The Best of the Taos Mountain Film Festival -Aug. 5, 6pm

August 5th, 2009 6:00PM Doors, 6:45PM Show – $15
Tickets available at REI and Museum Base Camp Adventure Gift Shop
Member discounts do not apply.
All proceeds benefit Colorado Cancer Foundation and Mountaineering Museum
Join us for a night of the Best of Taos Mountain Film Festival! Showing 8 films of adventure, culture and wildlife of the world’s [...]

Bid Now! Help Pick the Next Set of Washburns for Exhibit!

BE a part of the Mountaineering Museum’s Bradford Washburn Photographs: From the Favorites exhibit!
On August 18th the Mountaineering Museum and American Alpine Club Library will be displaying the second round of Bradford Washburn photographic prints and YOU get the special opportunity to pick which prints go into the exhibit!
Gene, Ken and Laura Karstens won the [...]

What our volunteers are doing this week

The AAC library could not function without the dedicated work of our volunteers and part-time staff.  There is a lot going on in here every day, and while Gary and I have a hand in each of these projects, we rely on the generosity and effort of these folks who show up every week (when [...]

What is in the John M. Boyle Himalayan Library?

In 1997, the American Alpine Club Library received a generous donation from John M. Boyle: The John M. Boyle Himalayan Library. This collection contains more than 2500 books in 36 different languages/dialects (approximately half of these autographed by expedition members), 400 expedition reports, and 100 videos/films and 35 boxes of ephemera.
Library staff has now [...]

Book Club: Next One is August 11th

The book club had another great meeting discussing Jennifer Lowe-Anker’s Forget Me Not. The meeting was capped with a telephone conference call with Jennifer.  She is an amazing person who opened her heart and her family in Forget Me Not and was equally open on the telephone call. Forget Me Not is a remarkable book.  [...]

Jeff Lowe, AAC’s Newest Honorary Member

The AAC just announced award of honorary membership to Jeff Lowe, so here is a list of books and videos available in the library:

GV 200 .C59 1987  Salkeld, Audrey. The Climber’s handbook. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books,  [1987].   A chapter on ice by Jeff Lowe
av GV 199.44 .K37 N35 1991 (video)  Nameless Tower. Los Angeles, [...]

Thirsty Thursday at the Mountaineering Museum – July 16th, 5:30pm

$1 Beer!
Join us for great music by Atomic Prado and drinks in the museum!
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The Library Has Books

Just a reminder that if you are looking for some summer reading without spending money, the library can help, plus it’s a great place to sit and read on your rest day, or when it’s raining. And if you don’t live here – no worries! We’ll mail the book to you for free as part [...]

Library Closed July 3rd and 4th

The library will be closed on Friday July 3rd and Saturday July 4th. We will open with normal hours on Tuesday, July 7th, noon to 7pm.  Have a great weekend!