AAC Member Paul Swienton reports in on his May expedition on Lama Lamani. We’d love to share your latest climb too, so send it this way. During the month of May 2010, Dick Isherwood of Seattle, Geoff Cohen, Steve Kennedy, Robert Hamilton and Dave Ritchie all from Scotland and myself … Read more…
Need to be quick today, so here’s a few climbing blogs we love, for your Wednesday hump-day reading pleasure: 1. http://kellycordes.wordpress.com/ “Climbing, Writing and the Art of Margaritas.” This is the blog of Kelly Cordes, climber, writer, and member of the editorial team for the American Alpine Journal. Besides gnarly … Read more…
Thanks to Bob Ader, August’s American Alpine Club Book Club will feature a visit from Dee Molenaar! We’ll be discussing Dee’s book, The Challenge of Rainier, as well as his 2009 Mountain Rescue publication, Mountains Don’t Care, But We Do: an early history of mountain rescue in the Pacific Northwest. … Read more…
An update from AAC member Christian Beckwith on the Teton Boulder Project: Three-quarters of the way to their fundraising goal, TBP donors and volunteers are closing in on their goal of a community bouldering park. Organizers of the Teton Boulder Project (TBP) announced today that on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at … Read more…
The Wednesday roundup of climbing blogs, climbers and expeditions worth your reading time: this week we’ve got an office-staff favorite (thanks Dana!), a blog of one of our partners, and one from two of our hard-pulling members (and we know more of you are out there! Send what you’re doing, … Read more…
A message from Kika Bradford, executive director of Access PanAm: Our numbers are strengthened by local climbers in almost all countries in the Americas with mountains and stone. The surge of climbing in the North is spreading southward, and most U.S. climbers will eventually make it to the world class … Read more…
This summer is the 40th anniversary of the Grand Teton Climbers’ Ranch. The American Alpine Club will observe this occasion with a celebration to be held at the Climbers’ Ranch on the evening of August 21, 2010. Please join us if you’re able! History of the GTCR: After the old … Read more…
It’s Friday, it’s the weekend, and it’s time to get out. Something to get you motivated, or at least thinking about where you’re going to go… http://www.splitterchoss.com/2008/05/14/top-5-climbing-movies-of-all-time/ The Top 5 Climbing Movies of All Time, according to SplitterChoss writer BJ Sbarra. Here’s one, The Eiger Sanction, but don’t forget to … Read more…
When eleven men perished on the slopes of K2 in August 2008, it was one of the deadliest single events in Himalayan climbing and made headlines around the world. Yet none of the surviving western climbers could explain precisely what happened. Their memories were self-admittedly fogged by exhaustion, hypoxia, and … Read more…
Welcome to this Wednesday’s roundup of blogs and climbing sites we’re digging lately here in the AAC office. As always, let us know what you think in the comments, or point us toward ones deserving of a mention. For now, let’s get to it: 1. http://verticalcarnival.blogspot.com/ Full of stunningly well … Read more…
The popular Craggin’ Classic climbing festival is going grassroots with smaller festivals in more locations across the U.S. The fest is coming to YOUR AREA, in Truckee, CA, August 27-29, 2010. Mark your calendar! More details will be posted here when we have them. Fri 8/27: Free camping on Donner … Read more…
Are you a loyal reader of Climbing Magazine? Over the next few months, watch for new AAC photos in each issue that depict some of the things climbers care about most. We chose the first five, but for the next five, we want you, the members of the club, to … Read more…
We can all use a little climbing inspiration to get through the Friday workday and onto the weekend, right? Today, a flashback to February but a preview for the September 16 premiere of the 2010 REEL ROCK Tour (the AAC is a sponsor). This clip shows Daniel Woods on The … Read more…
Just about every day I stumble upon a new climbing blog or expedition report, or some other venue online where climbers are doing major things and reporting in on their progress. Many of the ones that come through the AAC office are from grant winners, attempting big routes with AAC … Read more…
“I had an accident and am returning home.” As everyone gets back to work after a holiday and starts wading through email, there are always a few that stand out and grab attention. This morning one of those few was from John Harlin, who to all of my knowledge was … Read more…
The America’s Great Outdoors Initiative was established by Presidential Memorandum, and represents a huge push to reconnect the American people to the outdoors alongside community-level undertakings to restore and conserve outdoor areas. As climbers who use these outdoor spaces, it’s important that we get involved in and pay attention to … Read more…