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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.

Hypothermia and Frostbite Myths

American Alpine Institute
November 2, 2025

The Art of Downclimbing

American Alpine Institute
October 31, 2025

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 10/30/2025

American Alpine Institute
October 30, 2025

The Art of Finding Climbing Partners

American Alpine Institute
October 29, 2025

Dan Osman Accident

American Alpine Institute
October 26, 2025
Southwest Ridge of Mount Frances

What is the Difference Between Alpine Climbing and Mountaineering?

American Alpine Institute
October 25, 2025

Climate Change and Mountain Adventure: Backpacking, Skiing, Mountaineering and Climbing

American Alpine Institute
October 24, 2025

Lowering with a Plaquette/Auto-blocking Device

American Alpine Institute
October 23, 2025

The Best Alpine Climbing School

American Alpine Institute
October 22, 2025

Bolt Replacement Clinic

American Alpine Institute
October 21, 2025

Fixed Lines: A Primer

American Alpine Institute
October 20, 2025

Trailhead theft: Mitigation and response

American Alpine Institute
October 19, 2025

Preparation and Physical Expectations for Big Mountain Expeditions

American Alpine Institute
October 18, 2025

Spindrift Avalanches

American Alpine Institute
October 17, 2025

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 10/16/2025

American Alpine Institute
October 16, 2025

Wilderness and Drone Use

American Alpine Institute
October 16, 2025
A splitboarder revels in the hard-earned turns in the Mt. Baker Backcountry during an American Alpine Institute splitboard course

Oregon ski resort liability issues

American Alpine Institute
October 15, 2025

Native History of Mt. Baker (Koma Kulshan)

American Alpine Institute
October 14, 2025

The Truth about Mt. Everest

American Alpine Institute
October 13, 2025

Mountain Electronics (2025)

American Alpine Institute
October 12, 2025
Tiny climbers barely visible on the horizon of the Sulphide Glacier of Mt. Shuksan on an American Alpine Institute mountaineering program

Solo Glacier Travel

American Alpine Institute
October 11, 2025

National Park Fatality Statistics

American Alpine Institute
October 10, 2025

Five Key Skills to Expedition Success

American Alpine Institute
October 9, 2025

The Balin Miller Accident and Knots at the End of Your Rope

American Alpine Institute
October 9, 2025