The second year of the AAC’s Los Glaciares National Park conservation project, sponsored by Patagonia Inc., wrapped up successfully in early December. Over six weeks in the Patagonian spring, the eight-man Argentinean-American team, led by project coordinator Rolando Garibotti, with help from other volunteers, continuedwork begun in 2008 to restore … Read more…
The Mountaineering Museum and the American Alpine Club presents: North Face feature film premiere! January 29th 2010 @ 6:00PM (Museum Reception @ 5:00) Admission: Free! Based on a true story, NORTH FACE is a gripping adventure drama about a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps. … Read more…
The American Mountaineering Museum will induct four members of its new Hall of Mountaineering Excellence in April at a celebration of the lives and achievements of American climbers Yvon Chouinard, Robert Craig, Bob Bates, and Dr. Charlie Houston. At the awards gala on April 10 in Golden, Colorado, Chouinard and … Read more…
AAC Member Vicki Young tells the story of her family’s recent climb in Pinnacles National Monument. What did you put up last weekend? Tell it here. January at home in the California Sierra can mean snow and cold. January in Pinnacles National Monument (just outside of Soledad, California) can mean … Read more…
Mark Richey, past AAC president, and his wife, Teresa, are planning a second shipment of tents to Haitians left homeless by this month’s earthquake. The first big load of tents and other equipment will leave the Richeys’ Massachusetts woodworking business, en route to Haiti, this week. The new deadline for … Read more…
Forever on the Mountain: The truth behind one of mountaineering’s most controversial and mysterious disasters. Book club member, travel writer and Mountaineering Museum gift shop manager Martha Perantoni sends in the following description: “Tabor’s exhaustive look at the doomed 1967 expedition to scale Alaska’s Mt. McKinley is an often gripping … Read more…
Pat Goodman and Dave Sharratt, winners of a 2009 Lyman Spitzer Award from the AAC, experienced a surprising and frustrating permit situation in Sichuan, China, effectively shutting down their expedition. Goodman had climbed in Siguniang National Park in 2005 and had researched the October 2009 trip extensively, but the two … Read more…
This spring, when AAC member Troy Bacon leads a small group up Denali’s west buttress, the climbers won’t just be thinking about the route and the weather—they’ll be thinking about a Montana Highway Patrol trooper named Michael Haynes who was killed by a drunk driver last year. Bacon will be … Read more…
Mark Richey, a past president of the AAC, is helping to organize a collection drive for tents and sleeping bags to send to Haiti to aid the hundreds of thousands (perhaps millions) of people left homeless by the recent earthquake. “Used tents, as long as they are functional, and sleeping … Read more…
It is usually very hard to get people up by nine a.m. on a Sunday, especially after a wild party. To my surprise, though, I had to turn people away from our 4th Annual AAC Sunburn Breakfast, part of the 2010 Ouray Ice Festival. This year, we were pleased to … Read more…
Come down to the Mountaineering Center for our monthly music and $2 beer night! In other news, the Speaker Series Avalanche Clinic was postponed due to weather. The new date is January 27th. Click here for more details.
In this post back in September , we let you know about Majka Burhardt’s film project, “WayPoint Namibia.” The film is now officially out on DVD, so check it out when you get a chance. The bonus? 5% of your purchase of “WayPoint Namibia” will be donated to the Integrated … Read more…
The Mountaineering Museum and Colorado Mountain School presents: Avalanche Awareness Clinic January 6th 2010 @ 7:00PM (Museum Reception @ 5:30) Welcome back to the new year with an avalanche awareness clinic presented by the Colorado Mountain School! Every year, avalanches are one of the leading causes of death among backcountry … Read more…
The AAC’s annual report, mailed in February, will feature AAC members’ photos that capture the essence of the climbing experience. What are the best moments in climbing for you? The sunrise during a long approach? A hard-won summit? Sticking a massive dyno? We’re looking for your spectacular, exciting, and humorous … Read more…
Colorado-based Girls Education International, a three-year-old nonprofit cofounded by AAC members Lizzy Scully and Heidi Wirtz, has announced a new partnership with Bedari, a Pakistan-based women’s rights organization. Through this partnership, Girls Education will provide scholarship funding that will enable girls in Laphi, a town of 3,500, to attend secondary … Read more…