Alaska Alpine Club

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!

04/10/2024

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

20/02/2024

Tonight(02/20) at 7:30pm we'll be co-hosting trivia at the UAF pub with our friends at Nanook recreation. We'll be giving away tickets to the Banff Film Festival and some Alpine club swag (we now have 5 panel hats!) for the winners. Also, for those of you not on the podium we will be selling club goods as well as the new edition of our Descent magazine. See you there!

14/02/2024

AAC is teaming up with Nanook Rec to put on Trivia Night, Tuesday Feb 20th at 7 pm.!
Join us at the pub for a fun night of outdoor questions

09/02/2024

Reel Rock Film Festival is coming to Fairbanks February, 23rd at 7pm in the Murie Auditorium!

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 .

Featuring sachiamma Josh Wharton & more.

✨Raffle with admission! $600 worth of prizes✨

$15 for public, $10 for AAC Members

06/02/2024

Club meeting Friday 2/9
6 pm in the Murie 3rd Floor Lounge
Refreshments 🍕 provided
See y’all there!

05/02/2024

Join the AAC for a gear repair night!

Bring your torn and tattered outdoor gear for a night of mending and mingling. Some sewing supplies provided, bring any supplies you may have to share

Monday, February 12th, 5-7 pm
Up-Cycle Annex, bottom floor wood center

Refreshments provided (bagels and cream cheese)

17/01/2024

January events with AAC ⭐️

Starting this Friday with a club meeting and ice climbing on Saturday.

Then our annual gear swap at the end of the month.

Join us for one or all three!

08/12/2023

We're excited to announce the 2024 Ski Mountaineering Clinic. This
will be an incredible crash course in the essential information you need to
get out in Alaska's mountain landscapes.

The course will run from January 25 to March 3, with classes held on
Wednesday 7:00-8:30 pm and practical clinics on Saturdays.

Registration can be found on our website. The course is $150 and limited to 40 students

07/12/2023

*PSA* If you see any online ads from vendors selling merchandise with our logo it's a scam and not from us! We do have awesome T-shirts, stickers, patches, and soon to be hats available for sale but we currently only sell them in person at events.

07/12/2023

Happening tonight! A great first step to get valuable information on accessing the back-country.

Come join UAF Nanook Recreation and Mark Oldmixon this Thursday, December 7th at Beaver Sports!

06/12/2023

Are you a writer, photographer, master mountain chef? Want your adventures immortalized in print? Submit your adventure content to Descent magazine!

Link 🔗 on our website in bio for submission form

27/11/2023

Club meeting Friday 12/1
6 pm in the Murie 3rd Floor Lounge
Refreshments 🍕 provided
See y’all there!

02/11/2023

Join us for the Brit Rock film festival!

This year we are showing five of the UKs best climbing and adventure films. You won’t want to miss out on the array of hardcore action, pioneering spirit and some proper madness.

Friday, November 17th at 7 pm
Murie auditorium, refreshments provided
Free for AAC members, $10 for public

AAC membership cards can be purchased at location
Minors must be accompanied by parent or guardian