Aims and Objectives

The Alpine Club of Pakistan aims at achieving following :-

  1. Cultivate mountaineering and outdoor culture amongst the nature lovers and interested persons, specially youth by providing facilities for climbing, mountaineering and mountain related activities.
  2. Promote and organise mountaineering expeditions either singly or in collaboration with other mountaineering organisations /clubs/climbers from abroad.
  3. Organise training in mountaineering, rock, snow/ice climbing, Sports climbing, ski-ing and trekking and for other Club activities.
  4. Organise training for liaison officers, high altitude porters, mountain and trekking guides and for other disciplines of mountain related activities.
  5. Organise and participate in rock, ice, Sports climbing competitions, ski-ing and trekking championships /tournaments, both at home and abroad.
  6. Organise trekking trips and summer/winter camps for intrested youth and club members.
  7. Facilitate visiting expeditions by providing liaison officers and other required support.
  8. Advise and provide co-ordination on mountaineering and mountain related matters.
  9. Maintains liaison with governmental, non-governmental and sister organisations at home and abroad for promotion of mountain related activities.
  10. Represent Pakistan and safeguard its mountaineering and climbing interests at UIAA, UAAA, IFSC and other international forums.
  11. Undertake measures for the preservation and protection of the environments of the mountain areas independently or in collaboration with governmental or non-governmental organisations.
  12. Maintain archives, prepare and provide information and data on mountains and mountain related activities in Pakistan.