Father and Son in the Alps: Climbing the Alps Trilogy
American Alpine Institute
AAI Program Coordinator It began with a promise. John Elley, a 54-year-old entrepreneur and resident of Camano Island, WA,… Read More
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Fighting for Fitzroy
American Alpine Institute
AAI Instructor and Guide Rising from the middle of the flat Patagonian steppe, Fitzroy and Cerro Torre are two… Read More
Grand Tour of the Eastern Sierra
American Alpine Institute
...some last minute supplies and then drove to Big Pine, where we parked and hiked into our camp at Second… Read More
Kilimanjaro Trek: Good Living on the Top of Africa
American Alpine Institute
AAI Program Coordinator Hard-core alpinists beware: This is not a thrilling story of alpine bravery, nor is it an… Read More
Red Rock Super-Classic: Epinephrine
American Alpine Institute
... Epinephrine After completing Community Pillar in record time, it was clear that Richard and Eli were ready for the… Read More
Success in Sichuan: Second Ascent of Reddomaine
American Alpine Institute
An AAI Team Makes the Second Ascent of China’s 20,050-foot Reddomaine By Aidan Loehr AAI Instructor and Guide Mountain… Read More
Ecuador Volcanoes – A Climbing Trip Report
American Alpine Institute
...spent the rest of our first full day in Ecuador acclimatizing at 10,000 feet while walking around the famous Otavalo… Read More
