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 MemberWorldwide First Ascents with Uisdean and Tom
Uisdean Hawthorn and Tom Livingstone talk about their climbing trips around the world, including a busy few years where they spent 6 out of 12 months climbing and living together. The pair have been to Alaska, Canada, the Alps, Scotland, Pakistan and India... amongst others. They’ve climbed a new route in Alaska and most recently, Uisdean put up a new route on Mt. Robson in the Canadian Rockies.
As usual the talks will conclude with a Q&A
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Sir Chris Bonington, John Porter and Andy Cave
AC Librarian Nigel Buckley talks to Sir Chris about the first ascent in 1974, then John Porter takes us up the South Face in 1978, and finally Andy Cave tackles developments on the North Face in 1997
As usual the talks will finish with a Q&A, for which we are also joined by Mick Fowler.
Cathy O’Dowd, Andy Perkins and Phil Wickens
For those who think it’s more fun to descend your mountain on skis we have an evening of ski mountaineering in remote locations.
Cathy O’Dowd kicks off the evening with peaks in the Canadian Yukon. Then Andy Perkins showcases first ski descents in a little known fjord on the West Coast of Greenland. Finally, Phil Wickens shows us how to get to Antarctica and what to do there.
As usual the evening will conclude with a Q&A