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
If asked to put a dot on a map at a place furthest from civilisation you'd be hard-pressed to find somewhere more remote than the South Sandwich Islands. This isolated volcanic island chain in the notoriously unpredictable Southern Ocean holds incredible potential to advance many outstanding questions within volcanology and yet it remains incredibly enigmatic. Few individuals have ever landed ashore and even satellite observations are rare.
As part of a National Geographic-funded research project, Emma Nicholson and a large team launched an ambitious expedition to study the volcanic activity at Mt Michael, Saunders Island. The expedition required them to make the first ascent of this glaciated active volcano to ground-truth satellite images which suggested that a lava lake has existed within the volcano's crater for several decades. If confirmed, this lava lake would be one of only a rare handful worldwide.
Emma joins us to discuss this pioneering research expedition and to share the documentary film of her journey, 'Lake of Fire' (45 mins), which offers a behind the scenes look at what it takes to put together an expedition of this scale, the trials and tribulations of life in the field, and the challenges of balancing science and survival in one of the harshest environments on Earth.
The talk will be held at the Alpine Club's premises at 55 Charlotte Road, London, EC2A 3QF from 7PM on 27 February 2024.
For safety reasons, we are required to keep a register of all attendees. If you plan to attend, please complete the form below. (This applies to both members and non-members).
There is no official charge for entry, but we do ask non-members to make a small contribution towards the continued running of the lectures if they are able.
55/56 Charlotte Road
London
EC2A 3QF
Uk
