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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Adventures in the Tien Shan
Tom Bell, Tim Elson and Max Folkett will describe their experiences organising their first expedition to a remote glacier system in the Tien Shan in Kyrgyzstan. Including the perils of rock fall, crevasse rescue, river crossings, alpine rodent infestations, military police and plague outbreaks. In between all this the team found time for seven ascents of unclimbed peaks including a high altitude traverse of the dividing range.
