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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.

Get to Know Your Guide: An interview with Ian McEleney

American Alpine Institute
June 20, 2008

Get to Know Your Guide: An bio and story from Mike Pond

American Alpine Institute
June 13, 2008

Get to Know Your Guide: An interview and story of Dawn Glanc

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June 6, 2008

Get to Know Your Guide: An interview with Viren Perumal

American Alpine Institute
May 30, 2008

Get to Know Your Guide: An interview with Angela Seidling

American Alpine Institute
May 23, 2008

Mount Saint Helens — May 18, 1980

American Alpine Institute
May 18, 2008

Get to Know Your Guide: An interview with Andy Bourne

American Alpine Institute
May 16, 2008

Book Review — Red Rock Odyssey

American Alpine Institute
April 28, 2008

Get to Know Your Guide: An interview with Justin Wood

American Alpine Institute
April 25, 2008

Book Review — Alpine Climbing: Techniques to Take You Higher

American Alpine Institute
April 21, 2008

Get to Know Your Guide: An interview with Mike Powers

American Alpine Institute
April 18, 2008

Get to Know Your Guide: An interview with Joseph Anderson

American Alpine Institute
April 5, 2008

Get to Know Your Guide: An interview with Kurt Hicks

American Alpine Institute
March 31, 2008

Get to Know Your Guide: An interview with Jason Martin

American Alpine Institute
March 21, 2008

Winter Ascent of Whitney

American Alpine Institute
March 17, 2008

Get to Know Your Guide: An interview with Erik Johnson

American Alpine Institute
March 14, 2008

Get to Know Your Guide: An interview with Richard Riquelme

American Alpine Institute
March 7, 2008

Farewell! AAI employee Shawn Olson says goodbye…

American Alpine Institute
February 16, 2008

“Life on Top” – long time climbing photographer and AAI guide featured in Alpinist

American Alpine Institute
January 30, 2008

A Date with Geronimo

American Alpine Institute
November 30, 2007

Last day in Red Rock . . . sniff, sniff, sigh.

American Alpine Institute
October 5, 2007

Route Profile: Mt. Baker’s North Ridge

American Alpine Institute
October 1, 2007

New Route: Northwest Arayete, Mt. Shuksan (Grade III 5.9)

American Alpine Institute
September 21, 2007

Dragontail Peak: Backbone Ridge in 23 hours

American Alpine Institute
September 20, 2007