The AAC(UK) is one of the largest UK Mountaineering Clubs with over 12,000 UK and overseas members. The principal benefits of membership, at no extra charge, are:

• Membership of the Alpenverein’s rescue and repatriation service – Alpenverein Weltweit Service (AWS). Click for more information.

• Alpine Hut Rights; discounted accommodation costs in alpine huts belonging to the National Alpine Mountaineering Federations.  Click for ÖAV/DAV alpine huts in Austria.  Click for alpine huts belonging to other organisations and in other countries.

• Alpine Skills, Leadership & UK Training courses with grants available to eligible members.

In addition, membership brings many other benefits.  If you are interested in any aspect of mountaineering, we warmly invite you to join or renew.

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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

For UK Covid advice, and details of Covid provisions in Alpine countries please follow the links below.

• Gov.uk covid advice.
• Information about Austria generally.
• Österreichischer Alpenverein.
• Swiss Alpine Club, French Alpine Club, Italian Alpine Club and South Tyrol Alpine Club.

See the Activities pages for events currently being advertised. 

• Covid-19 advice for UK event leaders.
• Covid-19 advice for UK event participants.
• Covid-19 advice for training course cancellations.
• Covid-19 advice for Alpine tours.

To assist with planning for 2021 click to see the hut page with links to hut opening times and the ÖAV Hut Finder.

AAC(UK) Members’ Facebook group. This new Facebook group is run by members, not the Club. Click for more information.

ÖAV Equipment recall notice – this may affect your safety!