The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) is a non governmental sports organisation for the promotion of mountaineering, climbing and other mountain-related 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.
History The club was founded in 1974, and has its head office at the Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad. Since 1977, the Club has trained a large number of its members, armed forces personnel, 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.
Affiliations The club is affiliated with: International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation International Federation of Sport Climbing Union of Asian Alpine Associations Pakistan Sports Board
Presidents No.NameStart yearEnd yearNotesRef.1Lt Gen Ghulam Jilani Khan19741976Founding member2Major General (R) Qamar Ali Mirza19761993Founding member Ex-chairman POF Wah3Lt General (R) Safdar Butt19931994Founding member Ex-chairman WAPDA4Brig (R) Amir Gulistan Janjua19942004Ex-governor NWFP and former Ambassador to Nepal, UAE, and Saudi Arabia5Nazir Sabir20042010First Pakistani mountaineer to summit Mount Everest6Lt Col (R) Manzoor Hussain20102017Organised and co-led the Pak-Japanese Services Expedition which made the first international ascent of Passu Peak in Hunza in 1978 Served in the Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers and worked on the construction of Karakoram Highway and Skardu Road7Abu Zafar Sadiq2017 20258Major General Irfan Arshad HI(M)2025 present
Secretaries No.NameStart yearEnd year1Lt General (R) Safdar Butt197419782Brig Imtiaz Azim19781983Shabbir Ahmed (assistant secretary)197819953Khadim Hussain198319854Brig Ahsan Yusuf198619875Brig Khalid Majid198719886Brig Mohammad Yousuf198919927Lt Col (R) Manzoor Hussain199320048Saad Tariq Siddiqii200420089Wing Commander (R) Javed Iqbal200820105Abu Zafar Sadiq201020176Karrar Haidri2018Present
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External links Official Website