Climbing clubs

Fell & Rock Climbing Club (FRCC)

English Lake District, Cumbria · North West · est. 1906

Founded in 1906/07, the Fell & Rock Climbing Club is the senior climbing club of the English Lake District, with around 1,100 members, seven huts (five in the Lakes, two in Scotland), and a long-running series of Lakeland climbing guidebooks.

Meets: Around 70 meets a year including weekend/midweek day meets, week-long expeditions, and 'Welcome Meets' for new Associate Members.

Fee: £88/year full (2025); £44/year reduced rate for under-25s and some long-standing members

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Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland - Edinburgh Section

Edinburgh · Scotland · est. 1925

The Edinburgh Section of the Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland (JMCS), founded in 1925, is a Mountaineering Scotland-affiliated climbing and mountaineering club open to members of all ages despite its 'Junior' name.

Meets: Regular social gatherings and meets; members expected to be competent belayers and responsible for their own safety.

EdinburghJMCS1925@gmail.com

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Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland - Glasgow Section

Glasgow · Scotland · est. 1925

The Glasgow Section of the Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland (JMCS), founded in 1925, welcomes mountaineers of all ages and operates the Coruisk Memorial Hut on the Isle of Skye.

Meets: Regular weekend and evening/day meets throughout the year at various Scottish locations.

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Midland Association of Mountaineers (MAM)

Birmingham / West Midlands · West Midlands · est. 1922

Founded in 1922, the Midland Association of Mountaineers has over 500 members pursuing mountaineering, rock climbing, mountain biking and hillwalking from its huts in North Wales and the Lake District.

Meets: Over 50 meets a year, mostly at its own huts near Tryfan in North Wales and in Coniston in the Lake District, plus elsewhere in the UK and abroad.

Fee: Prospective member £37/year; Full membership tiered by age - Junior (12-17) £18, Youth (18-25) £30, Adult (26-69) £68, Senior (70+) £56

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Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC)

Scotland (national club) · Scotland

The Scottish Mountaineering Club is one of Scotland's oldest mountaineering clubs, publishing climbing and hillwalking guidebooks and maintaining several mountain huts including the C.I.C. Hut on Ben Nevis.

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The Alpine Club

Shoreditch, London · London

The Alpine Club is a London-based mountaineering club supporting climbers active in the Alps and the world's greater ranges, offering members an extensive library, club huts, and a climbing/expedition fund.

admin@alpineclub.org · +44 20 7613 0755

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The Cairngorm Club

Aberdeen · Scotland · est. 1887

Founded in Aberdeen in 1887, the Cairngorm Club is Scotland's oldest and one of its largest hillwalking and climbing clubs, focused especially on the Cairngorm mountains, and is a registered Scottish charity.

Meets: At least one outdoor meet each week in summer (usually Tuesdays), plus indoor wall sessions in Aberdeen during winter or poor weather.

Fee: £39.75/year full (or £33.25 reduced rate); free interim membership for up to 6 months

membership@cairngormclub.org.uk

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The Climbers' Club

North Wales (Ogwen Valley huts); registered office in London · Wales · est. 1898

Founded in 1898, the Climbers' Club is the senior rock-climbing club for England and Wales outside the Lake District, with around 1,700 members, huts across Britain, and one of the country's largest guidebook-publishing programmes.

Meets: Prospective (Aspirant) members are expected to attend club meets and stay at club huts to meet existing members and obtain a proposer and seconder before applying.

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The Rucksack Club

Manchester · North West · est. 1902

Founded in Manchester in 1902, the Rucksack Club brings together climbers, walkers and mountaineers with around 550 members, three mountain huts (Snowdonia, the southern Lakes and Glencoe), and a busy weekly meets programme.

Meets: 3-4 meets weekly across the UK, especially the Peak District, in addition to the club's three huts in Snowdonia, the southern Lakes and Glencoe.

Fee: £65/year full members; £30/year for members under 27 or Associate Members

join@rucksackclub.org

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The Wayfarers' Club

Liverpool / Langdale hut, Lake District · North West · est. 1906

Founded in Liverpool in 1906, the Wayfarers' Club is a mountaineering and rock-climbing club with particular strength in Merseyside and North West England; its Langdale hut, opened in 1930, was the first dedicated climbing hut in the Lake District. The club began admitting women members in 2018.

