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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.

Don’t be a Crag Hole…!

American Alpine Institute
May 31, 2021

The Untold Story of North Cascades National Park

American Alpine Institute
May 25, 2021

Film Review: Blindsight

American Alpine Institute
May 14, 2021

The Appalachian Trail in Five Minutes

American Alpine Institute
April 12, 2021

To Wag or Not to Wag…

American Alpine Institute
March 29, 2021

Lydia Bradley: The First Woman to Summit Everest without Oxygen

American Alpine Institute
March 26, 2021

Film Review: The Snow Walker

American Alpine Institute
February 26, 2021

American Alpine Institute Social Media Resources

American Alpine Institute
February 5, 2021

A Question of Risk

American Alpine Institute
December 29, 2020

Film Review: 180° South

American Alpine Institute
December 28, 2020

Film Review: Man vs.

American Alpine Institute
December 7, 2020

Steeped in Tradition – Alta Ski Patrol

American Alpine Institute
December 4, 2020

Book Review: Cold Wars by Andy Kirkpatrick

American Alpine Institute
November 20, 2020

Film Review: Downhill

American Alpine Institute
November 3, 2020

Film Review: Blood Glacier

American Alpine Institute
October 30, 2020

Low Impact Climbing in Joshua Tree

American Alpine Institute
October 23, 2020

The Best Mountain Rescue Film Ever Made

American Alpine Institute
September 29, 2020

Leave No Trace: Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces

American Alpine Institute
September 28, 2020

Film Review: Avalanche Sharks

American Alpine Institute
September 22, 2020

Film Review: Vertical Frontier

American Alpine Institute
September 18, 2020

Everest: Start to Summit in Three Minutes

American Alpine Institute
September 4, 2020

Film Review: Arctic

American Alpine Institute
August 31, 2020

Essential Gear for Freesoloing, as Indicated by “Cliffhanger”

American Alpine Institute
July 7, 2020

Film Review – The Ritual

American Alpine Institute
June 22, 2020