- Boulder Canyon Faces a Serious #2 Problem
- 10 Year Anniversary of Grand Teton National Park Human Waste Pack Out Program
- Trip Report: Rockies Region Live Your Dream Awardees
- AAC Headquarters Going Solar
- Indian Creek BBQ Event Follow-Up!
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Welcome to the Rockies! Spanning across Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, and Southern Idaho, this Region is absolutely full of climbing. You name it, it’s here. There are more AAC members in this Region than in any other. So get out there, meet some climbers, get involved, and have a great time!
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Events Sections Benefits Volunteer Contact
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Contact
It's easy to get in touch with your Regional Coordinator, or the Club.
Read Rockies Regional Coordinator Jenn Flemming's bio on the Staff page or email her at jflemming@americanalpineclub.org.
"Like" the Rockies Region on Facebook
Email the Club's offices in Golden at info@americanalpineclub.org
Give the Club a call at (303) 384-0110
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Volunteer in the Rocky Mountain Region
Join the crew of AAC Volunteers in the Rockies! Get involved, join the fun, and help us support our local climbing communities.
If you’re interested in volunteering, please email Jenn Flemming.
Check out the Rockies Region Volunteer Wall of Fame
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The Utah Section of the American Alpine Club spans across this great state - from the desert towers and splitter cracks of Castleton Valley and Indian Creek to the bullet limestone of St. George to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. The Section has around 450 members.
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Wyoming has innumerable amazing climbing destinations. Alpine, sport, bouldering, trad—whatever your chosen discipline. Check out the newly developed cliffs in Ten Sleep, the stunning cracks of Devil’s Tower, or the burly offwidths at Vedauwoo. And then the Tetons! A trip up the Grand is a rite for any aspiring alpinist, and the hundreds of other routes and peaks are equally incredible. And don’t forget Sinks Canyon, Wild Iris, and the Wind Rivers! Come to Wyoming, there is a lifetime's worth of amazing stone to sample!
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The Front Range Section covers the Eastern half of Colorado, containing historic climbing areas like Eldorado Canyon, the Flatirons, Lumpy Ridge, Rocky Mountain National Park, Shelf Road, and hundreds more. The Section has around 1,200 members and hosts various climbing-related activities up and down the Front Range.
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The Western Slope Section of the American Alpine Club covers all of the fantastic climbing of Western Colorado—though Members are certainly not opposed to sneaking into the Northern Rockies Section and climbing in nearby Indian Creek. The Section has around 400 Members.
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New Mexico Section
New Mexico, like its neighboring states, is absolutely filled with rock—enough to last many lifetimes. The 100 local members commonly check out the granite of the Sandias, the huge multi-pitch routes near Las Cruces and Chama, or cruise into one of hundreds of sandstone or volcanic canyons scattered across the state.
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Benefits in the Rockies Region
Live in the Front Range? Traveling to the Front Range? Be sure to take advantage of these member resources:
Grants
The Live Your Dream Climbing Grants are developed and administered locally with community support. For the Rocky Mountain Region, the Live Your Dream Climbing Grant seeks to support climbers from a range of ages and experience levels, as well as a range of climbing disciplines (sport climbing, bouldering, traditional rock climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, etc.). Climbers from Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Utah are eligible and grants are typically between $300 and $1000.
Download the Rocky Mountain Application.
• Grand Teton Climbers’ Ranch: Members can stay at the legendary GTCR for just $14 per person per night. Check out the AAC website for even more information.
• Mountain Studies Institute at the Historic Avon Hotel: Located in Silverton, CO, minutes away from Eureka Ice Climbing and Silverton Mountain ski area in the heart of the San Juan mountains. The hotel has 15 rooms ranging from $25-30 during the off season and $30-35 during peak season (show your Membership Card or other proof of AAC Membership). Call 970-387-5161 for the details, or visit mountainstudies.org.
• Exum Mountain Guides offers a 10% discount for 1 climber and 15% discount on 2 or more climbers booking day climbs. Members must book a private or semi-private climb. No overnight Grand Tetons, Wind Rivers or Rock Springs Buttress. The entire Teton range is open…all rock climbs and even 1-day Grand Teton climbs with approval from a guide. Clients will also receive a Marmot tech-tee with the AAC & Exum Mountain Guide logos. Call 307-733-2297 or visit exumguides.com.
Annual Pass: $460 / Monthly Pass: $60 / $45 Monthly EFT
3240 Prairie Ave.
Boulder, CO 80301
303.379.8806
Rock'n & Jam'n 1
9499 Washington Street
Thornton, CO 80229
(303)254-4344
Rock'n & Jam'n 2
7390 S Fraser St Unit E
Centennial CO 80112
(303)766-5462
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