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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We have recently learned of the death on 20 March of Stewart Hawkins, an Associate member since 2007.

 

 

Tributes  

#1 Susan Hare 2022-04-12 13:52
I met Stewart only quite recently in 2014, shortly after the publication of his excellent biography of Wilfrid Noyce. He joined us in the Vallouise to commemorate the 150 Years of the Barre des Ecrins. His generous enthusiasm had also made him known to us previously as a fellow supporter of John Kentish's first phase of the ski-mountaineering traverse of the alps (Menton- Vienna.). I'm sure other members will have known him much better and am equally sure that he will be greatly missed. I was glad to have been able to meet him.

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