Membership Is Now Closed for the 2024 Calendar Year

The CAI-PNW 2025 membership application and renewal process will open on March 4, 2025.

If you live in the Pacific Northwest and would like to become a new member, please check this page for application instructions starting then.

If you have general questions about the club, please email info@cai-pnw.org

  • If you are an existing CAI-PNW member, you’ll need to do the following every year to renew your membership:

    1. Download, print and complete a Membership Renewal form and an Annual Release and Indemnity Agreement form for each person who is renewing.

    2. Address and include a stamped letter-sized (4 1/8” x 9 1/2”) envelope (one postage stamp needed).

    3. Write and include a check to CAI-PNW for the total annual membership fee(s). (These will be listed above once the renewal period opens).

    4. Send an email message to membership@cai-pnw.org and request mailing instructions.

Advantages of Joining CAI-PNW

  • Joining others in the Seattle, WA area for monthly hikes and other activities

  • Opportunity to lead hikes and other outdoor activities

  • Making friends in the USA as well as in Italy for joint hiking and cultural activities

  • Joining us for trips and exchanges in Italy and other countries

  • Visiting and hiking affordably in Italy

  • Staying in rifugi (mountain huts) in Italy, many with discounts

  • Utilizing reciprocal relationships for benefits in clubs in other countries such as Germany, France, Spain, Austria and Switzerland

  • Having accident insurance while on CAI-sponsored hikes in Europe

  • Mountaineering rescue insurance in the mountains in Italy and other European countries

CAI In Italy (Not the CAI-PNW Chapter)

If you are interested in joining CAI in Italy to enjoy member benefits including discounts at their refugi, please visit www.cai.it/diventa-socio/ and follow the instructions there. Note that their site is entirely in Italian; if you have difficulty interpreting it, we recommend using a browser-based translator such as Google Translate.