Next Exhibitions

EVEREST 1921 to 1953 – the nine AC expeditions leading to the summit

Photographs, archives, books, and equipment from the Alpine Club’s collections will be on show to tell the story of the nine expeditions organised by the AC in conjunction with the RGS, to reconnoitre the mountain, map the area, test oxygen methods, and find a climbing route to the summit of Everest.

This is a special opportunity for Members to learn about the history of Everest, of the climbers who never returned (did they get to the summit?), and of the build-up to the brilliant mountaineering that achieved the first ascent in 1953, now 60 years ago.

Exhibition: at 55, Charlotte Road, London, EC2A 3QF

Open hours are:
Tuesdays 11th, 18th, and 25th June: 2pm – 7pm
Thursdays 13th and 20th June: 2pm – 5pm
Sundays 16th and 23rd June: 2pm – 5pm

There will be an Opening Lecture by Hywel Lloyd on Tuesday 11th June at 7.30pm

Mallory & Norton high on the N Ridge 1924	Finch testing an early oxygen set

North face of Everest by T Howard Somervell

 

LESLIE AYRES
Mountain guide in Norway, artist and writer and Alpine Club member. A small exhibition of his paintings and prints followed by his lecture on 8th Oct. 2013. The rest of the exhibition space will be alloted to the paintings and drawings of JOHN COLTON, a climber and artist from Halifax. The exhibition to continue until the New Year, 2014. Preview 5 to 7pm on 8th Oct. All welcome.

 

Lecture Tuesday 8th October: Leslie Ayres (see above)