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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.

Ski Area Avalanche Control Work

American Alpine Institute
January 17, 2014

Mountain Book Awards – 2013

American Alpine Institute
January 7, 2014

Book Review: Tracks by Robyn Davidson

American Alpine Institute
January 6, 2014

Liz Daley and the Daley Splitter Episode II

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December 2, 2013

AORE Conference 2013 Round-Up

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November 22, 2013

AMGA Rock Guide Course Reflection

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November 19, 2013

First Ascents in Kyrgyzstan

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November 4, 2013

AMGA Annual Meeting – 2013

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November 1, 2013

AAI South Pumpkin Carving

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October 29, 2013

Book Review: Rockin’ on the Rock: A Guide to Mt. Erie Climbing

American Alpine Institute
October 4, 2013

Aconcagua in Popular Culture

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September 30, 2013

Film Review: Chasing Ice

American Alpine Institute
September 24, 2013

The Daily Splitter with AAI Guide Liz Daley

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September 23, 2013

Ptarmigan Ridge and its Unexpected Gifts

American Alpine Institute
September 20, 2013

Mt. Erie Logging Proposed – Action Alert!

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September 16, 2013

Infographic – How Budget Cuts Affect the National Parks

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August 26, 2013

3 Days in Moab

American Alpine Institute
August 16, 2013

The Lost Mountain

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August 13, 2013

How Fire Can Restore a Forest

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August 2, 2013

Things Climbers Say

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July 22, 2013

Bellingham Gets a Gym – Introducing Vital

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July 19, 2013

Film Review and Contest: North Face

American Alpine Institute
July 2, 2013

A Season of Living and Working in Antarctica – Part III

American Alpine Institute
June 28, 2013

A Season of Living and Working in Antarctica – Part II

American Alpine Institute
June 25, 2013