Meets: Regular meets around the UK, often at the club's own hut or those of kindred clubs, plus social events such as an annual dinner and BBQ.

memsec@wayfarersclub.org.uk

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Yorkshire Ramblers' Club

Leeds / Yorkshire Dales · Yorkshire · est. 1892

Founded in Leeds in 1892, the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club is England's second-oldest mountaineering club and the UK's oldest caving club, combining hillwalking, rock climbing and potholing.

Meets: Prospective Members typically attend a minimum of three full active club meets before applying for Full Membership.

Fee: £65/year full membership (2024-25 rate); £32.50 for under-25s/full-time education; £45 for overseas residents; Prospective Membership free for 3 months then £29.33

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Yorkshire Ramblers' Club

Yorkshire Dales (national membership) · Yorkshire · est. 1892

Founded in 1892, the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club is one of the UK's senior mountaineering, exploration and caving clubs, with around 160 members across the country and two club properties in the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.

Meets: Regular meets throughout the year at club properties (Lowstern near Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales, and a cottage in Little Langdale, Lake District) and other UK/international venues

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Aberdeen Mountaineering Club

Aberdeen · Scotland

Focal point for mountaineers in North East Scotland, with monthly weekend hut meets and a weekly Tuesday social at a pub in central Aberdeen; members are active in walking, scrambling, climbing and ski-mountaineering year-round.

Meets: Weekly Tuesday meet-up, upstairs bar of the Frigate pub, Netherkirkgate, Aberdeen; monthly weekend hut meet

info@aberdeenmc.co.uk

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Aberdeen Mountaineering Club (AMC)

Aberdeen · Scotland

The Aberdeen Mountaineering Club is a Mountaineering Scotland-affiliated club providing a meeting point for climbers, walkers and skiers in North East Scotland, with weekly midweek climbing and monthly weekend meets.

Meets: Climbers meet each Tuesday evening at local crags or an indoor wall (organised via WhatsApp); monthly meets at varied Scottish locations.

info@aberdeenmc.co.uk

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Avon Mountaineering Club

Bristol / Bath area · South West · est. 1972

Avon Mountaineering Club describes itself as the Avon region's largest climbing and mountaineering club, running a programme of trips and events for members throughout the year.

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B.A.R.F.

Comber · Northern Ireland

An informal collection of people sharing an interest in mountain activities, particularly strong in fell running with a variable interest in hillwalking and rock climbing.

ricky.s.wilson84@gmail.com · +44 7777 644556

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Bedford Mountaineering Club

Bedford, Bedfordshire · East of England

Bedford Mountaineering Club is a group of about 40 mountain enthusiasts catering for climbers and mountain walkers of all abilities in and around Bedfordshire.

Meets: Monthly weekend hut meets, mostly to North Wales, the Lake District or Peak District; monthly social meets in Bedford on the first Wednesday of each month at The Embankment

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Bowline Climbing Club

Leicester, Leicestershire · East Midlands

The Bowline Climbing Club is a Leicester-based mountain sports club whose members take part in rock climbing, mountaineering, fell running and mountain biking, with a hut in Snowdonia.

Meets: Tuesday evening bouldering at The Climbing Station, Loughborough; Thursday evening climbing at The Tower, Leicester, or outdoors when conditions allow

zpbowline@gmail.com

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Brecon Beacons Climbing & Mountaineering Club

Llangorse, Powys (Brecon Beacons) · Wales

A BMC-affiliated club for the Brecon Beacons area whose members gather at their local indoor wall through winter and move to outdoor climbing, hillwalking and an annual Scotland winter trip in summer.

Meets: Most Tuesday evenings from 6pm at Llangorse Climbing Centre, with a wider outdoor climbing, hiking and mountaineering programme

breconbeaconscmc@gmail.com

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Cambridge Climbing & Caving Club

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · East of England

The Cambridge Climbing and Caving Club organises rock climbing, caving, mountaineering and ski-mountaineering trips throughout the year for members of all experience levels.

Meets: Members usually meet at the Elm Tree pub on Wednesday nights from about 10pm, often preceded by a session at the Kelsey Kerridge climbing wall

climbing@thecccc.org.uk

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Castle Mountaineering Club

Sheffield · Yorkshire · est. 1967

Founded in Sheffield in 1967, Castle Mountaineering Club is a BMC-affiliated club offering rock climbing, walking, ski mountaineering and cycling for members based around the Peak District.

