Welcome to The American Alpine Club
The AAC publishes the definitive annual record of the world's most significant climbs, the American Alpine Journal, and operates the Western Hemisphere's largest mountaineering library and museum. Building on over a century of landmark conservation achievements, we recently co-founded the Alpine Conservation Partnership to protect high and wild places worldwide. The AAC runs the Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch, provides global rescue services, stages events, plays a worldwide advocacy role as the US representative to the UIAA, and offers more grants to fund climbing expeditions than any other US organization.
The AAC's Craggin' Classic:
How a New International Climbing Festival Rocked Colorado's Front Range
The American Alpine Club and its industry partners pulled out all the stops for the first annual Craggin' Classic. On October 9th Layton Kor provided the perfect lead-in to the festival, with the AAC and Neptune Mountaineering hosting his first slideshow in many moons. A packed house of 1,200 climbers filled CU Boulder's Macky Auditorium for the kick-off event, enjoying tales from Kor's remarkable climbing career. Read More...
International Climbers' Meet
Last year I was honored to be the guest speaker for the BMC's annual banquet in Wales. While there, I was intrigued by the positive things I heard about the annual International Climbers' Meets that the BMC had been doing for a number of years. A perfect thing, I thought, for the AAC to do, especially with America's frayed reputation around the globe. The AAC with its International reach was in a perfect position to pull off such an event and with thumbs up from the staff and the Board of Directors, America's first International Climbers Meet (ICM) became a reality. Read More...
NEW! Grand Teton Climber Ranch Online Reservations
Reserve your space now by using the new GTCR Online Reservation System. Our calendar will give you a real-time look at the space available and you can make your reservations any time of year - no more waiting for summer!
For more information about the AAC's Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch or to make reservations, please click HERE.
NEW! AAC Media (YouTube & Quicktime)
- Alpine Conservation Partnership - View
- International Climbers' Meet - View
- Phil Powers Climbing K2 Interview - Listen
- Conquering the Mountain: A Tale of K2 - (PDF) Read
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