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The Guiding Life

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.

International Mountain Day Fundraiser – 2015

American Alpine Institute
January 6, 2015

Alpine Sandstone: In Pursuit Of A Castle Valley Testpiece

American Alpine Institute
October 21, 2014

Liz Daley – Memorial Articles

American Alpine Institute
October 6, 2014

Remembering our Friend and Colleague Liz Daley

American Alpine Institute
October 1, 2014

Learning the Ropes on Denali

American Alpine Institute
July 22, 2014

AAI Guide and Program Coordinator Help With Washington Golden Eagle Study

American Alpine Institute
July 7, 2014

American Alpine Institute Ski-to-Sea Photo Essay 2014!

American Alpine Institute
May 30, 2014

Human Powered Ski-to-Sea this Weekend!

American Alpine Institute
May 23, 2014

The Daley Splitter – Episode 3

American Alpine Institute
May 9, 2014

Sea-to-Ski Human Powered

American Alpine Institute
April 28, 2014

Trip Report: Petit Mont Blanc: Couloir versant NE

American Alpine Institute
April 25, 2014

2014 – Red Rock Rendezvous Round-Up

American Alpine Institute
April 11, 2014

Trip Report: L’Epaule du Tacul, Alps

American Alpine Institute
March 14, 2014

Trip Report: Powder Asphyxiation & Col des Cristaux; Chamonix

American Alpine Institute
March 4, 2014

Technical Dog Rescue

American Alpine Institute
January 24, 2014

Liz Daley and the Daley Splitter Episode II

American Alpine Institute
December 2, 2013

AORE Conference 2013 Round-Up

American Alpine Institute
November 22, 2013

AMGA Rock Guide Course Reflection

American Alpine Institute
November 19, 2013

AMGA Annual Meeting – 2013

American Alpine Institute
November 1, 2013

AAI South Pumpkin Carving

American Alpine Institute
October 29, 2013

3 Days in Moab

American Alpine Institute
August 16, 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

A Season of Working and Living in Antarctica – Part I

American Alpine Institute
June 24, 2013