The Alpine Club

Japanese: The Alpine Club(英語表記)TheAlpineClub
The Alpine Club

...Mountain climbing has its limits when done by an individual, and it is more fun to go with friends, so the significance of organizing mountaineering clubs lies in the fact that organized action can lead to safer and better behavior. The oldest internationally is the British Alpine Club, founded in 1857, followed by Italy and Switzerland in 1863, Germany in 1869, France in 1874, Austria in 1878, and the United States in 1902. In Japan, the Japanese Alpine Club was founded in 1905 (originally called the Mountaineering Club, following the example of the British Alpine Club).

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…登山は個人では限界があり,また友人と行くことが楽しいので,組織的行動により,安全で,よりよい行動を行っていこうとするところに,山岳会を組織する意義があるといえよう。国際的にもっとも古いのが,1857年創立のイギリスの〈アルパイン・クラブThe Alpine Club〉で,続いてイタリア,スイスが63年,ドイツが69年,フランスが74年,オーストリアが78年などに組織され,アメリカでは1902年に創立された。日本では05年日本山岳会(当初はイギリスのアルパイン・クラブにならって単に山岳会といった。…

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