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34-487: The Ultimate Explorer's Grand Slam includes this, plus visiting every country in the world. The original concept involved the polar trips starting from accepted coastal points, involving long sledging journeys. Over time the significantly shorter, easier, and less serious "Last Degree" polar trips – from 89 degrees to the pole (at 90 degrees) – have been claimed as the Explorer's Grand Slam ( Last Degree ). The climbing community,

68-578: A bequest of $ 3 million from Hall's estate which was used to setup a permanent endowment fund, the Henry Snow Hall Jr. Fund, with the income generated to be used for the development of new exhibits. To commemorate his long term involvement as a trustee for 40 years and his financial support over those years, the Museum named its new wing "The Hall Wing". Hall married Lydia Lyman Storer in 1920. Their daughter, Edith Paine Hall Overly (1921–2018), later became

102-675: A larger lodging network for climbers; and annually gives about $ 100,000 toward climbing, conservation, and research grants that fund adventurers who travel the world. It also maintains regional sections—with both regional staff and volunteers—throughout the United States. The AAC publishes two books, The American Alpine Journal (AAJ) and Accidents in North American Climbing (Accidents) annually. Collections of these journals, along with tens of thousands of other climbing-related publications and mountaineering literature, can be found in

136-584: A member of the American Alpine Club Spitzer established the "Lyman Spitzer Cutting Edge Climbing Award" which gives $ 12,000 to several mountain climbing expeditions annually. Mary Jobe Akeley, who explored the Selkirk Mountains and much of British Columbia between 1907 and 1914, was an early member. As of 2022, the board of directors consist of the following: Henry Snow Hall Jr. Henry Snow Hall Jr. (3 June 1895 – 29 March 1987)

170-558: A private collector donated 30,000 bound volumes of the Central Asia Library. Many of the Library's original volumes are housed in the current library's Rare Books Room. Today, AAC members can search the Library's website for literature and guidebooks and have items shipped to them from Golden. The library also features an online Guidebook Finder which allows users to search for climbing guidebooks by location. First published in 1929,

204-549: A relatively few areas are routinely visited by mountaineers". Hall showed remarkable determination during the summer of 1936 when he made the first ascents of Monarch and Silverthrone, both are in the Pacific Ranges and the summits are only about 40km apart but in order to move between them he needed to cover 1400km, travelling back to Vancouver , then up the coast before bushwhacking back inland. Later first ascents include Whitesaddle Mountain 2,990 m (9,810 ft) in

238-680: Is considered by many to be the founder of the wilderness preservation movement. Muir also served as the club's second president, and was instrumental in bringing the AAC to a central role in environmental conservation in the United States. Lyman Spitzer , noted theoretical physicist and astronomer was a member of the club. In 1965, Spitzer and Donald Morton became the first men to climb Mount Thor 1,675 m (5,495 ft), located in Auyuittuq National Park , on Baffin Island , Nunavut , Canada. As

272-497: Is some consensus that a True Adventurer's Grand Slam is achieved by also visiting the magnetic north and south poles. As of 2022, all terminology and guidelines regarding polar data records are being conducted under the Polar Expeditions Classification Scheme (PECS). In 1998, David Hempleman-Adams became the first person to complete an Explorer's Grand Slam . In April 2005, Park Young-seok became

306-625: The American Alpine Journal (AAJ) is an annual publication which includes news on groundbreaking first ascents, trip reports from high-altitude ascents the world over, and various resources—including book reviews, maps, and topography. For this annual publication, the AAC collaborates with the Alpine Club of Canada to cover accidents caused by inadequate protection, clothing or equipment; inexperience; errors in judgment; and climbers’ pursuing of objectives beyond their abilities. Published with

340-635: The American Alpine Club , The Explorers Club , climbing companies such as International Mountain Guides, define the Explorer's Grand Slam as having accomplished the Seven Summits plus (at a minimum – the last degree of) the North and South Poles. There is some consensus that a True Explorer's Grand Slam means one will also have summitted all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) (14 + 7 + 2). Likewise, there

374-580: The Arctic Institute of North America in 1948. The AAC Library was established in 1916 by a gift from American mountaineer Henry Montagnier, whose collection was added to over time by various early club members. The library was initially focused primarily on the Alps. From 1916 until 1929, the library was housed in the New York Public Library , which devoted an entire room to the AAC. During this time,

