The American Alpine Club Announces International Appointment

New U.S. Representative Named to UIAA Ski Mountaineering Council

– The American Alpine Club recently announced the appointment of Andrew McLean of Salt Lake City, Utah as the United States delegate to the International Ski Mountaineering Council, the organization that oversees ski mountaineering competitions worldwide. The ISMC operates under the authority of the Union Internationale des Associations d' Alpinisme, known in English as the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation.

Regarding his new position, Andrew McLean says, “It's an exciting time to be involved with ski mountaineering races in America.  Although the sport is well established in Europe, it is just getting going over here and growing rapidly.  The races are fun to compete in as well as watch, and help to improve your backcountry skills.  By increasing the number of races in the United States and raising the standards, I hope that the US competitors will soon be a force in international competitions and that people will discover this wonderful new sport.”

McLean is an experienced backcountry mountaineer with 36 years of experience on snow and skis including 16 years racing with the United States Ski Association and the Fédération Internationale de Ski.

McLean graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in industrial design. When he is not in the backcountry, McLean is a product designer for Black Diamond Equipment in Salt Lake City, Utah. Some of his designs with Black Diamond include: Camalots, Peckers, Bionic Crampons, Hotwire Carabiner, Tetons, the Rage ice Axe, Enduro Carabiner, Whippets, and the Shrike Ice Axe.

Altitech2: Digital Altimeter, Barometer, Compass and Thermometer. Time/Date/Alarms. Chronograph with 24 hour working range. Timer with stop, repeat and up function. Rotating Bezel. Leveling bubble. Carabiner latch. E.L. 3 second backlight. Water resistant. 4" x 2-1/4" x 3/4" 2 oz. Requires 1 CR2032 battery. See more here.

  Altitude pre-
   acclimatization

   Ascenders

   Atlas snowshoes

   Black Diamond

   Botas

   Brunton

   Carabiners

   CaVa Climbing Shoes
   Clearance

   Clif Bar

   CMI

   Crampons

   Edelweiss ropes
   Eureka Tents

   Featured

   FoxRiver

   Garmin

   Granite Gear

   Harnesses
   Headlamps
   Helmets

   HighGear
   Ice Axes

   Kavu Eyewear

   Katadyn

   Kong

   Lekisport

   Lowepro

   Motorola

   Nalgene

   New England Ropes

   Nikwax

   Omega

   Outdoor Designs

   Pelican

   PowerBar

   Princeton Tec

   Prescription Glacier

   Glasses

   Primus

   Rope Bags

   Seattle Sports

   Serius
   Sleeping Bags

   Stubai

   Suunto

   Tents

   Trekking Poles
   Ushba
   and more here