The American Alpine Journal records the significant climbing accomplishments of the world in an annual volume. We encourage climbers to submit brief (250-500 words), factual accounts of their climbs and expeditions. While we welcome submissions in a variety of forms, contributors are encouraged to follow certain guidelines when submitting materials. Accounts should be submitted by e-mail. Alternatively, submit accounts by regular post both as a hard copy and on disk; both Mac and PC disks are acceptable. When submitting an account on disk, please save it as a text file. Please include your club affiliation when submitting accounts.

Please submit your report as soon as possible after your climb. The AAJ is moving to a spring publication schedule and will depend on timely submissions by climbers. the new final deadline for all accounts is December 31 for the preceding calendar year.

We encourage contributors to submit relevant photographs; we accept both black-and-white and color slides and prints. When submitting an image to show a route line, we ask that you submit the image along with a photo- or laser-copy and draw the lines in on the copy. Alternatively, submit two copies of the same image (a virgin copy and a copy with the route line drawn in), or draw the line of the route on a vellum or similar tracing paper overlay. Please do not draw directly on the photograph.

Photographic duplicates should be reproduction quality. Please send all images via registered mail. The American Alpine Journal is not responsible for images lost or damaged in the mail. Topos and maps are also encouraged; camera-ready original copies are necessary for quality reproduction.

While we do not pay for accounts or lead articles, those accounts from which we publish a photograph will receive a complimentary copy of the Journal. Authors of lead articles and the photographer of the cover photo will receive a one-year complimentary membership to The American Alpine Club.