The Mountaineers

The programs division of the mountaineers focuses on providing outdoor education and recreation for youth and adults. Programs are designed to connect individuals with the outdoors while developing safe and responsible recreation skills and outdoor ethics, which promote conservation and low impact techniques. Youth education: over 3,000 volunteers organize 3,200 educational programs and trips related to outdoor activities. Programs focus on providing outdoor education and conservation experiences. The programs are designed to connect individuals with the outdoors and reach safe and responsible recreations skills and outdoor ethics which promote conservation and low impact techniques. The mountaineers offers approximately 10,000 outdoor youth experiences through three programs: summer camp, a year-round adventuring program and mountain workshops, and a youth outreach program for disadvantaged youth. We also offer need-based pricing to over 50% of the participants in our youth outreach. These programs teach youth self-reliance, self-confidence, and promote a healthy active outdoor lifestyle as well as giving them lifelong outdoor skills.adult programs: volunteer led and outdoor focus on education and conservation experiences. The programs are designed to connect individuals with the outdoors, teach safe and responsible recreation skills and outdoor ethics which promote conservation and low impact techniques. Same environment for adult programs as youth education programs.the mountaineers also offers conservation and advocacy, memberships, events and room rentals, leadership development and global adventures.