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 UsHere 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
For the lectures in London, non-members are asked to register their attendance in advance by contacting the office at admin@alpine-club.org.uk (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 organisers.
Each event includes a clickable map with the address of the venue.
08 Jan 2019
Petticoats and Pinnacles Edinburgh
08 Jan 2019
Roland Jackson: John Tyndall - outstanding mountaineer and provocative scientist London
15 Jan 2019
Terry Gifford – “Environmental crisis? Some challenges from an AC poet.” South West - Redpoint Bristol Climbing Centre
15 Jan 2019
Malcolm Bass, Guy Buckingham, Paul Figg & Hamish Frost: The First Ascent of Janhukot Keswick
16 Jan 2019
Mountain of Storms Peak District
22 Jan 2019
Mick Fowler: No Easy Way London
12 Feb 2019
Tony Westcott: Adapting to Change in Nepal London
12 Feb 2019
Derek Buckle - First Ascents in the East Karakoram Edinburgh
13 Feb 2019
Adele Long - One Woman's Journey - Zanskar Peak District
19 Feb 2019
Derek Buckle – “Exploration and First Ascents in the East Karakoram” South West - Redpoint Bristol Climbing Centre
19 Feb 2019
Roland Jackson: John Tyndall - outstanding mountaineer and provocative scientist Keswick
26 Feb 2019
Tim Seers: Boesam Pass Expedition 2017 London
12 Mar 2019
Members ‘slides’ Edinburgh
12 Mar 2019
Dave Brown: Unexplored Patagonia London
13 Mar 2019
TBA Peak District
19 Mar 2019
“Member's slides” South West - Redpoint Bristol Climbing Centre
19 Mar 2019
John Porter: A Brief Golden Light - The Generation that Nearly Climbed itself into Extinction. Keswick
26 Mar 2019
Dennis Gray: A History of Climbing in West Yorkshire London
09 Apr 2019
Guy Buckingham: The First Ascent of Janhukot London
30 Apr 2019
Liz Bedford: Don’t read Goedeke on a rainy day; the lure of the 4000m peak lists London
14 May 2019
Adele Long: My journey up (and down) Zanskar's Mulung Tokpo London
28 May 2019
Adrian Hayes: One Man’s Climb - A Journey of Trauma, Tragedy and Triumph on K2 London
11 Jun 2019
John Porter: Brief Gold Light London
25 Jun 2019
Phil Wickens: Antarctic Peninsula Ski Traverse London
09 Jul 2019
Peter Foster: The Uncrowned King of Mont Blanc London
10 Sep 2019
Steve Broadbent. Africa's Trad-Climbing Paradise: Exploring Morocco's Anti-Atlas Mountains London
17 Sep 2019
Phil Wickens: Antarctic Peninsula Ski Traverse South West - Redpoint Bristol Climbing Centre
24 Sep 2019
Richard Nadin & Nick Smith. Mountaineering and climbing in Kenya London
24 Sep 2019
Jim Gregson: The Rapidly Changing Arctic Keswick
05 Oct 2019
Paul Figg – Janhukot 6085m North Wales