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For more than fifteen years, the AAI Blog has kept the mountain community up to date on news, events, and developments in the outdoor industry, leavened with a bit of humor.

In the Company of Ticks

American Alpine Institute
May 11, 2021

Arresting a Crevasse Fall with a Rope

American Alpine Institute
May 10, 2021

Rappelling with a GriGri

American Alpine Institute
May 7, 2021

Miranda in the Wild – Water Treatment Options

American Alpine Institute
May 3, 2021

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 4/29/21

American Alpine Institute
April 29, 2021

Rappelling – The Basics

American Alpine Institute
April 27, 2021

Friction Hitches

American Alpine Institute
April 26, 2021

Crack Climbing Basics: Tape Gloves

American Alpine Institute
April 23, 2021

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 4/22/21

American Alpine Institute
April 22, 2021

Crack Climbing Basics: Hand Jamming

American Alpine Institute
April 20, 2021

Route Profile: Dream of Wild Turkeys, 5.10a III

American Alpine Institute
April 19, 2021

Natural Anchors

American Alpine Institute
April 16, 2021

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 4/15/21

American Alpine Institute
April 15, 2021

How to Choose a Pair of Rock Climbing Shoes

American Alpine Institute
April 13, 2021

The Appalachian Trail in Five Minutes

American Alpine Institute
April 12, 2021

Route Profile: Sultana Ridge – Mt. Foraker

American Alpine Institute
April 9, 2021

Cold Weather Camping Tips

American Alpine Institute
April 6, 2021

Miranda in the Wild – Trying Every Kind of Backpacking Stove

American Alpine Institute
April 5, 2021

Considerations for Roping Up on a Glacier while Ski Mountaineering

American Alpine Institute
April 2, 2021

Route Profile: Mount Shuksan, Sulphide Glacier

American Alpine Institute
March 30, 2021

To Wag or Not to Wag…

American Alpine Institute
March 29, 2021

Lydia Bradley: The First Woman to Summit Everest without Oxygen

American Alpine Institute
March 26, 2021

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 3/25/2021

American Alpine Institute
March 25, 2021

Training for the West Buttress of Denali

American Alpine Institute
March 19, 2021