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ALPINE CLUB DETAILS

Founded in 1857 the Alpine Club is the world’s oldest mountaineering club and the leading UK organisation for climbers active in the Alps and greater ranges. Benefits of membership include access to the AC Library which houses over 25,000 books on mountain-related subjects, monthly evening lectures, free copy of the Alpine Journal; each year, an annual alpine meet and reduced rates in huts. Visit www.alpine-club.org.uk.

The Swiss Alpine Club (Schweizer Alpen-Club, Club Alpin Suisse, Club Alpino Svizzero, or Club Alpin Svizzer) dates from 1863, has over a hundred individual sections, many of which organise mountain tours, rock climbing and winter activities. The SAC produces a members’ magazine, Die Alpen, publishes guidebooks for walkers, climbers and ski mountaineers, and through its member sections owns and maintains a great number of huts. See www.swiss-sport.ch/sac-cas, www.sac-cas.ch and www.alpenonline.ch.

The Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club (ABMSAC) is an active UK-based club with a strong interest in alpine mountaineering. The Club organises a diverse range of meets to the European Alps and beyond. For information go to www.abmsac.org.uk.