Past events

Skills Transfer Workshop – LVS Training (12/2/2023) - The weather forecast for December 2nd, 2023 was not exactly good - little visibility, snowfall all day with an expected amount of new snow of at least 50cm. We thought: Perfect conditions to practice in a realistic bad weather scenario… ...
Alpstein Weekend Climb&Hike (10/28/2023) - The weather was forecasted quite wet, stormy and cold for the weekend of Oct. 28th 2023. This scared off a few but four were still convinced that it could turn into a great weekend. When we arrived in Wildhaus by… ...
Stiftungsfest 2023 on the Windgällenhütte (9/30/2023) - As every year, the AACZ celebrated its foundation at the Stiftungsfest on the Windgälenhütte. More than 30 Huttli came up with the occasion, many of them now with family. Depending on preferences the journey was planned very differently. Some got… ...
GV 2023 – New Elections and two Honorary Members (6/16/2023) - On June 16, 2023, the general assembly of the Academic Alpine Club Zurich took place in Linde Oberstrass. This year there was a major change to the CC. New President, new Quästor Our long-standing President Gregor Dürrenberger has decided to… ...
Ötztal climbing trip June 2023 (6/10/2023) - In June 2023, a group of 10 climbing enthusiasts flocked to the granite cliffs of Austria's Ötztal for a week of rock climbing, trail running and lavish evening cook-offs. While Huttli are often found in smaller teams and in more… ...
Bike&Ski to Chaiserstock (4/22/2023) - This year’s planned fair-means bike-ski-camping weekend was canceled due to unstable conditions. However, eight of us—Alex, Alicia, Arnaud, Aubin, Chris, Elias, George, and Max—took advantage of a good weather window in late April to do a one-day human-powered tour from… ...
Ski Camping in the Schlappintal (3/5/2023) - On an unseasonably warm afternoon at the beginning of March, AACZ members convened in Klosters for a weekend of ski camping in the Schlappintal. This long, dead-end valley has no public huts and, even with lift-assisted access from the Madrisahorn… ...
Weihnachtskneip 2022 (12/3/2022) - After a two-year break, the traditional and very popular Weihnachtskneip finally took place again this year. After the usual short-term registrations and cancellations, 16 Huttli finally found their way to the Fondei on December 3rd and 4th to enjoy the… ...
Gitschen wild & fair (10/9/2022) - After the successful tour by fair means from Zurich to Tödi earlier this year, some Huttli desired a repetition. This time, the goal was to climb Gitschen (2513m) starting from Isleten or Zurich, respectively. In the end, due to the… ...
Changla Himal Expedition 2022 (9/20/2022) - The Basecamp at 4300m A detailed expedition report will be published soon here. ...