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Important news regarding the American Alpine Journal: October 20, 2011 Press Release
Published since 1929, The American Alpine Journal is the premiere annual record of significant mountaineering and long rock climbing ascents worldwide. American Alpine Club members receive the 400-page American Alpine Journal (retail $45) free with membership.
On this page you will find downloads of various AAJ articles, guidelines for submitting new climb reports to the AAJ, and indexes to the complete AAJ collection.
AAC members also have online access to the 2010 & 2011 editions. Log on at the Members Only page to access these benefits.
Search the American Alpine Journal:
You can search the full text of every edition of the AAJ from 1929 through 2010.
The American Alpine Journal is now online. Visit the AAJ website.
To mark the 80th anniversary of the American Alpine Journal, we’ve launched a website to deliver reports and articles on a much more timely basis. We’re calling the AAJ Online a beta site because we’ve only begun to upload content. What you’ll find now is the site’s structure, reflecting the AAJ’s standard table of contents, as well as the first reports from 2010. We’ve also uploaded some reports and articles from recent AAJs in order to put a little meat on our virtual bones while we’re waiting for 2011 reports.
Besides more timely reporting, the website also allows additional features, including maps, topos, occasional longer articles, and other extras.
To keep track of what’s being uploaded, please subscribe to our RSS feed by clicking on the RSS button on the right side of the website’s banner photo.
AAJ Index
The AAJ comprehensive index allows you to locate reports of climbs based on region, country, climber, and peak name. PDF versions are available by clicking on:
- AAJ Index 1929-2007 (~3MB) (.PDF): IndexAAJ1929-2007.pdf.
- AAJ Book Reviews 1929-2007 (.PDF): AAJBookReviews1929-2007.pdf.
Articles and Extras
The following items are available as free downloads (PDF and JPEG format). We encourage reproduction of articles originally published in the AAJ on websites and in print, but credit must be given to the American Alpine Journal and to the authors.
- AAJ Grade Comparison Chart: This 4-page chart compares the world's rock, ice, and alpine climbing grades and is useful for traveling and for deciphering the AAJ and other international climbing publications. Sponsored by W. L. Gore/Shipton-Tilman Grants. AAJ_Grade_Chart_Final.pdf
Submissions and Contact Details
If you recently completed a long new route, we would like a report for the next AAJ. Please consult our AAJ Submissions Guidelines prior to sending materials. Please contact us with any questions.
Where to send reports and photos:
Please send reports and photos from North and South America to Kelly Cordes.
Send reports and photos from Greenland, Antarctica, Africa, and Asia to Lindsay Griffin.
For feature articles & photos, website, departments, and general AAJ correspondence to John Harlin.
We will soon have a contact form and a method of sending us large files online. Please stay tuned, but first contact the appropriate editor, above.