Meets: Indoor climbing Tuesdays and Fridays, bouldering Wednesdays, walks (5-8 miles) Thursdays, cycle rides Saturdays.

Fee: £40/year

admin@castlemountaineeringclub.onmicrosoft.com

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Chamois Mountaineering Club

Caernarfon · Wales · est. 1964

Founded in 1964, a democratically-run club of 200+ members based at its own self-catered centre in Ceunant near Caernarfon, with monthly hut meets and regular trips across the UK and Scottish Highlands.

Meets: Monthly meets at the Centre (last full weekend); mid-month weekend meets across UK mountain regions; Scottish Highlands trips at Easter and Spring Bank Holiday

Fee: £40/year

memship@chamois.org.uk

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Chester Mountaineering Club

Chester, Cheshire · North West

Chester Mountaineering Club serves climbers, mountaineers and hill walkers, and operates a hut in North Snowdonia that sleeps up to 22.

Meets: Wednesday evening meets at local crags or climbing walls depending on the season; around 80 events run per year

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Clwyd Mountaineering Club

North Wales · Wales · est. 1969

Founded in 1969 as Denbighshire Mountaineering Club (renamed 1975), a friendly North Wales club of 100+ members running weekend climbing, walking and scrambling meets across Eryri/Snowdonia plus trips to Scotland and the Alps.

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Craven Mountaineering Club

Skipton, North Yorkshire · Yorkshire · est. 1978

Craven Mountaineering Club is a Skipton-based, BMC-affiliated club running a programme of climbing and walking meets in the Yorkshire Dales, Lake District, Scotland and North Wales.

Meets: Regular climbing meets at venues including Rylstone Crag, Troller's Gill and Almscliffe Crag, typically Tuesday afternoons/evenings

secretary@cravenmc.co.uk

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Craven Pothole Club

Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Yorkshire Dales · Yorkshire

Craven Pothole Club is a caving club based in Horton-in-Ribblesdale in the Yorkshire Dales, with climbing and walking as complementary activities; it shares data with the British Caving Association for insurance purposes and is known for its Gaping Gill winch meets.

Meets: Organised outdoor meets twice a month plus informal member-organised trips; about a third of formal meets specifically cater for novices.

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Edinburgh Mountaineering Club

Edinburgh · Scotland

A growing club of climbers, walkers and mountaineers open to experienced hillwalkers over 18, running hut meets plus weekly indoor/outdoor climbing and monthly pub evenings.

enquiries@edinburghmc.org.uk

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Fife Mountaineering Club

Fife · Scotland

Runs a fortnightly programme of Sunday walks around Fife and further afield, from Munros and Corbetts down to lower-level routes, with occasional weekend and week-long trips to remoter parts of Scotland.

Meets: Fortnightly Sunday walks

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Gloucestershire Mountaineering Club

Gloucester, Gloucestershire · South West · est. 1955

Gloucestershire Mountaineering Club has over 160 members taking part in climbing, walking, ski touring, mountain biking and fell running, and maintains its own hut in Snowdonia.

Meets: Monthly climbing social on the first Tuesday of each month at 270 Climbing Park, Gloucester

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Guildford Mountaineering Club

Guildford, Surrey · South East

Guildford Mountaineering Club is a local club for adult climbers and mountaineers of all abilities, with activities centred on summer rock climbing, bouldering, winter climbing, hill walking and wild camping.

Meets: Day and weekend trips run from around Easter to the end of October; members also arrange ad hoc meets via the club's WhatsApp groups

info@guildfordmountaineeringclub.org.uk

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Gwent Mountaineering Club

Cwmbran · Wales

A South East Wales club marking around 50 years of walking, scrambling and climbing, with near-weekly Sunday day meets plus midweek indoor climbing in winter and outdoor climbing in summer.

Meets: Nearly every Sunday: day walks/climbing; Oct-Mar Wed/Thu indoor climbing and Thursday talks at Goytre Village Hall; Apr-Sep Wednesday outdoor climbing

gwentmcinfo@gmail.com

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Hanging Rockers Climbing Club

Enniskillen · Northern Ireland

"The place to go for climbing in Fermanagh", drawing members from Fermanagh, Omagh, Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim.

paulhenrysp8@btinternet.com · +44 7752 007986

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Inverness Mountaineering Club

Inverness · Scotland · est. 1950

Established in 1950, a well-established Highland club with 90+ members covering hillwalking, climbing, mountain biking, kayaking and skiing, plus a weekly Thursday pub night in Inverness.

