Tuesday and Wednesday at the Mountaineering Center

Tuesday night is Book Club Fight Club – 6-8pm, and we’ll have a special guest to discuss Stephen Venables Everest: Alone at the Summit.  Don’t miss it!  (and if you want your copy of the book autographed, just drop it off at the library with a small donation and we’ll get it done!)  RSVP for [...]

Pizza and Brainstorming in the Library, Oct 26, 5-6:30

On October 26, you are invited to eat some free pizza in the library before the Eldo Canyon guidebook slideshow.  The only catch is…we give you pizza, you give us some brain time.
In our continued effort to make this climbing library serve climbers in the best way possible, we want to hear your ideas and [...]

American Alpine Club Events -Celebrate Eldo: AAC and ACE Book Release Party

When: Oct 26, 2009, 7pm

Where: American Mountaineering Center, Golden, CO

ACE proudly joins Sharp End Publishing to bring you the latest  climbing guide for Eldorado Canyon State Park. This full color, 450 plus page guide is available electronically, NOW.  Pre-pay for the electronic and hard copy book and Sharp End will donate a portion of each [...]

November 3rd Book Club: Everest: Alone At The Summit

Jim Moss, the AAC’s book club volunteer facilitator, sends this missive:
“The next meeting will be the FIRST Tuesday of November, November 3rd.  The reason for the date change is that we will be having a special guest.
The book for the November meeting is Everest: Alone at the Summit. The library has several copies available [...]

Yeti Night! October 15th, 5:30-9pm

The Mountaineering Museum, American Alpine Club Library and Sherpa House present:
YETI NIGHT @ the Museum!
October 15th, 2009 5:30-9pm

Join us for the first annual YETI night in the Museum! This is a fun event for YETIs of all ages and includes storytelling for the little YETIs and $1 drinks and live music for the over 21 [...]

2009 Craggin’ Classic: October 9-11

Craggin’ Classic 2009

When: Oct 9, 2009 – Oct 11, 2009
Where: Salt Lake City, UT

Pre Register by Friday, October 2nd:
You’ve been hearing rumblings about this for the last couple of months. We’re psyched to unveil the packed schedule of events. The American Alpine Club, with the help of the SLCA, are planning a full weekend of [...]

Pictures from Space: the Final Photos from Washburn’s Expedition Camera

A Presentation by Astronaut John Grunsfeld, “The Hubble Repairman”

September 30, 2009
American Mountaineering Center
710 10th Street, Golden, CO
VIP Reception:
6:00pm-7:15pm
$35 for AAC members and
Friends of the Library/Museum
$50 for non-members
Includes admission to the presentation, appetizers and drinks
RSVP by September 25 to Dana Richardson
drichardson@americanalpineclub.org
303-384-0110 x10
Presentation:
7:30pm-9:00pm
$5 for AAC members/$10 for non-members
Seating is first-come, first served
In Ansel Adam’s preface [...]

Book Club Fight Club: Fall Picks

Jim Moss, host of the AAC’s book club writes in:
“We had an extremely interesting discussion at our September book club meeting where we discussed Mountains of the Mind by Macfarlane. The discussion touched life, death, religion, goals and how mountains affected and in some cases directed mankind.
I was personally amazed at the variation in expressions [...]

STORY TIME AT THE CLIMBING LIBRARY! STARTS SEPT. 16TH 1:30PM

Once a month, bring your kids to the American Alpine Club Library for inspiring stories about mountains!
Hosted by Dr. Erika Sueker, former director of Golden Independent School, this is an opportunity for local families to use the resources of the mountaineering library.  While the kids are listening to stories, browse the book shelves to plan [...]

Book Club Fight Club: The Mountains of The Mind, Sept 8th, 6-8pm

Adam M and I were thinking about how to bring even more people to book club.  We thought Book Club Fight Club might do it. What do you think?  Here are the rules, stolen from the movie:

1st RULE: You do not talk about Book Club FIGHT CLUB.
2nd RULE: You DO NOT talk about Book Club [...]