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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News has reached us of the death of Club Member Teddy Faure-Walker.
Members are invited to send their tributes to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so that they can be posted on the website.
It is with sadness that we report the news of the death of our member, Susan Band, on the 27th April.
We understand that there will be a funeral service on the 9th May at Midday in Heckfield.
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News has reached us of the death of Club Member Mark Warham, who died on the 28th April at the Royal Marsden Hospital.
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We are saddened to receive news that our member Allan Stuart died on April 21st, aged 95. Allan climbed almost exclusively with fellow members of the Wayfarers' Club
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It is with great sadness that we report news of the death of Mark Vallance, in Switzerland, on the 19th of April.
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