The Alpine Club, the world's first mountaineering club, is Britain's only national club for Alpinists.
Since it was founded in 1857 its members have been at the leading edge of mountaineering development and exploration.
We aim to be the club of choice for all mountaineers, providing a forum for sharing experiences and information.

Lectures are at 7.30pm unless stated otherwise   Details & Full List
Meets 18th/19th February
Martin Gillie Scottish Winter Meet Details
  3rd/4th March Cathy Woodhead President’s Welsh Dinner Meet Details
London Lectures Tuesday 28th February Ian Mitchell and George Rodway High Achiever - Alexander Kellas Details
  Tuesday 13th March Jonathan Moody & Dominic Southgate Imperial College Raru Valley Expedition Details
Northern Lecture Wednesday 14th March Mick Fowler First Ascent of Gojung in Westen Nepal Details
South West Lectures Tuesday 28th February
Note the change of date 		Local Members 'Magic Moments' Six short presentations of memorable trips Details
  Tuesday 20th March
 Simon Yates Simon will bring us up to date with trips featured in his latest book Details
Notices
Recent updates


Mick Fowler  Success on Gojung (aka Mugu Chuli) 4 days up 3 days down + storm on top. Harder than expected and difficult descent.  Mick is giving the lecture at Hathersage in March.  Read his report.

The Alpine Club Spirit of
Mountaineering Initiative

A reward for real humanity in the mountains, and reflecting rather better on the mountaineering world.
   

The Club has a fine collection of 
WORLD MAPS
available to members.

The Alpine Club Climbing Fund
In 2011 the Alpine Club Climbing Fund  supported several expeditions.   There were two to Nepal (led by Julian Freeman-Attwood and Mick Fowler), Alaska (Guy Wilson), China (John Town) and tPeru (two expeditions: led by Tom Ripley and Matthew Balmer). All are exploratory ventures that hoped to achieve first ascents of hitherto unclimbed peaks and attempt new routes on previously unclimbed faces. Reports can be accessed from the  Expeditions page.


Banff Mountain Film Festival in the UK

The show started at Edinburgh in January. It then travels to 16 other towns across England, Wales and Scotland (including 5 new venues for 2012) and finishes at Cardigan on 10th March. See details including film listings, dates, times and how to buy tickets.

Glastonbury isn't just runes and crystals. Ex-president Stephen Venables talks about another ex-president   Eric Shipton.
His  lecture tour started in Somerset at the end of January and continues round the country.

Also in Scotland the first week of February.


The Alpine Club has the following Vacancies
Meets Secretary
Assistant Meets Secretary
Business Manager
Bookings Manager
Applications Secretary

Click here for further details


Alpine Club on Twitter
The Club follows over 1500 feeds and selects the best 3 or 4 each day so you don't have to wade through it all. Sign up for Twitter and have a look
http://twitter.com/#!/thealpineclub


The Chris Walker Memorial Trust
assists young mountaineers by giving grant awards of up to £1000 for climbing expeditions in the Greater Ranges .Details

ALPINET
The members-only section of the website that is used to contact other members of the Club.
E-mail if you need advice, or want to find a climbing partner, or sell equipment, or promote a climbing event.
In Alpinet you can see the codes you use to get discount at various shops and organisations.

We can't get in touch if we don't know your e-mail address. Please look in Alpinet and check it is up-to-date, and you are ticked to receive Club mailings.


Aspirant and Potential Members Meet

23rd/24th June - Summer in the Lakes - Patterdale.
An opportunity to meet the committee and other members of the Club. Come along to climb and learn what the Club is all about.

If you don't know a proposer
this is your opportunity to meet up with one.

See the Meets page for details.


The Alpine Club offers substantial benefits:
* London Clubhouse
* Lectures in London, the North of England & the South West
* Meets in the UK, Alps and Greater Ranges
* World class Library & Archives
* Members rates at many Alpine Huts
* Free bunkhouse accommodation in London
* Grants for Members Expeditions
* Discount at many shops and suppliers such as Cotswold and Cordee
Look at the Benefits page
15-02-12 Death of Jocelin Winthrop-Young
09-02-12 Mick Fowler London Lecture 10th April
07-02-12 Dates & details for CAF Joint Meet
26-01-12 Club Vacancies - See left
24-01-12 New London lectures  - March April & May
19-1-12 Prospective New Members meet
31-12-11 Changes to SW Lecture programme
20-12-11 Mount Elbrus Meet
05-12-11 Mick Fowler's Gojung Report
25-11-11 Norway meet information
24-11-11 Further Information on Dolomite Meet
20-11-11 Death of Alasdair Andrews
10-11-11 Death of Tony Bertram
11-10-11 Cordillera Carabara Expedition report
11-10-11 Spiti Expedition details


 

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