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Expeditions
Alpine Club members are constantly researching, organising and participating in expeditions to mountains around the world. There is therefore a massive wealth of knowledge about remote areas and expedition planning amongst our members. The Alpine Club provides a number of resources that will be useful for those planning or researching expeditions. This page provides links to these resources, and to other sites that are invaluable to expedition planners.
AC Expeditions
The Alpine Club organises annual expeditions to often remote and little-known mountain areas. These expeditions are open to all members, subject to qualifying criteria and numbers. They can be subsidised by the AC Climbing Fund. more...
Expedition Reports
The AC holds copies of more than 600 expedition reports. Use the Expedition Search Tool to search for reports by year, geographical location, leader or report name. more...
Himalayan Index
This unique database contains records of Himalayan, Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Chinese Peaks over 6000m, whether the peaks have been attempted or climbed, and literature references for specific peaks. This is an invaluable recource for expedition planners. more...
Alpine Club Library
The AC Library is one of the most comprehensive collections of mountaineering literature in the world, with over 25,000 books, journals and guidebooks. more...
AC Climbing Fund Grants
The Alpine Club Climbing Fund was established to help promote and assist AC members' climbing activities. It awards annual grants to AC members undertaking expeditions, in addition to subsidising Alpine Club Expeditions. more...
MEF Expedition Grants
The Alpine Club and Royal Geographical Society appoints the Mount Everest Foundation's Committee of Management. The MEF Screening Committee meets twice per year to assess applications for support from expeditions planning exploration in high or remote mountain areas. Closing dates for applications are 31st August and 31st December for the forthcoming year, and are strictly observed. For more details see www.mef.org.uk. more...
Alpine Club Symposia
The annual symposia provide a superb opportunity to learn about a particular location, how to get there, and to meet people who have climbed there. more...
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