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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Meets

Here is a list of Alpine Club meets. Select additional pages using the numbers at the bottom. A list of past meets is can be seen by clicking here.

The Meets programme provides great opportunities for fellow members to get to know each other in the climbing areas of the UK and the mountains of the world.  UK meets in particular offer the chance for members to drop in, even if it's just for an evening drink.

New members have often attended meets as guests of members before they joined and their presence on meets is particularly welcome both to widen their circle of acquaintance and to assist with maintaining that tradition of openness to prospective members. Non-members may attend meets as guests of members at the discretion of the meet coordinator.

Before attending please read the Meet Guidelines.

Interested in organising a meet?  It's easy! Click here to find out more.  

Events Calendar

AC Summer Meet 2024
From Saturday 15 June 2024 -  08:00am
To Saturday 06 July 2024 - 05:00pm
Contact Paul McWhinney
Saturday 15 June 2024

The 2024 Alpine Club Summer Meet will be held in Ailefroide, France from 15 June to 06 July.
 
Photo by Charles Stupart
 
Ailefroide has an extensive campsite where we will have an area to pitch. It is in a terrific location, surrounded by multi-pitch rock routes and giving access to some classic alpine outings including the traverse of Mont Pelvoux and the Barre. There is a good mix of grades and the Écrins is also a good area for walking.
 
L'Argentière has a good railway connection and there is a bus service up the final valley (approx. 50 minutes).
 
Running in parallel with this meet is the Rick Allen Skills Award. This is a new development course offering members guidance as they start to access more challenging multi-day routes. You can find out more details on the award, including how to apply, at the link.
 
 
Contact: Paul McWhinney - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.