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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The ascent of Everest by a British team in 1953 was a triumph of heroic leadership, teamwork and courageous climbing, but the vital role that scientific innovation played in the success of the expedition has never been widely acknowledged. In her award-winning book, Everest – The First Ascent: the untold story of Griffith Pugh, the man who made it possible, Harriet Tuckey tells the story of her father Dr Griffith Pugh, a physiologist and expert on extreme conditions, who made the ascent possible by solving key physiological problems of climbing at extreme altitudes.
The Sir William
Grindleford
Derbyshire
S32 2HS
UK
