Welcome to the Alaska Alpine Club

The Alaska Alpine Club was formed in 1952 to promote the exploration and enjoyment of Alaska's mountain areas.  Current club activities include organizing spring mountaineering trips, the winter gear swap, conducting a six week Introduction to Ski Mountaineering Class, maintaining three alpine huts, maintaining local climbing crags, and participating in community events.

Past club activities include maintaining a climbing wall at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Student Recreation Center, publishing guides to local climbing areas, and lobbying the state government to prevent industrial development in local climbing spots (the famous Alaska Pipeline was originally routed through the limestone crags northeast of Fairbanks).

Club meetings take place every semester. All are welcome to attend meetings, which are frequently slideshows from member's trips.  See the calendar for date, time and venue.

If you are looking for the Alaskan Alpine Club website, you should look here. But, if you don’t explore this site first, you will miss out on some unique ideas and viewpoints.

AAC Executive Board 2024-2025

Results are in and this year’s club leadership has been elected! The 2024-2025 AAC Executive Board is;

President: Hazel Probst

Vice President: Simeon Ramirez

Treasurer: Leo Nordman

Secretary: Helen Willard

Social Media Manager: Shannon Williams

Events Coordinator: Dorothy Sherer

For more information or questions about club officers, check out our AAC Executives page under the ‘About’ tab and click on ‘Executive Board.’

Ski Mountaineering Course

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR SPRING 2025.

The Alaska Alpine Club Introduction to Ski Mountaineering Course is held in the spring, with registration opening in December. The course is designed to introduce students to safe methods of traveling and ascending in and on Alaskan mountains and glaciers. This 7-week course is taught twice a week, with class lectures in the evening and field clinics on Saturdays. Please visit the “About” tab for more information.

Descent Content Submission Vol. 29

Descent is a newsletter of the Alaska Alpine Club. We are excited to revive Descent for the 3rd year, and are looking for various sorts of submissions from you, our local alpinist community! Content we plan to highlight in this year’s edition includes:

Trip Reports, Trip Reports + Photos, Stand Alone Photography, Poetry/Written Word Media, Artwork (drawings, paintings, etc), Recipes, Gear Reviews (Favorites/Worst/Suggestions), Cover Contest Submissions, anything else we find entertaining enough to include.

3-5 submissions from each category will be chosen. Submissions should be current, from 2023-2024. Must be a member to submit.

Descent Content Submission Link: https://shorturl.at/dlLU1

Descent Team + cover contest

Are you an alpinist? Do you enjoy working on creative projects? Want to get involved in a unique way with the club? Submit to Descent!

Cover Contest Submission Link: https://shorturl.at/dlLU1

Descent Vol. 29 is in need of a locally designed cover! Submissions should include the title, ‘Descent.’ Must be a member to submit.

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