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This is a once in a lifetime event, including the
Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Lecture.
Wednesday 29th May
at the
Royal Geographical Society.
Tickets are available on the
World Expeditions website
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The Alpine Club Antarctic Expedition 2012
Click here to see photos and videos taken during the expedition.
Click here to see the expedition report
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The Artists of the Alpine Club
A Biographical Dictionary
 Compiled & written by
Peter Mallalieu
Keeper of the Club's Pictures
Latest Edition (2012) with Addendum and including 11 more artists.
£25 inc P&P from the AC office. Please make cheques payable to the Alpine Club. All proceeds go to the Alpine Club Conservation and Development Fund.
There have always been artists in the Alpine Club since its formation in 1857, who have carried sketch books and painting materials into the mountains. The book shows something of the history behind the AC collection of over 600 pictures, with biographical details and reproductions of the work of over 100 artists. |
Scrambles with a Camera
Edward Whymper who led the first ascent of the Matterhorn, was a pioneer of mountain photography and used lantern slides to illustrate his lectures. This book is published by the Alpine Club to commemorate the centenary of Whymper's death.
Available from bookshops at £16
or through the Alpine Club
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Alpine Club T-Shirts
Made from 'technical' wicking fabric
Colour Charcoal
£16 from the AC office or from Stuart Worsfold
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Exploring Greenland Twenty Years of Adventure Mountaineering in the Great Arctic Wilderness
Jim Gregson's book contains over 100 photographs.
To get a view of some of the pages visit the publisher's website
The book can be ordered from their website, and will also be available in shops. AC members who may wish to order a signed copy can send a cheque for £20+£3 postage (payable to J.Gregson) at his address in Alpinet.
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Alpine Club Vacancies
Assistant Meets Secretary
Bookings Manager
Click here for further details
Contact John Town
Alpine Club Library
Photo Sales Manager
Honorary Library Treasurer
Contact Hywel Lloyd
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The Chris Walker Memorial Trust
Assists young mountaineers by giving grant awards of up to £1000 for climbing expeditions in the Greater Ranges .Details
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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.
If you have forgotten your password go to Aipinet and follow the instructions. to get a new one.
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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. |
Barbara Swindin - a New Book
All But One - One woman's Quest to Climb the 52 Highest Mountains of the Alps
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Britannia Hut 1912 - 2012
 The Geneva Section of the SAC has produced a commemorative book to celebrate the centenary of the Britannia Hut. Written in three languages (French, German, English), 110 pages with numerous photographs. There are sections on the evolution of the building from 1912 to the present day, on the people associated with it, and on the effects of climate change.
There is an accompanying DVD which covers the years from the 1960s to the present day, and contains previously unpublished photos of the hut and the surrounding peaks taken from the air.
Cost with the DVD is £20 (without postage).
Anyone interested in obtaining a copy should contact Pamela Harris-Andrews.
ps.harris@bluewin.ch
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