Conservation & Advocacy
Conservation at the AAC: Protecting the Places We Climb
“There is a lot to be learned from climbing mountains, more than you might think, about life, about saving the Earth, and not a little about how to go about both.” David Brower
Mountain Stewardship: Leading the Clean Climbing (R)Evolution
From John Muir to Yvon Chouinard, AAC members lead the way. (Click to learn the history--and make your own contribution to the future—of clean climbing).
From the splitters of Indian Creek, to the walls of Yosemite, to the summit of Everest, the AAC is working to protect the places we climb. (Click to learn more about our current projects and how to get involved).
The Alpine Conservation Partnership: A Vision for the Future
Whether restoring forests in Nepal’s Khumbu, conserving watersheds in the Peruvian Andes, or cleaning up basecamps in Patagonia, the Alpine Conservation Partnership is taking strategic action to insure a healthy future for the planet’s most iconic mountain landscapes. (Click for a full project description, progress reports, a list of partners, and information on how to support the effort.)
Knowledge Building: Awareness Inspiring Action
Climbatology: From melting glaciers to vanishing ice climbs, as alpinists and mountaineers we see the evidence of climate change firsthand. (Click to read reports from the field, submit your own testimonial, and learn what you can do to make a difference).
Policy and Access: The AAC works closely with land managers, scientists, organizations, and the public to inform and shape effective policies and regulations and to represent climbers in the processes that determine our access to the places we climb. (Click to find out why Yosemite’s Camp 4 still exists and to learn more about important international and domestic policy issues and management plans).
The Scott Fischer and Lara Kellogg Memorial Conservation Grants. (Click to learn how you could obtain funds from the AAC to help make a difference).