Chris Walker  Mountain instructor & AC member Chris Walker was killed in an avalanche on Buachaille Etive Mor on 24th February 2010.   Report Our honorary member, Everest 1953 photographer, Alf Gregory died on 8th February aged 97.  Obituaries by Jim Perrin in The Guardian & Stephen Venables in The Independent. AC member and joint publisher of the Alpine Journal  Peter Hodgkiss died on 31st January aged 73. Obituary by Steve Goodwin in The Independent . John Edwards of Pontesford, Shrewsbury, member since 1982, died 19th January 2010. Chris Astill   member since 1985 died in hospital after having been caught in an avalanche on Liathach 30th December 2009. Tribute. Paddy Boulter, member since 1972 and past president of ABMSAC, died 2nd December 2009.

We welcome Iwonna Hudowski as our new Administrator.   See the March Newsletter.   The office is open 10.00am - 5.30pm Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.  On Tuesdays when there is a lecture, Iwonna will be there until 7.00pm to assist members. Members may be interested in the short film on-line on the Bietschhorn and the Alpine Club, made by Julie Hunt  (Starring Francoise amongst others). Alpine Club participation in the Piolets d'or 2009 Ceremony The Alpine Club's Climbing Fund has supported the Imperial College Outdoor Club's expedition to the Sortebrae Region of Eastern Greenland led by Dominic Southgate, and Jeremy Windsor's & George Rodway's expedition to Kellas Peak in Sikkim/India Journal Archive goes Digital. Past editions of the AJ are being converted into digital form and the last 20 years have already been completed. John Town and Steve Goodwin are asking past authors to give consent  for their work to appear in this form.  Please look here if you have written anything for the Alpine Journal.

The Alpine Club makes GRANTS for EXPEDITIONS and MEETS   The Alpine Club Spirit of Mountaineering Initiative A reward for real humanity in the mountains, and reflecting rather better on the mountaineering world.

The Club has a collection of WORLD MAPS   available to members . The Himalayan Index   A comprehensive record of expeditions to Himalayan and Karakoram peaks over 6000m. The indexes to all the AC journals are now available on line thanks to the work of John Town and Henry Day. The Library Catalogue A facility to search the library catalogue and order copies of documents.