Gearhouse Membership

Adventurous souls inquire below

Join the Gearhouse community to meet like-minded folks at our events and utilize our all access gear library, transportation and instruction to fully access everything the PNW has to offer! Every membership level is welcomed into our awesome community of down-to-earth outdoorsy people of all experience levels, identities, and passions.

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What do members get?

Invitations to the Gearhouse community & exclusive events
New adventure pals
A weekly events digest filled with courses, planned events, and trips
Access to PNW outdoor experts & seasoned trip leaders
Transportation options to the mountain, trailhead, and back again
Coffee and drink perks at our Basecamp Cafe in Capitol Hill
Want to try a new activity, or suggest an event? Let's make it happen!

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Clinics and Courses

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What courses and trips do you do?

Workshops for all members include Ski/Snowboard Waxing Clinics, Edge Maintenance Clinic, Snow Chains Practice, Avalance Awareness, Compass Navigation, Backpacking Trip Planning, Better Backcountry Cooking, Summer BBQs and Yard Games and more!

Hosted trips for Summit members include destination ski weekends (pass not included, communal lodging), snowshoeing trips, fat biking, local day ski trips on weekends to Snoqualmie, XC skiing, Leavenworth Campouts, Larch Hiking Trips, Kayak and SUP Paddle nights and more!
Regular field courses for Summit members include Yoga, Wilderness First Aid, Intro to XC Skiing, Intermediate XC Skiing (Skate), Fat Biking, Compass Navigation, Intro to Top Rope Climbing, Intro to Ice Axe Snow Travel,, Avalanche Rescue, Guided Intro to Backcountry Touring, Intro to Mountain Bike, Intro to Backpacking, Campouts, Paddle Clubs, Foraging Clinics, Backcountry Cooking and more!

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Good To Know

For all memberships and event participation

You must sign a liability waiver to rent gear or join adventures.
Our members commit to treating each other with respect, kindness, and open-mindedness. Gearhouse, Inc. reserves the right to cancel membership for any reason.
You provide Gearhouse, Inc. and its assignees the right to use your name and likeness in advertising, and other marketing materials. If you don’t want us to do this for whatever reason, please let us know when you join or anytime!

Membership pauses and cancelation

You must return all rented gear before pausing or canceling membership.
After you’ve been a member at GH for 4 months, you can pause your membership anytime for up to 3 months within a 12-month span.
To help cultivate a sense of consistency and trust in our community, cancellation incurs a 4-month wait period before you can rejoin.
If you need to cancel, we process all cancellations via this short survey that helps us improve our offering for all current and future members (and sometimes allows us to serve you better too!). We honor all cancellations as of the time submitted so no sweat if it takes us a few days to get to it and a bill slips through - you'll be refunded.

Campfire Membership

You can cancel anytime, no fees. No monthly minimum commitment.
Upgrade to Trail or Summit anytime with community membership dues offsetting the startup fee.

Trail Membership

4-month initial commitment. $350 fee applies if you cancel before 4 months.
After 4 months, you can cancel anytime, no cancellation fee.

Summit Membership

4-month initial commitment. $700 fee applies if you cancel before 4 months.
After 4 months, you can cancel anytime, no cancellation fee.

FAQS

1. What kind of gear do you offer?

We specialize in carrying the name brands you want to own, not durable rental gear. We stock nearly every item for every outdoor adventure you could have in the Pacific Northwest, from splitboarding to stand-up paddleboarding. Browse our gear inventor

2. Do you ever run out of gear?

We size our inventory for the membership base so it’s very rare. We remind members when peak weekends are coming up and do whatever we can to make sure members have the gear you need to get into the outdoors.

3. What kind of events do you offer?

- Our range of events is so broad and varied that it’s best to browse our calendar. Generally, our events fall into several categories: Social Events, Member Adventures, Workshops, Hosted Trips, and Instructional Field Clinics.
- Social Events
- Hangouts, trivia, happy hours, workshops, and other chill outdoor events that don’t require experience or gear outside. Lots of casual and informational events happen at our clubhouse, Basecamp Cafe and Bar. Open to all membership levels free of charge.
  
