The North Face Speaker Series - join the adventure starting September 28th!

As an organization focused on people doing their part to be both participants and activists in the outdoor conservation moment, we are proud to partner with companies like The North Face who put these values in to action, every day.

Join us this Fall as we meet athletes from The North Face on the road for The North Face Speaker Series, held in select cities across the nation through December 3rd.

Check out the full North Face Speaker Series schedule here, and see which exciting show is happening in your area of the country!

Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers and Staff will at the Speaker Series in the following cities: Boulder, Denver, Santa Fe and Burlington.

See you there!

PHIL POWERS: Life lessons from K2 and other big mountains

On Wednesday April 7th @ 7:00pm Phil Powers will be speaking on Life Lessons from K2 and other big mountains.

Powers is author of Wilderness Mountaineering and Climbing: Expedition Planning. His essay, "The Importance of Pace", was aired on NPR's "This I Believe" in 2006. Powers has led dozens of expeditions to South America, Alaska and Pakistan's Karakoram Range, including ascents of K2 and Gasherbrum II without supplemental oxygen. He made the first ascent of the Washburn Face on Denali, naming it in recognition of the impact longtime AAC member Bradford Washburn's photos had in the planning and route research of many Alaska climbs. Powers also made the first ascent of Lukpilla Brakk's Western Edge in Pakistan, and the first winter traverse of the Tetons' Cathedral Peaks.

Phil Powers joined the American Alpine Club as executive director in May of 2005. His previous experience in the non-profit world includes service as vice president for institutional advancement at Naropa University and seventeen years with the National Outdoor Leadership School as chief mountaineering instructor and development/partnerships director. He remains an owner of Jackson Hole Mountain Guides.

Sponsored by: First Ascent and KEEN Footwear

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