Welcome to the

Alpine Club

     

The Alpine Club, the world’s first mountaineering club, was founded in 1857.  For over 150 years, members have been at the leading edge of worldwide mountaineering development and exploration. 

With membership, experienced and aspiring alpinists benefit from a varied meets programme, regional lectures with notable guest speakers, reduced rates at many alpine huts, opportunity to apply for grants to support expeditions, significant discounts at many UK retailers, extensive networking contacts, access to the AC Library and maps - and more! 

Becoming a Member
 

 The Alpine Club’s calendar for 2021 focusses on the theme of glaciers and features beautiful images from the Club’s collection of paintings.

The calendars are now available from the Alpine Club Shop

 

Latest Articles

  • Egil Frederiksen +

    We were saddened to recently learn of the death of Egil Frederiksen, a Norwegian member, last August. Members can log… Read More

  • Alpine Club Kyrgyzstan Expedition 2021 +

    31st July – 28th Aug 2021 (TBC) Mountains cover 95% of the territory of Kyrgyzstan and 40% of those are above… Read More

  • Review: 2020 UIAA General Assembly +

    The 2020 UIAA General Assembly (GA) was held on 23-24 October. Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the annual meeting took… Read More

  • Alpine Club Launches ‘Women Rise Up’ to Mark 150th Anniversary of Groundbreaking Year in Female Mountaineering +

    The Alpine Club has opened applications for attendees to join a trip to Zermatt, Switzerland to travel and climb in… Read More
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Upcoming Events

  • 26 Feb - 02 May
  • 07 May - 06 Jun
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Expeditions

Use the boxes below to explore the expeditions section

Questions

Any questions relating to expeditions ? send us an email.

Funding

The AC and the MEF can provide funding for certain expeditions, the AC also has a climbing grant for AC teams

Reports

The AC holds a vast library of material relating to expeditions both online and on paper

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Reports

The AC library contains a collection of reports from the MEF and other sources

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Funding

The AC Climbing Fund was created to help AC members' climbing activities. It awards grants to AC members undertaking expeditions.

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Himalayan Index

This unique database contains records of peaks over 6000m, whether attempted or climbed.. It also contains literature references for specific peaks

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Expedition Information Centre (EIC)

Are you thinking of planning an expedition?

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Expeditions

Expeditions are at the core of the Alpine Club's purpose and culture. Use the boxes on the left to navigate the expedition section.

Questions

Any questions relating to expeditions? Send us an email.

Funding

The AC and the MEF can provide funding for certain expeditions, the AC also has a climbing grant for AC teams

Reports

The AC holds a vast library of material relating to expeditions both online and on paper.