Alpine Club of Pakistan

Alpine Club of Pakistan
ACP
Sport Mountaineering and climbing
Founded 1974 (1974)
Affiliation

International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation,
International Federation of Sport Climbing,

Union of Asian Alpine Associations
Affiliation date 1979
Headquarters Islamabad
Location Jinnah Stadium, Pakistan Sports Complex[1]
President Manzoor Hussain[2]
Secretary Abu Zafar Sadiq[3]
Official website
alpineclub.org.pk
Pakistan

The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) is a non governmental sports organisation for the promotion of mountaineering, climbing and mountain related other adventure activities in Pakistan. In addition to this the club serves as the national sports governing body for the sport of mountaineering and climbing in Pakistan.[4]

History

The club was founded in 1974 and its head office is at Jinnah Sports Stadium Islamabad. Since 1977 the Club has trained a large number of its members, armed Forces personals, locals, liaisons and ladies in rock and ice climbing, mountaineering and other mountain tourism related activities at its training institute at Nilt in Gilgit Baltistan.[5]

Affiliations

The club is affiliated with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pakistan Sports Board
  2. ↑ Profile Lt Col Manzoor Hussain (Retd) President, Alpine Club of Pakistan
  3. ↑ Change of guards at Alpine Club of Pakistan | PAMIR TIMES | Voices of the Mountain Communities
  4. ↑ Alpine Club
  5. 1 2 Pakistan Sports Board
  6. ↑ UIAA - Member Federations
  7. ↑ Members Federations
  8. ↑ Union Of Asian Alpine Associations

External links

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