Fall 2012 Mountaineering Fellowship Grant Recipients
Zach Clanton (24), $700 from REI Challenge Fund for a new route and full traverse of Dragon’s Spine James Gustafson (19), $700 from John Hudson Fund for an ascent up Cassin Ridge, Denali. Sam Hennessey...
View ArticleAAC Awarded 2013 Golden Piton Award
AAC’s Work as “Community Developer” Acclaimed in Climbing Magazine The American Alpine Club (AAC) is a proud recipient of a 2013 Golden Piton Award for its service to the climbing community. Named the...
View ArticleAnnual Benefit Dinner Recap
The AAC Annual Benefit Dinner was a memorable night and an incredible success. You helped us sell out the Annual Dinner early for the first time in recent memory—with more guests than ever before. And...
View ArticleThe Great Ranges Fellowship: Member Profile – 6 Questions for Film Producer &...
Steve Schwartz is president of Chockstone Pictures, a production company he started with his wife, Paula Mae. He is a producer on such films as Killing Them Softly starring Brad Pitt; Cormac McCarthy’s...
View Article2013 Live Your Dream Award Winners Announced
The American Alpine Club (AAC) is proud to announce that 42 dreams will be funded in 2013 through the Live Your Dream grant program. In total the AAC received a record-breaking 250+ Live Your Dream...
View ArticleNPS: Climbing as Legitimate Activity in Wilderness
On Monday Jon Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service, signed Director’s Order #41, which has significant implications for how climbers can enjoy recreating in Wilderness areas of the National...
View ArticleNew River Gorge Campground—Grand Opening
Last weekend marked the 10th annual New River Rendezvous. It also marked the official Grand Opening of the American Alpine Club’s Campground in the New River Gorge, which was offered to participants of...
View ArticleTerrorism in Pakistan: Tragedy with Many Losses
“This week a climber died in the Tetons and Taliban militants killed 10 climbers at Nanga Parbat’s base camp. The difference is not that the 10 were on one of the most dangerous mountains in the world....
View ArticleThird Annual Cornerstone Grant Recipients Awarded
The American Alpine Club (AAC) is proud to announce the recipients of the third annual Cornerstone Crag Conservation Grant. This year, $25,000 will go toward multiple local projects: human waste...
View ArticleThree Days Left to Apply for Mountaineering Fellowship Grant
Only three days left to get your application in! Twenty-five or younger? Fuel your inspiration with a Mountaineering Fellowship Grant. Started in 1966, Mountaineering Fellowship Grants have long...
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