Hueco Rock Rodeo

02/04/2024

https://americanalpineclub.org/huecorockrodeo

Schedule and FAQ's updated!

The American Alpine Club is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Our vision is a united community of competent climbers and healthy climbing landscapes.

02/17/2022

Share your favorite memories from Rodeos past!

Since we can’t celebrate and climb in person this year, let’s all share some of our favorite moments and climbs from previous years. 🔥 🧗‍♀️ 🕺

Tag us or use the hashtag and we’ll re-post!

📸 by Keith Allen Peters () of the iconic bonfire (pre-burining 😆)

02/11/2022

Normally, next week we’d be gathering in Hueco for the Rodeo.

We are heartbroken to not see you all, but we put your health and safety and that of the local community above all else. So, stay safe and train hard for next year!

Be sure to mark your calendars for the 2023 Rodeo on Feb 17-19, 2023. We’ll be back bigger and better than ever!

Photo by Keith Allen Peters () of a stoked, ready to throw down crowd at the 2020 Hueco Rock Rodeo.

02/23/2021

The AAC's online auction closes Thursday at 7pm MST. Check out all the gear, art, guided climbing, and more!

Did we mention there's a 7-day stay at the American Alpine Club - Hueco Rock Ranch + AAC membership package up for grabs!?

Check out the 100+ items here: https://e.givesmart.com/events/k7g/i/

Every dollar raised supports the AAC's work protecting wild places, educating climbers, and building community.

11/05/2020

Do you know why Hueco is the way it is? Learn some Hueco history!

How rules saved Hueco Tanks.

10/29/2020

We are deeply saddened to announce the cancellation of the in-person Hueco Rock Rodeo and that the American Alpine Club - Hueco Rock Ranch will not open for the 2020-2021 season. Our primary concern is our community, including the safety and wellbeing of our staff and guests. Logistically, we simply cannot ensure that safety. El Paso is experiencing significantly increased spread of the coronavirus and we ask that all climbers focus on vigilance and best practices. Please see the AAC's updated Covid-19 Guidance.

We will deeply miss everyone this year and hope you are able to safely enjoy fresh air wherever you may find yourselves.

See you for the 2022 Rodeo! For questions please contact [email protected] or [email protected].

Photo by Keith Allen Peters

07/30/2020

Watch one of the top climbing films of 2020
from the comfort of your couch!

Join The American Alpine Club and Colorado Mountain Club for a special virtual presentation of Pretty Strong tonight, and stream the film at your leisure between the hours of 5pm and 11pm MDT. Tickets and information here: https://bit.ly/prettystrongvirtual

100% of proceeds support the AAC and CMC's work for the climbing community.

Join The American Alpine Club and Colorado Mountain Club for a special virtual presentation of Pretty Strong!From 5.13 big walls in Yosemite to 5.14 sport climbs in Mexico to V14 boulder problems in Colorado, Pretty Strong follows eight of the world’s strongest female climbers as they explore new ...

06/30/2020

The Olympics might be postponed but Clubhouse Live is this Thursday! 🔥

We've got a super special guest: future Olympian Kyra Condie! 💪 🤩 She's one of just 4 Americans qualified for Tokyo where climbing will make its Olympic debut.

Head over to -->> Clubhouse Live

From Tokyo to Vail, Moutain Hardwear climber Kyra Condie has spent most of her year on the Bouldering World Cup circuit. Kyra filmed her journey as she trave...

06/18/2020

Showing up at the polls this year matters more than ever! 💪

TONIGHT: tune into a special conversation about voting during Clubhouse Live! Moderated by professional ski mountaineer, podcaster, and activist Caroline Gleich, this conversation will share the voices of Madeline McGill representing the Rural Utah Project and Janelle Paciencia and Christian LaMont of Latino Outdoors.

Head on over to Clubhouse Live tonight at 6 p.m. MDT, for this free virtual event!

📸 by panelist and Latino Outdoors leader Janelle Paciencia of climber Laura Edmondson

06/16/2020

We're really excited about this week's Clubhouse Live guests! 🤩

Let's talk about voting, and why it matters more than ever. Moderated by professional ski mountaineer, podcaster, and activist Caroline Gleich, this conversation will share the voices of Madeline McGill representing the Rural Utah Project and Janelle Paciencia and Christian LaMont of Latino Outdoors, two organizations that are experts in the space of community building and connection.

Tune in this Thursday at 6pm MST, for this free virtual event.

05/28/2020

"Grief is precisely as painful as it is. No more and no less. In that sense, climbing does offer a useful preparation for something like grief. Routes are precisely as hard as they are, and there are no shortcuts to sending. There’s only the experience of climbing the route. You can’t sidestep it. You have to go through it. I get that."
—Andrew Bisharat

Tonight at 6pm MDT, writers Andrew Bisharat and Ashley Shires will be hosting Clubhouse Live as volunteers for the Climbing Grief Fund. Together they will share personal writings and discuss writing as a tool for processing difficult experiences.

Head on over to -->> Clubhouse Live

"Being a climber means learning how to grieve lives that are constantly getting cut short."