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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Meets

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

AC Summer Meet 2025
From Saturday 21 June 2025
To Saturday 05 July 2025
Contact Paul McWhinney - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Saturday 21 June 2025

The 2025 Alpine Club Summer Meet will be based in Vicosoprano in the Bregaglia.

This area is well known for its Rock climbing, not least the Badile, but there are also some stunning opportunities for classical alpinism, including the Piz Bernina. The valley drops down to Chiavenna in Italy
 
Photo by Xavier von Erlach
 
The meet will be based at Camping Mulina below the Maloja Pass and close to Albigna.

The campsite will allocate an area for us. Please book directly with the campsite and put in the comments box that you are 'with the BAC'.

We plan to run the meet from 21 June to 5 July, but it is probable that some of us will stay on for a few days afterward or move to another area.
 
The Alpine Club welcomes guests on the summer meet - please write to the meet coordinator with details of your insurance and experience. Sister clubs are also more than welcome, if accompanied by their own coordinator.
 
 
A link will be made available to share details via a Google Doc, but otherwise I can be emailed directly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.