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"There's a saying in Colorado that whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over," says Jeff Widen. In the case of the Dolores, the fight to protect water usage is also a fight to protect climbing: ow.ly/9opN50MFQoy

Christian Black, Haydent Wyatt, and Keenan Nowak traveled to the remote Mount Bute with backpacks full of climbing gear, a machete, and a strawberry rhubarb pie. Click the link to read more: ow.ly/IpGY50MFQuO Apply to the Live Your Dream Grant today! 📸: Christian Black

River Berry was getting ready to go mountain biking in Kings Creek, Utah, on November 22, 2022, when a base jumper crashed into the rock above her, dangling 80-100 feet above the ground. Listen to the latest episode of the Sharp End podcast: ow.ly/xqTq50MIw43

A walk down memory lane with Tommy Caldwell + why you should advocate for Oak Flat! americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/1/23…

New podcast episode with Madaleine Sorkin! ow.ly/CWYg50MOP2Y americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/2/9/…

Multi-pitch climbing in Missouri? Yes, you read that right. You are seeing a climb in Missouri in the AAJ for the first time ever—and perhaps the last. Don't look up; look across. Read more about this by clicking the link: ow.ly/Nfg050MS728

Introducing our new Government Affairs Liaison, Byron Harvison, a veteran, lawyer, and long-time volunteer with the American Alpine Club 🎉 Get to know Harvison in this issue of the Summit Register, the AAC's policy zine. Click the link to read: ow.ly/j5pE50MSoaK

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE!!📢📢📢 Become a member today to receive the iconic "trad deer" t-shirt designed by Christian Pedersen 🤩Show off how much you love climbing and the AAC. Sign up for membership today🎉 membership.americanalpineclub.org/join 📸: Leigh Preston

Tune in to the newest episode of the American Alpine Club podcast! We sit down with Connor Montgomery.herson to discuss his ascent of Empath (5.14d) on gear, setting unusual climbing goals, and college. Listen now on Spotify, Apple Music or Soundcloud✨ soundcloud.com/americanalpine…

The Steck-Salathé is not the only legacy of Allen Steck, a climbing legend who passed away this week at the age of 96. Rest in Peace, old friend. youtube.com/watch?v=qTTGBq…

Ryan Dozier was top-rope soloing on June 7, 2021, at Snowshed Wall at Donner Summit when he plummeted 50 feet before his system caught his fall. Click the link to read the entire story and analysis in this month's Prescription: ow.ly/KMK750N4YEW

"What makes us care enough about the places we love—enough to fight for their protection? For me, it was the biggest climber party in the United States." Help Tommy Caldwell save Oak Flat: ow.ly/oG6750N6reF 📸: Tara Kerzhner

The AAC’s annual Online Auction is OPEN for bidding! The auction includes rad gear, exclusive experiences with pro climbers, signed prints and artwork from acclaimed photographers and artists, and more ✨ Click the link to bid on items: AACgala2023.givesmart.com

Gabriella Clark was coming down the Athabasca Glacier when she broke through a snow bridge, falling ten meters down into an icy, freezing cold crevasse! Click the link to listen to the latest episode of the The Sharp End Podcast : soundcloud.com/the_sharp_end/…

Many of our members have a unique relationship with the Club, finding their niche and contributing in their own way. Lauren DeLaunay Miller describes her role with the AAC as "the ultimate freelancer position." Want to keep reading? Click the link: ow.ly/E1Ar50Nhixb

Ethan Berkeland and Tristan O’donoghue traveled to the Arrigetch with the help of an AAC Mountaineering Fellowship Fund grant for climbers 25 or younger. Click the link to see photos from their trip, read about an Alaskan ski descent and more: ow.ly/QuZ250NkrvY

“Growing up in Colorado, the mountains are as much a part of me as my hand or foot. Nowhere, not even in my own living room, am I more at home than the side of a cliff, a windswept summit, or a towering glacier,” said Camden Lyon. Read more: ow.ly/P3NU50NphBK

I've always found it educational to read the accident reports from American Alpine Club but never expected to be in one: americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/3/20…

On July 10, 2022, Will Toor (60) and his wife, Mariella Colvin (59), fell down the East Couloir (II, AI2 or 65°snow) on the north face of Flattop Mountain. Read more about their story and a free solo rescue in CA: americanalpineclub.org/news/2023/3/20…

In 1963, Jim Whittaker stood on top of the highest mountain in the world, becoming the first American to summit Everest. Hear about it from the man himself: soundcloud.com/americanalpine…