2025 AAJ Collector's Edition

The 2025 American Alpine Journal The 2025 AAJ covers groundbreaking climbs and ski mountaineering descents around the world, with hundreds of inspiring photographs. The feature stories in this year's 384-page edition describe the first flash of an El Cap free route and new alpine routes in the Karakoram and Himalaya, Peru, Canada, Greenland, and beyond. Hundreds of other reports document alpine and big-wall ascents and mountain exploration on all seven continents. Limited Edition Hardcover This year's special hardcover edition celebrates the long and illustrious career of American alpinist Jack Tackle. Each copy is hand-signed by Tackle, and no more than 200 copies of this hardcover collector's edition will be sold. All proceeds from the sale of this edition directly support the AAJ's reporting and editing.  Please note: you will not be charged for shipping upon purchase. Books will be shipped out with the rest of our publications starting in September. Your billing address will be use