Discover and Share
How, you may ask? It’s easy. Simply Join The American Alpine Club before the end of the year and you’re automatically entered to win!
The $1,000 gear giveaway includes:
$500 AAC Gear Package + $500 Gift Card from Black Diamond
It’s our way to thank you for your support.
• To be entered in this giveaway you must Join the Club by December 31, 2011
• Be sure to enter the Promo Code GEARUP at checkout to enter
• Ready to get started? Click the Green Button!
The American Alpine Club gives you the best benefits and easy access to information so that you can spend as much time as possible doing what you love: climbing! Life is too short not to.
Insurance
Protect yourself with $10,000 of Rescue Service & Insurance. Join the Club and we’ll automatically cover you with a $5,000 Domestic Accident Insurance Policy and a $5,000 Worldwide Rescue Service Package. Members also get discounts on climber-friendly health insurance, accident insurance, trip insurance, and life insurance.
Beta
Get all the Beta you could ever want. Join and receive two awesome climbing publications: The American Alpine Journal and Accidents in North American Mountaineering. Plus, access the AAC Library, one of the biggest and best alpine libraries on the planet. Pick any climbing guidebook you want to rent, and we’ll mail it to you for free.
Good Work
Keep your mountains and crags open and clean. Every year the AAC devotes more than $100,000 to conserve the places you climb—from backyard cliffs to international destinations—and to protect your rights as a climber.
Community
Get involved in your backyard. AAC Staff and Volunteers are all over the country hosting events, doing conservation work, building volunteer opportunities, and more. Want to find a local climbing partner or contact a climbing legend? Access thousands of other Members through the AAC’s online database.
Discounts & Free Money
Save dollars and score grants. Every AAC Member gets 20% off Patagonia online; dirt cheap subscriptions to Rock & Ice, Alpinist, Climbing, Urban Climber (some under $10); $15 off online orders of $75 or more at Mountain Gear; $8 off per night at the Grand Teton Climbers’ Ranch in Jackson Hole; discounts on gyms and guide services around the country, huts around the world, and more! Members may apply for AAC grants, too. Just this year we gave out $80,000 to 37 applicants—from amateurs to professionals, young and old, for crag infrastructure, exploration, mountain science, and much more.
Plus, there's that sweet $1,000 Gear Giveaway described above.
Ready to Join? Click the Green Button.
Must be at least 18 years old to enter. No purchase necessary. To enter without joining the Club (or if you’re already a Member), send an email to info@americanalpineclub with the subject line: GEARUP that includes your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address. Limit One (1) Online Entry per person, per email address, and per household during the Sweepstakes Period (October 15–December 31, 2011) via Online Entry, regardless of whether a person has more than one address or more than one person uses the same address. Full legal information is available at: americanalpineclub.org/p/gearuplegal.