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AAC MEMBERS SHARE Every day AAC members write to us with their stories. Share your experience—we’d love to hear from you! info@americanalpineclub.org
Kim Havell
For mountain people, there is no better club. Being part of the AAC community means investing back into your passions. Not only does the club advocate for, represent, and support all our efforts in the field, it also offers many benefits and resources. It is a group from whom to gain inspiration and knowledge, as well as to share and collaborate on experiences in the mountains.
Nick Watson
These guys are serious about climbing and getting climbers the resources they need. But it goes beyond that. The AAC isn’t just a resource provider—we’re a community that cares for each other. When no one else believed in my small veteran climbing non-profit (Veterans Expeditions), the AAC did, and that helped get us off the ground. That’s what community is all about.
Mia Axon
The American Alpine Club gives those of us who have a passion for climbing an opportunity to connect with others who share our way of life. Through memberships and contributions we help pay for climbing resources we personally enjoy, such as the Journal, AAC library, and campgrounds; we also support other climbers who are pursuing their dreams.
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Stuart Hale
As climbers, many of us have allowed the experiences of the sport to define our lives. Generations of these experiences have built a unique history, tradition, and culture. The AAC serves as an anchor to those lives and history, while leading to provide opportunities for developing new ones.
Wolf Riehle
My passion for the mountains is mirrored in the American Alpine Club. The Club serves two important aspects in my climbing and mountaineering life: a gateway to a world full of adventure, impressions, insights, and enduring friendships as well as a bridge that transmits the long tradition of American climbing into today and the future.