The Austrian Alpine Club (UK)

The AAC(UK) is one of the largest UK Mountaineering Clubs with over 13,000 UK and overseas members. The principal benefits of membership, at no extra charge, are:

• Mountain Rescue Insurance; worldwide, without age limit and inclusive of repatriation.  For more information click here.
  
• Alpine Hut Rights; discounted accommodation costs in alpine huts belonging to the National Alpine Mountaineering Federations. For ÖAV/DAV alpine huts in Austria click here.  For alpine huts belonging to other organisations and in other countries click here.

In addition, membership brings many other benefits

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If you are interested in any aspect of mountaineering, we warmly invite you to join

• Office Closure – A reminder that the office will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday 28th August 2017

• AGM Booking forms and information are now available.  See AGM 2017 page (members only) for details

• FREE HUT MAP for members! 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! Let us know in the office if you’d like one! If you request one as part of a merchandise order, or request one to be sent with your membership card, then map postage is FREE for a limited time! (please request one in the comments section when applying for membership). If not being sent with anything else, then postage is just £1.50 UK, £1.70 outside the UK. Please contact the office for your copy.

• Important changes to Single Trip Protection Cover for members living outside Europe – See AWS Rescue & Repatriation Insurance page for details.

• Members’ Small Ads.  See new page in the Members Only Area

• AWS Insurance leaflet 2017/2018 has replaced the 2015/2016 edition.   For Insurance queries please contact KNOX: Tel:  Austria +43 (0) 512 238 300 or email them at: AV-service@knox.co.at  They speak good English!

• Alpenverein Huts Opening Times – Opening dates for Summer 2017

• The Autumn Newsletter is almost ready and will be mailed to members by the 1st of September.  Copy and photos for the Winter Newsletter should be sent to the Newsletter Editor (aac.newsletter.editor@aacuk.org.uk) by 01 October.  Copy for all meets should be sent to the relevant meet co-ordinator by 22 September.  (Note that you may send 2 sets of meet information, one for the newsletter and one for the web site (which may include your meet sheet, booking form and photos).

• Equipment recall notice – this may affect your safety!:Wild Country Friends 2, 3 & 4 – Voluntary notice to inspect. (Updated 24/04/2017)  For more info and other recall notices see related link on the ÖAV website.

• 3 minute video clip –  Alpenverein – Wege ins Freie.

[Updated 23 August 2017]