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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We are saddened to learn of the death on 1 August of Kevin Doran. He was elected in 1982.
The Club was saddened to learn of the death of Ronald 'Ronnie' Faux at the age of 88. Ronnie had been a member of the Club since 1991.
We have been informed by his family of the death on 5 June of Paul Herbert who had been a member since 1961.
We are saddened to learn of the death on 6 July of Jeremy Talbot, a longstanding member who joined in 1964.