American Mountaineering Museum

Chuck Baumgart

We've lived in Denver for 8 years and have been to all the museums we can find. But we always thought that this museum didn't apply to us as we're not involved in mountaineering. But today we thought we'd give it a try and it was great! It's located in the old Golden High School, which in itself is a treat to visit. The front door on the south side is not the entrance - you have to walk around to the door on the west or north side. Their are no employees. You check in at a kiosk, use a tablet to pay with credit card, or put cash in a box - genius! We spent about an hour looking at the exhibits and watching several interesting videos about amazing climbing treks. You can't miss the scale model of Mt Everest! We loved it!

Ryan N

Couldn't figure out how to get in, and nobody answers the phone.

Zubin Chandran

Great experience for any climber or alpinist, but also accessible to someone with no climbing experience. Very comprehensive history of climbing, including coverage of climbing pioneers unfamiliar to most modern climbers. The model of Everest is incredible, and for the first time I really understood the topography and the various routes to the summit. The only gripe I had was that some of the information is dated. For example, the Nose speed record is listed as Florine/Hirayama in 2002. Since then, it has been broken multiple times and has come down by over 45min,.

David Simon

A great small museum that takes it's guests to all the great mountains in the world and instructs them how to climb.