Meets: Day/weekend meets every 2-3 weeks; weekly Thursday pub night in central Inverness, with an optional climbing-wall visit beforehand

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London Mountaineering Club

London (Westway / King's Cross) · London

One of the largest BMC-affiliated clubs in London and the South East, with around 400 members running a full programme of hillwalking, scrambling, climbing and mountaineering, and members also own a cottage in Snowdonia.

Meets: Weekly club night on Tuesdays at Westway Climbing Centre; monthly socials at the Star of Kings pub near King's Cross

Fee: £52.00 (£46.58 annual subscription + £5.42 joining fee)

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Mountaineering Club of North Wales

Capel Curig · Wales

A long-established club just off the A5 west of Capel Curig with around 120 members and its own hut looking out to Tryfan, Moel Siabod and the Glyders; prospective members are encouraged to attend a monthly meet first.

Fee: £40/year (2026), including BMC affiliate membership

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North Coast Climbers

Coleraine · Northern Ireland · est. 2018

A community climbing club based around the NCIC wall in Coleraine, formalised as a club in December 2018 and open to members of all ages and abilities.

Fee: £70/year adult; £50/year youth; £110/year two-adult family (+£15 per extra youth)

ncic.climbers.sec@gmail.com · 07485 793177

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North London Mountaineering Club

Stoke Newington, London · London

A BMC-registered climbing and mountaineering club describing itself as one of London's most active, offering a weekly wall meet plus a members' cottage and guest barn.

Meets: Every Monday at Castle Climbing Centre, with post-climb socialising at The Brownswood pub nearby

Fee: £53.50 individual / £95.50 family / £35 concession (student, unemployed, hardship, 65+)

newmembers@nlmc.co.uk

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Northumbrian Mountaineering Club

Newcastle upon Tyne / Northumberland · North East · est. 1945

The Northumbrian Mountaineering Club, founded in 1945, is an active mountaineering club with weekly, day and weekend meets, its own club library, and member discounts at climbing walls and local shops.

Meets: Weekly, day and weekend meets throughout the year; winter Wednesday evening slide shows after wall sessions

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Northumbrian Mountaineering Club (NMC)

Newcastle upon Tyne · North East · est. 1945

Founded in 1945, the Northumbrian Mountaineering Club is a Newcastle-based climbing and mountaineering club offering indoor wall sessions, outdoor meets, club huts and a seasonal magazine, County Climber.

Meets: Weekly, day and weekend meets year-round; Wednesday evening slide shows in winter after wall sessions.

membership@thenmc.org.uk

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Oread Mountaineering Club

Peak District, Derbyshire · East Midlands · est. 1949

Based around the Peak District since 1949, the Oread has around 200 members taking part in mountaineering, climbing and walking, with two club huts in Derbyshire and North Wales.

Meets: Regular Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday walks; weekend meets throughout the year; Monday and Wednesday evening indoor climbing in winter

dmason1992@hotmail.com

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Orkney Climbing Club

Orkney · Scotland

A friendly club based in Orkney; non-members can attend up to two local climbing meets before applying to join.

don.husband@orkneyschools.org.uk · 01856 811 265

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Pembrokeshire Climbing Club

Pembrokeshire · Wales

A West Wales climbing club involved in access coordination for Pembrokeshire's sea-cliff climbing with the BMC, National Trust, Ministry of Defence and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority.

pembrokeshireclimbingclub@gmail.com

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Preston Mountaineering Club

Preston, Lancashire · North West · est. 1933

Founded in 1933 by climbers from Preston and Blackburn, Preston Mountaineering Club runs a year-round programme of climbing, walking and mountaineering across the UK and abroad.

Meets: Climbing every Thursday evening, plus regular monthly weekend and day meets

Fee: £33.50/year full membership (£32 retired, £29.50 student, £27.50 unemployed/benefits; plus £1 admin fee for new members)

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Preston Mountaineering Club (PMC)

Preston, Lancashire · North West · est. 1933

Founded in 1933 by climbers from Preston and Blackburn, the Preston Mountaineering Club is Lancashire's oldest mountaineering club, organising climbing, walking and mountaineering trips across the UK and abroad.

Meets: Thursday evening climbs plus regular weekend and day outings; Prospective Membership is free for 3 months and requires attending at least 3 meets/events.

