The American Alpine Club provides resources for climbers and explorers to attempt new challenges, conduct scientific research, and conserve mountain environments. The AAC awards more than $80,000 annually, although the size and number of awards vary from year to year. For more information on all the grant programs, please visit americanalpineclub.org. The information below about 2010 grant recipients and objectives was accurate at the time of the grant; in some cases, recipients may have decided to attempt other objectives. Expeditions labeled with an asterisk (*) are reported in this Journal.
LYMAN SPITZER CUTTING-EDGE AWARDS
Cory Richards
North face of Chamlang (7,319m), Nepal
$4,000
Freddie Wilkinson
South face of Nuptse (7,800m), Nepal
$3,000
Dylan Johnson
Seerdengpu (5,592m) north buttress, Sichuan Province, China*
$2,000
Lorna Illingworth
Free ascent of the Mt. Proboscis Original Route, Canada*
$1,500
Renan Ozturk
Tooth Traverse, Ruth Gorge, Alaska*
$1,500
MCNEILL-NOTT AWARDS
Clint Helander
Revelation Mountains, Alaska
$2,000
Nate Farr
North ridge of Mt. Ambition, Coast Mountains, Canada*
$1,500
Mike Ybarra
Singu Chuli (6,501m), Annapurna Sanctuary, Nepal
$1,500
MOUNTAIN FELLOWSHIPS (FALL 2009)
Blake Herrington (23)
Ambition, Stikine, Alaska
$900
Roberto Gonzales-Pita (21) and Greg Mionske (21)
Cordon Granito, Chile
$800 each
Bryan Friedrichs (24)
The Tusk, Hidden Range, Alaska
$700
Ryan Huetter (25)
Cajon de los Arenales, Argentina
$400
MOUNTAIN FELLOWSHIPS (SPRING 2010)
Josh Garrison (25)
Pirate Valley, Argentina*
$700
Graham Zimmerman (24)
North face of Chamlang, Nepal
$700
Michael Royer (25)
Djangart region, Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan*
$700
Blake Herrington (24)
Cerro Pollone, Argentina*
$500
Hayden Kennedy (20)
West face of North Howser Tower, Canada
$500
Sam Schabacker (24)
Fitz Roy’s North Pillar, Argentina
$500
ZACK MARTIN BREAKING BARRIERS GRANT
Jonathan Mingle
Passive heating-cooking home, and first ski descent of Sultan Lango (19,117’)
$1,800
NIKWAX ALPINE BELLWEATHER GRANT
Kevin McManigal
Glacial change, as compared to the 1910 Royal Geographic Society expedition, Turgun Mountains, Mongolia
$2,000
Ann Piersall
Glaciation and indigenous perspectives on climate change, At-Bashy Range, Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan*
$1,000
RESEARCH GRANTS
Adam Clark
Northwest Montana Summer Glacial Run-off Study
$1,000
Pete Clark
New River Gorge Climber Impact Study
$1,000
Jessica Lundin
Updated Mass Balance Measurements of Blue Glacier, Mt. Olympus, Washington
$700
Justin Stroup
Building a Climate Connection: Quelccaya Ice Cap, the Peruvian Andes—a link between Northern and Southern Hemispheres
$700
Kevin McManigal
Glacial Retreat and Impacts on Water Security, Bhutan
$700
Matthew Sanborn
Implications for Understanding High Altitude Cerebral Edema
$700
Teresa Chuang
Photography in the Sierra Nevada: Documenting Climate Change
$700
Zach Guy
The Influence of Terrain Parameters on Spatial Patterns of Snow in Steep Couloirs
$700
Ann Piersall
Glaciation and Local Perspectives in the At- Bashy Range, Kyrgyzstan
$400
Jeffrey Hallo
Visitors’ and mountain guides’ perceptions of biophysical change at Mount Rainier National Park
$400
Nathan Furman
The Role of Environmental Conditions on Decisions to Ski in Avalanche Terrain
$400
Nicholas Kanaan
Prevention of Altitude Illness with Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Study
$400
Noah Reid
Integrating Phylogeography and Macroecology in the Study of Alpine Insect Communities
$400
Alexandra Urza
Investigating the Implications of Climate Change for the Timing and Composition of Post- disturbance Plant Reestablishment in Glacier National Park, Montana
$400
Edward Chang
8,000-meter Peak Effects on Humans
$100
