During Memorial Day weekend, May 25-28, 2012, Mountainfilm will debut its 34th annual festival in Telluride, Colorado. Within this isolated box canyon, enclosed by steep forested mountains and granite cliffs, film festival attendees will roam by foot, bike, and gondola to various locations around Telluride and Mountain Village to watch compelling independent documentary films … Read more…
The American Alpine Club has over 9,000 members worldwide and each of those members approaches climbing and time in the outdoors differently. For some it’s a career, for some a diversion, for others, an obsession. The Club’s membership spans boulderers, sport-climbers, hikers, skiers, trad-rats, scientists, big-wall aficionados, adventurers, ice-climbers, peak-baggers, … Read more…
In the autumn of 2008, American Alpine Journal Editor John Harlin III and the AAC organized a gathering of magazine and journal editors from around the world and dubbed the meeting the “First Editors’Summit.” Editors of print journals and websites gathered in Colorado, then Utah for climbing and discussion on … Read more…
This is a repost from the American Alpine Club Library’s Blog, High Places. We’ve got a great relationship with several guidebook publishers: they’ve agreed to donate books to the Armando Menocal Guidebook Collection so that YOU can check them out! Here’s a list of recently added books from Wolverine Publishing. … Read more…
The American Alpine Club grants program provides resources for climbers and explorers to attempt new challenges, establish humanitarian programs, protect alpine environments, conduct scientific research, and push the envelope of human accomplishment in mountain and polar environments. The AAC awards over $50,000 annually, although the size and number of awards … Read more…
The Club has created a new space on our website, designed both to showcase the photography of some of our members and to provide an outline of material AAC membership benefits quickly and clearly. The photographs, from prominent photographers such as Andrew Burr and John Scurlock, are all available as … Read more…
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…
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…
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…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AAC Hires Erik Lambert as Information and Marketing Director GOLDEN, Colorado (October 4, 2010) - The American Alpine Club is pleased to welcome Erik Lambert in the role of Information and Marketing Director. Erik brings a rich background in climbing media from four years at Alpinist. Erik … Read more…
The North Face has been one of the AAC’s top partners for a long time, and we’re so excited to hop on board with PlanetExplore, quickly becoming a huge portal to the outdoors. Search by zip code, by activity, by partner, or by anything else to have instant access to … Read more…
We’d love to point you over to a film project in the works by Oakley Anderson-Moore, “The Last Wild Mountain: Portrait of the American Climber.” Oakley and her team have spent the last three years traveling around the country interviewing climbers– young, old, big name and everyday– to gather the … Read more…
Barnes and Noble stores nationwide are giving the AAC Library and Museum a percentage of your sale on ANY book or dvd! Use this code at check out: 10135614 Here’s the beta: ONLINE May 20-28th: On the payment page for your online purchases, you will see a prompt ”Is this a Bookfair … Read more…
We strive to be relevant to the needs of the climbing community and to individual climbers. We frequently get and read comments from members and non-members alike on various blogs, forums, events, and emails. Your ideas and your input help make us better and help us understand the ways we … Read more…
Every year AAC members get together at Mountainfilm in Telluride over Memorial Day Weekend. If you’ve never been, make this the year to change that. “Story telling at its finest, and in ways that make a difference” is how Dave Maren at AAC HQ describes Mountainfilm. Come for the inspiring … Read more…
Seven teams planning expeditions from Alaska to Pakistan have been chosen to receive the inaugural Copp-Dash Inspire Awards. The new climbing grant program was established in memory of American climbers Jonny Copp and Micah Dash, who were killed in an avalanche in China in May 2009 along with filmmaker Wade … Read more…
Check out video #4 on the Vertical Carnival dispatches from Turkey, profiling TNF athlete, AAC member, and first-to-put-up v16 Daniel Woods. As always, stunning video work by Renan Ozturk. Thanks to the Vertical Carnival team for letting us reproduce it here. FREE RANGE TURKEY_dispatch #4 from camp4 collective on Vimeo.
We celebrate climbing every day – from the Alpinist to the local boulderer, from the “accomplished” veterans that inspire us all to the young up-and-coming climbers setting new standards. One of the greatest resources of the AAC (not to toot our own horn) is the access to the history of … Read more…
Here’s a new twist on a partner finder… Alikewise is a dating service based on what books people like to read. I found 10 books with “Climbing” in the title – and no one with profiles that include those books. Get busy, people – time to take over that site, … Read more…
A couple of days ago, we posted Cedar Wright’s video of his quick trip to the crags in Arkansas. Here’s the story to go with it – a story of great climbing and great community among the members of the Heartland section of the AAC. Enjoy, and thank you, Cedar. … Read more…
This past weekend, AAC members Jeremy Collins and Cedar Wright got together in Arkansas for a slideshow, beer, and general alpine hijinks with climbers near Horseshoe Canyon Ranch. From the sounds of it, the night and the climbing were both terrific. We’ll let Cedar’s video tell the story, posted on … Read more…
Hello Everyone, We are so excited and honored to announce that the Paper Stars have finished recording “Border Country”. Jonny’s last journal entry in China was made in to a song by an amazing musician, Tres Altman. All of the proceeds from the song will benefit The Jonny Copp Foundation. … Read more…