American Alpine Club Joins Outdoor Alliance Coalition
The American Alpine Club (AAC) has joined as an official partner of Outdoor Alliance, a coalition that unites the outdoor recreation community to protect public lands. As a member organization of the coalition, the AAC will strengthen its voice in the national conversation about human-powered recreation on public lands, helping to secure climbing access for its members.
Outdoor Alliance is a coalition of 7 national and regional outdoor recreation organizations. Outdoor Alliance brings the outdoor recreation user voice to public land policy to protect, promote, and enhance the human-powered experience on our public lands. Outdoor Alliance’s Executive Director, Adam Cramer, said, “American Alpine Club is a legendary mountaineering organization, with impressive roots in the conservation movement and a large and active membership. Their highly-engaged membership will complement our work protecting climbing and other human-powered recreation across the country.” Outdoor Alliance coalition work has helped protect iconic places like Browns Canyon in Colorado, increased protection for Colorado Roadless Areas, and improved access to outdoor recreation across public lands.
"In joining the coalition the AAC adds its voice to the much needed effort to protect our public lands and ensure the are managed responsibly for recreation," AAC CEO Phil Powers said. "Just as importantly, our new partnership with the Outdoor Alliance gives our public policy staff a team to work with as we advocate for climbing in the United States." In uniting the voices of outdoor organizations of varying disciplines from across the country, OA stands as a testament to the AAC's belief that together we're stronger. This new partnership moves the AAC and its members towards its vision of a united community of competent climbers and healthy climbing landscapes.
About The American Alpine Club
The American Alpine Club is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose vision is a united community of competent climbers and healthy climbing landscapes. Together with our members, the AAC advocates for American climbers domestically and around the world; provides grants and volunteer opportunities to protect and conserve the places we climb; hosts local and national climbing festivals and events; publishes two of the world's most sought-after climbing annuals, the American Alpine Journal and Accidents in North American Mountaineering; cares for the world's leading climbing library and country's leading mountaineering museum; manages the Hueco Rock Ranch, New River Gorge Campground, and Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch as part of a larger lodging network for climbers; and annually gives $100,000+ toward climbing, conservation, and research grants that fund adventurers who travel the world. Learn about additional programs and become a member at americanalpineclub.org.
About Outdoor Alliance
Outdoor Alliance is a nonprofit coalition of organizations that include American Whitewater, American Canoe Association, Access Fund, International Mountain Bicycling Association, Winter Wildlands Alliance, and the Mountaineers. We are backcountry skiers, hikers, paddlers, mountain bikers, boaters, and climbers who share a commitment to protecting public lands. In uniting our voices, we are building and nurturing a conservation constituency for the 21st century.