Fee: Full £33.50 (+£1 admin for new members); Retired £32.00; Student £29.50; Unemployed/Benefits £27.50 (+£1 admin)

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Reading Mountaineering Club

Reading, Berkshire · South East

Reading Mountaineering Club is a climbing, walking and scrambling club running weekly indoor sessions and monthly trips to outdoor climbing areas around the UK.

Meets: Weekly Wednesday evening meets at Parthian Reading climbing wall, plus monthly outdoor trips to areas including the Lake District, North Wales, Peak District, Gower, Pembrokeshire and Cornwall

readingmc.info@gmail.com

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Rockhoppers Mountaineering Club

London (Castle Climbing Centre) · London · est. 1954

Founded in 1954, Rockhoppers is a BMC-affiliated London climbing and hiking club that describes itself as one of the capital's most active and friendly, running regular trips and monthly social meet-ups.

Meets: Meets a couple of times a week at The Castle Climbing Centre, London N4, plus 2-3 UK/international trips per month

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Shrewsbury Mountaineering Club

Shrewsbury, Shropshire · West Midlands

Shrewsbury Mountaineering Club is a BMC-affiliated club of around 100 members offering hill walking, scrambling, mountaineering and climbing, with a club hut in Snowdonia.

Meets: Weekly Tuesday evening walk around the Shropshire Hills ending at a local pub; Thursday evening climbing, outdoors in summer and indoors in winter

membership@shrewsburymc.com

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South Wales Mountaineering Club

Cardiff & Swansea · Wales · est. 1960

Established in 1960, one of Wales's longest-running mountaineering clubs, with around 110 members split between Cardiff and Swansea branches and regular Wednesday evening meets.

Meets: Wednesday evening meets

Fee: £39 adult; £34.50 full-time student; £29 junior (11-17); free under-11 with a paying parent

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The Get High Club

Newcastle (Mournes) · Northern Ireland

A group of like-minded people who enjoy recreational climbing, indoors and out, aiming to enhance mental and physical health while progressing their climbing skills.

madmickie@yahoo.co.uk · +44 7989 391446

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Trekking NI

Lisburn / Northern Ireland-wide · Northern Ireland

A member-run hiking club creating structured access to Northern Ireland's mountainous, countryside and coastal areas, grading each group hike into A/B/C capability levels and offering two free taster hikes before members formally join.

secretary@trekkingni.com

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West Bromwich Mountaineering Club

West Bromwich, West Midlands · West Midlands

West Bromwich Mountaineering Club is run for hill walking and mountaineering enthusiasts in the Birmingham and West Midlands area, known for its regular monthly coach trips to the hills and exclusive use of a hut in Snowdonia.

Meets: Club correspondence and meets centre on the Red Lion Pub, 119 All Saints Way, West Bromwich B71 1RH; runs regular monthly coach meets to Snowdonia, the Lake District and the Peak District

Fee: £41 joining fee

membership-secretary@wbmc.org · 07484 615257

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West Bromwich Mountaineering Club (WBMC)

West Bromwich, West Midlands · West Midlands

West Bromwich Mountaineering Club is a West Midlands hillwalking and climbing club of around 200 members with over 60 years of history, running a club hut near Snowdon and monthly coach meets.

Meets: Monthly Thursday gatherings at The Red Lion, West Bromwich (8:30pm); monthly coach meets to locations such as Snowdonia, the Lake District and the Peak District.

Fee: £41/year (includes BMC insurance)

coach-secretary@wbmc.org · 07527-744481

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Belfast Climbing Club

Belfast · Northern Ireland

An open, informal charitable climbing club for the Belfast area, meeting weekly for top-rope/lead climbing and bouldering; members should already be able to tie in and belay.

Meets: Tuesdays 19:00 at Ozone (top-rope & lead climbing); Thursdays 19:00 at Boulderworld (bouldering)

info@belfastclimbingclub.co.uk

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Bristol Rock Climbers

Bristol (Bloc Climbing) · South West

A community-led social climbing and bouldering meetup hosted at Bloc Climbing in Bristol, aiming to be a positive, inclusive space that welcomes complete beginners.

Meets: Every Tuesday evening (6:45pm) at Bloc Climbing, New Gatton Road, Bristol

0117 955 8508

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Greater Manchester Rock Climbing

Manchester (Rock Over Climbing) · North West

A large, active Meetup-based social climbing group (over 4,000 members) offering weekly beginner-friendly bouldering sessions at Rock Over Climbing in Manchester.

