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…
“This method of approaching McKinley directly from the south is so continually steep and difficult, and so exposed to the full force of the southwesterly storms that none but the most uniformly experienced and powerful team of climbers should even think of attempting it. But I mention it here in … Read more…
One of the many things that makes the AAC Library special are the unique archives and personal papers donated by our members. The library is much obliged to Bob and Jenny French for the donation of slides and supporting documents about his pioneering trip and for their hard work in … Read more…
The photos below were taken by photographer Dan Gambino at the 2010 Benefit and Awards Dinner. Check these and more photos out on our Facebook fan page as well!
Japanese explorer and AAC Honorary Member Tamotsu Nakamura and companions have just returned from an extraordinary photographic expedition to the Nyainqentanglha East and Kangri Garpo regions of eastern Tibet. Starting from the town of Qamdo, the team covered 4,800 kilometers in a vast counterclockwise loop over five weeks in October … Read more…
Behind the Scenes of the Map Exhibit Originally uploaded by American Alpine Club Library The Opening Reception for Cartography of Topography is Thursday, January 29th, from 7-9pm. RSVP at http://www.cmc.org/events/eventdetails.aspx?EventID=1653 Learn more about the exhibit by looking at our Flickr Pages. Just click the image!
Kapadia0359 Originally uploaded by American Alpine Club Library Thanks to volunteer Pat Wallace, nearly 200 more slides have been added to the Lt. Nawang Kapadia Himalayan Slide Collection. This group includes images from the 1974 1st ascent of Devtoli, reached by a route through the inner Nanda Devi Sanctuary, as … Read more…
Twenty-five images from the collection of Allen Carpé have been posted to Flickr. See this for more info.