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 MemberMeets
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
To Sunday 11 August 2024
After two great years on the shores of Lake Geneva we are changing things up this year and moving to Lake Annecy.
We will be staying at Camping La Chapelle. Attendees are encouraged to book their own camping and then let the meet organiser know so that he can arrange for everyone to be based in the same area of the site.
As with previous years the focus is on outddoor-related family fun with swimming, cycling, climbing, via ferrata and hiking options all easily accessible in the area around Lake Annecy. As with previous years, there is also the potential for parents to escape from the family for a day to themselves.
For more details or to book a place contact Tom Bell on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 07792908324