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Thornton, CO (303) 254-4344 > 7. Rock’n Jam’n: Centennial Centennial CO (303) 766-5462
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Lodging > 1. Grand Teton Climbers’ Ranch: Members can stay at the legendary GTCR for just $14 per person per night. Be sure to check out page 30 for all the info on the GTCR. > 2. Mountain Studies Institute at the Historic Avon Hotel: Located in Silverton, CO. For AAC members, the hotel has 15 rooms ranging from $25-30 during the off-season and $3035 during peak. Call (970) 387-5161 or visit mountainstudies.org. > 3. Colorado Mountain School: Located in downtown Estes Park, CO only 10 miles from Rocky Mountain National Park and three miles
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from Lumpy Ridge, the Colorado Mountain School sleeps 18 and has hot showers. Call (970) 586-5758 or visit totalclimbing.com for your discounted rate.
Gym Discounts Discounts vary. Call, check americanalpineclub.org/ discounts, or head to your local gym with your AAC member card for the latest details.
> 4. The Spot Bouldering Gym Boulder, CO (303) 379-8806 > 5. Boulder Rock Club Boulder, CO (800) 836-4008 ext. 4 > 6. Rock’n Jam’n: Thornton
Guide Services > 11. Exum Mountain Guides offers a 10% discount for one climber and 15% discount on two or more climbers booking day climbs. Clients will also receive a Marmot tech-tee with the AAC & Exum Mountain Guide logos. AMGA Accredited. (307) 733-2297, exumguides.com. > 12. Jackson Hole Mountain Guides. Members receive a 10% discount for one climber and 15% discount on two or more climbers booking day climbs. AMGA Accredited. (307) 733-4979, jhmg.com. > 13. Colorado Mountain School is Colorado’s largest guide service and holds the exclusive permit to provide technical climbing services in Rocky Mountain National Park. They offer indoor and outdoor courses and climbs, avalanche education, backcountry skiing and international expeditions. The organization has been highly supportive of the AAC’s mission and events through the years. AMGA Accredited. (970) 5865758, totalclimbing.com for your discounted rate. > 14. Alpine World Ascents, with its AMGA/ IFMGA trained/certified guides, offers a broad variety of instructional and guiding services for all levels. (303) 350-0366, alpineworldascents.com > 15. San Juan Mountain Guides is the only yearround guide service in Ouray, Colorado. AMGA Accredited. (970) 325-4925, ourayclimbing.com. > 16. Southwest Adventure Guides has been conducting domestic and international trips and courses since 1989. All of their Senior Guides are either American Mountain Guides Association AMGA Certified or Trained. (800) 642-5389, mtnguide.net.
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