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Mountain Inspired

This past Friday, AI teamed up with Strafe Outerwear & Iris Gallery to put on a mountain inspired photography showcase...

Strafe Outerwear x Alpine Initiatives -- Mountain Inspired Photography Showcase & Silent Auction

This Friday, Alpine Initiatives and Strafe Outerwear will be paying tribute to the mountains that inspire almost every aspect of...

Mountains Are Awesome! - Feb. 2013

This month, we’re spotlighting Denver-based illustrator John Fellows. Nature and travel have inspired much of his captivating linoleum carving prints,...

Mountains Are Awesome! - Jan. 2013

Happy new year! For this first "Mountains Are Awesome" post of 2013, the featured artist is YOU! Here are our 12...

Valhalla

"When you’ve seen the season’s first great snow through the eyes of a child—you’ve known true happiness." Good work, Sweetgrass, it fully...

Mountains Are Awesome! - Dec. 2012

Even though artist Sonja Hinrichsen is "not so into making art that lasts”, we're glad this winter version of crop circles was...

Mountains Are Awesome! - Nov. 2012

"Mountains are pretty awesome!" Berlin based Photographer Matthias Heiderich said it himself when he posted this essay entitled Excursus: The Mountains....

Mountains Are Awesome! - Oct. 2012

"June 8 th1924…and suddenly he was falling. In the blink of an eye, George Mallory was off his feet. He...

Artists & Decks

For the second year running, Carbondale, Colorado artist Stanley Bell put together an amazing art show to benefit AI. He...

Mountains Are Awesome! - Sept. 2012

Since embarking on our search, we've discovered a wide range of artwork by many talented individuals. This little nugget just...

Mountains Are Awesome! - Aug. 2012

For his retro poster series "Major Peaks of The Cascade Range", Illustrator Mitch Frey drew inspiration from the WPA national...

Mountains Are Awesome! - July 2012

UK based artist and illustrator Jamie Mills doesn't live in an overly mountainous region, but after stumbling upon his work...