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 MemberLectures
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
Stories are how we understand the world and many climbers are also great storytellers. In his podcast series Factor Two, Wil has explored how our storytelling influences the heroes we make and the risks we take.
Over the past 6 years he’s recorded compelling interviews with climbers from all walks of life, including notable names like Jerry Moffatt, Rick Allen and Hazel Findlay. Each episode is a piece of cinema for the ear - a structured, reflective story, with a flawed hero at its centre. Whether self-rescuing from high up El Capitan, convincing themselves to make one more move on that bold lead, or putting in another shift on the project that might never happen, they are all linked by desire.
In this talk, Wil questions if that desire is really their flaw, or is there something more authentic at the heart of it all? Some common compulsion that all climbers share.
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.
