March 9, 6-8pm: Book Club Fight Club: Steve House’s Beyond The Mountain

Steve House’s book Beyond The Mountain is getting a lot of attention and great reviews.  Here’s one from the Daily Camera. And one from Denver Mountaineering Examiner Jilly Salva.
You can hear Steve’s  interview from the Friends of Banff Park Radio Alpine Authors series  here.
He’ll be speaking at Neptune’s this Thursday and rumor has it he [...]

Book Review: Himalayan Playground: Adventures on The Roof of the World, by Trevor Braham

Nicholas Clinch sends this book review for your perusal.  Please feel free to add your comments! (This book is currently on order and will be available in the library soon!)

Himalayan Playground: Adventures on The Roof of the World, 1942-72.  Trevor Braham.  Glasgow, In Pinn Press, 2008.  107 pages, colored plates.  Softcover.  $20.00 

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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 [...]