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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Symposia

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

Tupendeo: one mountain, two stories - BRISTOL
Tuesday 22 November 2016, 07:00pm
Tuesday 22 November 2016

For those that cannot make the premiere of this film at the Kendal Mountain Festival this year, a local screening of the film will take place in the Peel Lecture Theatre, University of Bristol, School of Geographical Sciences, University Rd, Bristol, BS8 1SS on Tuesday 22nd November at 7.00 pm.

"Tupendeo" is a film about two expeditions to this impressive Matterhorn-like mountain in the Kashmir region of the Indian Himalaya. 
When Swiss climbers Stephan Siegrist, Thomas Senf and Dres Abegglen set off towards Tupendeo in 2015, they had no clue that the peak already had its own story to tell. The locals warn them that tragedy had struck many years ago. As the trio climb up the face, they come across an old rope still hanging along with a rappel device, causing many questions to arise. Who left it hanging there? What happened? Upon reaching the summit, they decide to bring the rappel device back with them and search for traces. They want to know whose story the Tupendeo was hiding.
The answer is found with Bristol ACG member, Jonathan Bamber, whose leg was almost completely severed by a dislodged rock in 1992, just below the summit. 
"Tupendeo“ shows how a mountain brings two people and their paths together and how they begin to tell their story.
Jonathan Bamber will introduce the film and share this amazing adventure.
 
All welcome and entry is free, but to get an idea of numbers, if you plan to attend could you send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  with the subject line “attend film premiere”. The event will last about an hour and there will be a q/a session after the film. We plan to head to a pub afterwards.
 
Peel Lecture Theatre, University of Bristol, School of Geographical Sciences, University Rd, Bristol, BS8 1SS on Tuesday 22nd November at 7.00 pm.
 
A little background to the film can be found on the KMM website: http://www.mountainfest.co.uk/programme/event/world-film-premiere-tupendeo
And a trailer is available at https://vimeo.com/187702836
Location University of Bristol, School of Geographical Sciences
University Road
Bristol
somerset
BS8 1SS