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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Exhibitions

The Club is pleased to be able to use its premises and resources, along with its renowned archive of mountaineering reports, books, art and artefacts to host and curate exhibitions that celebrate mountain history and culture. As well as spotlighting the work of contemporary artists and academics, the Club has also worked to mark key mountaineering anniversaries; bringing together records of the past to keep our history alive and engaging for climbers and the wider community alike.

Individual exhibitions may vary, but most take place at our Charlotte Road Club House.

A full list of past and upcoming exhibitions is shown below.

No Substance But Light | Video Tour

Artist Heather Dawe leads a video tour of her exhibition 'No Substance But Light'. Taking us from Nanda Devi to the north of Scotland, Heather digs into the process of creating mountain art; contrasting her painstakingly produced works against some collaborations between her own art and the interpretations of artificial intelligence.

The exhibition will run until the end of July 2023 and can be visited between the hours of 12:00 and 17:00 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Please contact the Alpine Club Office on 02076130755 or by email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to book your visit.