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Climbing Ethics

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.

Noise Pollution: In Defense of the Dub-Box

American Alpine Institute
January 30, 2015

Access Fund – The Pact

American Alpine Institute
November 14, 2014

Toproping Etiquette Questions

American Alpine Institute
October 13, 2014

Glacier Travel Etiquette

American Alpine Institute
September 4, 2012

The Ethics of Leaving Fixed Ropes, Draws, and Caches

American Alpine Institute
May 11, 2012

The Ethics of Leaving Fixed Ropes, Caches, and Draws

American Alpine Institute
January 24, 2011