Benefits

• Worldwide rescue insurance on peaks up to 6,000 meters.
• Access to additional rescue insurance for peaks higher than 6,000 meters.
• Complimentary copies of The American Alpine Journal and Accidents in North American Mountaineering.
• An annual subscription to the American Alpine News.
• Use of the American Alpine Club Library, the most complete mountaineering library in North America.
• Monthly E-News, keeps members up to date with current Club events.
• 20% off all books and calendars published by the AAC Press and The Mountaineers Books.
• Access to Expedition Endorsements and Sponsorships.
• Discounted gear, guides, services and more from AAC corporate sponsors.
• Access to UIAA Hut Stamps.
• 10% off all AAC logo merchandise.
• International Representation thru the Union Internationale d'Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA)

Dues

Membership dues vary based on a member's age. Joint memberships cover both members with rescue insurance, but provide only one set of publications.

Regular member $75.00 Junior member (24 and under) $35.00 Senior member (66 and over) $50.00 Joint Membership $110.00 Life Member $1750.00 International Postage Surcharge Residents of Canada and Mexico $15.00 Residents of all other countries $20.00

Membership Application Form (.pdf)

Publications Mailing

Members who join The American Alpine Club on or after August 1st in any calendar year will receive their complimentary editions of The American Alpine Journal and Accidents in North American Mountaineering the following year. For example, members who join between August 1, 2002 and July 31, 2003 will receive the 2003 issues of the AAJ and ANAM in the fall of 2003.

If you would like to purchase back issues of the publications, please contact The Mountaineers Books. As an AAC member, you will receive 20% off all books and calendars from The Mountaineers Books.