The club has received the sad news that Audrey Salkeld died on 11 October. Audrey had been a member since 1978 and was made an Honorary Member in 2022 in recognition of her enormous contribution to mountaineering journalism, literature and film.
We are sad to announce the death on 30 September of David Baldock, a member for almost 50 years who contributed a great deal to the club.
We are saddened to learn of the death on 17 May 2023 of Professor Sir Brian Smith, a member since 1982.
We are saddened to announce the death on 26 June of Johanna Merz. She joined the club in 1986 and was Editor of the Alpine Journal from 1992 to 1998
We have recently learned of the death on 1 April 2023 of John Doble, who was admitted to the club in 2006.
We have learned of the death on 2 May of Wing Commander Norman Ridley, a Full member for 60 years.
We are saddened to learn of the death of Honorary member Tom Hornbein on 6 May 2023 at the age of 92.
We have learned of the death on 30 April of Graeme Nicol. He became a member of the ACG in 1959, and on retirement from the ACG. an AC member from 1978. The funeral will take place on Friday 12th May at 13:15 at the Crematorium at Hazlehead in Aberdeen.
We have only recently learned that Mark Bicknell died last December. He was a longstanding member who was admitted in 1957.
We are saddened to learn of the death on 3 April of Bill Norton, a member since 1992. The Memorial Service will be held at 12 noon on Monday 3rd July in the hall of Winchester College. The Funeral is for family and invited friends only.
Webcast details for the service for Ronald James MBE at 10:15 on Wednesday 15th March, at Colwyn Bay Chapel, Colwyn Bay Crematorium run by Tom Owen & Son are as below:
We are saddened to learn that Denis Mitchell died on 19th January after a prolonged illness.
We have recently learned of the death in December of Maryke Tilman-Deelen a member who joined the Ladies’ Alpine Club in 1947
We are saddened to learn of the death on 8 January of David Pownall, a member since 1975
We have recently learned of the death in August 2022 of Denis Bertholet, a member since 1968.
We are saddened to have recently learned of the untimely death of Andrew ‘Wilkie’ Wilkinson on 11 September. He was admitted to the Club as a member of the ACG in March 2021.
We have recently received the sad news of the death on 17 October of Bill Roberts.
We are saddened to learn from his son of the death on Sunday of Robert Langford who joined the club in 1960 and was a member of the ACG from 1963.
We have received the sad news that Alan Wedgwood died on 11 November. He joined the ACG in 1962.
We are saddened to report the death on 22 August of Lizbet Fairley. A member since 1975, Lizbet was one of the first women to join the AC by direct application, rather than via membership of the Ladies’ Alpine Club.
