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 MemberLectures
Here is a list of lectures at the Alpine Club. Select additional pages using the numbers at the bottom.
The lectures provide a good opportunity for AC members to meet one another and exchange news, views and information. New members and prospective members are particularly welcome. Prospective members are asked to contact the AC office before attending. Lectures generally start at 7:30pm.
For the lectures in London, non-members are asked to register their attendance in advance either by filling in the relevant form on the lecture page or by contacting the office at admin@alpineclub.org (Please note that a donation is requested on entry).
Anyone who has had an interesting trip and would be prepared to lecture is invited to contact the AC Office or the lecture organisers.
Each event includes a clickable map with the address of the venue.
Events Calendar
In the summer of 2024, Callum Johnson, Tim Miller, Simon Smith and Miška Izakovi?ová from Slovakia returned from a successful expedition to Greenland. The team visited the Cape Farewell region of south Greenland, spending three and a half weeks climbing around the Torsukattak Fjord.
They climbed a wide collection of new routes and were successful on their main objective of climbing a new route, 'Mussels for Tea, Packrafts in the Sea' E6 6b (7b), on the east face of Maujit Qarqarssasia East, often referred to as 'The Thumbnail'. This face is 1,350m high and considered to be one of the largest sea cliffs in the world. The team also climbed a new route on the 800m high south headwall of Maujit Qarqarssasia East, 'Texture like Sun', E3 5c (6b+), in a single push, thereby making the first known ascent of this face.
In addition to these routes the team climbed eight new lines (between the grades of E2-E5) on Pamiagdluk Island, including the first ascent of a tower they have called 'Spire of the Northern Fire', all within walking distance of their base camp. All routes were climbed trad, without bolts or pegs, except for one removable bolt used to fasten a portaledge.
Start Time: 19:30
Venue: Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria St, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL
Contact: Timothy Elson - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
