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 MemberMeets
Here is a list of Alpine Club meets. Select additional pages using the numbers at the bottom. A list of past meets is can be seen by clicking here.
The Meets programme provides great opportunities for fellow members to get to know each other in the climbing areas of the UK and the mountains of the world. UK meets in particular offer the chance for members to drop in, even if it's just for an evening drink.
New members have often attended meets as guests of members before they joined and their presence on meets is particularly welcome both to widen their circle of acquaintance and to assist with maintaining that tradition of openness to prospective members. Non-members may attend meets as guests of members at the discretion of the meet coordinator.
Before attending please read the Meet Guidelines.
Interested in organising a meet? It's easy! Click here to find out more.
Events Calendar
Proposed venue: Bowles Rocks (TN3 9LP)
Meeting Point: At the rocks (£5 charge by site)
Time: 11:35 am
Directions by car: 6km SW from Royal Tunbridge Wells on the A26, pass turn off to Eridge continue for 600m and take left turn onto Sandhill lane.
Directions by train: Eridge railway station (Trains from East Croydon (10:09) changing at Oxted, or Victoria (9:51) changing at Hurst Green). In keeping with AC ambitions to make meets travel more sustainable it would be good to get as many people as possible who are coming from or via London to travel by train. The crag is a 30 minute walk from Eridge station, south west via A26.
Directions by bus: Direct from Royal Tunbridge Wells or Lewes Nr 28 or 29, Sandhill Lane stop.
Guide Book: Southern Sandstone CC and Rock Fax
Equipment: Semi static 30m rope, static slings off trees very long in places for top roping, preferably no chalk used, foot mat useful and bring packed lunch. If you don't have a top rope there will be enough to share.
Pub: The Huntsman. Next to Eridge train station. (TBC - on the day)
Wet weather option: If weather looks grisley on Saturday we'll email round to cancel.
Co-ordinator: Giles Robertson - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
