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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.

The Mountaineers Rest Step

American Alpine Institute
May 19, 2020

Sunburns in the Mountains

American Alpine Institute
April 20, 2020

Winter Backcountry Travel 101: Improvised Snow Shelters

American Alpine Institute
February 18, 2020

Tag Lines for Rappels – Reepschnur Hitch

American Alpine Institute
November 11, 2019

The Alpine Quickdraw

American Alpine Institute
October 15, 2019

Climbing as a Party of Three on Technical Glaciated Climbs

American Alpine Institute
September 6, 2019

Crevasse Falls – Do Knots Work to Decrease Fall Potential?

American Alpine Institute
May 28, 2019

Self-Arrest with Crampons

American Alpine Institute
May 17, 2019

Backing Up an Anchor for Crevasse Rescue

American Alpine Institute
September 10, 2018

The Bivy Kit

American Alpine Institute
December 19, 2017

Snow Seats and Dynamic Belays

American Alpine Institute
August 8, 2017

Snow Climbing Techniques: The Stomper Belay

American Alpine Institute
July 24, 2017

Snow Climbing Techniques: The Butt-Axe Belay

American Alpine Institute
June 16, 2017

How to Choose a Climbing Harness

American Alpine Institute
August 5, 2016

Down vs. Synthetic

American Alpine Institute
June 20, 2016

A Quiver of Ice Axes

American Alpine Institute
May 10, 2016

How to Sharpen Crampons

American Alpine Institute
May 3, 2016

White Gas vs. Canister Stoves

American Alpine Institute
November 3, 2015

The Rules of Glissading

American Alpine Institute
May 12, 2014

Tricks in the Alpine – Episode 4

American Alpine Institute
January 9, 2012

Tricks in the Alpine – Episode 3

American Alpine Institute
December 19, 2011

Tricks in the Alpine – Episode 1

American Alpine Institute
December 5, 2011

Rope Flossing

American Alpine Institute
May 20, 2011

High Altitude Oxygen

American Alpine Institute
May 16, 2011