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!
Join UsLectures
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 start at 7:30pm in general
Anyone who has had an interesting trip and would be prepared to lecture is invited to contact the AC Office or the organisers.
Each event includes a clickable map with the address of the venue.
Events Calendar
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Edinburgh Petticoats and Pinnacles
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London Roland Jackson: John Tyndall - outstanding mountaineer and provocative scientist
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South West - Redpoint Bristol Climbing Centre Terry Gifford – “Environmental crisis? Some challenges from an AC poet.”
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Keswick Malcolm Bass, Guy Buckingham, Paul Figg & Hamish Frost: The First Ascent of Janhukot
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Peak District Mountain of Storms
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London Mick Fowler: No Easy Way
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Edinburgh Derek Buckle - First Ascents in the East Karakoram
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Peak District Adele Long - One Woman's Journey - Zanskar
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South West - Redpoint Bristol Climbing Centre Derek Buckle – “Exploration and First Ascents in the East Karakoram”
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Keswick Roland Jackson: John Tyndall - outstanding mountaineer and provocative scientist
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Edinburgh Members ‘slides’
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Peak District TBA
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South West - Redpoint Bristol Climbing Centre “Member's slides”
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Keswick John Porter: A Brief Golden Light - The Generation that Nearly Climbed itself into Extinction.
