Alpine club

The first Alpine Club, Alpine Club (UK), was founded in London in 1857. It was once described as:

Today, Alpine clubs stage climbing competitions, operate alpine huts and paths, and are active in protecting the Alpine environment. The oldest is the UK Alpine Club, founded as a gentlemen's club (see List of London's gentlemen's clubs). With around 1,000,000 members the German Alpine Club is the largest Alpine club in the world.