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At The Mountaineers, we believe a diverse and inclusive outdoors inspires unity, respect, and passion for the places we love (as reflected in our core values). We aspire to offer outdoor opportunities for ALL, and in order to realize this aspiration, we must will take a critical look at our internal systems and processes to discuss inequities that keep The Mountaineers from being a place where all people from various backgrounds and life experiences can experience the outdoors.

Learn from Mountaineer Katheryn Frierson about the problematic practice of "othering" people by asking the question, "Where are you REALLY from?", and the important historical context behind this racially charged question. Teaching Us History, History Education, Social Studies Elementary, Teaching Social Studies, American History Lessons, Study Unit, Unit Studies, Interactive Notebooks, You Youtube

Teaching Us History

History Education

Social Studies Elementary

Teaching Social Studies

American History Lessons

Study Unit

Unit Studies

Interactive Notebooks

You Youtube

Learn from Mountaineer Katheryn Frierson about the problematic practice of "othering" people by asking the question, "Where are you REALLY from?", and the important historical context behind this racially charged question.

Donations received for #GivingTuesday on December 3 will directly support scholarships at The Mountaineers. Hear from scholarship recipient Ekaterina Sukhanova about the impact our courses have had on her life and how donor-funded scholarships make a difference in our community. After you #OptOutside this holiday season, consider giving in support of access to the outdoors. Wilderness First Aid, Charitable Contributions, Giving Tuesday, Sandpoint, Sea Kayaking, Closer To Nature, Donor, Outdoor Recreation, Pacific Northwest

Wilderness First Aid

Charitable Contributions

Donations received for #GivingTuesday on December 3 will directly support scholarships at The Mountaineers. Hear from scholarship recipient Ekaterina Sukhanova about the impact our courses have had on her life and how donor-funded scholarships make a difference in our community. After you #OptOutside this holiday season, consider giving in support of access to the outdoors.

Your gift today transforms lives by providing access to world class outdoor education and supports the volunteers who teach us to explore, connect, and advocate. Indoor Climbing Wall, Outdoor Climbing, Leadership Programs, Youth Programs, Outdoor Education, World Class, Volunteers

Your gift today transforms lives by providing access to world class outdoor education and supports the volunteers who teach us to explore, connect, and advocate.

In this piece from Mountaineer magazine, member Annette Diggs shares with us what it's like to be a woman of color in the outdoors, and her journey to becoming a mountaineer.

There are countless outdoor activities young ones can do to inspire a love for nature in the next generation. Here is a list of memories you can create with the little mountaineer in your life before they start school.

Being an unrepresented person in the outdoors also means you carry the unfair responsibility to represent every member of your community. Our voices are so rarely centered in the outdoor narrative that we feel responsible to speak on everyone’s behalf. White, heterosexual, cisgender men, for example, can afford to speak for themselves as individuals since their narratives are already widely and diversely represented. Individuality, The Voice, Carry On, Example, No Response, Barbie, Outdoors, Community

Being an unrepresented person in the outdoors also means you carry the unfair responsibility to represent every member of your community. Our voices are so rarely centered in the outdoor narrative that we feel responsible to speak on everyone’s behalf. White, heterosexual, cisgender men, for example, can afford to speak for themselves as individuals since their narratives are already widely and diversely represented.

Becoming Backwoods Barbie — The Mountaineers

Join Mountaineers Books’ on November 16 for a live webisode exploring "The Last Inca Bridge". Featuring Robert & Daisy Kunstaetter, travel writers and adventurous ex-pats who co-authored the new book, "Trekking Peru: A Traveler’s Guide", learn about the wealth of trekking opportunities in Peru.