The 'Alpine Club' was once described as:
:''a club of English gentlemen devoted to mountaineering, first of all in the Alps, members of which have successfully addressed themselves to attempts of the kind on loftier mountains.'' (''The Nuttall Encyclopaedia'' 1907)
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, which was originally founded in London in 1857/58, as a gentlemen's club ''(see List of London's gentlemen's clubs).''
Today there exist Alpine clubs in many countries:
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