Welcome to the

Alpine Club


        

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! 

Becoming a Member
 

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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.

 

 

 

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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

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Reports

The AC library contains a collection of reports from the MEF and other sources

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Funding

The AC Climbing Fund was created to help AC members' climbing activities. It awards grants to AC members undertaking expeditions.

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Himalayan Index

This unique database contains records of peaks over 6000m, whether attempted or climbed.. It also contains literature references for specific peaks

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Expedition Information Centre (EIC)

Are you thinking of planning an expedition?

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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.