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Favorite Backpacking Meals
Hot Meals Backcountry Quesadillas These require active cooking and will burn a bit of fuel (and possibly your ... -
Library
To request a book or DVD, please email our librarian. We have a large library that is now housed at the Millikan ... -
Gear Rental
By renting gear, you agree to abide by the COVID-19 policies as described under the "Current Policies and Operations ... -
Specialty Gear
Trad rack 1 This rack contains doubles of sizes BD C4 0.5 - 3, a 0.3, a 4, nuts BD sizes 4-13 and nut tool, a prusik ... -
Mount Whitney Winter Packing List
This is a list of what you'll need for previous Club Winter Mountaineering Trips to Mount Whitney, and the training ... -
Film Festivals
Caltech Alpine Club hosts several public film festivals a year! We love to bring the greater community together to ... -
Climbs
Climbing Destinations Crags listed here focus on bouldering, sport, and traditional climbing. Scrambling and ... -
Links
General Beta and Route Descriptions * SummitPost \\- a very extensive and well-used guide to mountaineering areas. ... -
Winter Mountaineering Advice
This is advice from the participants on the club's winter mountaineering trips from years past. These are all ... -
Book Reviews
Mountain of my Fear, David Roberts Aaron Markowitz On Sunday I finished Dave Roberts' The Mountain of My Fear. Dave ... -
Packing Lists
This article aims to cover the equipment required for a wide range of alpine trips. For a gear list tailored for ... -
Climbing Nutrition
Altitude Intro Altitude sickness is a broad term that includes Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) as well as the more ... -
Trail Runs
At the foot of the San Gabriels, Caltech has excellent access to plenty of steep, challenging trail runs. Of course ... -
Noel Csomay-Shanklin
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Climbing Knots
An assortment of knots that may be useful for climbing, mountaineering, camping, etc. Bachmann Knot This knot is ... -
Mountain Biking
Get stoked for mountain biking in southern California right in the nearby San Bernardino Mountains!! (and lots of ... -
Caltech Alpine Club
Welcome to the new Caltech Alpine Club page! Here, you can learn more about our club, how you can join us, and what ... -
Snow Sports
First off, let's get this out of the way: California has amazing snow! Because the usual media coverage about ... -
Join
Welcome! There are many ways to be involved with Caltech Alpine Club! Join us at our next talk, film festival, or ... -
About Us
The Alpine Club is Caltech's premier club for anything vaguely mountain- or outdoor-related. The Club has interests ... -
Skiing & Snowboarding
This is a general overview of some of our favorite, local and kind-of-local skiing & snowboarding places. Resorts ... -
Donate
If you would like to donate to the Caltech Alpine Club to help support courses, talks, and gear, please see this ... -
Backpacking 101
Backpacking - What is it, and why would I want to carry all my stuff to go camping? How do I even get started? ... -
Bouldering Cave
Starting 23 Sept 2020, the bouldering gym will be open for individual/household appointments through the Caltech ... -
Melting Snow
Melting snow for drinking water is a simple task, but since it is so fundamental, and fuel is so precious in the ... -
Leave No Trace
In club trips, or even when we go to the backcountry just with friends, it is our first and foremost responsibility ... -
Climbing
Zoom In to Image Rock scrambling in the Sierra (Mt. Agassiz) Image Lightbox Download Full Image Year-round climbing ... -
Club Trips
What is more integral to the well-being of the alpinist, the wood-folk, the sun and breeze seeker than being ... -
Activities
Get hyped for all the alpine activities California has to offer! Short (or longer) drives from Caltech can get you ... -
Blister Prevention
Blisters are no fun. Here are some tips on avoiding them. The standard advice Much of this is good advice, but you ... -
Deals
There is nothing better than a month in wilderness, but there are some things that are still awesome! As a club that ... -
Stewardship
Do you love recreating in the world around you? Well, give the the world around you a reason to love you back, by ... -
Hikes
Caltech is located just south of the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, where you can find some beautiful day ... -
Abby Keebler
Film Festival Coordinator -
Mountain Biking
Southern California is an excellent place to mountain bike! The San Gabriels have numerous trails close to Caltech, ... -
Michael J. Ybarra
Michael J. Ybarra (September 28, 1966-June 30, 2012) was a journalist, author and climber. Born and raised in Los ... -
Holly Krynicki
Deals Shark -
Education
The Alpine Club offers a number of courses to help our members learn technical safety skills needed for responsible ... -
Hiking
Alpine Club members are very active hiking all around Pasadena, LA, and California! Check out some of our favorite ... -
Talks
The Alpine Club has an epic talk series! It's a space where our community members tell stories and show pictures of ... -
The Drew Dembowski Alpine Collection
Pasadena resident, musician and a good friend and supporter of the club Drew Dembowski in 2012 very kindly donated a ... -
Tina Seeger
Film Festival Coordinator -
Zach Auvil
Co-President -
Daniel Van Beveren
Co-President -
Running
Alpine Club members are very active trail and street running all around Pasadena, LA, and California! Check out some ... -
Aubrey Schonhoff
Tyrant of Trail Running -
Haakon Ludvig Langeland Ervik
Treasurer