The American Alpine Club has over 9,000 members worldwide and each of those members approaches climbing and time in the outdoors differently. For some it’s a career, for some a diversion, for others, an obsession. The Club’s membership spans boulderers, sport-climbers, hikers, skiers, trad-rats, scientists, big-wall aficionados, adventurers, ice-climbers, peak-baggers, … Read more…
The AAC will send two lucky members to this year’s Second International Trad Climbing Meeting organized by the Club Alpino Accademico Italiano (CAAI). The CAAI, with the sponsorship of Alpine Club of Italy, is organizing this international event—similar to the American Alpine Club’s International Climbers’ Meet—in Ceresole Reale, Orco Valley, near Torino, … Read more…
Telling the stories of our members is important to us because it helps the community understand who makes up that community. Member Joe Poulton, with AAC Friend Abbey Smith, produced this stunningly-cool three part series about his experiences in Yosemite—photographing geology in ways that help YOSAR study rockfall, help climate scientists … Read more…
American Alpine Journal editor John Harlin gives us an inside look at the process of creating the AAJ. The piece was shot and edited by Siena Harlin. More videos from John are in the works! John Harlin Showcases the American Alpine Journal [Watch on YouTube.com]
Telling the stories of our members is important to us because it helps the community understand who makes up that community. Member Joe Poulton, with AAC Friend Abbey Smith, produced this stunningly-cool three part series about his experiences in Yosemite—photographing geology in ways that help YOSAR study rockfall, help climate scientists … Read more…
The AAC continues to advocate on behalf of our members: Executive Director, Phil Powers and Conservation & Advocacy Director, Leigh Goldberg met with the Superintendent of Yosemite National Park last week. Expanding camping, parking and transportation options throughout the Valley, including expanding and improving amenities at Camp 4, continues to be … Read more…
The American Alpine Club has over 9,000 members worldwide and each of those members approaches climbing and time in the outdoors differently. For some it’s a career, for some a diversion, for others, an obsession. The Club’s membership spans boulderers, sport-climbers, hikers, skiers, trad-rats, scientists, big-wall aficionados, adventurers, ice-climbers, peak-baggers, … Read more…
Member and climber scientist John All wrote to us about an upcoming Peruvian expedition. The AAC is supporting a humanitarian expedition to Peru this summer that combines mountain conservation with science objectives to help protect the peaks that we all love. A small team of sixteen researchers, university students, and … Read more…
The American Alpine Club has over 9,000 members worldwide and each of those members approaches climbing and time in the outdoors differently. For some it’s a career, for some a diversion, for others, an obsession. The Club’s membership spans boulderers, sport-climbers, hikers, skiers, trad-rats, scientists, big-wall aficionados, adventurers, ice-climbers, peak-baggers, … Read more…
The American Alpine Club has over 9,000 members worldwide and each of those members approaches climbing and time in the outdoors differently. For some it’s a career, for some a diversion, for others, an obsession. The Club’s membership spans boulderers, sport-climbers, hikers, skiers, trad-rats, scientists, big-wall aficionados, adventurers, ice-climbers, peak-baggers, … Read more…
Kyle Dempster. The 2012 Robert Hicks Bates Award goes to 28 year old Kyle Dempster of Salt Lake City. He practices every discipline in climbing, from big alpine routes in the Himalaya, to single pushes on El Cap, to big wall climbing on Baffin Island, to bouldering. He is best … Read more…
The American Alpine Club has over 9,000 members worldwide and each of those members approaches climbing and time in the outdoors differently. For some it’s a career, for some a diversion, for others, an obsession. The Club’s membership spans boulderers, sport-climbers, hikers, skiers, trad-rats, scientists, big-wall aficionados, adventurers, ice-climbers, peak-baggers, … Read more…
The American Alpine Club has over 9,000 members worldwide and each of those members approaches climbing and time in the outdoors differently. For some it’s a career, for some a diversion, for others, an obsession. The Club’s membership spans boulderers, sport-climbers, hikers, skiers, trad-rats, scientists, big-wall aficionados, adventurers, ice-climbers, peak-baggers, … Read more…
In mid-February I started my dream job as Rocky Mountain Regional Coordinator that made the amazing climbing areas of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico and Southern Idaho my new office. There are five Regional Coordinators scattered around the country—it is our mission to be “in the field” to support climbing … Read more…
It’s a gross understatement to say that the AAC was well represented at the 20th annual Piolets d’Or. For those of you living who’ve been under a rock, AAC President Steve Swenson, Past President Mark Richey, and member Freddie Wilkinson won the international climbing award on March 24th for their … Read more…
We all have stories. Stories define us, and telling these stories is how we share what happens in our lives. Reflecting upon our experiences gives meaning to what would otherwise be a chain of easily forgettable events. Storytelling is not just a way to engage and entertain an audience, it’s … Read more…
We are ready. Two enormous changes in my life happened at the same time, about 15 years ago in Crested Butte, Colorado. I was living there, performing in a spoken-word troupe, when a group of friends decided to learn to rock climb together in Taylor Canyon. It is a story … Read more…
First, let me set the record straight: I’m not really a New Englander. I’m actually a Southern girl, born in Virginia and raised in North Carolina. I still say “Appalachian” as it’s meant to be said—with soft “a”s, no “lay”—and I still prefer grits to home fries. But over the past decade or … Read more…
The American Alpine Club has over 9,000 members worldwide and each of those members approaches climbing and time in the outdoors differently. For some it’s a career, for some a diversion, for others, an obsession. The Club’s membership spans boulderers, sport-climbers, hikers, skiers, trad-rats, scientists, big-wall aficionados, adventurers, ice-climbers, peak-baggers, … Read more…
As salt water lapped at the cold mouth of Boston Harbor, hundreds of members and friends gathered in a cozy ballroom, drinks in hand, to celebrate the state of the American Alpine Club. This year’s Annual Benefit Dinner Weekend, held March 2 and 3 in Boston, was the most successful … Read more…
In June of 2011, Conrad Anker (past board member of The American Alpine Club), Ingrid Backstrom, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Lucas DeBari, Giulia Monego, Hilaree O’Neill, Emilio Previtali, and Jim Zellers tackled Alaska’s Denali, at 20,320 feet the highest peak in North America. What made this trip unique was its fusion of … Read more…
Saser Kangri II – Piolets d’or 2012 Winner from Planetmountain.com on Vimeo. Congratulations to the Saser Kangri II team on their recognition by the Piolet d’Or! Both Mark Richey and Steve Swenson are Past Presidents of The American Alpine Club, and Freddie Wilkinson has been a staunch supporter of the … Read more…
This week, AAC members Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk attend the The Piolet d’Or for their ascent of the Shark’s Fin on Meru Central. This annual mountaineering award presented by the magazine Montagnes and The Groupe de Haute Montagne since 1991. The purpose of the Piolets d’Or awards … Read more…
At age 15, New Hampshire’s Joe Kinder fell in love with climbing and made it his life. After traveling and climbing full-time he has learned to value the climber lifestyle and is now a proper ambassador for the sport. (Read more on Joe…) AAC Friend Abbey Smith talked to Joe … Read more…