The Alpine Club Vienna is group
within the Österreichischer
Alpenverein, which within a section Austria (OEAV
Section Austria). You can click
here to learn a little more about the OEAV organization.
Is membership in the OEAV/Section
Austria required to attend the meetings? Yes and No.
If you wish to be on our mailing list, and attend
our monthly meetings - feel invited - you are
welcome!
If you like what you see, and
wish to attend one of our events, we do as that you
seriously consider membership in OEAV/Section Austria.
They provide some administration for the group.
However if you are curious about
our group, please join us for a few meetings and then
make a decision on membership. Attend a meeting to
become familiar with the people of the club, as they
are what the club is all about. We maintain an email
list of all those interested in our group, "official"
members or not.
The club has many opportunities
for you to become involved and attend all types of
planned outings, regardless of the sport. Benefits
include map discounts, books, reduced costs for overnight
stays in huts (both OEAV and partner organizations),
various equipment offers and specialized insurance
for each member (see link at left).
To join the OEAV/Section Austria,
just click on the link to the left (or
here) and it will take you to the membership form
which we have translated into English. Just fill out
the form, submit it, and they will be in contact with
you. In the meantime, you can for help with this if you need it.
If you are currently a member
of the OEAV and don't care where your membership is,
I highly suggest you and
we will transfer your membership to Section Austria,
Alpine Club Vienna or as we were known in the past
- The English Group.
Please consider this, as our
standing in the OEAV relies on our official membership.
If you do want to stay a member of your section and
not join OEAV/Section Austria, please feel invited
to attend our little group – just let us know so we
don't keep asking!
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