The AAC(UK) is one of the largest UK Mountaineering Clubs with over 15,000 UK and overseas members. The principal benefits of membership, at no extra charge, are:

• Rescue, medical expenses and repatriation insurance; worldwide without age limit.  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 & UK Training courses with grants available to eligible members with 2 years’ current, continuous membership.

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

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FREE ski tour Stop or go cards if requested when you apply for membership or buy merchandise (please request in the comments section when applying for membership).  A small wallet-sized booklet, in English, focussing on 10 recommendations for ski touring. These are also available in German for Bergwandern, Hochtouren, Klettersteig, Mountainbike, Sportklettern, and PDFs of each are available click here.

FREE hut maps if requested when you apply for membership or buy merchandise (please request in the comments section when applying for membership).  The 1:500,000 map locates and names all the huts in Austria, gives contact details and elevations, and shows whether they are accessible by ski, foot, bike etc!   Click here for more info.

AAC(UK) Autumn Newsletter is available now.  The Winter Newsletter will be due on 1 December.  Copy and photos for the Winter Newsletter should be sent to the Newsletter Editor aac.newsletter.editor@aacuk.org.uk by 5 October.  Copy for all meets should be sent to relevant meet co-ordinators by 28 September.  (Note that 2 sets of meet information may be sent, one for newsletter and one for web site, which may include meet sheet, booking form and photos).

Alpenverein Huts – Opening dates for 2018.  A complete list of opening and closing dates for specific huts in Austria, provided by ÖAV.  Also, for more information and contact details check out the Hut Finder link provided by ÖAV.

Alpine Flowers newsletter – Check out a short newsletter item produced by AAC(UK) President, Allan Hartley.  A collection of 18 Alpine flowers detailing origins, heights and descriptions.

ÖAV Equipment recall notice – this may affect your safety!: Wild Country Friends 2, 3 & 4.

Alpenverein – Wege ins Freie – 3 minute video clip.