Meets: Weekly on Sundays, gather 11:45am, climbing from 12pm at Rock Over Climbing, Clarence Hatworks, Manchester

Fee: £10/year optional Meetup membership (reduces day-pass and shoe-hire costs)

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ICAS Climbing Club

Woolwich, London (The Reach) · London

A BMC-affiliated adult climbing club based at The Reach indoor wall in southeast London, described on the wall's own site as a welcoming club to climb, learn and socialise with like-minded people.

Meets: Every Tuesday from 7pm in the Crag Snacks Cafe at The Reach climbing wall, Woolwich SE18

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London Rock Climbers

London (Mile End, Westway, Parthian, The Castle) · London

A large, informal indoor climbing meetup (over 6,000 members) offering friendly, zero-pressure sessions at a different London climbing wall each weekday; explicitly not a coaching or instruction group.

Meets: Tuesdays at Mile End, Wednesdays at Westway, Thursdays at Parthian, Fridays at The Castle

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The RAMS! (Rock And Mountain Sports)

London (Castle, Mile End, The Reach, Westway) · London

A London social bouldering and climbing group, rebranded from the London Bouldering Group, running sessions at four different climbing centres around the capital plus a structured skills-progression 'Climbing Academy'.

Meets: Sessions at four London walls -- The Castle Climbing Centre (Thu & Sun 9am), Mile End, The Reach, and Westway -- twice weekly at each venue

Fee: £15.00 per session

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Able2Adventure

Cairngorms National Park · Scotland

A Scottish community interest company providing mobile, adaptive outdoor activities including climbing for people of all abilities; an accredited provider of the BMC Climbing For All course.

Meets: Activities and adaptive equipment hire organised by appointment, based at Glenmore Lodge, Cairngorms

info@able2adventure.co.uk · 07469 928308

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Bristol Inclusive Climbing

Bristol (Redpoint Bristol) · South West · est. 2019

A registered charity (no. 1182819) providing young people with disabilities regular 1:1 rock-climbing sessions at Redpoint Bristol to build confidence, wellbeing and self-esteem.

Meets: Weekly sessions, including Thursdays, at Redpoint Bristol

Fee: Free sessions for young people with disabilities

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Climb2Recovery

Gosport, Hampshire (registered address); programme runs UK-wide · South East

A veterans' charity offering fully-funded, adaptive and progressive residential climbing and mountaineering courses to wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans, for physical and mental recovery.

Meets: Residential adaptive climbing courses delivered throughout the UK year-round

Fee: Fully funded for eligible veterans/service personnel

Joe@c2r.org · 07792 632401

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ClimbingQTs UK

London · London

UK chapter of ClimbingQTs, an international inclusive climbing group and social club for queer climbers, coordinating meet-ups and a community chat with a published code of conduct.

Meets: In-person meet-ups plus an ongoing WhatsApp community chat governed by a published code of conduct

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ClimbMuz

London (Bethnal Green / BethWall and Castle Climbing Centre) · London · est. 2021

A climbing community founded by Siddrah Aslam in July 2021 to give Muslim women, ethnic minorities and people of colour a safe, supportive space to try climbing, reaching several hundred women to date.

Meets: Twice-monthly sessions in London: Sundays at BethWall, Bethnal Green, and Friday evenings at the Castle Climbing Centre

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Gay Outdoor Club - Climbing Groups

Nationwide (Northern England/Peak District/Yorkshire, Glasgow & Edinburgh, and London & South East regional groups) · Yorkshire · est. 1974

National LGBTQ+ outdoor club founded in 1974, affiliated to the BMC and the Ramblers, running dedicated climbing groups in three regions for members from novices to extreme-grade leaders.

Meets: Winter meets indoors in Leeds & Sheffield; summer meets outdoors at UK crags, quarries and sea cliffs; occasional trips abroad

Fee: From £8.50/year, with a 4-month free trial

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Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club

Scotland (Central Belt, Inverness and Perth areas) · Scotland · est. 1908

Founded in 1908, Scotland's oldest active women-only climbing and mountaineering club, affiliated to Mountaineering Scotland, offering hill-walking, rock climbing and winter mountaineering meets.

