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The 6,000 members of the UK Section
of the Austrian Alpine Club
welcome all who are interested in
mountaineering, alpine sports and
walking to join them in membership.

Joining is easy
and brings many Benefits.

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Contact Us

AAC (UK)
12A North Street
WAREHAM
BH20 4AG
United Kingdom

Telephone: (+44) (0)1929 556 870
Or please send the Office an Email.

Please contact the AAC(UK) Office for all enquiries concerning the Club, in particular, matters concerning Membership or Sales.


 

Benefits of AAC(UK)/OeAV Membership

Mountain Huts

Our members enjoy reduced accommodation rates In all mountain huts belonging to the national mountaineering federations of Austria, Germany, South Tyrol, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Slovenia, Belgium, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. . A full list of the mountaineering federations to which this applies may be found on our Reciprocal Rights page and details of most of the huts can be found on our Hut Page.

In Category I and II huts there is always a Bergsteigeressen (Mountain Climbers’ Meal, a cheap but filling evening meal) for members, and only members have the right to buy jugs of Teewasser (hot water for making tea and other beverages).

AWS Annual Alpine Association Worldwide Rescue and Repatriation Insurance

The OeAV insurance policies under which OeAV members receive cover are provided by UNIQA Personenversicherung AG and GENERALI Versicherung AG , both Austrian companies and governed by Austrian law.

For a summary of cover provided by AWS (Alpine Association Worldwide Service) as part of OeAV membership, please refer to the AWS explanatory leaflets listed below.  NB this cover is primarily for mountain rescue NOT comprehensive travel insurance and you should read the leaflet carefully to ascertain whether you need to take out additional insurance to meet all your requirements.  If you have any queries please contact the OeAV direct as explained in the leaflet, not the AAC(UK) Office which is not able to answer questions which seek interpretation of the insurance cover, but do check the Insurance FAQs.

The following leaflets are in Portable Document Format (PDF) and may be printed.  If you do not have a PDF Reader installed on your computer you may download one free of charge. 

[AWS Insurance leaflet in English]   
[AWS Insurance leaflet in German]

Merchandise

We sell a range of merchandise to members only, through the AAC(UK) Office:

Other Benefits

  • Subsidised training courses in the Alps and UK;
  • Residential Meets, Day Walks, Lectures and Presentations in the UK;
  • Residential Meets, Treks and Expeditions in the Alps and other mountain areas of the world;
  • Quarterly newsletter with news and reviews of Club activities;
  • Expedition Fund  to help finance expeditions by AAC(UK) members;
  • Details of special discounts available only to members, from selected; mountaineering clothing and equipment suppliers such as Cotswold Outdoor;
  • Access to our password-protected Members’ Website, the breadth and depth of which you can appreciate from our website’s Site Map.


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Last updated 09 August 2010