Benefits

• Discount on Alpine huts in Austria – Click for link

  Members are entitled to a reduction in bed charges up to €10 per night in all huts in Austria belonging to the ÖAV (Austrian Alpine Association) and DAV (German Alpine Club), with reductions in other huts belonging to members of the Association of Alpine Clubs of Austria (VAVÖ) plus over 70 private guesthouses and hostels.

• Reciprocal Hut Rights – Click for link

  Our members also 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.

• Insurance – Mountain Rescue and Repatriation – Alpenverein Worldwide Service (AWS) – Click for link

  All current members are covered by the AWS rescue and repatriation service during their membership year. The ÖAV insurance policies are provided by Austrian companies and governed by Austrian law.  Cover is worldwide and primarily for mountain rescue, it is NOT comprehensive travel insurance and you may need to take out additional insurance to meet all your requirements.  It is also possible to purchase an extension to the normal AWS insurance if your trip is more than 8 weeks long or if you will be going above 6000m.

• Events/Activities – Click for link

  We have a wide range of activities in the UK and abroad:

  • Day Walks / Day Events
  • Lecture programme
  • Meets and tours – UK
  • Meets and tours – outside the UK
    • Articles on Austrian Tours
  • Members’ Events NOT organised by the Club
  • Training courses – Alpine & UK

Except for the lecture programme, these activities are for members only.

The pages listed above are public pages and more information is available in the password-protected members’ area.

• Merchandise – (details in Members’ Area)

We sell a range of merchandise to members only through the AAC(UK) Office: Alpenverein maps of the Eastern Alps and Expedition maps, DAV Bayerische maps, Climbing maps, Calendars, Year Book*, Bergauf magazine* (5 times a year):  *in German, Clothing bearing the Club insignia and small items of equipment

• Other Benefits: (details in Members’ Area)

  • Access to the password-protected Members’ Area of our website
  • Quarterly newsletter with articles and Club calendar
  • Subsidies for training courses in the UK and Austria
  • Expedition Fund to help finance expeditions by AAC(UK) members
  • Members’ discounts at Cotswold Outdoor, Elite Mountain Supplies, Tilley, Cicerone, Toms and Paramo.
  • Photo and Sketch Competition

The AAC(UK) and the ÖAV

You may find out more about the relationship between the AAC(UK) and the Österreichischer Alpenverein (ÖAV) here.

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[Updated 23 May 2017]