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Press Releases

June 2, 2003 (.pdf) - Mt. Everest Conservation Project Receives Funding

May 13, 2003 (.pdf) - AAC Grants Support Young Climbers’ First Ascents and Alpine Research

May 6, 2003 (.pdf) - The American Alpine Club Announces International Appointments
New U.S. Representatives Named to UIAA Safety and Medical Commissions.

June 13, 2002
(.pdf) - Meeting the Mountains:
Mountaineering Center Opens New Meeting Space in the Heart of Colorado Front Range

May 24, 2002 (.pdf) - New AAC Grants Support Free Ascent Firsts, All-Women Expedition, Glacial Calving Research and More

May 15, 2002 (.pdf) - Expedition Endorsements Cut
Everest Fees Lowered and Nepalese Endorsement Letters no Longer Required

April 8, 2002 (.pdf) - American Alpine Club Names 2002 Helly Hansen
Mountain Adventure Award Grant Recipients

April 2, 2002 (.pdf) - Spitzer and Helly Hansen Expedition Grant Recipients Named
American Alpine Club Grants Support Cutting-Edge Expeditions

March 5, 2002 (.pdf) - American Alpine Club Members ‘Meet’ in Space
Modern Astronaut and Hubble Visionary Share Common Bond

February, 22, 2002 (.pdf) - John Harlin, III Appointed as American Alpine Journal Editor

February 20, 2002 (.pdf) - National Geographic Teams with American Alpine Club and Colorado Mountain Club to Create First-of-a-kind Mountaineering Museum in North America
Interactive Teaching Museum in Golden, Colo., Will Raise Awareness About Mountaineering.

February 15, 2002 (.pdf) - The American Alpine Club Asks Climbers to Rally ‘Round the Can:
Partnership with Denali National Park has Global Aim