Latest News
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Please direct press inquiries to Information & Marketing Director Erik Lambert by way of the AAC Contact page.
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AAC Mission
We provide knowledge and inspiration, conservation and advocacy, and logistical support for the climbing community.
AAC Vision
The AAC unites climbers to advance the climbing way of life.
AAC Tagline
Where Climbers Unite
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Recent Press:
4/6/2013: 2013 Live Your Dream Award Winners Announced
3/27/2013: Annual Mountaineering Gala Inducts Five, Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Everest Ascent
3/18/2013: 2013 McNeill-Nott Award Winners Announced
2/23/2013: Aaron Huey Wins 2013 Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure
2/8/2013: The American Alpine Club Supports Nomination of REI Chief Sally Jewell
2/5/2013: 2013 Copp-Dash Inspire Award Winners Announced
1/22/2013: American Alpine Club Wins 2013 Golden Piton Award
1/9/2013: American Alpine Club to Host 2013 Hueco Rock Rodeo
1/8/2013: 2013 Lyman Spitzer Cutting Edge Award Winners Announced
12/12/2012: American Alpine Club and Rock & Ice Magazine to Bring You Accidents Digitally
11/27/2012: ASC Mountaineer Program Reaches New Heights in Central Asia
10/15/2012: AAC to Host 50th Anniversary of Americans on Everest
9/13/2012: Youth Climbing Enthusiasts Welcome President Obama to Colorado
7/27/2012: Dougald MacDonald to Head American Alpine Club Publications
7/16/2012: AAC Announces 2012 Research Grant Awardees
7/16/2012: 2012 Spring Round Mountaineering Fellowship Fund Award Winners Announced
7/13/2012: Access Fund and American Alpine Club Partner to Continue Legacy of the Hueco Rock Ranch
7/12/2012: Southeast Region Announces 2012 Live Your Dream Grant Winners
7/12/2012: Rockies Region Announces 2012 Live Your Dream Grant Winners
7/11/2012: Central Region Announces 2012 Live Your Dream Grant Winners
7/10/2012: Club Partners with Access Fund and Sterling Rope for Benefit Rope
6/21/2012: New Southeast Regional Coordinator Joins AAC Team
6/13/2012: Northwest Region Announces 2012 Live Your Dream Grant Winners
6/4/2012: Western Region Announces 2012 Live Your Dream Grant Winners
5/30/2012: Copp-Dash Inspire Award Recipients Announced
5/21/2012: Northeast Region Announces 2012 Live Your Dream Grant Winners
5/10/2012: American Alpine Club Launches New Publication
5/8/2012: American Alpine Club Hires New Conservation & Advocacy Director
4/23/2012: Club to Break Ground on New River Gorge Campground in 2012
4/19/2012: Applicants Wanted for Live Your Dream Grant
4/17/2012: Cory Richards is 2012 Rowell Award Winner
3/20/2012: American Alpine Club Announces New Executive Committee and Board of Directors
3/20/2012: 3rd Annual Hall of Mountaineering Excellence Gala Honors Top Mountaineers
3/1/2012: AAC Northeast Region Announces 2012 Live Your Dream Grant Application Period
2/29/2012: AAC Sierra Nevada Section Announces New Sport Climbing Grant
2/27/2012: Chris Pruchnic Wilderness First Responder Training Grant Announced
2/16/2012: Cowboy Bear Ninja Officially Releases Trailer for The Old Breed
2/13/2012: American Alpine Club Announces Second Annual Dinner Giveaway
2/8/2012: 2012 AAC Award Winners Announced
2/6/2012: 2011 Fall Round Mountain Fellowship Fund Award Winners Announced
1/30/2012: American Alpine Club to Create Executive Editor Postion
1/26/2012: Copp-Dash Inspire Award Accepting Applications for 2012
1/26/2012: American Alpine Club Announces One-of-a-Kind Boston Giveaway
1/6/2012: 2012 Lyman Spitzer Cutting Edge Award Winners Announced
12/7/2011: American Alpine Club Announces 2012 Annual Benefit Dinner in Boston
11/01/2011: Third Annual Environmental Photography Exhibition in AMC
11/01/2011: Conservation & Advocacy Director Wanted
10/25/2011: Application Deadline Changes for Lyman Spitzer Cutting Edge Award
10/20/2011: American Alpine Journal Available to All Climbers
10/19/2011: First Annual Cornerstone Crag Conservation Grants Awarded
10/5/2011: American Alpine Club an IFSC World Cup Partner
9/15/2011: Guidebook Finder Launched
8/27/2011: Steve Swenson Evacuated After Successful Ascent of Saser Kangri II
7/25/2011: American Mountaineering Center Gets New A/V System
7/22/2011: AAJ Now Member-Only Benefit
7/15/2011: AAC Expands Community Programs
7/13/2011: Executive Director's Recovery Continues
6/23/2011: 2011 Nikwax Alpine Bellwether Grant Award Winners Announced
6/8/2011: AAC Announces New Crag Conservation Grant
6/1/2011: 2011 Zach Martin Breaking Barriers Grant Winner Announced
5/20/2011: Executive Director's Recovery Continues
5/19/2011: American Alpine Club Executive Director Recovery Continues
3/5/2011: American Alpine Club Launches New Informational Campaign
2/23/2011: 2011 McNeill-Nott Award Winners Announced
2/22/2011: 2011 Lyman Spitzer Cutting Edge Award Winners Announced
2/11/2011: Awards Ceremony in Seattle will Honor Climbing's Luminaries and Rising Stars
12/26/2010: Fall 2010 Mountain Fellowship Award Winners
12/20/2010: AAC Secures 40 Acres for New River Gorge Climbers' Campground
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