Phil Powers

Golden, Colorado—The American Alpine Club, the Nation's leading mountaineering and climbing organization, today announced that it will present Yvon Chouinard with the Club's prestigious David R. Brower Award for conservation. Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, Inc., is an ...read more

Golden, Colorado -- The American Alpine Club (AAC) has released the online version of its world renowned American Alpine Journal. The AAJ Online is available on the American Alpine Club website. Go directly to the page at www.americanalpineclub.org/AAJO. There are no fees or ...read more

The AAC builds on its new tradition of putting climbing first at its 2007 Annual Meeting and Mountain Fest. “We like to go where there is great climbing nearby, and you can't beat Smith Rock,” say AAC President Jim Donini. The gathering—in Bend, Oregon, from March 30 ...read more

Opening membership benefits to climbers of all abilities, ages and specialties, the American Alpine Club today unveiled an expanded mission that will propel the premier mountaineering and rock climbing organization into another century of success. The nation's leading ...read more