The American Alpine Institute has a mission "to provide world-class mountain education, exceptional guided experiences, and to inspire natural preservation."
Due to hot and dry conditions that are intensifying the risk of wildfires, fire managers have issued restrictions on all campfires, smoking, and other activities within the forest. Restrictions begin today, August 16, 2023.
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Hi folks! Wanted to hop on here and talk about the heat we are having. Its hot up here at MSH so please come with more water than you think you'll need. Stay safe! ~Ranger Katie
🏔️ Ice climbers Kirill Belotserkovskiy and his team conquer two new routes in the unexplored mountains of Kazakhstan.
Scaling Molodaya Gvardiya and Muryntau, they endured challenging weather conditions but triumphed in their expedition. https://t.co/Kan40XRa8w
This just in 👀 - it’s been reported that President Biden is planning to designate Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona! ✍️ Add your name to the petition to ask @POTUS to get this done! https://t.co/UV2dHALvg2 #KeepItGrand
On July 12, some mountaineers found a body on the Theodul Glacier in the Pennine Alps, near the Italian border.
DNA evidence revealed the body belongs to a German mountaineer who went missing in 1986, almost 40 years ago.
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📣 Last chance to lend your voice! Univ. of Tenn. is conducting research to find out how rock climbers perceive #bats while out at the #crag. Please take 5-10 min to help inform future management strategies to protect bats: https://t.co/P4BCavnfJO
93-year-old Oakland Man climbs Yosemite's Half Dome!
Last week, a 93-year-old Everett Kalin became the oldest known climber to conquer #Yosemite's Half Dome.
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