for the rest of this year
At the start of Jan, it'll be £35.50 for the whole of 2024
You must get Clan membership to join our events, but you can get a bit of a refund from the BMC. See the Q&A down below.
We're offering you the opportunity to order a "founding member"/"founding benefactor" mug along with your membership. You'll pay a little more, support the Clan and have something everyone will envy and only a select few will have.
Even though the Clan has never lost money, it probably needs more cash to secure the reservations at we need for the weekend trips we have planned.
We want to offer you an opportunity to show your support, get yourself a mug to show that you were here at the start - and raise some money to support the Clan in the process.
Everyone has the same rights and status as a member of the Climbing Clan of whether they choose to support the Clan by getting a special mug.
Yes. Take a look here and here and here
We're making a limited number so they won't be on sale later, and they'll be personalised just to you, so probably not.
It will be delivered by post within 4 weeks.
They're 300ml. Completely stainless steel apart from the design finish. Gloss finish. Insulated to protect your hands.
If you're already an Individual BMC member, to become one of our members and come to our event, you must join the Clan too at full price.
However, then you're likely to be eligible for a refund from the BMC.
You have two options:
1) Cancel your individual membership and just keep your club affiliation membership.
2) Change your individual membership to a "club upgrade" which gives you all the benefits of an individual member.
In both cases, you may be due a refund - though how much depends - as renewal dates for individual membership vary.
To do either of these things, please email [email protected] with your name, the fact you're now a Climbing Clan member, your BMC number and what you wish to happen with your membership.
If you cancel your individual membership and just have club affiliation membership, you get two less benefits. These are
If you wish to retain these benefits you can change your membership category to ‘Club Upgrade’. The cost for this at present is £15.20/year on top of your Climbing Clan annual membership. (It takes into account the amount paid already through the club.)
The best people to ask about this is the BMC - contact the email above and if you're struggling to get hold of someone, contact the Climbing Clan secretary who'll put you in contact with the right people.
If you're already an Individual BMC member, to become one of our members and come to our event, you must join the Clan too at full price.
However, then you're likely to be eligible for a refund from the BMC.
To get your BMC refund, simply fill in the form on the BMC website and return that to the BMC HQ.
You can be a member of as many BMC-Affiliated clubs as you like.
Your membership will automatically renew at 23:59 on the 1st of Jan.
You can set your membership to not renew in the Membership section of your online account and your membership will be cancelled at the end of the year.
The Clan has grown, and with that growth has come many good things.
One of the problems of creating good things is that you realise it would be sad if the good things went away.
Clan membership helps protect against the Clan going away.
By gaining a structure, we allow people to take over if key people drift away.
By getting BMC-Affiliated, we reduce liability to volunteers and members substantially.
By getting organised, we are able to support larger numbers of people more easily.
By having an easily defined membership, we can strike deals for discounts with organisations.
No. Our constitution says:
6.14 No member is allowed to personally accept payment for sharing skills or experiences with members within the club. All monetary donations must go to the club.
Unfortunately, it's only possible to join the Clan by paying by credit or debit card.
At the moment, we'd like everyone to sign up for themselves.
Yes, after 00:00 on the 1st of July, the cost of membership is reduced for the remaining year til January.
Feel free to message The Committee directly or post in the Facebook Group.