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
Mick’s talk will focus on the three attempts he made with Victor Saunders to achieve the first ascent of Mount Chombu (6332m) in North Sikkim since he first came up with the idea in 2016. They made two attempts in 2019 but in the first expedition, they had to withdraw due to bad weather conditions on the mountain. Another attempt in the same year looked promising as weather conditions were favourable but unfortunately, they fell ill because of food poisoning. They had reached 6107m, only 250m from the summit, but had to retreat. The third and final attempt was made in April-May of 2022 but weather conditions were dangerous leading to the expedition being called off midway through on 15 May. Chombu remains unclimbed.
Chombu (Nick Hurndall Smith)
Start Time: 19:30
Venue: Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria St, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL
Contact: Timothy Elson - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