Meets: Weekend meets year-round plus bank holiday and mid-week meets; prospective members attend at least 8 days before applying to join

Fee: £40/year (includes Mountaineering Scotland affiliation)

membership@ladiesscottishclimbingclub.org

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Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club (LSCC)

Scotland (national, events centred on the central belt and Highlands) · Scotland · est. 1908

Founded in 1908, the Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club is the oldest all-women's mountaineering club still in existence, bringing together women who climb, hillwalk and mountaineer in Scotland and further afield.

Meets: Regional events in the central belt and Highlands, plus weekend meets across Scotland and abroad; guests and prospective members should contact the Membership Secretary before attending.

secretary@ladiesscottishclimbingclub.org

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Let's Go Belay and Boulder Together (Devon LGBTQ+ Climbing Club)

Exeter · South West · est. 2021

Devon's only LGBTQ+ climbing club, founded in 2021 and the second LGBTQ+ club to affiliate with the BMC; open to all ages, orientations and abilities from complete beginners to instructors.

Meets: Weekly indoor sport climbing sessions at The Quay Climbing Centre, Exeter, plus regular bouldering at Climbing Hangar Exeter and outdoor trips

hello@climbing.lgbt

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Not So Trad

London (The Castle Climbing Centre) · London

A BMC-affiliated LGBTQ+ climbing club with UK-wide membership, running indoor sessions plus trad, sport, bouldering and Scottish winter climbing trips, and members automatically become BMC club members on joining.

Meets: Weekly indoor meets at The Castle Climbing Centre, plus an extensive outdoor trip programme across the UK and abroad

Fee: £35.49 standard annual (£28.88 concession, £26.56 unemployed, £17.75 half-year from 1 July)

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Not So Trad (LGBTQ+ Climbers)

London · London · est. 2007

LGBTQ+ climbing club founded in 2007, based mainly in London with members across the UK; welcomes climbers of all ages, grades and disciplines from indoor bouldering to trad and alpine.

Meets: Weekly Thursday nights at The Castle Climbing Centre, North London, plus regular weekend and longer trips

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Pinnacle Club

Nationwide (founded in the Lake District) · North West · est. 1921

The UK's only national rock-climbing club for women, founded in 1921 to foster independent development of women's climbing; BMC affiliated with roughly 30 organised meets a year.

Meets: Around 30 organised meets per year across the UK and abroad; members must be able to lead climb safely

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Project One Climbing

London · London

A UK not-for-profit, founded by Carmen McIlveen, creating career pathways and increasing access to climbing for Black and minority ethnic communities by subsidising education and partnering with climbing walls.

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The Pinnacle Club

Snowdonia, Wales (Emily Kelly Hut, Cwm Dyli) · Wales

The Pinnacle Club is the UK's only national rock-climbing club for women, running a full meets programme and owning the Emily Kelly Hut at Cwm Dyli in Snowdonia.

hutbookings@pinnacleclub.co.uk

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The Queer Climbing Club (Freeklime Huddersfield)

Huddersfield · Yorkshire

An LGBTQIA+ bouldering social session run at Freeklime Huddersfield, giving the community a regular weekly space to climb, connect and have fun together.

Meets: Every Monday, 7-9pm, at Freeklime, Lincoln Street, St Andrew's Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 6RX

info@freeklime.co.uk · 01484 907026

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UK Paraclimbing Collective

Tadley, Hampshire (registered address); activity UK-wide · South East

A volunteer-run charity improving access to rock climbing for people with physical or mental health conditions, learning disabilities, sensory differences or neurodivergence, via regular socials and events.

Meets: Regular social climbing events UK-wide; also active on Discord

Fee: Free membership

ukparaclimbingcollective@gmail.com · 07776 164792

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Womenclimb

UK-wide, with regional groups (e.g. North West) · North West

Described as the UK's biggest female climbing community, Womenclimb runs meetups around the country to help women find climbing partners, build outdoor leading skills and confidence.

Meets: UK-wide meetups throughout the year for beginners and experienced climbers alike

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BMC Youth Climbing Series

Nationwide (8 regions across England & Wales) · North West

The BMC's national youth climbing competition series for ages 7-17 (U11 to U19), combining bouldering and roped routes across regional rounds that feed into a national Grand Final.

Meets: Regional qualifying rounds across 8 England & Wales regions, with top climbers advancing to a national final; BMC membership required to enter

Fee: £36 per regional round; £18 concessionary rate for those on income support/Universal Credit

ycs@thebmc.co.uk

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