Who We Are

Want to be an AAC Member?

Here are a couple of the benefits you’ll receive as an American Alpine Club Member:

$10,000 rescue benefit package
Guidebooks mailed to you for free
Access to our lodging network
20% off everything from Patagonia online

—We provide knowledge and inspiration, conservation and advocacy, and logistical support for the climbing community—

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"Climbing reminds us of what people can do. It reminds us that much in life is yet to be discovered, much less conquered. It's a look at inspiration." —Anonymous

About The American Alpine Club

The American Alpine Club is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides knowledge and inspiration, conservation and advocacy, and logistical support for the climbing community. The AAC advocates for American climbers domestically and around the world; provides grants and volunteer opportunities to protect and conserve the places we climb; hosts local and national climbing festivals and events; publishes two of the world’s most sought-after climbing annuals, the American Alpine Journal and Accidents in North American Mountaineering; cares for the world’s leading climbing library and country’s leading mountaineering museum; manages the Grand Teton Climbers’ Ranch and Hueco Rock Ranch as part of a larger lodging network for climbers; and annually gives about $100,000 toward climbing, conservation, and research grants to adventurers who travel the world. Learn about additional programs and become a member at americanalpineclub.org. Join the AAC’s online community atfacebook.com/americanalpineclub, americanalpineclub.org/news, or follow all the latest press on the Club’s Press Room RSS feed at americanalpineclub.org/prfeed.