Alpine Club Library
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The Alpine Club Library - devoted to mountains, mountaineering and the history of both. Part of @alpineclub.bsky.social
Open to visitors & club members on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays.
Open to visitors & club members on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays.
Mountains (obvs) and a picnic!
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Mountains (obvs) and a picnic!
:-D We should honestly have known that!
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
:-D We should honestly have known that!
Under no circumstances can our office manager learn her shredder is an archive - we'd never throw anything away again
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Under no circumstances can our office manager learn her shredder is an archive - we'd never throw anything away again
This is the fuhrerbuch if Ulrich Lauener , who was a mountain guide in the 1800s and led the first ascent of Monte Rosa in 1855. He's pictured here with his wife.
November 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This is the fuhrerbuch if Ulrich Lauener , who was a mountain guide in the 1800s and led the first ascent of Monte Rosa in 1855. He's pictured here with his wife.
Scones are fine and all ... but we're wondering if there's cake in the van?
September 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Scones are fine and all ... but we're wondering if there's cake in the van?
And if you want to see paintings from our collection in person we still have spaces on our Heritage Open Day Tours which take place on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th September.
Tours are free - and we only run them for Heritage Open Days!
Details here - www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-e...
Tours are free - and we only run them for Heritage Open Days!
Details here - www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-e...
Tour of the Alpine Club Collections
Tour of the Alpine Club Library
www.heritageopendays.org.uk
September 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
And if you want to see paintings from our collection in person we still have spaces on our Heritage Open Day Tours which take place on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th September.
Tours are free - and we only run them for Heritage Open Days!
Details here - www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-e...
Tours are free - and we only run them for Heritage Open Days!
Details here - www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-e...
And all of the collection can be viewed by appointment at the library. Much of it can also be licensed for publication - alpineclub.org/library/photos
August 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
And all of the collection can be viewed by appointment at the library. Much of it can also be licensed for publication - alpineclub.org/library/photos