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).

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

Stephen Venables: Everest - East Side Story
Thursday 09 November 2023, 07:30pm
Thursday 09 November 2023

To mark a hundred years after the first British Everest expeditions of the 1920s, and 70 years after the first ascent in May 1953, Stephen intertwines his own personal Everest journey with the wider story of the world's highest mountain.

As the first Briton to climb Everest by a new route on the Kangshung Face in 1988, summiting alone without the use of supplementary oxygen, and as a mountaineering writer, broadcaster and historian, Stephen is uniquely placed to reflect on the climbing world's relationship with the mountain after 100 years of exploration on its slopes. 

Packed with personal anecdotes and insight, historical curiosities and fantastic photography, the lecture promises to be an informative and highly entertaining evening celebrating the mountaineers Everest.

Venue:  The Greta Suite of the Skiddaw Hotel, Main Street, Keswick, CA12 5BL.  
 
Lectures are free to members.  Non-members are welcome to attend for a suggested £3 donation to the Montane Alpine Club Climbing Fund.
 
Doors Open7pm.
Lectures start: 7.30pm.
 
Food is available before the lecture from the hotel bar. 
Location Keswick
31 Main St
Keswick
Cumbria
CA12 5BN