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!
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Rick climbing on Nanga Parbat. Photo: Sandy Allan
The Club has been deeply saddened to learn of the death of long-standing member Rick Allen. Reports currently indicate that Rick died in an avalanche while attempting a new route on K2 with Jordi Tosas and Stephan Keck. Tosas and Keck survived the avalanche and have been safely returned to basecamp by a rescue operation.
News has reached us of the recent death of John Cheesmond who lived in Edinburgh. He had been a member since 1973
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We have recently learned of the death of our Associate member Gerald Franklin
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We have recently learned of the death of Peter Robson who had been a member since 1971.
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