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Conditions and News

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.
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Recent Blog Posts

AAI has been doing conditions and news round-ups from outside sources since 2010. This is a place to find links to interesting things taking place in the outdoor world, while also learning about potential issues with places that you’d like to visit.

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 7/23/20

American Alpine Institute
July 23, 2020

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 7/9/20

American Alpine Institute
July 9, 2020

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 7/2/2020

American Alpine Institute
July 2, 2020

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 6/25/20

American Alpine Institute
June 25, 2020

Climbing, Coronavirus and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 6/4/20

American Alpine Institute
June 4, 2020

Climbing, Coronavirus and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 5/28/20

American Alpine Institute
May 28, 2020

Climbing, Coronavirus and Outdoor News Round-Up from Here and Abroad – 5/7/20

American Alpine Institute
May 7, 2020

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 4/30/20

American Alpine Institute
April 30, 2020

Climbing, Coronavirus and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 4/23/20

American Alpine Institute
April 23, 2020

Climbing, Coronavirus, and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 4/16/20

American Alpine Institute
April 16, 2020

Climbing, Coronavirus and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad — 4/9/20

American Alpine Institute
April 9, 2020

Climbing, Coronavirus and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 4/2/20

American Alpine Institute
April 2, 2020

Rocky Mountain National Park is Closed until Further Notice

American Alpine Institute
March 23, 2020

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 3/12/20

American Alpine Institute
March 19, 2020

Rocky Mountain National Park Is Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance

American Alpine Institute
March 18, 2020

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – March 5, 2020

American Alpine Institute
March 5, 2020

Temporary Raptor Closures at Lumpy Ridge

American Alpine Institute
February 28, 2020

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 2/27/2020

American Alpine Institute
February 27, 2020

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 2/20/20

American Alpine Institute
February 20, 2020

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 2/13/20

American Alpine Institute
February 13, 2020

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 2/6/20

American Alpine Institute
February 6, 2020

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 1/22/20

American Alpine Institute
January 30, 2020

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 1/23/20

American Alpine Institute
January 23, 2020

Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 1/16/20

American Alpine Institute
January 16, 2020