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- Snowbird Hut Update 8-31-2010
Posted: Aug 31, 2010Snowbird Hut Update 8-31-2010
On August 19th the materials for the next phase of hut construction were helicoptered into the Snowbird site. Six loads of lumber, plywood, windows, insulation, and other supplies were successfully dropped on site by noon of that day.
- Past President Jim McCarthy Reflects On Exit Strategies
Posted: Aug 13, 2010The AAC's past President Jim McCarthy offers his reflections on Exit Strategies, an international conference on the management of human waste in wilderness areas, held July 30-Aug 1 at AAC headquarters in Golden, CO:
While I can't pretend to have every possibility in mind, it seems to me that the Exit Strategies Conference was an unprecedented event. It's unlikely that there has ever been such a diverse group of presenters from all over the ...
- Snowbird Hut Update, Alaska
Posted: Aug 6, 2010The Alaska Section of the AAC is celebrating the summer of 2010 by building a new hut on the edge of the Snowbird glacier. Located in the Hatcher Pass area, the original hut (at right) was purchased in 2005 from a private party. This hut has been an important haven for hikers, climbers and backcountry skiers in an area known for unpredictable weather. The original structure is now over 30 years old and ...
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- July 2010 E-News Now Live
Posted: Jul 22, 2010The July issue of E-News is now live!
Editor’s note: At the International Conservation Stakeholders Meeting the AAC is convening a small group of conservationists from around the world. This meeting is not open to the public, however we welcome any and all feedback and thoughts on what is the best role for the AAC in the International Conservation Arena. Please provide your feedback by sending a comment to: planning@americanalpineclub.org.
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- June 2010 E-News Now Live
Posted: Jun 24, 2010The June 2010 E-News just went live yesterday! It's full of updates on climbing access in Yosemite, Minnewaska, Patagonia, and other places, as well as grant reports and future plans for the club. Check it out here: http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=60afa02764806293a37aacfda&id=f368c4f89a.
As always, we welcome your feedback! Let us know your input.
- Iranian Exchange Delegation Announcement
Posted: May 26, 2010The American Alpine Club is pleased to announce the AAC members selected as delegates to visit and climb in Iran in the spring of 2011 as part of the AAC’s exchange with the Alpine Club of Iran. Over 125 AAC candidates applied, and selecting just ten delegates proved a serious challenge for the selection committee, comprised of Delegation Leader Jim Donini, AAC Community Committee Chair Dave Riggs, and AAC Executive Director Phil Powers. The Committee ...
- May AAC Newsletter Now Live
Posted: May 19, 2010The latest edition of the AAC E-News just went live. Inside: recipient announcements for the Nikwax, Copp-Dash and Mountain Fellowship grants, a bunch of upcoming events around the country, a chance to win a FREE North Face pack and support the AAC Library, and a sweet spotlight on member Linda McMillan. She's been invited to Nepal to speak at the Save the Himalaya conference!
Check it out here: http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=60afa02764806293a37aacfda&id=dc07b34542
- Craggin' Classic Chattanooga
Posted: May 5, 2010Another Craggin’ Classic and another excuse/opportunity to climb with complete strangers (emphasis on the “strange”) that you would never ever climb with because they are outside your comfortable circle of climbing buddies. Thank God for Craggin’ Classics, I say. That’s absolutely the best thing (no, it’s not the free beer) about these and other like AAC events.
We started things out in the lovely riverside town of Chattanooga, TN. We met our hostess for the night, ...
- An Update On Exit Strategies
Posted: Apr 21, 2010Planning for July's "Exit Strategies: Managing Human Waste in the Wild" conference is moving right along as the date approaches. Here is the latest update from AAC board member Ellen Lapham and conference chairman Roger Robinson:
INSPIRATION: Some years ago the AAC donated $6,000 to Denali National Park to develop and run the first "clean mountain can" program. That seed project has been very successful - not only has the mountain been cleaned up, ...
- UIAA Global Youth Summit Events For 2010
Posted: Apr 12, 2010Recently, we highlighted just one expedition in the UIAA's Global Youth Summit series, a trip to Georgia's Mt. Kazbek, on the AAC blog, Inclined. The GYS events are a series of international summer climbing camps and other mountaineering events for young people (16-30) that promote environmental efforts, peace and cooperation between countries.
All youth are invited to apply for and attend these events, and we'd love to encourage young AAC members and climbers to ...
- AAC Member Heidi Kloos Perishes In Avalanche Outside Ridgway, CO
Posted: Apr 5, 2010RIDGWAY , 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 the cliff, burying Kloos beneath several feet of snow. Wednesday ...
- Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch is Open for Reservations!
Posted: Mar 23, 2010The Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch will open June 7, but you can make your reservation for this summer's climbing trip today!
Located a mere three miles south of Jenny Lake and four miles north of the Park Headquarters in Moose, WY, the Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch offers the most affordable and accessible lodging for climbers visiting Grand Teton National Park. Formerly the Double Diamond Ranch, the AAC was granted a concessionaire's permit in 1970 to operate ...
- Gala Honors Inductees To Hall Of Mountaineering Excellence
Posted: Mar 9, 2010GOLDEN, CO –On April 10, 2010, the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum will host the first Hall of Mountaineering Excellence induction ceremony and gala to celebrate the achievements of some of the greatest American mountaineers—on and off the mountains.
This year’s inductees include Yvon Chouinard, Robert Craig, Robert Bates, and Dr.Charles Houston, four of the most significant mountaineers of our time. Family and friends will accept the award on behalf of those that have passe —Houston ...