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 Member
Mountains have gained a tenuous foothold on the multifarious agenda of the European Union, with just a little help from the Alpine Club. The mighty Aletsch glacier - one of the last places where permanent ice will linger as global warming strips the Alps. (Photo: Stephen Goodwin.)
The Alpine Club welcomes new members
The aim of our expedition was to complete first ascents of peaks at around 5,900m in the Greater Himalaya, in the Zanskar / Ladakh region of northern India. We also sought to plan and carry out everything independently; to pursue Alpine style / mixed snow and rock routes; and to summit some of the remaining unclimbed Zanskar peaks.
The AC is supporting the inaugural Mountain Arts Festival at Rheged this November, announced by Community Action Nepal in association with RGS-IBG NW Region.