushroom show. They host it at the Mountaineers. It is always a great show with a lot of knowledgeable mushroom experts. We've been to it the last two years and will probably go again in the fall. read more

I rented two sections of the Goodman auditorium for a celebration of life for my mother. The staff was great to work with, and did a perfect job of setting up the space per my specifications. The on-site staffer there that day, Frank, very helpfully brought out another table when I realized I needed one, and also let me use some tablecloths when I noticed that the rectangular tables would look better if covered. I appreciated that The Mountaineers let me self-cater this event, and also that they made their refrigerator and kitchen space available to me. There is ample free parking, and the building is fully ADA compliant. All in all, a great venue space. read more

If you're looking to learn basic alpine climbing techniques, the Mountaineers is an inexpensive and effective way to go, but the low price comes with some drawbacks. One is that it's a club that has to teach protocols that convey insurance coverage to certified climb leaders. The structure and hierarchy bleed a certain amount of the fun and joy out of what should be recreation - when I was in the class, it felt a bit like a job. The basic class seems to be viewed by most students and instructors as a precusor to the intermediate class, rather than an end in and of itself. There's also a culture of assessing performance, which leads to some sense of striving for informal standing and status. In short, it's not a particularly fun environment. The courses are volunteer-run, so you also have to put up with inconsistencies in techniques being taught and tested at times. Instructor's people skills aren't always the best. As a club, they have rules, and as with any rules, they can feel arbitrary (for instance, they just started allowing students to bring rock shoes to use on rock climbs instead of insisting on mountaineering boots only and they just started allowing lighter-weight wire gate carabiners instead of standard ovals - despite these changes, I'm sure there are other rules still in place that current students won't like, such is life). All that said, I personally learned skills that I now use in the mountains - self-arrest, self-belay on snow, navigation. I got on rock for the first time in their course and found I really liked it (although others who just want glacier skills bristle at having to do rock). I did gain "the freedom of the hills," which in my case meant gaining the skills and confidence to summit a whole series of peaks I'd never quite finished. So as long as you can look past the drawbacks or if your personality is just well suited to the culture of the club, it's a good way to go. If you're independent-minded or if having a good time when you climb is crucial for you, you might want to look at short courses and other options. read more

The Mountaineers isn't the Mountaineers anymore. Not too long ago, the Mountaineers had a large group of volunteer mountain guides and instructors who led trips into the wilderness every weekend and taught people how to climb, back country ski and scramble for free. This provided a significant protection to the wilderness environment by the only way it works .... eyes on, boots on the ground every weekend up in the mountains. Unfortunately, the board was taken over by insiders and the old clubhouse near Seattle Center (owned free and clear by the club and an ideal facility for a large volunteer organization) was sold to a developer in a questionable real estate deal ( it is now a condo). The rented space at Sandpoint is operated kind of like a cruise-ship-style climbing wall and the large corps of volunteer guides and teachers is largely gone. The paid insiders, acting commercially, drove out the people who were doing it for free because it hurt their income. In my case, I think I had one of the best safety records of the volunteer leaders with over 100 climbs, scrambles and backcountry ski without significant injury or incident. The Climbing Committee (controlled by insiders) lied about me, sabotaged my trips and engaged in conflicts of interest with outside entities against the best interest of the club. I'm sure lots of Mountaineers insiders, particularly from the publishing company, benefitted greatly from this "monetization" of the club assets, but I don't see hardly anybody up in the wilderness from the Mountaineers anymore! read more