AAI Special Offers

RING LEADER DISCOUNT

Want to climb with your friends, family, or colleagues? Organize at least 3 climbers (including yourself) to participate in an AAI course or guided climb and receive $100 off your own tuition. Each person in your group, including you, will also receive a $25 gift certificate that can be redeemed in our gear shop.

Fine print: This offer can be applied to most all of our courses, guided climbs, and expeditions with a climber to guide ratio of 3:1 or higher. It requires at least 3 individuals to participate, cannot be combined with other discounts, and requires a trip length of two days or more. AAI reserves the right to change or cancel this offer at any time. Certain programs do not qualify. Please contact our office for full details.

"CLIMB UP SO KIDS CAN GROW UP" DISCOUNT

Earn an AAI discount by participating in a climb-a-thon event benefitting kids with HIV/AIDS. The event is called "Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up" and is put on by the American Foundation for Children with AIDS (AFCA). Climbers can choose where to climb and what to climb, whether it be a mountain, a boulder, flights of stairs in a tall building, or a climbing wall. They also decide which level of sponsorship they'd like to achieve and choose from three levels (ranging from $115 to $385).

AAI Match: If you participate in this event, AAI will provide a program credit to you that equals half of what you raise for AFCA. You can apply this program credit to an AAI program (applies to U.S. programs excluding Alaska and to South America programs excluding Alpamayo; cannot exceed 10% of the AAI program fee; maximum credit is $500). It's our way of thanking you for your donation or congratulating you on your successful fundraising. Learn more by visiting the event website or by calling the AFCA at (888) 683-8323.

WEEKLY GEAR SPECIALS

Our gear store features a weekly special on a handful of items at substantial discounts. The clothing and equipment on sale changes every Tuesday so check back each week. You'll also find great items on clearance, and we are regularly adding products, photos, testing notes, and equipment reviews.

While checking out our gear specials, be sure to explore our Guides Choice gear picks. Guides Choice is an independent, international gear evaluation program started by the American Alpine Institute in 1989. Our professional mountain guides are continually field-testing equipment and clothing in a variety of mountain environments and conditions. Guides Choice awards are given to the top item of gear in each product category based on excellence in design, performance, and durability. Each year new Guides Choice awards are presented to manufacturers at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market trade show in Salt Lake City.

SECOND SUMMITS PROGRAM

AAI's unique Second Summits program gives you a second chance at a missed summit for 20% to 50% off the original cost. Weather, fatigue, and even the common cold can cut short what would have been a successful summit climb. Unique in the international guiding industry, AAI's Second Summits program can help get you back on the mountain for another shot at the top. Click here for full details.

GREEN POWER DISCOUNT on AAI Programs

Earn up to $200, applicable towards AAI programs if you use renewable energy sources in your daily life. Discount details.

GIFT CERTIFICATES - Give a mountain adventure or a piece of gear

Shopping for a special someone? How about a gift certificate to help them climb that mountain they've always dreamed about. Or some new gear to keep them warm and safe. Your AAI gift certificate can be for any amount you choose and can be applied to either gear purchases, gear rentals, or a domestic or international climbing trip.