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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.

Mt Huntington Harvard Route

American Alpine Institute
May 5, 2014

Denali Prep

American Alpine Institute
April 29, 2014

Sea-to-Ski Human Powered

American Alpine Institute
April 28, 2014

Trip Report: Petit Mont Blanc: Couloir versant NE

American Alpine Institute
April 25, 2014

Trip Report: Urinal Couloir

American Alpine Institute
April 15, 2014

2014 – Red Rock Rendezvous Round-Up

American Alpine Institute
April 11, 2014

Route Profile: El Altar, Ecuador

American Alpine Institute
April 9, 2014

Route Profile: Huayna Potosi – Bolivia

American Alpine Institute
April 2, 2014

Route Profile: North Ridge of Mt. Stuart, 5.7 – 5.9, IV

American Alpine Institute
March 19, 2014

Trip Report: L’Epaule du Tacul, Alps

American Alpine Institute
March 14, 2014

Route Profile: Engineer Mountain, standard winter route

American Alpine Institute
March 12, 2014

Mt. Baker Avalanche Course

American Alpine Institute
March 10, 2014

Trip Report: Powder Asphyxiation & Col des Cristaux; Chamonix

American Alpine Institute
March 4, 2014

Route Profile: Preparing for the BIGGER route

American Alpine Institute
February 26, 2014

Route Profile: North Cascades Backpacking

American Alpine Institute
February 19, 2014

Leavenworth and Stevens Pass Avalanche Course

American Alpine Institute
February 14, 2014

Route Profile: Joshua Tree’s Dappled Mare

American Alpine Institute
February 12, 2014

How to Choose a Single Rope

American Alpine Institute
February 10, 2014

Beautiful Sunset in the Cascades

American Alpine Institute
February 6, 2014

AAI Avalanche Course

American Alpine Institute
February 4, 2014

The Heroes Project

American Alpine Institute
February 3, 2014

Trip Report: South Face of Tour Ronde

American Alpine Institute
January 31, 2014

Route Profile: “The Stone Sentinel”

American Alpine Institute
January 29, 2014

Technical Dog Rescue

American Alpine Institute
January 24, 2014