The American Alpine Club is sad to note the passing of an alpine great, Walter Bonatti. Bonatti died after a long battle with cancer Tuesday evening in Rome. He was 81. Bonatti was known for his pure, clean, and fast style, often climbing solo and in winter. He has left … Read more…
The American Alpine Club has re-posted this announcement from the British Mountaineering Club. The original story can be read on their website. It is with great sadness that the BMC announces the death of Alan Blackshaw on Thursday 4th August 2011 at Raigmore hospital in Inverness. Alan was diagnosed with … Read more…
Today, in 1838, Scottish-American Conservationist—and Past AAC President—John Muir was born. As Muir’s biographer Steven J. Holmes puts it, Muir was “one of the patron saints of twentieth-century American environmental activity.” Muir was integral in the preservation of one of our most storied and iconic National Parks, Yosemite. He founded … Read more…
James A. Goodwin, one of the American Alpine Club’s oldest members at 101 years-of-age, passed away peacefully on April 7 at the Adirondack Medical Center from complications of pneumonia. Jim was a member of the American Alpine Club, the Adirondack 46-Rs, the Adirondack Mountain Club, and the NYS Outdoor Guides … Read more…
George Ross Sainsbury, American Alpine Club Board Member, Chairman of Seattle Mountain Rescue, and charter member of Olympia Mountain Rescue, passed away in Bakersfield, Ca. on March 13, 2011 while returning from a bird-watching trip. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. … Read more…
We are saddened to report this morning of the death of a member and former AAC grant recipient, Joe Puryear. Joe was killed while climbing Labuche Kang (7367m) in Tibet. The preliminary report can be found on Alpinist.com. Our thoughts are with Joe’s wife, family and friends. Details of the … Read more…
Coming to a theater near you this August, THE WILDEST DREAM: CONQUEST OF EVEREST is a documentary by National Geographic that tells the story of Conrad Anker’s dramatic discovery of the body of George Mallory in 1999. Accompany Conrad (AAC board member) as he recreates the 1924 ascent of Mallory … Read more…
The video below, posted by Boulder’s Daily Camera, shows a quick glimpse of the “Three Trees” event held yesterday in Boulder, CO. The families of Jonny Copp, Micah Dash and Wade Johnson planted three trees– an American elm, a white oak, and a red oak, in memory of our friends … Read more…
RIDGWAY , Colo. — Experienced alpine guide Heidi Kloos, 41, died in an avalanche on Tuesday, March 30, 2010. It is believed that Kloos was ascending on skis to a remote ice climb on Mt. Baldy in the Cimarron Mountains east of Ridgway, Colorado, when a slide released from above … 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…
A memorial event in celebration of Guy Lacelle’s life is set for January 16 in Canmore, with more details forthcoming via the Banff Mountain Film Festival Facebook page and the En Memoire de Guy Lacelle Facebook page. The event will be an evening of stories and salutations to Guy, and … Read more…
The climbing community has felt the need to band together in loss too many times this year, in ways only fellow climbers can understand. Continuing a string of tragedies, Canadian ice climber Guy Lacelle was killed in an avalanche last Thursday during the Bozeman Ice Festival. Lacelle and a partner … Read more…
On October 9, PBS host Bill Moyers aired a tribute to his friend Dr. Charles Houston, who died September 27 at age 96. Moyers replayed an interview with Houston from 2004, filled with historical images and footage, and you can play the clip, read a good biography of Houston, and … Read more…
Charles Houston, 96, died peacefully in his Vermont home on Sunday. I know Charlie mostly as a mountain climber. From his leadership on the first ascent of Nanda Devi in 1936—the highest mountain ascended until Annapurna was climbed fourteen years later—to his expeditions on K2 in ’38 and ’53, Charlie … Read more…
Finalized details for Craig Luebben’s memorial service are as follows: Memorial Service (reserved for family and close friends of the Luebbens): The memorial will be held in the Foss Auditorium of the American Mountaineering Center on Sunday, August 16 at 4:00pm. Doors will open at 3:00pm. Seating is limited, so … Read more…
**UPDATE** Craig’s memorial service will be held this Sunday, August 16 at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, CO. Doors will open at 3pm and the service will begin at 4pm for close family and friends. Tributes and memorials are coming all too often this year. We know our craft … Read more…
UPDATE: Craig’s memorial service will be held this Sunday, August 16 at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, CO. Doors will open at 3pm and the service will begin at 4pm. All are welcome. Read more on the AAC’s Blog: Inclined Craig was an enthusiastic presence here at the library. … Read more…
A_2005.044.001_Cassin_Ridge_Album034 Originally uploaded by American Alpine Club Photo Library There is a thread on supertopo today about the passing of Ricardo Cassin. In 2005, Bradford Washburn gave the AAC a photo album given to him by Ricardo Cassin in thanks for Washburn’s assistance “in the solution of the many problems … Read more…
As we all know by now, another beloved member of the climbing community – this time John Bachar – has died in a climbing accident. John died at the Dike Wall near his home in Mammoth Lakes, CA, on July 5th. In his memory, I wanted to share what I … Read more…
It wasn’t too long ago that Jonny and Micah showed up with Peter Mortimer to film in our library, as part of the NatGeo First Ascent episode on their then-upcoming trip, which was partially funded by a Spitzer grant. Our librarians regard the camera the way Superman regards kryponite, so … Read more…