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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.
A climbing student places a picket in the glacier of Mt. Baker while setting up a crevasse rescue system during an American Alpine Institute mountaineering program

Team Crevasse Rescue Technique

American Alpine Institute
August 5, 2026
Students watch the sunset from camp in the remote alpine wilderness of the North Cascades during American Alpine Institute Alpine Mountaineering and Technical Leadership Part 4 (AMTL4)

Climbing, Skiing, Rescue and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad – 7/30/2026

American Alpine Institute
July 30, 2026

Boy Scout Eagle Project: Restoring a Lost Climbing Area

American Alpine Institute
June 2, 2026

Piolet Ramasse – A Very Old School Ice Climbing Technique

American Alpine Institute
May 12, 2026

Micro-Directions in the Mountains

American Alpine Institute
April 15, 2026

Why Rollerballs Matter in Avalanche Terrain

American Alpine Institute
April 7, 2026

Baker Crags Revitalization Efforts

American Alpine Institute
February 23, 2026

Climbing Anchor Damage and Ropes

American Alpine Institute
November 24, 2025