Membership

If you are interested in joining York Mountaineering Club then read on. We unfortunately are not in a position of being able to provide training to beginners. This task is best carried out by organisations that specialise in this sort of formal training. We can advise on a range of courses available in all kinds of mountain activity. However, for those with some hill walking or indoor climbing experience that are keen to progress we can offer you plenty of oppertunites to get out and develop your skills.

Membership Benefits

In addition to our regular trips to Scotland and upland areas of England and Wales, members also receive all these great benefits:

• Affiliation to the BMC providing Civil Liability Insurance.
• Affiliation to the Mountain Bothies Association
• 10% discount on selected products available from Nevisport, Needlesports and many other outdoor stores and cycle shops
• Membership to Rock City at Hull
• £1 Discount on entry to the Leeds Wall and Foundry (when 6 or more members attend) and 15% discount at 'Off the Wall'
• Regular e-mail communications to keep members informed of trips and events and use of our website and forum.
• Access to the Club Library
• Membership to the YHA
• Membership to the SYHA

Meetings & Trips

Climbing sessions are usually arranged at local crags, in the summer months, and climbing walls on Thursday evenings. Afterwards we all meet up at the Fox Inn on Holgate Road, York, from 10:00pm onwards for a few drinks. The pub meeting is informal and often used as a springboard for arranging trips and events.

In the recent past there have been trips organised to Spain for rock climbing and hill walking; mountaineering expeditions to the European Alps and the Himalayas. Our club is very informal in nature and trips are frequently arranged on Thursdays without there being any written program. Check out our Reports page to see what a typical trip is like.

The club is open to anyone above 18 years of age, who has a basic competence in either hill walking or rock climbing.

Annual Membership Costs - £15 per calendar year DISCOUNT for 2010 MEMBERSHIP - Now only £10!

To join the club complete this application form and send it to the Club Secretary.

Members should also read and understand the York MC Participation Statement and the BMC participation statement:
York Mountaineering Club welcomes all new members, whether you are a relative beginner or already highly experienced, or somewhere in between. Perhaps you may have done a good deal of hill walking but wish to move on to winter mountaineering, or into rock climbing. The Club tries to create opportunities for members to improve their experience at all levels. Whatever the activity, Members are expected to be responsible for their own safety, and to contribute to the safety of others. If you are new to an activity, you are asked to gain experience in stages; to learn appropriate skills, and to understand any risks involved. This is because the Club is an association of friends rather than a training organisation or a commercial "adventure-provider". For these reasons, some of our more "serious" trips may only be suitable for people with a certain amount of previous experience, and those for whom the trip may be a "next step". You should check this out with the event organiser.