This spring and summer, the Club entered all new Members (and any current Members that renewed) into our Climb With a Legend Sweepstakes. We drew a winner and Utah’s Rusty Wackerman won $1,000 in cash for travel & lodging, a $500 Black Diamond Gift Card, and his choice of four … Read more…
A couple of years ago we surveyed climbers—Members and non-members alike—to see what was important to them about The American Alpine Club, the climbing community, and climbing in general. We’ve developed a new survey over the last several weeks and we’d like you to take it and share it … Read more…
— Update 10/18/2011: Congratulations to Scot and Bayard, our selected to delegates to the BMC Meet! — Every year, the British Mountaineering Council hosts an International Meet, a weeklong gathering of climbers from around the world. The AAC will send two lucky members to this year’s Winter Meet, located in Scotland’s Cairngorms. … Read more…
Issac Tait likes to Boss the Choss. What does that mean? To Issac, it means wearing a helmet, getting PSYCHED, and being sure to sew everything up like crazy! Issac was the winner of Week 1 of the Club’s new Choss Boss Photo Contest. Visit the Choss Boss page on … Read more…
Every year, the British Mountaineering Council hosts an International Meet, a weeklong gathering of climbers from around the world. The AAC will send two lucky members to this year’s Summer Meet, located in North Wales’ Llanberis Pass. Interested? Become a member of the AAC and follow the application instructions below. … 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…
The top 20 photos (selected by YOU) in the AAC summer photo contest are now up on the AAC Facebook page. The TOP FIVE will go on to become the next round of AAC ads in Climbing Magazine. The contest instructions asked participants to submit photos that captured what they … 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…
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…
The AAC can nominate two US climbers to take part in the First International “Trad” Climbing Meeting, organized by the Club Alpino Accademico Italiano (CAAI, a national section of Club Alpino Italiano). The deadline is June 14, so we need you to act quickly to represent the AAC in Italy. … Read more…
Our final congrats in the AAC video contest goes to Vinnie Mazzuca, for his submission of “Temple Crag 2009 – Killer Trip Alpine Style.” Vinnie came in third place with 839 views and has won an MSR Exo 2 cookset. Here’s his description of what he submitted: “2 days on … Read more…
Coming in right behind the first place video was Tad Hunt with “Pushing Our Limits – Indian Creek – 2009.” Congrats, Tad, and an AAC Ibex Hoody is on it’s way to you! A little bit of info on this one, according to Tad: This video showcases the beauty of … Read more…
The results of the AAC video contest are in, and we’d like to offer congratulations to first-prize winner Peter Valchev, who submitted “Ice Climbing in the Ghost: Candlestick Maker and Hidden Dragon” and received over 4,000 views. Peter, an Osprey Mutant 38 pack is on it’s way to you! Here’s … 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…
Spare time over the holiday? The AAC is holding a holiday video contest, and we want to hear from our many talented members making videos of their climbing pursuits. What’s at Stake: The first 50 entries into our holiday video contest, selected or not, will receive an AAC-engraved Piranha knife … Read more…
The AAC’s annual report will be mailed to members in February, and it will include more color photos than ever. We need spectacular, exciting, and humorous climbing and mountaineering shots from your favorite climbs during 2009. If you did the trip of a lifetime this year, we want to hear … Read more…
Salt Lake City photographer Nathan Smith shot portraits of dozens of climbers at the 2009 Craggin’ Classic in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Know everyone here? The person who emails Smith with the most complete list of names of these climbers, in order, will win an 8 x 10 print of his … Read more…
Last fall the AAC co-organized and hosted a major fund-raiser for the great American climbing pioneer Layton Kor, who has kidney disease and is facing a transplant. More than 1,000 people watched Kor give his first slide show in many years. Now climbers Stewart Green (who is working on a … Read more…
The top five creative shorts of the 2009 REEL ROCK Filmmaking Competition are now online here. Vote for your favorite short film in the Humor/Spoof and Action/Inspiration category. It’s up to the community to decide who will win the $500 cash prize and massive schwag bag, as well as the … Read more…