Trip Reports
May 2008, Shiver Fests in Patagonia: 2007–2008Mountain Fellowship winner Crystal Davis reports on her season in Patagonia, including a new route on Fitz Roy.
Read More...March 2008, Tasting the Paine: Solo New Route on Cerro Escudo
Spitzer Award recipient Dave Turner reports on his amazing, 34-day solo new route in Patagonia.
Read More...March 2008, Lost in Venezuela
Mountain Fellowship recipient Matt Othmer reports on two new routes and a frustrating failure in the jungles of South America.
Read More...March 2008, Climbing Mont Blanc: A Trekker Tries Mountaineering
For Dr. Martin Klapheke, four attempts on the Alps' highest peak yielded valuable lessons about mountaineering...and about life.
Read More...January 2008, McNeill-Nott Award Leads to New Routes in Greenland
Two young climbers use a McNeill-Nott Award and AAC Mountain Fellowships to establish new routes in Greenland's Fox Jaw Cirque.
Read More...December 2007, Spitzer Team Attempts K7
Spitzer Award recipient Scott DeCapio attempted K7 in Pakistan's Charakusa Valley with Kelly Cordes in September 2007. Kelly Cordes reports.
Read More...November 2007, Unclimbed Peaks in the Bipeng Valley of China.
McNeill-Nott Award recipient Jon Lane Sullivan attempts two peaks in China's Bipeng Valley with Liu Yong.
Read More...October 2007, Greenland Expedition Bags Nine New Routes
Three recipients of AAC Mountain Fellowship Grants paddle sea kayaks to unclimbed peaks in western Greenland.
Read More...October 2007, Mt. Elbrus: Trip Report and Tips
Steve Goryl reports on his ascent of 18,512-foot Mt. Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains in August 2007.
Read More...October 2007, No Luck on Latok I for Spitzer Team
Josh Wharton, recipient of a 2007 Lyman Spitzer Cutting Edge Award, and partner Bean Bowers fall short on Latok I because of poor conditions but still climb a new rock tower.
Read More...October 2007, New Route in Waddington Group
Ian Nicholson used a Mountain Fellowship Grant to climb a probable new route on Bicuspid Tower in British Columbia in August.
Read More...October 2007, Khane School Project Gets Boost Through Zack Martin Grant
Zack Martin grant recipient Fabrizio Zangrilli reports on his attempt on K2 and his successful mission to Khane village in Pakistan to help with a new girls' school.
Read More...September 2007, The Outside Penguin: A New Route in Pakistan
A Spitzer-funded team finds its first objective out of condition, but climbs a new route in the Latok Group and makes two attempts on Latok II.
Read More...August 2007, Dolomites Youth Meet
Eli Stein, 17, from Los Angeles received a small grant from the Mountain Fellowship Fund to attend a UIAA youth meet in the Dolomites.
Read More...June 2007, High Peaks in Ecuador
A young woman from Massachusetts climbs a number of peaks in Ecuador, supported in part by the AAC Mountain Fellowship Fund.
Read More...April 2007, Backside Glacier, Alaska Range
Two Coloradans explore the climbing and skiing potential above the Backside Glacier, west of the Ruth Gorge, including the first ascent of the west ridge of Mt. Grosvenor. Their trip was funded in part by the AAC Mountain Fellowship Fund.
Read More...April 2007, Qionglai Mountains, Sichuan Region, China
Backed by a 2007 McNeill-Nott Award, Chad Kellogg, Jay Janousek, and Joe Puryear made the first ascent of a 5,700-meter peak, but had to return home before they could attempt a new route on Mt. Siguniang.
Read More...December 2006, Acopan Tepui, Venezuela
During his winter break from the University of Utah, Kyle Dempster joined Mike Libecki in Venezuela to complete the Dempster-Libecki Variation (V 5.11 A2, 2,000 feet, 13 pitches) on Acopan Tepui in Gran Sabana.
Read More...July 2006, Cirque of the Unclimbables 2006
Backed by the AAC Mountain Fellowship Fund/REI Challenge Fund, Elena Mihaly and Jeremy Roop tackle new routes and old classics in the Northwest Territories.
Read More...June 2006, Cordillera Blanca, Peru
Californian Dave Turner uses a Mountain Fellowship Fund grant to climb new routes and variations in the Cordillera Blanca.
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