| Type | Club |
| Country | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Founded | 1952-1953 |
| Dissolved | 1st Jul 1967 |
| Members recorded | 3 |
| Presidents recorded | 1 |
| Type | Club |
| Country | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Founded | 1952-1953 |
| Dissolved | 1st Jul 1967 |
| Members recorded | 3 |
| Presidents recorded | 1 |
A British group founded in the winter of 1952-53 to encourage high-standard alpinism, with membership limited to proven Alpine climbers and automatic retirement at forty. It merged into the Alpine Club on 1 July 1967 and became a special section of it. [1] [2]
[1] A. K. Rawlinson, 'The Alpine Club and the Alpine Climbing Group', Alpine Journal 1967 https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1967_files/AJ%201967%20197-200%20Rawlinson%20A.C.%20&%20A.C.G..pdf
[2] Wikipedia: Alpine Club (UK) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_Club_(UK)
3 recorded climbers.
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nat Allen | From 1952-1953 |
'a founder member of the Alpine Climbing Group'. [1] References[1] Mountain Heritage Trust: Nat Allen collection https://www.mountain-heritage.org/blog/nat-allen-collection |
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Bourdillon | From 1952-1953 |
The group's first President. [1] References[1] A. K. Rawlinson, 'The Alpine Club and the Alpine Climbing Group', Alpine Journal 1967 https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1967_files/AJ%201967%20197-200%20Rawlinson%20A.C.%20&%20A.C.G..pdf |
| Climber | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| John Brailsford |
One of three negotiators for the Alpine Climbing Group in the 1966 merger talks with the Alpine Club, held at his house in Derby. [1] References[1] A. K. Rawlinson, 'The Alpine Club and the Alpine Climbing Group', Alpine Journal 1967 https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1967_files/AJ%201967%20197-200%20Rawlinson%20A.C.%20&%20A.C.G..pdf |