International Scottish Winter Meet 22-29 Feb 2020 Call for hosts
The call for hosts went out today. Details are enclosed in the following links. There are limited spaces.
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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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Smiler's Wake
Sadly, our great friend Smiler passed away on 2nd May.
To celebrate his life in the mountains, we invite all his friends to an evening of illustrated talks and a buffet meal.
Date: Saturday 10th August
Time: 6pm
Place: The Celtic Royal Hotel, Bangor Street, Caernarfon, LL55 1AY).
Andy Nisbet (1953 to 2019)
Contribution to climbing in the Alps, the Greater Ranges and of course Scotland
Andy Nisbet, Lurchers Crag 2019 (Photo Sandy Allan)
It has been a week since the loss of two leading Scottish mountaineers in the same accident on Ben Hope on the 5th February 2019 that left the winter climbing community stunned. It appears likely that Steve Perry and Andy Nisbet fell from the upper section of a new route on the West Face of Ben Hope, while completing a new route together.
100th Anniversary of the Cambridge University Mountaineering Club
The club’s 100th anniversary was celebrated on 19th June 2005 with a dinner held at St Catherine’s College. Following this meeting a number of articles were written by CUMC alumni to create the CUMC 100th Anniversary edition journal. This contains a series of fascinating accounts of the history of the club, the talented mountaineers involved, and the incredible trips that alumni have been a part of. The full series of articles can be found HERE.