Project Updates
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April 2008, Help Preserve Patagonia
Climbers are asked to help fight a massive proposed hydroelectric project in Chilean Patagonia.
Read More...January 2008, The AAC Conservation Committee 2007 Annual Report
The AAC Conservation Committee reports on its worldwide efforts in 2007.
Read More...December 2007, Clean Mountain Cans on Everest
The 2008 Everest Eco-Expedition, led by Dawa Steven Sherpa, will test Clean Mountain Cans on the world's highest peak.
Read More...December 2007, The Alpine Conservation Partnership: A Progress Report
The Alpine Conservation Partnership has made big strides this year in Tanzania, Peru, and Nepal.
Read More...December 2007, Climber-Owned Manufacturing Plant Is Going Green
Mark Richey, president of the AAC from 2003 to 2005, is installing a wind turbine to power his 90-employee woodworking business.
Read More...October 2007, AAC Pledges Support for Castleton Tower
The AAC will continue its stewardship role at Utah's popular desert spire for the next five years.
Read More...October 2007, Ishinca Toilet Project Update
Adam French won a Zack Martin Breaking Barriers Grant in 2006 to build a composting toilet in the popular Ishinca Valley in Peru. In 2007, he returned to see how things were going.
Read More...August 2007, Climbing Mags Minimize Impact
Climbing and Urban Climber magazines have announced ambitious carbon-offset plans.
Read More...July 2007, Waste Bag Programs Expanding
An AAC-backed pilot program helps climbers in Rocky Mountain National Park carry out their waste.
Read More...July 2007, Recycle Your Rope
Sterling and Millet programs keep old ropes out of the landfill.
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