Alpinism: Alive and Well?
KENDAL MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL
MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT ALPINISM SESSION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALPINE CLUB
Brewery Arts Centre Theatre
Sunday 17 November 2019 at 11:45 - 13:45
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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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International Scottish Winter Meet 22-29 Feb 2020 Call for hosts
The call for hosts went out today. Details are enclosed in the following links. There are limited spaces.
Smiler's Wake
Sadly, our great friend Smiler passed away on 2nd May.
To celebrate his life in the mountains, we invite all his friends to an evening of illustrated talks and a buffet meal.
Date: Saturday 10th August
Time: 6pm
Place: The Celtic Royal Hotel, Bangor Street, Caernarfon, LL55 1AY).
Andy Nisbet (1953 to 2019)
Contribution to climbing in the Alps, the Greater Ranges and of course Scotland
Andy Nisbet, Lurchers Crag 2019 (Photo Sandy Allan)
It has been a week since the loss of two leading Scottish mountaineers in the same accident on Ben Hope on the 5th February 2019 that left the winter climbing community stunned. It appears likely that Steve Perry and Andy Nisbet fell from the upper section of a new route on the West Face of Ben Hope, while completing a new route together.