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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Below is a list of Alpine Club Symposia.
Organised by members of The Alpine Club, events focus on the mountains of a particular area, or on a specific aspect of mountaineering. Each symposium runs for a whole day and is typically held at a weekend in the Lake District, North Wales or the Peak District. During the day experts on the subject, including top mountaineers from around the world, give a series of illustrated presentations, creating an event that is both informative and inspiring. Take a look at the impressive list of speakers at recent and forthcoming symposia to see why these events are so popular. The symposia are usually open to members at a discount, as well as non-members.
Symposia are particularly useful for anyone planning an expedition or looking for new places to visit. Many expeditions have started in the bar after a symposium; but be warned: these events can be dangerously inspirational!
Events Calendar
Edward ('Teddy') Norton was a member of the 1922 Everest expedition and the leader of the 1924 attempt on the mountain. In 1922, climbing with Mallory and Somervell, he reached a then record height of 26,985ft. Two years later he set a world record without oxygen of 28,126ft, a record that stood for 54 years. A few days later, Mallory and Irvine disappeared high on the mountain: it fell to Norton to call off the search for them when all hope was lost. The qualities of leadership which he showed that year in the face of appalling adversities have led to him being regarded as one of the greatest of all Everest expedition leaders.
A man of many parts, Norton was also a naturalist and a fine amateur artist. His Everest paintings and diaries have recently been published (Everest Revealed - The Private Diaries and Sketches of Edward Norton, 1922-24, edited by Christopher Norton, History Press, 2014), and a new edition of the expedition book will appear later this year, illustrated with additional documents from his personal Everest archive (The Fight for Everest, 1924, Vertebrate Press, 2015). The talk will consider some of the new insights into the pioneering Everest expeditions afforded by these previously unpublished sources, and will be illustrated by his watercolours and pencil sketches, which bring the expeditions vividly to life.
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