Spokane’s multi-sport mountain club since 1915 — hiking and backpacking, climbing schools (Mountain School and lead-climbing courses), cycling, and a Backcountry Skiing 101 course.
The club’s Wednesday Night Hike series runs at 5:45pm and is explicitly pitched at newcomers — guests are welcome, and the club calls it the best way to get to know them. A family edition meets at 5:30pm and sets off at 5:45pm from the Glenrose Trailhead, covering half a mile to a mile and a half with nature activities for children. Backpacking trips are scheduled separately on the activity calendar. General membership meetings are quarterly at 6:30pm with guest speakers. The club is a 501(c)(3) founded in 1915.
Mountain School plus rock, trad & sport lead courses — see schedule
Varies by course
Beginner-friendlyPaid
A full ladder of courses rather than a single school: Rock School, Mountain School, Sport Lead, Multipitch Sport, Trad Lead and Alpine Climbing schools, plus ice-climbing and aid-climbing seminars. Dates are published per course on the club’s schools and clinics page.
Backcountry Skiing 101 runs as a scheduled club course through the Spokane Mountaineers, whose program also covers rock, alpine and ice instruction. Course dates are posted individually rather than on a standing cadence.