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 Saturday 12 April 2025
In 2023, members of the Alpine Club were generously hosted by members of the Wetzlar section of the Deutscher Alpenverein for a trip to the sandstone towers of the Pfalz. This was a hugely enjoyable joint meet which introduced AC members to a unique part of German climbing.
The DAV's Micha Rinn on the 2023 Meet - Nick Simons
'Dream of White Horses', one of the many classic routes on offer in North Wales - Ian Bryant
To reciprocate this generosity, in 2025, the AC will be hosting Wetzlar DAV members in North Wales to give them the opportunity to experience one of the UK's best climbing areas.
Part of the success of the Pfalz meet was having the same mix of climbers from beginning to end. Our ambition with this North Wales meet is to attract UK members who can stay for the whole week and bring meaningful continuity to hosting our German guests.
Further details to follow.
Meet Organiser - Nick Simons - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
