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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Lectures

Here is a list of lectures at the Alpine Club. Select additional pages using the numbers at the bottom.

The lectures provide a good opportunity for AC members to meet one another and exchange news, views and information. New members and prospective members are particularly welcome. Prospective members are asked to contact the AC office before attending. Lectures generally start at 7:30pm.

For the lectures in London, non-members are asked to register their attendance in advance either by filling in the relevant form on the lecture page or by contacting the office at admin@alpineclub.org (Please note that a donation is requested on entry).

Dogs (except for guide dogs) are not permitted at lectures. Since these events are open to both members and the general public, we need to be mindful of potential allergies or phobias that attendees may have.

Anyone who has had an interesting trip and would be prepared to lecture is invited to contact the AC Office or the lecture organisers.

Each event includes a clickable map with the address of the venue.

Events Calendar

Rick Allen Skills Award Lake District Training Weekend
From Friday 02 May 2025
To Monday 05 May 2025
Contact Nick Hurndall Smith & Tom Davis-Merry
Friday 02 May 2025


This meet, held at the George Starkey Hut, is open to all members and will coincide with a training weekend for recipients of the 2025 Rick Allen Skills Award (RASA). Recipients of the award will spend the weekend on training, and some hut-based elements of this will be open to all.

 

Rick Allen Skills Award 

The training weekend based at the George Starkey Hut will be led by Nick Kekus. It will be used to confirm participants’ ability, experience, and fitness, and will serve to help with preparation for the main alpine component. Topics will include bivouac skills and moving together, and an explanation of the gear required (lightweight sleeping bag etc) for a two-day Alpine route involving a bivouac. The weekend will include a bivouac on a Lakeland multi-pitch route. Participants are expected to bring bivvy kit and should plan to use it. The goal will be to hit the ground running once in the Alps, to make the best use of weather windows right from the start.

RASA participants will receive their booking details via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. once they are accepted onto the 2025 programme. 

Others who wish to attend for the weekend and/or sit in on some of the hut-based sessions should contact Tom Davis-Merry at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

The hut-based sessions are likely to consider ropework techniques for glacier travel, tips for moving more quickly in alpine terrain, and wider discussions on topics such as equipment and clothing choices. Topics around managing bivvies, planned and unplanned, will also be covered.

There are 30 spaces booked in the hut, with four allocated to RASA recipients. 
 
This will be a friendly, informative meet in a well-equipped (and warm!) hut in the heart of the Lake District.
 
Please contact Tom Davis-Merry (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for further information and to book your place.
Location George Starkey Hut
Patterdale
england