How The American Alpine Club Works

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Linda Brinson recently published “How the American Alpine Club Works” in the Adventure section of HowStuffWorks.com. HowStuffWorks, a subsidiary of Discovery Communications, is an award-winning source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. Founded in 1998, the website currently serves millions of people of all ages providing information on a wide array of topics.  

Brinson’s article describes the history and current state of the American Alpine Club, including club goals, publications and a community of over 9,000 members. The article provides instructions and membership fee information for joining the AAC. Additionally, it outlines benefits of joining the American Alpine Club: events such as the Craggin Classic, publications (American Alpine Journal and Accidents in North American Mountaineering), access to the American Mountaineering Center and Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum, eligibility for Global Rescue Service and members-only website features.