Film actors convene every year for the Oscars. Musicians gather for the Grammys. For climbers, our nation’s best come together for an annual gala hosted by The American Alpine Club. This year’s AAC Annual Benefit Dinner in Seattle will be packed for keynote speakers Dr. Tom Hornbein and Steve House. … Read more…
February 8: Fifty Classic Climbs by Steve Roper and Alan Steck. A reminder that book club will be discussing a book that has its’ own Wikipedia entry, a Flickr photo pool and a Facebook group about people who are attempting to climb all of them – Mark and Janelle Smiley. John Meek … Read more…
Unseasonably warm temperatures prior to the 16th Annual Ouray Ice Festival may have scared off some out-of-towners, but they didn’t frighten the AAC. New staffers Erik Lambert and Luke Bauer held true to their word, cavorting about in yellow one-piece suits on Saturday while promoting the 2011 Ouray Haiku Contest … Read more…
There’s an interesting thread going on over on the AAC’s Facebook page right now. The question asked was this: “Joe Simpson, author of Touching the Void, developed an interest in climbing after reading The White Spider by Heinrich Harrer. What book motivated you to start climbing? (Don’t forget that members-anywhere … Read more…
At Ouray This Year Axes, Crampons, Poetry Send Us Your Haikus! Despite a shaky start to the season, the Ouray Ice Park is finally in great climbing condition. And the AAC’s newest staffers, Erik Lambert and Luke Bauer, couldn’t be more ready to swing some tools with you at the … Read more…
At the end of October I drove from Boulder to Red Rocks for a climbing trip, and to represent the American Alpine Club at the second National Climbing Management Summit, hosted by the Access Fund. About 60 land managers from the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and United … Read more…
We are always looking for new books to read and new members so bring great ideas, great discussions and a friend to the December meeting. The meeting will be December 14, 2010 around 6:30 p.m . See you then. Future Front Range Book club books are going to be: December … Read more…
Jamie Givens finished installing the Alpine Styles climbing art show yesterday and it looks fantastic. There is art all over the museum and library walls, and we hope you all will have a chance to come visit while it is here—the show is up through January. Artwork and styles vary … Read more…
“I don’t care if I even sell a painting—I just want it to be fun,” Brooklyn-based illustrator Jamie Givens admitted today in the American Alpine Club Library, among a cache of unhung art. With a spool of wire, some hooks and nails, Givens was preparing for the opening night of … Read more…
This is what the film-makers say about that: “We will be having our first preview screening of The Last Wild Mountain: Portrait of the American Climber on November 16 at the American Mountaineering Museum in Golden, Colorado. This will not be the finished film because we want to get feedback … Read more…
Check out these fantastic photos from Andrew Chasteen, below, of September’s 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell. While you’re at it, here’s his recap too, and a short video of the event. Thanks, Andrew! “How do I keep these people coming back each year?” That was the thought that shot through … Read more…
ALPINE STYLES is an exhibition showcasing art that is about climbing, mountaineering and the mountain world. Works include illustrations that have appeared in climbing magazines and publications, and personal work being shown for the first time in public. Featured artists include Jamie Givens, Keith Svihovec, Emilie Lee, Mike Tea, Renan … Read more…
A huge thanks is due to Dave Turner for all the hard work he put in to coordinate this year’s ICM alongside AAC staff member Carol Kotchek, as well as to the climbers that came from around the world to climb in the Valley. Dave’s recap of the event: Early … Read more…
Recently, the AAC sent Matt Segal and Alex Honnold to climb for the AAC at 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell in Jasper, AR. Alex and Matt blew the competition out of the water, climbing 5,830 feet of 5.8-5.13. Alex reports in: This summer Matt Segal approached me about representing the … Read more…
Jim Moss, AAC’s Library Committee Chair and Book Club fearless leader writes in: It is amazing but no matter what happens when the AAC Book Club gets together, there is a discussion about a book….. This past meeting, we were a little shy on people and still had two different … Read more…
This fall the Great Lakes Section of the American Alpine Club hosted: CLIMB UP! The four day event was organized for our section members to gather, climb, socialize and celebrate another year of adventure. The event took place on the south shore of Lake Superior in Marquette, Michigan. On Thursday, … Read more…
The Lumpy Reunion weekend (held at Lumpy Ridge in Colorado) is now over. Since it was the 10-year anniversary of this Adopt-a-Crag event Greg Sievers, long time Front Range section volunteer, was keen on packing in numerous events over the weekend to appeal to a broader spectrum of members. Planning … Read more…
This is a big week for the AAC in Yosemite. Climbers around the world are getting ready to start their travels to the International Climbers Meet 2010, starting October 4 and wrapping up on the 10th. AAC host climbers will show our international guests around the Park during a week … Read more…
“Go the distance, climb to the limit, ski the steeps, leap off a cliff and fly. Seven top athletes from The North Face® share tales of adventure and extreme endurance in a live speaker series that takes you along for the ride. Meet them on their nationwide tour in fall … Read more…
Three a.m., September 3. Two white vans roll past bugling elk and Jim Donini’s camper. They stop in the parking lot of the AAC Grand Teton Climbers Ranch. Nine Alpine Club of Iran delegates have traveled over fifty (essentially non-stop) hours from Tehran to Jackson Hole. The Iranian climbers with … Read more…
Jean Mollicone : First American Woman to summit Mt Vinson, Antarctica September 21st 6:30PM AAC Library and American Mountaineering Museum To commemorate the 20th anniversary of her Vinson climb, Jean will recount some of the highlights of the 1990 expedition led by Mugs Stump and funded by a grant from the AAC. She … Read more…
AAC Director Ellen Lapham reports in as the exchange with the Alpine Club of Iran got underway last week. Stay tuned for the full story about their time in the States, as well as the anticipated AAC trip to Iran in Spring 2011. “Nine tired climbers from Iran left the … Read more…
“An insider’s account of one of the deadliest and most controversial tragedies in mountaineering history-the 2008 K2 disaster. 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 non of … Read more…
Voting for the 2010 edition of the Reel Rock Filmmaking Competition is now open until September 10th. Winners will be announced at the Reel Rock Tour’s premiere in Boulder, CO on September 16th. Winners will receive prize packages from our sponsors, and their films will screen in over 100 locations across the world. Side … Read more…
Originally uploaded by American Alpine Club Photo Library As some of you might have heard, the AAC’s book club has plans for global domination. In response to your requests for more local activities, we are hoping to launch book clubs in each AAC Section that wants one, possibly by winter! … Read more…