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

Stephen Venables - Cathedrals of the Earth
Wednesday 13 March 2024, 07:30pm
Contact Tony Westcott or Chris Storie
Wednesday 13 March 2024


Stephen's reputation as an accomplished mountaineer and climber very much precedes him, but on this occasion he joins us to discuss another of his passions - mountain art.

He takes his title from the Victorian artist, critic and alpinist manqué John Ruskin in this personal look at mountain art from the fifteenth century to the present day.  

He will include paintings from some of the great names like Dürer, Turner, Loppé and Roerich, interspersed with his own photos from climbs in Scotland, the Alps, the Himalaya and recent expeditions to Antarctica. There may even be a musical interlude!

Please join us for what promises to be a wonderful talk.

 

'Montagne de la Côte and Bossons Glacier' - John Ruskin

 

Start Time: 19:30

Venue: Bristol, Nova Scotia Upper Room

Contact: Tony Westcott or Chris Storie

Location South West
Upper Room of Nova Scotia, Cumberland Basin, Hotwells
Bristol
BS1 6XJ
UK