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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Events By Location

Below is a list of all of this years AC events organised by location. The location is on the left and the event descriptions in the middle, more details on the specific locations are on the right

Events Calendar

Ailefroide, France Joint AC Meet 2016
From Saturday 16 July 2016
To Saturday 06 August 2016
Contact Keith Lambley - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Saturday 16 July 2016
Detail:

Joint Alpine Club Meet with:

  • ABMSAC - Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club
  • FRCC - Fell & Rock Climbing Club
  • Climbers' Club
  • SMC - Scottish Mountaineering Club
  • LSCC - Ladies Scottish Climbing Club
  • Wayfarers & Yeovil Mountaineering Club

In the heart of France's Ecrins National Park Ailefroide provides access to Alpine peaks such as the Barre des Ecrins (4102m), Dôme de Neige des Écrins (4015m), the Pelvoux (3946m), the Ailefroides (3847) plus multi-pitch sport and trad routes, via ferratta and great hiking with access to various huts such as the refuge des Ecrins (3170m), the refuge du Glacier Blanc (2550m), the refuge de la Sele (2510M) or the refuge du Pelvoux (2704m )

Location:

Contact Details:

For further details contact the coordinator:

Keith Lambley 

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Location Pelvoux, France
Pelvoux
05340
France
Meet Report