Due to unforeseen circumstances, the 2021 Board election has been temporarily paused. The Board requested a waiver from Boeing Recreation to postpone the election, in order to allow the circumstances to be resolved. The waiver was granted, which stipulates that the election be held and the new board be announced to the membership no later […]
At this time, BOEALPS is not hosting or sponsoring any in person classes or activities. We review the COVID situation at each board meeting, and also when significant changes in protocols from government or Boeing Recreation are released. Stay safe and healthy !
Submissions are now being accepted for the photo contest ! Until November 30th, you can submit one photo per category, with voting to take place between Dec. 1st-6th. Winners will be announced during a virtual ceremony on Dec. 11th. Get all the details on the photo contest page.
WATCH DIRTBAG: THE LEGEND OF FRED BECKEY (virtually!) Thursday, November 19th 7PM (until ~9:30PM) Our longtime club member Ambrose Bittner was a friend of Fred’s, and will be sharing stories! On 11/19: Join the Google Meet meeting; meet.google.com/mfv-mrfa-qbk Once in the Google Meet, we will provide the link to the WatchParty (please note you’ll need Amazon […]
We are sad to announce that BOEALPS Alpine Climbing Class is cancelled for 2020. But we plan to resume the ACC class in 2021 (conditions allowing), and are excited for next year! For the second half of March and all of April we saw consistent slow improvement in the COVID-19 Trends in Washington that […]
Following guidance from Washington State Department of Health regarding public gatherings, Mountain Hardwear has communicated that they are postponing the planned in-store event on Sunday March 8th, 5pm-8pm. The event is to be rescheduled to a later date, and this will be shared when available. However, the Mountain Hardwear / Columbia Sportswear downtown store will […]
BOEALPS will host a two-part Backcountry Ski Seminar, with an evening lecture on February 12th, 2020, at the Boeing 2-22 Building, followed by a one-day weekend outing in the backcountry on February 15th. Visit the seminar page for more details and to sign-up ! Space is limited !
BOEALPS will host weekend waterfall ice climbing seminars on January 25-26 2020 and February 8-9 2020, in Lillooet, BC, Canada. See the seminar page for more details, or apply directly here ! Please be aware that these seminars are highly dependent on weather and conditions, as well as being limited on the number of participants. Confirmation will be […]
The BOEALPS Basic Mountaineering Class (BMC) is a great opportunity to learn the skills that are necessary for basic competence in alpine travel. This course covers at an introductory level everything from proper clothing and route finding to crevasse rescue and glacier travel. If you are new to the outdoors or have outdoor experience but […]
