2026 McNeill-Nott Award
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With the untimely death of Sue Nott and her partner Karen McNeill on Mt. Foraker in 2006, The AAC partnered with Mountain Hardwear to establish the McNeill-Nott Award in their memory.
The McNeill-Nott Award seeks to preserve the spirit of these two talented and courageous climbers by giving grants to amateur climbers exploring new routes or unclimbed peaks with small and lightweight teams. The Award focuses on projects that have strong exploratory and adventurous mountaineering objectives. These elements are more important than the technical rating of the climbing objective.
Two or three grants totaling $5,000 will be awarded annually to amateur teams that best meet the criteria for pursuing an exploratory objective.
Proposals are evaluated on the following criteria:
- The remoteness and exploratory nature of the objective;
- The planned climbing style (lightweight teams preferred);
- Whether you have the experience needed for your objective.
- Membership in The American Alpine Club is required