Posted on March 31, 2009 by aaclibrary
When: Apr 8, 2009, 7pm
Where: American Mountaineering Center, Golden, CO
In 1976, Indian Creek was a little-known, dried-up, ancient riverbed in southeastern Utah. But in that year the impossible became the possible: Earl Wiggins climbed Supercrack, a 300-foot vertical sandstone fracture from the ground up. Indian Creek is now considered one of the finest international [...]
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Posted on March 30, 2009 by aaclibrary
The American Alpine Club Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Start reading for the next meeting!
Tuesday, April 14th
6p – 7:30p
American Mountaineering Center710 10th St. (10th/Washington) in Golden
Please prepare to discuss Everest: The West Ridge, Hornbein, Tom.
RSVP to aacbookclub@gmail.com
Where to get your book:
The BWAMM Gift Shop carries books. You [...]
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Posted on March 18, 2009 by aaclibrary
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 24 at 7:00PM. AAC member Pete Bronski will be giving a presentation about his latest book Powder Ghost Towns, which is an exploration of Colorado’s lost ski resorts. See more about Pete and his book here.
And don’t forget about our Antarctic Retrospective event on Wednesday, April 1!
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Posted on March 11, 2009 by aaclibrary
I just found this fun resource on a book-arts email list. Animated Knots! The link will live in the blog sidebar if you want to find it in the future.
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Posted on March 10, 2009 by aaclibrary
In 1966, the American Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition set off for the vast, unclimbed peaks of the Sentinel Range in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica. The expedition, led by Nick Clinch from the American Alpine Club and sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society, was wildly successful. On [...]
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Posted on March 2, 2009 by aaclibrary
Effective February 28, 2009, The Colorado Mountain Club will end its long-standing relationship with the American Alpine Club Library. Unfortunately, this means that CMC members will no longer have library borrowing privileges as of that date. However, the AAC, CMC, and the Library want to ensure that CMC members who want [...]
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