Alpine Club

The Alpine Club was:

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:a club of English gentlemen devoted to mountaineering, first of all in the Alps, members of which have successfully addressed themselves to attempts of the kind on loftier mountains.

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Today, Alpine clubs stage climbing competitions, operate Alpine huts and paths, and are active in protecting the Alpine environment. The oldest is the English Alpine Club, a gentlemen's club founded in London in 1857/58, (see List of London's gentlemen's clubs).

Related Topics:
Climbing - Alpine hut - Environment - Gentlemen's club - London - 1857 - 58 - List of London's gentlemen's clubs

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Today there exist Alpine clubs in many countries:

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• Deutscher Alpenverein (DAV) - Germany
• Österreichischer Alpenverein (ÖAV) - Austria
• Schweizer Alpen-Club (SAC) - Switzerland
• Club Alpino Italiano (CAI) - Italy
• Alpenverein Südtirol (AVS) - South Tyrol
• Club Alpine Francais (CAF) - France
• Alpine Club - United Kingdom
• Alpine Club of Canada - Canada
• American Alpine Club - United States
• Slovenska Planinska Družba (SPD) - Slovenia
• Planinska Zveza Slovenije (PZS) - Slovenia
• Nederlandse Klim- en Bergsport Vereniging (NKBV) - Netherlands
• Japanese Alpine Club - Japan