Alaska Alpine Club

23/01/2025

20/12/2024

Come join the AAC tomorrow, December 21, from sunrise to sunset for a solstice ski at Birch Hill. XC skiers of all levels welcome. Ski for either the whole 3hrs and 45mins of daylight or just stop by for a bit! Hope to see you there.

04/12/2024

Wednesday December 11th from 4-7pm we will be holding our annual GEAR REPAIR NITE. Bring your broken, ripped, torn, chewed, or macerated items and we will utilize the Up-cycle annex’s (located on bottom floor of Woody by the Free Store) supply of sewing machines, glue, and buttons to mend them back together. Snacks provided.

14/11/2024

6:30pm tonight is the Brit rock film showing! Located in the Murie Building Auditorium on the first floor, hope to see y’all there!!

10/11/2024

Apply for a $200 scholarship to an avalanche education class in Alaska. Scan the QR code to apply.

17/10/2024

Fly, crawl, or pop up at the Alaska Alpine Club’s annual Halloween Spooky Drytooling Event! It is free to AAC members. Arrive at the ice tower located at the west end of the SRC at 6 pm to participate in this to-DIE-for event!

02/10/2024

Where did the Peter Mackeith Grant recipients go? Come to Schaible auditorium on October 14th at 6pm to find out

19/09/2024

Thank you to everyone who attended the Rock Climbing and Clean-up day (Emphasis on Clean-Up). As many of you know, the Grapefruit Complex Fire burned the Upper and Lower sections of Grapefruit. Which is a BUMMER! But an impressive 25 members showed some lovin’ to our rock climbing area, specifically between Sunnyside and Lost Cracks. This crew enhanced trail stability and regained the ease of access to Lower Grapefruit! Thank you, , for lending us some trail maintenance tools for this event! As well as those who chauffeured students to and from Grapefruit.

12/09/2024

Didn’t send that mixed pitch last winter? Now is the time to get strong for your alpine climbing goals this winter. New routes have been set that will challenge climbers of all abilities

21/05/2024

Thank you to all who came out and supported the annual Tumble in the Tundra Competition! We loved the stoke that was shared within the community on Sunday the 19th.

Congratulations to:

Hatcher Passhole - Noah & Julie for getting first place!

Scared Shirtless - Dylan and Brayden for getting second place!

Rope Mess - Simeon and Torin for getting third place!

Thank you to Tristan O’Donoghue and for organizing this bomber event!

Thank you , .designak , and for donating some awesome prizes!

Can’t wait to see y’all at other Alaska Alpine Club events!

19/05/2024

Happy Earth Day, everyone!

The Alaska Alpine Club is hosting the Annual Tumble in the Tundra Competition on Sunday, May 19th. Food and Drinks will be provided. Bring the stoke to Grapefruit for an exciting day full of climbing!

If you are not an Alaska Alpine Member...YET. Memberships are $15 for the public and $10 for students!

Can't wait to see you out there
-AAC

18/04/2024

Please welcome our elected 2024-2025 AAC Leadership!

17/04/2024

Our annual rock climbing competition, Tumble in the Tundra, is back for another year!

Join us Sunday, May 19th at Grapefruit Rocks for a day of friendly competition. Teams of two will race to climb as many routes as possible from 9 am to 5 pm.

Registration starts at 8:30 am in the lower (west) Grapefruit parking lot, followed by a safety meeting and rules discussion at 8:50 am. The event will conclude with a barbecue and winners ceremony. See ya there!

Photo credit: Grant Wilson at Sunnyside

10/04/2024

Club meeting Tuesday 4/16
6:30 pm in the Murie 3rd Floor Lounge
Refreshments 🍕 provided
See y’all there!

27/03/2024

Peter MacKeith Grant recipients Ethan Berkeland and August Franzen will be talking about their attempt of the south face of Mt. Shand. They will also present on exploratory ice climbing they have been doing since their trip.

Monday, April 1, 2024
6:00 PM 7:00 PM
Schaible Auditorium

21/02/2024

Who's excited for Reel Rock film fest this Friday?

$600 worth of giveaways at intermission

Immerse yourself in four new climbing films from across the globe: a visionary first ascent on Japan’s mythical Mt. Mizugaki; a climbing community held together in war-torn Ukraine; a treacherous free ascent of Jirishanca in the Peruvian Andes; and an exploration of Mallorca’s deep-water soloing. Presented by , supported by and .

February, 23rd at 7pm in the Murie Auditorium

$15 for public, $10 for AAC Members