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The Alpine Club, the world’s first mountaineering club, was founded in 1857.  For over 150 years, members have been at the leading edge of worldwide mountaineering development and exploration. 

With membership, experienced and aspiring alpinists benefit from a varied meets programme, regional lectures with notable guest speakers, reduced rates at many alpine huts, opportunity to apply for grants to support expeditions, significant discounts at many UK retailers, extensive networking contacts, access to the AC Library and maps - and more! 

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You're walking past the George Starkey Hut. We (the Alpine Club) run the hut in partnership with the Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club (ABMSAC) and use of the hut is just one of the many benefits of Alpine Club membership.

As the world's oldest mountaineering club, we offer a huge range of resources for mountaineers, including an extensive programme of climbing meets, our mountain archive, library, map collection, regional lectures, an annual copy of the Alpine Journal, regular newsletters and expedition funding.

We are always keen to welcome new members who will benefit from the collective experience and comeraderie of the club as well as our dedicated support for climbers in the early stages of their alpine careers. You can learn more about AC membership here, but please take a look around the site as a whole and learn about what the club is up to - from exhibitions and meets to our work on ethical advice for mountaineers.

 

 

 

Date: Saturday 26 November 2022

By popular request of members, we are returning to The Royal Victoria Hotel, Llanberis, LL55 4TY. The closest station is Bangor, from which lifts can be arranged by request to the AC office.  

The order of events is:

15:00  AGM in the Dolbadarn Room

16:30 - 17:30  Presentations on recent expeditions

18:30  Cash bar open. North Wales' finest real ales will be available

19:30 for 20:00  Dinner in the Padarn Restaurant on the first floor

Our principal guest at the dinner is Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, the second woman to climb all fourteen 8,000ers and the first woman to do so without supplementary oxygen or high altitude porters.

 

TICKETS FOR THE DINNER ARE NOW SOLD OUT

 

Tickets for the three course dinner are £40.00 per person, reduced to £20.00 for those under the age of 40 on the date of the dinner.

I have been able to negotiate favourable B&B room rates as follows: £104 a night for a double/twin room, £69 for a single room. Friday night is at the same rates. These discounted rates will be held until the end of October, so you are encouraged to book soon. Call 01286 870253 and quote Alpine Club.

Additionally, the Club has reserved 16 beds for 26 November at the Heights Bunkhouse, a few minute's walk from the hotel, at a price of £30 per bed. These are bookable through the Club.

Members can now buy dinner tickets for themselves and their guests, and book bunkhouse accommodation, paying in either of the following ways:

  • By cheque, made payable to Alpine Club, and sent in the post to the Honorary Secretary at 55 Charlotte Road, London EC2A 3QF

  • Or online. You will first need to login to the website, return to the "Events" tab and select the AGM & Dinner Booking option.

When applying for tickets, please specify any dietary requirements.

Tickets will be posted to members in the two weeks before the event. 

Further details of the event will be circulated in due course on the website, in our next Newsletter and by Alpinet.

William Newsom, Dinner Organiser

 

 

 

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Expeditions

Use the boxes below to explore the expeditions section

Questions

Any questions relating to expeditions ? send us an email.

Funding

The AC and the MEF can provide funding for certain expeditions, the AC also has a climbing grant for AC teams

Reports

The AC holds a vast library of material relating to expeditions both online and on paper

Expeditions

Expeditions are at the core of the Alpine Club's purpose and culture. Use the boxes on the left to navigate the expedition section.


Questions

Any questions relating to expeditions? Send us an email.


Funding

The AC and the MEF can provide funding for certain expeditions, the AC also has a climbing grant for AC teams


Reports

The AC holds a vast library of material relating to expeditions both online and on paper.