The AAC(UK) is one of the largest UK Mountaineering Clubs with over 16,000 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 Skills, Leadership & 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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Another sucessful EGM/AGM took place this weekend at Matlock.  A report and photos of the event will follow soon.  See 2019 EGM/AGM and activity weekend for details.

2020 membership is NOT available until 01 December.  If you’re travelling before this time there’s still time to renew your membership for 2019 to receive continued benefits including Insurance.

Say NO to the plan to build on glaciers of the Pitztal and Ötztal.  Click for more information about this petition to prevent the desecration of this popular alpine area.

Climate Crisis  Please visit our new page about how the AAC(UK) and its members can contribute to tackling the Climate Crisis.

Photo & Sketch Competition 2018 Results!  Winners have been chosen and informed.  The Photo and Sketch competiton 2019 is now open!

alpenvereinaktiv.com phone app available to members only with  ÕAV and DAV maps:  the most useful tool for planning and taking with you on tour.  For more information Click here.

Log in to enter the Online shop  All FREE ITEMS are subject to availability.

FREE ÖAV 2020 CALENDAR Offer….Receive a FREE 2020 CALENDAR when making a minimum £10 donation to the Hut Fund via the online shop.  Visit the Online Shop for more details.

FREE ski tour Stop or Go cards (subject to availability), please request in the comments section when applying for membership, or visit the Online Shop  A small wallet-sized booklet, in English, focussing on 10 recommendations for ski touring. Also available in German for Bergwandern, Hochtouren, Klettersteig, Mountainbike, Sportklettern, PDFs of each are available.

FREE hut maps (subject to availability), please request in the comments section when applying for membership, or visit the Online Shop.  The 1:500,000 map locates and names all the huts in Austria, gives contact details, elevations, and shows whether they are accessible by ski, foot, bike etc!

Alpenverein Huts – Opening dates for Summer/Autumn 2019.  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.

AAC(UK) Members’ Facebook group. This new Facebook group is run by members, not the Club, so that they can contact each other about short notice activities, sales and other items of interest.  For more information click here.

ÖAV Equipment recall notice – this may affect your safety!