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A volunteer is sought to assume complete editorial control of the Club’s quarterly Newsletter from the end of 2011, soliciting content, selecting that which is most appropriate, liaising with our proof-reader and interfacing directly with the graphics designer who takes care of layout. If this challenge is of genuine interest to you, please contact the Club Secretary via the AAC(UK) Office for further details.  

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AAC Lectures and Members' Evenings

Please refer to the Notes at the foot of this programme of Lectures

February 29
Wednesday

Denali: Ice Cold in Alaska Lee Farmer [AAC(UK)]
Lee Farmer the 180th Briton on Mt Everest and a Seven Summiteer, gives an account of an expedition he led on Denali, the highest (and arguably the coldest) mountain in North America. The hard Arctic environment and the elements pushed the team to the limit, but their resolve was rewarded by attaining Denali’s peak.
RISC - Reading

March 6
Tuesday

Kyajo Ri - a first visit to Nepal Mike Pinney (AC and ABMSAC)
Kyajo Ri is a 6186 metre peak in Nepal in the Khumbu that has been open to expeditions since only 2002 when it was first climbed officially. It is a beautiful mountain, with a sharp snow summit.
CSSC - London

 

March 21
Wednesday

Eastern Turkey John Hardwick [AAC(UK)]
Annual Joint AAC/Oxford Ski Club lecture. Ski summits around Lake Van in Eastern Turkey and an attempt to climb Mt Ararat that missed the weather window.
19:30 for 20:15hrs at Oxford University Press Social Club, Jordan Hill, North Oxford, OX2 8EF (OUPSC). Admission free.

 

This programme provides an opportunity for AAC(UK) members and friends to learn about, and exchange, experiences in Austria and mountains world wide in an informal atmosphere. Please join in. These meetings are held in two regular venues.

Venues

RISC READING: 20.00 at the Conference Room, RISC, 35 - 39 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS - 10 minutes walk from Reading station, parking at rear of building. Admission: members £4.00, non members £4.50, on door from 19.45. Come and join other AAC(UK) members and friends from 18.30 in the Global Café downstairs.Food is available until 21.00 and the bar until 23.00. Contact: Janet Britnell, Tel: 01189 863 829

CSSC LONDON SW1: 19.30 at The Civil Service Social Club (CSSC), 13 – 15 Great Scotland Yard, London SW1A 2HJ (nearest tube station Embankment or Charing Cross). Organised in collaboration with the AAC(UK), Rucksack Club (RC) and Fell & Rock (FRCC), the Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club (ABMSAC), and Tuesday Climbing Club (TCC). AAC(UK) members and guests welcome. Admission free. Food is available in the restaurant or in bar until 19.00. Bar open until 23.00. Contact: Neil Harwood Tel: 07966 349 785

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