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 MemberLectures
Here is a list of lectures at the Alpine Club. Select additional pages using the numbers at the bottom.
The lectures provide a good opportunity for AC members to meet one another and exchange news, views and information. New members and prospective members are particularly welcome. Prospective members are asked to contact the AC office before attending. Lectures generally start at 7:30pm.
For the lectures in London, non-members are asked to register their attendance in advance either by filling in the relevant form on the lecture page or by contacting the office at admin@alpineclub.org (Please note that a donation is requested on entry).
Anyone who has had an interesting trip and would be prepared to lecture is invited to contact the AC Office or the lecture organisers.
Each event includes a clickable map with the address of the venue.
Events Calendar
Stephen's reputation as an accomplished mountaineer and climber very much precedes him, but on this occasion he joins us to discuss another of his passions - mountain art.
He takes his title from the Victorian artist, critic and alpinist manqué John Ruskin in this personal look at mountain art from the fifteenth century to the present day.
He will include paintings from some of the great names like Dürer, Turner, Loppé and Roerich, interspersed with his own photos from climbs in Scotland, the Alps, the Himalaya and recent expeditions to Antarctica. There may even be a musical interlude!
Please join us for what promises to be a wonderful talk.
'Montagne de la Côte and Bossons Glacier' - John Ruskin
Start Time: 19:30
Venue: Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria St, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL
Contact: Timothy Elson - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