  These workshops include things like Ski/Snowboard Waxing Clinics, Edge Maintenance Clinic, Snow Chains Practice, Avalance Awareness, Compass Navigation, Backpacking Trip Planning, Better Backcountry Cooking, Summer BBQs and Yard Games and more!
- Member Adventures
- These are out-in-the-field events and urban exploration that require some gear and some experience. With so many amazing things to experience in the PNW, we rotate through sports, regions, and difficulty level depending on the season and our members’ interest. Think: paddling, hiking, gym & outdoor climbing, yoga, and mountain biking. Open to all membership levels free of charge! Summit members often have access to rides to these events on our regularly running weekend mountain shuttle.
- These adventures include local night skiing, member xc ski days, weekend hikes, bike rides, paddles and camping trips.
- Hosted Trips and Instructional Field Clinics
- These are our “learn something” events! We know that a lot of people join Gearhouse ready to gain new skills and travel farther afield. We often host our own clinics and also often partner with world-class local guide services to provide training and certification in outdoors skills from cross-country skiing, backcountry skiing and splitboarding, climbing and sailing to mountaineering and avalanche safety. These courses often cost $200-$300/day and they are free of charge to Summit Members. We also offer multi-day clinics like AIARE Avalanche Education and Wilderness First Responder classes discounted by hundreds of dollars to Summit Members. There’s something for every level and every style!

4. I already have my own gear, why should I join?

You’re in good company! Lots of our members already have a ton of gear and join for our events, community, discounts on instructional courses, co-working space, or to find new sports. Others like to use their gear rental access for their friends and family to share their love of PNW adventure.
Funnily enough, GH members who own the most gear often use our gear library more than others! They love to try out new activities with additional gear and education that Gearhouse offers.

5. I've tried outdoor communities before and was left feeling bummed out.

We hear you. Often outdoor communities can feel intense, competitive, and exclusive — where it is more about ‘bagging the peak’ or achieving a personal goal. Gearhouse exists to help create opportunities to connect with yourself and others through the outdoor experience. It’s not about how long or fast or well you do an activity. It’s not about the biggest mountain you can climb or the sickest single-track you can bomb (although those things are great!). Gearhouse attracts the kind of people who want to encourage and support each other in our adventures and create some great memories together along the way. Come see for yourself!

6. Can I use my membership to rent gear for family and friends?

If you're an Trail member, gear rental is designed to support you. If you need gear for your friends, you can get 10% off of public rental rates for friends.
If you're a Campfire member, you'll get 30% off your total rental cost and then make a second rental request with the member guest rental code for their discount.

7. How do I cancel a membership?

Just fill out this quick cancellation request! We honor the cancellation as of the time submitted so no worries if a charge slips through before we're able to process the cancellation. We process them daily though so it's rare!

8. I'm not a summit member and there's a trip I want to join, can I?

No, we're based on a membership model to enable members to adventure with familiar faces and get to know each other over multiple trips through shared experiences. If you'd like to meet with a staff member to help understand other trips that might also interest you, we'd love to set a time to chat!

9. Where does your transit for Summit members go?

We pickup from Basecamp Cafe in Capitol Hill and go straight to the adventure trailhead. On winter weekends we stop at several nearby adventure spots to support skiing and snowboarding at Summit at Snoqualmie, Snowshowing, and XC Skiing at Crystal Springs and Cabin Creek as riders require.

10. What times does the shuttle run?

Weeknights we depart at 5pm and return at 11pm to Basecamp Cafe in Capitol Hill.On Saturdays and Sundays, we depart at 7:15 am for Saturday shuttles arriving at 8:30am and heading back to Seattle that afternoon. Be sure to check the exact schedule on the event you book!