The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour features the best of mountain culture films with high-octane action, deeply thoughtful stories and tales of arduous adventures. Immediately following the festival held each year in Banff, Alberta, the World Tour hits the road. With stops in more than 40 countries, these evenings celebrate amazing achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide! Be inspired, be energized, and celebrate the spirit of adventure in Tacoma this December.

2 NIGHTS (December 12 & 13)! Featuring all new + different films each night.

The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour features the best of mountain culture films with high-octane action, deeply thoughtful stories and tales of arduous adventures. Immediately following the festival held each year in Banff, Alberta, the World Tour hits the road. With stops in more than 40 countries, these evenings celebrate amazing achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide! Be inspired, be energized, and celebrate the spirit of adventure in Tacoma this December.

2 NIGHTS (December 12 & 13)! Featuring all new + different films each night.

Spend your fall break with us backpacking in the Cascade Range! Destress and disconnect from the semester and enjoy beautiful views, great company, and a chance to sleep under the stars (or clouds). We'll be sending two groups out this year!

Sign up at the Expeditionary (1408 N. Alder) during open hours.

Cost: $85

Registration includes transportation, lodging, instruction, and meals.

Spend your fall break with us backpacking in the Cascade Range! Destress and disconnect from the semester and enjoy beautiful views, great company, and a chance to sleep under the stars (or clouds). We'll be sending two groups out this year!

Sign up at the Expeditionary (1408 N. Alder) during open hours.

Cost: $85

Registration includes transportation, lodging, instruction, and meals.

Spend your fall break with us backpacking in the Cascade Range! Destress and disconnect from the semester and enjoy beautiful views, great company, and a chance to sleep under the stars (or clouds). We'll be sending two groups out this year!

Sign up at the Expeditionary (1408 N. Alder) during open hours.

Cost: $85

Registration includes transportation, lodging, instruction, and meals.

In collaboration with the ASUPS Climbing Club, Puget Sound Outdoors will be hosting women and non-binary climbing nights every first Thursday of the month from 6-7 p.m.!  Stop by the Climbing Wall in the fitness center to hang out with other women and non-binary people who are interested in climbing! No climbing experience is necessary to participate. Climbing shoes and harnesses will be available to borrow.

In collaboration with the ASUPS Climbing Club, Puget Sound Outdoors will be hosting women and non-binary climbing nights every first Thursday of the month from 6-7 p.m.!  Stop by the Climbing Wall in the fitness center to hang out with other women and non-binary people who are interested in climbing! No climbing experience is necessary to participate. Climbing shoes and harnesses will be available to borrow.

In collaboration with the ASUPS Climbing Club, Puget Sound Outdoors will be hosting women and non-binary climbing nights every first Thursday of the month from 6-7 p.m.!  Stop by the Climbing Wall in the fitness center to hang out with other women and non-binary people who are interested in climbing! No climbing experience is necessary to participate. Climbing shoes and harnesses will be available to borrow.

Join Sustainability Services on Saturday, October 8th from 8:30 am to about 12:30pm for Green Tacoma Day! We will be working with the Green Tacoma Partnership in order to get outside, have fun and engage in Tacoma’s natural areas. Access to healthy parks and urban spaces is vital to our quality of life because they improve our air quality, provide important habitat, keep us cool and provide countless mental health benefits. Volunteers will plant trees, remove invasive weeds, connect with the community, and provide a helping hand to our green spaces.

Join us for a top-rope climbing trip to Vantage, WA and our last trip of the semester! This trip is geared toward beginner climbers who have some experience climbing in the gym and want to apply their skills on some real rock. You'll have the opportunity to get some climbs in and learn how to top-rope belay!

Sign up at the Expeditionary (1408 N. Alder) during open hours. Registration for this trip opens Monday, November 7th.

Cost: $20

Registration includes transportation, instruction, and equipment.