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2012 YEAR IN REVIEW [ inside the year in review ] > Page 84 - 85 // Award Winners > Page 86 - 87 // Grant Winners > Page 88 - 89 // Annual Report
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2012 AWARD WINNERS LEARN americanalpineclub.org/awards
Every year the AAC proudly presents awards to those with outstanding achievements in conservation, climbing, mountain literature, and more.
David Brower Conservation Award Recognizing leadership and commitment to preserving mountain regions worldwide.
Robert Hicks Bates Award For outstanding accomplishment by a young climber.
> Kyle Dempster
Angelo Heilprin Citation Awarded to that person who has shown exemplary service to the American Alpine Club. > Bruce Franks & Phil Powers
> John Stannard & Laura and Guy Waterman
Robert and Miriam Underhill Award H. Adams Carter Literary Award Recognizing excellence in alpine literature by North American writers who have contributed extensively and over many years to mountain literature. > Bernadette McDonald
Awarded to a climber with the highest level of skill in the mountaineering arts and who, through the application of this skill, courage, and perseverance, has achieved outstanding success in the various fields of mountaineering endeavor. > Mark Richey
Looking up from the 2012 International Climbers’ Meet, Yosemite National Park, CA. AAC member Andrew Burr
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A • The Appalachians, which formed some 480 million years ago.