EXHIBITION OF REMARKABLE MAPS TO OPEN AT THE BRADFORD WASHBURN AMERICAN MOUNTAINEERING MUSEUM

On High: Cartography of Topography, a remarkable exhibition of rare maps devoted to mountains and mountain regions of the world, will open at the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum on January 23, 2009. The show is scheduled to run through May 31, 2009.
The exhibition will explore the ways in which topography has been viewed and [...]

AAC New York Section Dinner Attendees Support Library

The New York Section of the American Alpine Club held its 29th Annual Dinner on November 15. Proceeds from the annual fundraising event were held for the benefit of the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation and the American Alpine Club Library.
Many thanks to Section Chair Phil Erard and the members of the New York Section for their long-time [...]

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

The library will be closed Thursday, November 27 through Monday, December 1. We’ll resume regular hours on Tuesday, December 2.
Happy Thanksgiving!

The BWAMM Speaker Series Presents: Rob Pizem, December 3rd

The BWAMM Presents:
Rob Pizem for an evening of sharing photos and adventures from around the globe.
On December 3, at 7 pm come and join Rob “piz” Pizem for a FREE show at the American Mountaineering Center for an evening of sharing photos and adventures from around the globe.
He will focus on climbing in Sweden [...]

Book Review: Snowstruck, Jill Fredston

Library Volunteer Adam McFarren has sent us this book review for your enjoyment and edification.  If you have a book review you’d like to submit, just shoot us an email at library@americanalpineclub.org

Here in Colorado the winter season will soon be upon us, and already the backcountry has seen a handful of avalanche accidents.  If you’re [...]

Nanda Devi Postcard

An AAC member recently asked us if we wanted an old postcard that Willi Unsoeld had originally sent him in 1976. It turns out that the postcard is an important historical addition to the library’s archives because the story behind it is a tragic one and one that is well-documented in John Roskelley’s book, Nanda Devi: The Tragic Expedition.
Unsoeld, [...]