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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.

Cold Weather Survival Training for the US Army

American Alpine Institute
February 27, 2015

Photography on Denali – What Camera To Bring and How To Carry It While Climbing The Mountain

American Alpine Institute
February 24, 2015

Mountain Boot Selection

American Alpine Institute
February 23, 2015

Ski Guide’s Training at the American Alpine Institute

American Alpine Institute
February 17, 2015

AK Girls Way – In Loving Memory of Liz Daley

American Alpine Institute
February 16, 2015

AIARE Level II Avalanche Course

American Alpine Institute
February 13, 2015

Winter Backcountry Travel 101: Resources for Trip-Planning

American Alpine Institute
February 9, 2015

Freeride World Tour Avalanche

American Alpine Institute
February 6, 2015

Noise Pollution: In Defense of the Dub-Box

American Alpine Institute
January 30, 2015

How to Build a Freestanding Fingerboard Mount

American Alpine Institute
January 23, 2015

Film Review: Frozen

American Alpine Institute
January 19, 2015

Equipment Review: OR Trailbreaker Ski Pants

American Alpine Institute
January 9, 2015

International Mountain Day Fundraiser – 2015

American Alpine Institute
January 6, 2015

Climbing Workouts – Drills and Excercises

American Alpine Institute
January 6, 2015

Popular Anchor Acronyms

American Alpine Institute
December 26, 2014

Book Review: ‘The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains’ by Barry Blanchard

American Alpine Institute
December 5, 2014

That Thing Called Twitter

American Alpine Institute
November 25, 2014

Access Fund – The Pact

American Alpine Institute
November 14, 2014

North Face Prank

American Alpine Institute
November 4, 2014

The Making of a Metolius Master Cam

American Alpine Institute
October 28, 2014

Alpine Sandstone: In Pursuit Of A Castle Valley Testpiece

American Alpine Institute
October 21, 2014

Northwest Snow and Avalanche Workshop – 11/2/2012

American Alpine Institute
October 15, 2014

Mt Whitney’s Mountaineer’s Route in the Winter

American Alpine Institute
October 15, 2014

Toproping Etiquette Questions

American Alpine Institute
October 13, 2014