Objectives

"The object of the Alpine Club is to facilitate association among those who possess a similarity of taste, and to enable its members to make arrangements for meeting at some suitable locality whence they may in company undertake any of the more difficult mountain excursions, and to give to all an opportunity of consulting the maps and books to be placed in the rooms which it is expected the Club will eventually possess. The members will occasionally dine together at their own expense, but the funds of the Club will be made available when on suitable occasions the Club is favoured by the presence of geographical explorers, or by that of other guests of celebrity."

First circular concerning the Alpine Club, 1857

"The object of the Alpine Club is to promote mountain climbing and exploration throughout the world, develop a better knowledge of the mountains through literature, science and art and through its meetings and publications, encourage protection of the mountain environment, and conserve the Club's heritage."

Alpine Club Rule 2, as revised 2001

The wide-ranging Committee debates of 2000-2001 led, among much else, to

a new Rule 2, which encapsulates current thinking about the Club's role:

"The object of the Alpine Club is to promote mountain climbing and exploration throughout the world, develop a better knowledge of the mountains through literature, science and art and through its meetings and publications, encourage protection of the mountain environment, and conserve the Club's heritage."

The Committee also agreed that we should seek to be "the club of choice for those who pursue their mountaineering activities in the Alps and Greater Ranges".

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