The Alpine Ski Club 1908 – 2008   Edited by M. Hendry

Explore, Climb, Ski is the Centenary Review of the Alpine Ski Club, which was formed in 1908 and was probably the first ski-mountaineering club in the world.  Today the Club is still active in exploring new areas and promoting safety and good companionship in the mountains in winter.

The review is 86 pages, softback A5, and includes 46 illustrations.  Publication date: March 2008. It is available to non-members at a price of £10 including post and packing in Europe.
To order a copy please contact The Secretary

Contents

The review is in three main parts: it starts by charting the changes that have taken place in ski mountaineering in the 100 years of the Club’s existence. They show how much easier it is for today’s budget-flight-propelled skier to travel to the mountains, although those seeking real adventure have a much harder time of it.

The second part consists of a set of reports, many reprinted, of major ascents and expeditions undertaken by ASC members over the past 100 years.

The final section is for those for whom exploration is a definite part of the sport; it consists of a survey of some of the main areas and mountain ranges visited by ASC members in recent years, with the theme: what has been explored on skis and what remains? It shows the many white spaces that remain on the ski-mountaineering map of the world.

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