Who we are

About us

Established 1974

Pakistan's national mountaineering federation.

Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) was founded in 1974 by mountain lovers as a non-governmental sports organisation and the national mountaineering & climbing federation, dedicated to promoting mountaineering, climbing, and mountain-related adventure activities in Pakistan.

The Club provides facilities — including training — for mountain and nature lovers to enjoy the boundless beauty of Pakistan's mountains and to take part in healthy adventure: rock, ice, and sport climbing, alongside mountaineering. Since its founding it has launched numerous expeditions to the high mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan and trained a large number of members in climbing, mountaineering, and other mountain pursuits.

ACP is Pakistan's sole representative on the world climbing and mountaineering federation — the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) — and a founding member of the Union of Asian Alpine Associations (UAAA), maintaining linkages with outward-bound organisations worldwide.

Affiliations & recognition
  • Registered under the Companies Act with the SECP since 1978.
  • Affiliated with the Pakistan Sports Board as a national sports federation since 1982.
  • Works under the patronage of the Gilgit-Baltistan Council Secretariat, Government of Pakistan.
  • Enjoys the close support of the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO).
50+ years Promoting mountaineering in Pakistan
UIAA

Pakistan's sole representative on the world mountaineering federation.

UAAA

Founding member of the Union of Asian Alpine Associations.

Training

Rock, ice, and sport climbing, mountaineering, and rescue courses.

Expeditions

Decades of expeditions to the high peaks of Gilgit-Baltistan.