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Alpine ClubThe Alpine Club was: - 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.
Today, Alpine clubs stage climbing competitions, operate Alpine lodges and paths, and are active in protecting the Alpine environment. The oldest is the English Alpine Club, a gentlemen's club founded in London in 1857/58, (see List of London's gentlemen's clubs). Today there exist Alpine clubs in many countries:
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