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!
Becoming a MemberMeets
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
To Sunday 06 June 2021
Due to the Corona virus situation this meet has been cancelled
Pabbay and Mingulay in the Barra Isles of the Outer Hebrides offer some of the best and most adventurous trad climbing in the British Isles. Covid and boat availability permitting, the aim is to hold an AC Meet visiting both islands with provisional dates 29th May - 6th June 2021 (10 further places available). This will be an entirely self-contained camping meet on uninhabited islands with all that that implies. Travel is by CalMac ferry from Oban to Barra, followed by being ferried around by a local boatman. Give the seriousness of the climbing, there will be strict experience requirements for attendees. In outline, established climbing partnerships only, a minimum totally comfortable leading grade of at least HVS, experience of complex abseil access to serious sea-cliffs highly desirable. Early enquiries are invited, contact the coordinator for further details.
Meet Coordinator
Roger Everett: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 07920513046
