Adventure as Therapy: When the Mountains Aren’t Enough
American Alpine Institute
June 3, 2026
Mountain & Outdoor industry news
Book and Film Reviews
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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Climbing, mountaineering and outdoor adventure has long been portrayed in books and in films. This category looks at fiction and non-fiction accounts portrayed in literature and on the screen.
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- Events (66)
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- Training (32)
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