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 MemberHere 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.
25 Oct 2024 - 27 Oct 2024
AC Meet Coordinators Skills Weekend
02 Nov 2024 - 16 Nov 2024
Morocco Anti-Atlas Meet 2024
09 Nov 2024 - 10 Nov 2024
Plas y Brenin Skills Meet
23 Nov 2024
2024 AGM & Annual Dinner Castle Green Hotel
01 Feb 2025 - 08 Feb 2025
Aurland Ice Meet, Norway
02 Feb 2025 - 06 Feb 2025
ACG CIC Hut Meet
13 Feb 2025 - 16 Feb 2025
Aspirants Scottish Winter Meet 2025
14 Feb 2025 - 16 Feb 2025
Joint AC/Wayfarers' Lakeland Winter Meet 2025 George Starkey Hut
15 Feb 2025 - 23 Feb 2025
Rjukan Ice Climbing Meet 2025
28 Feb 2025 - 02 Mar 2025
AC Scottish Winter Climbing Weekend 2025
28 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025
Special 50th Anniversary Weekend Meet Corran Bunkhouse
05 Apr 2025 - 12 Apr 2025
DAV/AC North Wales Meet
03 May 2025 - 18 May 2025
2025 AC Aladaglar Meet
23 May 2025 - 25 May 2025
UK Alpine Introductory Meet 2025 George Starkey Hut
30 May 2025 - 01 Jun 2025
Early Summer Younger Members' Meet
06 Jun 2025 - 09 Jun 2025
AC North Wales Ogwen Valley Meet
01 Aug 2025 - 03 Aug 2025
Northumberland Rock Climbing Meet 2025
26 Sep 2025 - 28 Sep 2025
Late Summer Younger Members' Meet
13 Mar 2026 - 15 Mar 2026
AC New Members' Meet 2026 George Starkey Hut
22 May 2026 - 24 May 2026
UK Alpine Introductory Meet 2026 George Starkey Hut