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Guidebooks

The AC has published comprehensive English language guidebooks covering popular regions of the Alps. These are listed below and are all available for purchase from the Club except for The 4000m Peaks of the Alps which is available from Cordee. 

Guides can be purchased using the PayPal checkout below or by contacting the Alpine Club Office on 020 7613 0755.

Prices

An additional charge of £4.50 for postage and packing will be included with your order. Alternatively, you can arrange with us to collect your order from our Shoreditch premises.

Please note: The alpine landscape and climbing conditions have changed significantly since these guides were first published, as higher temperatures have melted snow, ice and permafrost. Users must use their own judgment on how this affects the feasibility or safety of any particular route or approach.

Guide Book

Valais Alps West £5.00 GBP Ecrins Massif £5.00 GBP Dolomites W & E £5.00 GBP Dolomites Small £5.00 GBP Mont Blanc 1 £5.00 GBP Mont Blanc 2 £5.00 GBP Bregalia Bernina £5.00 GBP Bernese Oberland £5.00 GBP

The Alpine Journal

The Alpine Journal is a substantial annual record of mountaineering achievement which has been published continuously since 1859. The premier publication of the Alpine Club, every year it features the finest examples of mountain writing, art and photography from around the world, alongside book reviews, area notes and trip reports by cutting-edge mountaineers.

It is issued free to members, but is also available to purchase at £26.00 plus £4.50 P&P. The current issue can be purchased directly from the Club using the PayPal checkout below or by contacing the Alpine Club Office on 020 7613 0755.

If you would prefer to avoid the postage costs, orders can be collected from our Shoreditch premises. Please cointact us via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to make arrangements.

Previous Alpine Journal issues are available for purchase via Cordee.

Alpine Club T-Shirt

Available in unisex sizes S / M / L the Alpine Club t-shirts are made from a technical, fast-wicking fabric that is comfortable to wear while active. The colour is black and they are manufactured by Fruit of the Loom.

T-shirts cost £16.00 each plus £4.50 postage and packaging. If you would prefer to avoid postage costs, you can arrange with us to collect your order from our Shoreditch premises.

T-shirts can be purchased using the PayPal checkout below or by phoning the Alpine Club Office on 020 7613 0755.

Size

Men's S Men's M Men's L Men's XL Women's S Women's M

The First Descent of the Matterhorn

AC Member Alan Lyall's book represents a lifetime of research and serves as a full bibliographic guide to the 1865 accident that so defined the first ascent of the Matterhorn. Lyall digs into both the accident itself, in which four climbers lost their lives, and the aftermath, using illustrations from contemporary sources, biographies of all those involved and reproductions of original documents to illuminate one of mountaineering's most famous tragedies. 

The copies available for sale are all part of the first and only print run, making this a rare and unique piece for your mountain library. The book costs £25.00 plus £4.50 P&P, but is available to AC members at a reduced price of £20.00 plus £4.50 P&P. (To avoid postage costs, you can arrange with us to collect your order from our Shoreditch premises.)

The book can be purchased using the PayPal checkout below or by phoning the Alpine Club Office on 020 7613 0755.

Member/Non-member

Member £20.00 GBP Non-member £25.00 GBP