Silver Rope for Leadership Award
A Mountaineering and Ski Mountaineering Award for Excellence in Leadership and Technical Ability

This award is presented to members in good standing with the ACC who
have demonstrated technical skills and leadership abilities of a high
caliber in mountaineering or ski mountaineering over a number of years.
The term “mountaineering” will include activities such as technical rock
or ice climbing or route-finding abilities demonstrated on National or
Section organized activities.
The Silver Rope for Leadership Award
was instituted in 1933. The form of this award is the Silver Rope pin
and a brass on wood plaque describing the award.