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408-628: The Henry S. Hall Jr. . American Alpine Club Library, also located in the AMC. The AAC is a 501(c)(3) organization supported by gifts and grants from individuals, corporations and foundations, member dues, and income from lodging, publications and restricted endowments. Founded by Arctic explorer, zoologist and geographer Angelo Heilprin , the American Alpine Club was established in 1902 and had 45 founding members. These original members were primarily from

442-683: The New Zealand Alps , the European Alps , Africa, Mexico, Japan and Colombia. He also climbed widely in North America. In particular, he returned year after year to the great peaks of the Canadian Rockies and British Columbia , especially to the Coast Range , often in company with Don Munday , Munday's wife Phyllis , and packer Batise Dester. He mounted eight expeditions to that area in

476-770: The Niut Range , in 1939. Mount Queen Bess 3,298 m (10,820 ft), one of the principal summits of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains, with the Mundays in 1942. Then in June 1947 Hall visited the Muskwa Ranges with Noel Odell , Frank Smythe and others, where they made the first ascent of Mount Lloyd George 2,938 m (9,639 ft). Hall also made several expeditions to reconnoitre and to attempt Mount Waddington 4,019 m (13,186 ft): in 1931, 1932 and, with

510-491: The 1930s, some approaching from the ocean, others from the interior and has been described as "the most important Coast Mountain pioneer during the 1930s" . Hall was a member of the team which made the first ascent of the 5,959 m (19,551 ft) Mount Logan in Yukon (Canada's highest peak) in 1925, although he himself was not on the summit partly because he volunteered to help another member, who had frozen his feet, down

544-531: The AAC advocates for American climbers domestically and around the world; provides grants and volunteer opportunities to protect and conserve climbing areas; hosts local and national climbing festivals and events; cares for the nation's leading climbing library and mountaineering museum; manages the Hueco Rock Ranch, New River Gorge Campground, Samuel F. Pryor III Shawangunk Gateway Campground, Rumney Rattlesnake Campground, and Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch as part of

578-714: The AAC to its current location in Golden, Colorado. The club is housed in the American Mountaineering Center, whose other tenants include the Colorado Mountain Club and Outward Bound . The AAC is historically and contemporarily associated with a number of other American and international organizations. It was a founding member of the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (Union International des Associations d’Alpinism, UIAA) in 1932 and

612-689: The East Coast, although a handful resided in the Midwest, Washington, and Alaska. Among them was Annie Smith Peck and the AAC's first president, Charles Ernest Fay , who was also a founding member of the Appalachian Mountain Club . The club was primarily East Coast-oriented for the first half-century of its existence; its headquarters remained in New York until 1993, when the Board unanimously decided to move

646-553: The Henry S. Hall Jr. American Alpine Club Library. Soon after this move, AAC member John Boyle – part of the American expedition that first ascended Mt. Everest's Kangshung Face in 1983 – donated the John M. Boyle Himalayan Library, which included 2,500 books, 400 expedition reports, and 100 videos and films. Many items are autographed by the expedition members who wrote them. Most recently, in 2008,

680-640: The Mundays a few weeks later. Although the summit heights of many of Hall's first ascents are relatively lowly, their significance should not be under-estimated. In the 1920s almost nothing was known about the mountainous coastal area extending 1000 miles north from Vancouver and climbers had made no significant explorations in the area. Even in the 2020s aproaches to the mountain areas of the Coast Range are very difficult, often involving hazardous river crossings and commonly being choked with dense undergrowth, they "require strength and persistence" and even now "only

714-621: The Mundays, in 1933 and 1934. On 14 August 1934 the party reached the top of the north-west summit but concluded that they could not continue to the main summit (which is little more than 30m higher) because "the rock tower is next to unclimbable". In mid-July 1941 he set out with Bradford Washburn , Barbara Washburn , Benjamin Ferris, Sterling Hendricks and William Shand to attempt the first ascent of Mount Hayes (4,216 m (13,832 ft)) in Alaska . On 29 July they managed to reach 12,650 ft. via

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748-537: The North Ridge but a storm was approaching and, with the summit only a little over 1000ft higher and just half a mile away, they decided they should descend to safety. On August 1 the party made another attempt, Hall remained in camp but the others were successful in making the first ascent of Mount Hayes. The route up the North Ridge wasn't repeated until 1975, it "is considered one of the great landmarks of Alaskan mountaineering because of its great technical difficulty at

782-475: The equivalent” appeared at the end of this bylaw, allowing the Board to elect artists and writers with little tangible experience, but for the most part, membership in the Club meant that a person had already achieved a great deal in the world of mountaineering. Today, the AAC has no prerequisites for membership. Another notable founding member is naturalist, prolific writer, and Sierra Club co-founder John Muir , who

