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 MemberSymposia
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
To Sunday 20 June 2021
For the 10th time, members of the Alpine Club and Marseille section of the Club Alpin Français will be meeting to climb together. Joint meets of the two clubs have become a little tradition and a great opportunity to share experience.
This time, we have decided to invite our French colleagues to North Wales with the intention of climbing some of the classic rock routes in the area.
The meet will be based in Llanberis Pass. We have booked 16 beds in Fronwydyr hut in Nant Peris from Sunday 13th June 2021 to Sunday 20th June 2021. This means we have accommodation for 8 members of each club. If there are more than 16 members interested, there are also several campsites nearby. The hut address is:
Fron Wydyr
Nant Peris
Gwynedd
LL55 4UN
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The meet will be coordinated by Rafal Malczyk and Ian Bryant.
If you would like to attend, please contact Rafal (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
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