May 6th Museum Speaker Series: Featuring Climbing Documentary Wall Rats!

The Mountaineering Museum features a speaker series /community event the first Wednesday of each month.
The Museum will stay open until 6:30PM and is included in your admission to the event.
The program will start at 7:00PM in Foss Auditorium. We encourage you to arrive and visit the museum prior to the program.
$3 for CMC/AAC Members [...]

AAC Staff Check Out North Table Mountain Guidebook

AAC Staff Check Out North Table Mountain Guidebook

Originally uploaded by American Alpine Club Library

Staff climbing days mean running up to North Table for the afternoon. This time, we took Jason Haas and Ben Schneider’s new book, North Table Mountain: Rock Climbs at the Golden Cliffs. The library has 3 copies available for check out!

Rocky Mountain Highball Colorado Premiere Monday, April 27th

“Rocky Mountain Highball” is a new climbing film that presents an in depth look into why some climbers push themselves to boulder at the vertical limit.
The film documents the many facets of bouldering by interweaving numerous classic climbs in Colorado with interview footage from the leading figures of the climbing world. [...]

Event at NSIDC

Our colleagues from up the road at the National Snow and Ice Data Center are having a special event on Monday, April 20. From their press release:
Please join us at an Open House for the Roger G. Barry Resource Office for Cryospheric Studies. We have a new name and a new mission, and we want [...]

Two New Ways to Give to the AAC!

As a non-profit, the AAC is always looking for ways to boost our bottom line so that we can bring you more: more events, more conservation projects, more interesting stuff in the library. We just added two new ways that you can help:
The American Alpine Club Store:
The Library has added an Amazon Wish List [...]

100+ Turn Out for John Evans and Conrad Anker on April Fools Day

John Evans and Conrad Anker
Originally uploaded by American Alpine Club Library
Despite a last-minute snowstorm, a steadfast crowd showed up to hear John Evans and Conrad Anker talk about the history of climbing in the Antarctic.  Click on the photo to see more pictures from the event. You can see the Vinson Summit Register in the [...]