How to join
How to join
So you want to be one of those climber people? Fantastic! You can join at any point throughout the year and the club is always open to complete beginners. Here’s how to join the club:
- Join the “DUMC Forum” on Facebook to stay up to date with what we’re doing.
- Ask the IT Sec to add you to the club mailing list so you get our weekly emails plus all the information about our trips – Either contact the IT sec directly or email [email protected]
- Fill out our membership form here
- Pay the membership fee of £50 for the year (This is paid through the membership form website).
Here’s an idea of what our membership includes… |
| Access to come on our regular climbing day meets (plus Fresher’s Meets) – for a day of bouldering/trad climbing on most weekends. Sign ups are always released on the Facebook forum. |
| Termly residential meets – we have a few climbing weekends away to go somewhere further such as the peak district, Winter Meet weekend in Scotland with courses run by Winter Mountaineering instructors, and our Summer Meet after exams where we go away for around a week! |
| British Mountaineering Council (BMC) Membership and Combined Liability Insurance |
| Free use of the club gear – we have loads of climbing equipment you can borrow! |
| The option to purchase discounted cost term passes to Durham Climbing Center (DCC) |
| The option to compete for Durham at various fun bouldering competitions. This includes trying out for the Bouldering Team, who compete at BUCS! |
| Free and subsidised courses and events such as Outdoor first aid, learn to trad, and climbing seminars |
| Discounts in various outdoor shops (V12 Outdoor, Cotswold Outdoor) plus many more through BMC membership discounts |
| A great community of people to share experiences with and learn from. You’ll be able to find a lot of club members on Monday and Thursday evenings at the DCC |