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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Events By Location

Below is a list of all of this years AC events organised by location. The location is on the left and the event descriptions in the middle, more details on the specific locations are on the right

Events Calendar

October 2018
  • 16 Oct 2018    Dave Cowell: “Tajikistan: Skiing in the Fann Mountains” South West - Redpoint Bristol Climbing Centre   Venue: Redpoint Climbing Centre at 40 Winterstoke Road, Bristol, BS3 2NW (Tel: 0117 332 2222). Redpoint has café serving food and licensed bar. Meet for food and/or climb from 6.30pm; lectures start at 7.30pm. The AC SW regional organisers are Tony Westcott and Chris Storie.

    No charge for AC & Eagle Ski members and students. Guests are welcome and are invited to make a donation of £5 to the Montane Alpine Club Climbing Fund.
    The AC SW regional organisers are Tony Westcott and Chris Storie.

December 2018
  • 18 Dec 2018    Tony Westcott - "Return to Zanskar - exploring unclimbed 6000m peaks" South West - Redpoint Bristol Climbing Centre   Redpoint has café serving food and licensed bar.
    Meet for food and/or climb from 6.30pm; lectures start at 7.30pm.
    No charge for AC & Eagle Ski members and students. Guests are welcome and are invited to make a donation of £5 to the Montane Alpine Club Climbing Fund.