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!
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Nanga Parbat’s Mazeno Ridge
Rick Allen and Sandy Allan talk about their traverse of the Mazeno Ridge in 2012, which was first attempted by Doug Scott back in 1992. Scott Ellsworth will speak first on the history of climbing on Nanga Parbat.
The First Ascent of Koyo Zom West Face in Pakistan’s Hindu Raj, with Tom Livingstone
Koyo Zom (6877m), Hindu Raj range in Pakistan. Tom Livingstone.
In 2013 six mountaineers, who had met whilst studying in Leeds and Sheffield, went off on their first expedition. Alpine Club members Tom Bell, Tim Elson and Hugh Thomas were part of the team that travelled to the relatively unexplored area of the Tien Shan mountains on the border between China and Kyrgyzstan. There, multiple glacier systems with multiple unclimbed 5000m peaks had seen few mountaineers before. Over 4 weeks the team achieved several first ascents and were able to get to grips with the steep learning curve of a first expedition, which was partly funded by grants from the Alpine Club and the Austrian Alpine Club.
Tom, Tim and Hugh will talk about their experiences and afterwards answer questions from the audience.
If you would like to join this ClubCast please check your emails again on Monday 20 April, when a link will be sent out. The link will also be available on the Alpine Club Facebook Member Area.
Three Alpine Club members talk about their favourite route on a 4000er: Paul Newby on the West Ridge of the Dufourspitze, Max Streeton on the Weisshorn Schaligrat, and Becky Coles on the Lauteraargrat which links the Schreckhorn and the Lauteraarhorn.
Aimed at whetting appetites for a future trip, the talks will be followed by a Q&A session.