It is with sadness that we have learnt that Walt Unsworth died on the 7th of June. He was born in 1928 and elected a Member in 1968. He also founded Cicerone Press. A full obituary will follow.
Members would be welcome to send their tributes to admin@alpineclub.org so that they can be posted on the website.
News has reached us that John Ashburner passed away on 5th May at Aintree Hospital, Liverpool, after a courageous 5-year battle with cancer of the larynx.
Members would be welcome to send their tributes to admin@alpineclub.org so that they can be posted on the website.
It is with great sadness that we report the death on 6th March of Peter Mallalieu, Honorary Keeper Emeritus of the Club’s Paintings.
Peter joined the Club in 1992 and in 1996 became Honorary Keeper of the Club’s Paintings. In 2007 he published ‘The Artists of the Alpine Club’, the first ever biographical study of Alpine Club artists
Peter Mallalieu's funeral was held at Banbury Crematorium on Friday 17 March at 2.00 pm.
Members would be welcome to send their tributes to admin@alpineclub.org so that they can be posted on the website
We are saddened to learn of the death of Alan Lyall who died on Monday, 9th January, He had been a member for 25 years, joining as a full member in 1991. Alan is known for his book The First Descent of the Matterhorn: A Bibliographical Guide to the 1865 Accident and its Aftermath.
