| Welcome to the official web site of Alpine Club of Pakistan
- the national Mountaineering and Climbing Federation of Pakistan
established in 1974 for the promotion of mountaineering and
mountain related activities in Pakistan.
The Club aims at providing facilities, including training,
to the mountain and nature lovers to enjoy the boundless beauty
of Pakistan's mountains and participate in the healthy adventure
activities of climbing and mountaineering. Since its raising
ACP has launched several mountaineering expeditions, singly
as well as in collaboration with other international mountaineers
to high mountains, which include Mt Everest (Nepal - 1997),
K-2 (1977), Nanga Parbat (1997), Broad Peak (1982 and 2001),
Gasherbrum II (1982) and many other high peaks in Pakistan.
Since 1977 the Club has trained a large number of its members,
Armed Forces officers, potential liaison officers, locals
and ladies in rock/ice climbing, mountaineering and other
mountain tourism related activities at its training institute
at Nilt, Gilgit in Northern Areas of Pakistan. Eminent Club
mountaineers include Nazir Sabir, Ashraf Aman, Col Sher Khan,
Rajab Shah, Meherban Shah, Lt Col Abdul Jabbar Bhatti, Sqn
Ldr Ataul Haq and many others.
Alpine Club of Pakistan is affiliated with Pakistan Sports
Board and functions under the aegis of Tourism Division, Government
of Pakistan and enjoys close support of Frontier Works Organization.
It represents Pakistan on the Switzerland based International
Mountaineering and Climbing Federation - Union Internationale
Des Associations D'Alpinisme (UIAA) and is member on its Council.
ACP is the founding member of the Union of Asian Alpine Associations
(UAAA) and is also part of the Himalayan Mountaineering Countries
Forum.
Alpine Club of Pakistan acts as an advisor to all governmental/non
governmental organizations on matters relating to mountains
and mountaineering. It is actively working on various programmes
for the preservation of most threatened mountain areas of
Pakistan in collaboration with IUCN and other international
agencies.
Pakistan is endowed with one of the richest collection of high
mountains having 720 peaks above six thousand metres with 162
peaks above seven thousand metres and five peaks above eight
thousand metres including second highest pyramid - Chogori -
the K-2. By becoming ACP member you can contribute in preserving
these unique mountains besides promoting mountaineering in Pakistan.
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