Wilderness Skills - Olympia Mountaineers

How to read and use the GO Guide
The following is a typical hike listing from the monthly Go Guide. The various parts are numbered with
explanations in the key below.
Sept. 10th,Sat. 1 -Fremont Lookout 2 (E) 3 (GT Mt. Rainier E.) 4 5.5 mi.,1200’
gain. 5 Superb view of Mt. Rainier. Meet 9:30 a.m. at Martin Way P&R. Leader: Jane Doe, 7 360-754-
1669. 8 (s8/30-9/7) 9 MR 10
1 Date and date of trip
2 Destination
3 Trip difficulty classification, in this case, easy
4 Type of topographical map to be used
5 Round-trip distance and elevation gain
6 Time and location of meeting point
7 Leader’s name
8 Leader’s phone number
9 For trips handled by Seattle switchboard, first day to sign up with switchboard, last day to cancel
10 Abbreviated title of guidebook (see guidelines in magazine for coding)
How to sign up for a Hike or Backpack Trip -- Olympia Branch
Call the leader, preferably at least a week before the trip date. For Olympia trips, you may sign up directly with
the leader by phone call or e-mail. Please note that, as good as our leaders are, they are not clairvoyant. When
leaving a phone message or e-mail, please leave your first and last name, your phone number with area code
or e-mail address, your Mountaineers Branch affiliation, and the date and destination of the trip you are
interested in. If your message is incomplete, or unclear, the leader may not be able to return your call and you
will miss out on the trip.
If you need to cancel, call the leader as early prior to the trip date as you can. This will enable the leader to
add people from the waiting list. Because there is a limit to how many people can go on a trip, it is important to
release your spot as soon as you know you will have to cancel. If the hike is full when you call the leader, you
will be placed on a waiting list and called if a space opens up.
Carpooling. t the meeting place, the leader will ask for volunteers to drive, riders should be prepared to pay
the driver 5-8 cents per mile. Be prepared for the possibility you might need to drive, with your fuel tank full and
your car in good repair.
The Mountaineers Policies and Standards (As applicable for Wilderness Skills)
All members of "The Mountaineers", in order to attain the Club's purposes -- "to explore, study, preserve
and enjoy the beauty of Northwest America" -- in a spirit of good fellowship, shall subscribe to the following
standards:
1. Exercise personal responsibility and conduct themselves on Club activities and premises in a manner
which will not impair the safety of the party, or prevent the collective participation and enjoyment of
others.
2. Respect private property.
3. Enter the outdoors as a visitor, leaving behind no debris, environmental scars, or other indications of
their visit, which would reduce the enjoyment of those who follow.
4. Minimize the environmental impact on the outdoor by using campfires only in designated areas and
extinguishing completely after use; conducting human sanitation and washing away from water
courses; and carrying out all solid waste brought into the outdoors.
5. Pets, firearms, or any other item(s), which would impair the safety or enjoyment of others, shall not be
brought on Mountaineer premises or taken on Club activities.
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Olympia Mountaineers - Hiking, Alpine Scrambling and Basic Climbing