An original self-powered adventurer, Albert Ellingwood, walked hundreds of miles, resoling his boots in each town, and climbing difficult routes when he reached each destination. He did this wearing hobnailed boots, low-tech clothing, and carrying a heavy pack.

Does the AAC Library have books, artifacts and archives about women? Yes! Read more to find out what we have.

In 1925 Albert H. MacCarthy had just led a successful first ascent of Mount Logan in Canada, composed of climbers from Canada, Britain and the United States. MacCarthy, an American and member of the American Alpine Club, wrote a number of reports and summaries of the expedition, including this list of Mountain “Dont’s.”

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Enjoy photos from the AAC Library’s archives of horses, mules, burros and dogsled teams hauling expedition supplies and gear to campsites.

What exactly is an alpenstock? How did the modern ice axe come to be? Learn everything you've never thought to wonder about the axe and check out some of the artifacts in our American Alpine Club library.

The history of what women wore when climbing is an integral part of whether and to what degree women were able to participate in the sport.