On May 11, the American Alpine Club announced its 2022 Cutting Edge Grant winners. In total, the four expeditions will clear $37,000.
The American Alpine Club (AAC) will fund four expeditions seeking high-standard alpine objectives this year. The Cutting Edge Grant funds “expeditions to remote areas featuring unexplored mountain ranges, unclimbed peaks, difficult new routes, first free ascents, or similar world-class pursuits.” According to the AAC, it favors fast, minimalist climbing on significant objectives, performed with leave-no-trace tactics.
Chantel Astorga: Lunag Ri, Nepal
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Priti Wright: K7, Pakistan
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Alan Rousseau: Jannu, Nepal

Jerome Sullivan: Pumari Chhish East, Pakistan
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