816-571: The first Australian woman and the 31st person worldwide to complete the Explorer's Grand Slam. In 2014, Jing Wang became the fastest woman to complete the (Last Degree) Grand Slam in 142 days. In 2014, Ryan Waters became the first American to complete the True Adventurer's Grand Slam by skiing full-length, unsupported and unassisted North and South Pole expeditions and climbing the seven summits. On April 21, 2015, Tashi Malik and Nungshi Malik became world's first twins and siblings as well as

850-583: The first South Asians to complete the Explorer's Grand Slam (Last Degree). On May 27, 2016, Colin O'Brady became the fastest person to complete the Explorer's Grand Slam (Last Degree), doing so in 139 days. He is the world speed record holder for completing the Explorer's Grand Slam (Last Degree). On April 12, 2017, Marin Minamiya became the youngest person to complete the Explorers' Grand Slam (Last Degree) at 20 years old. On 12th January 2024, Johnny Ward became

884-456: The first person to complete a True Explorer's Grand Slam . In 2011, former Wales rugby union international Richard Parks became the first person to complete the (Last Degree) Grand Slam within a single calendar year, doing so within seven months. On April 16, 2013, Vanessa O'Brien became the first woman to complete the (Last Degree) Grand Slam under a single calendar year, doing so in eleven months. On April 22, 2013, Cheryl Bart became

918-541: The first person to complete the Ultimate Explorers' Grand Slam. In chronological order: In chronological order: 11. Inge Meløy (NP non-Costal) (Norway) In chronological order: American Alpine Club The American Alpine Club ( AAC ) is a non-profit member organization with more than 26,000 members. The club is housed in the American Mountaineering Center (AMC) in Golden, Colorado . Through its members,

952-420: The intention of informing climbers and preventing subsequent accidents, each report includes a detailed analysis of what went wrong and what precautions could be taken to avoid a similar accident. From the time of its founding until the mid-1980s, candidates for membership in the AAC were required to submit a list of notable ascents at high altitude or other “significant alpine accomplishments.” The phrase “... or

986-801: The leadership of the American Alpine Club, he was involved in convincing General George Marshall that the United States needed trained mountain troops so that the war could be won in Europe and perhaps elsewhere. This led to the formation of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment , which saw service in the Aleutian Islands in 1943, and later became part of the 10th Mountain Division . Hall "generously gave financial assistance to numerous climbers and expeditions" he both helped financially, and gave aid to many mountaineering expeditions throughout his life and it

1020-520: The library grew to include contributions from many members, as well as cultural artifacts from their various expeditions to the Himalayas and elsewhere. In 1941, the AAC purchased a renovated firehouse in Manhattan to house the growing library. When the AAC moved its permanent headquarters to Golden in 1993, the library, too, moved to its current location in the basement of the American Mountaineering Center,

1054-630: The mountain from 17,000 feet. He was involved in numerous other first ascents, including Mount French 3,244-metre (10,643-foot) in the Spray Mountains range of the Canadian Rockies (1921). Mount Blackhorn 3,022 m (9,915 ft) and Mount Razorback 3,183 m (10,443 ft) in the Niut Range of the Coast Mountains, in August 1932. Mount Monarch 3,555 m (11,663 ft) in July 1936 and Mount Silverthrone 2,864 m (9,396 ft) with

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1088-624: The time" . He was the first Honorary President of the American Alpine Club (1974), after having served as president (1950–1952), secretary (for 15 years) and director. He was also one of the founders of the Harvard Mountaineering Club, in 1924 and later became its Honorary President. He was President of the Harvard Travellers Club and in 1962 he was elected to Honorary membership of the Alpine Club . In 1941, as part of

1122-582: Was "in Henry’s library and livingroom that many great American mountaineering accomplishments were generated and planned" . Hall was a supporter of the American Alpine Club Library which was established in 1916 and is now regarded as "one of the world’s finest collections of mountain-related artifacts, archives, rare books, maps, and media". It is now named the Henry S. Hall Jr. American Alpine Club Library. The Boston Museum of Science received

1156-626: Was an American mountaineer and patron of the American Alpine Club . He was also a trustee of the Boston Museum of Science Hall was born June 3, 1895, in Boston , Massachusetts . He was educated at St. George's School (Rhode Island) and graduated from Harvard College with the Class of 1919. In World War I he was an infantry officer. Hall's mountaineering took him to the Caucasus Mountains ,

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