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Why Join

The AMC is ideal if you are interested in climbing or mountaineering or indeed are thinking of returning to the sport after a break for whatever reason. One of the great aspects of the AMC is how informally it is run. Although we are a fairly large club and therefore have the necessary rules and regulations in place, our focus and attention is very much on having fun and enjoying the great outdoors. We hope that you will join us and find out for yourself!

There are plenty of good reasons to join the AMC:

  • Third party BMC insurance (details)
  • Inexpensive upgrade to full BMC Individual Membership (details)
  • Access to BMC club huts
  • Discounts in outdoor shops with your AMC Membership Card
  • Use of the AMC library
  • Access to an itinerary packed with climbing and walking weekends and trips away Invitations to go climbing and walking via the AMC yahoo group
  • Making new friends who also love the outdoors
  • All of this for only £20 a year!
'Joining the AMC has been brilliant. Within a month of joining I had a regular climbing partner to go down the wall with. Within four I had done my first lead outside after a three year break. I have been out hiking in the Brecons and Dartmoor, organised an AMC walk and recently spent five days hiking and climbing with other members of the club in Snowdonia over New Year . This has all been possible because the AMC is full of friendly, enthusiastic people who want to get out there and enjoy the outdoors with other like minded people.'

--Sarah Coombes

New to climbing, walking and mountaineering? 

If you are a new climber, mountaineer or walker and thinking about joining the club then please come along to meet us at the pub to decide if its the club for you. We are a group of committed climbers and walkers who get out as a much as possible – our regular trips take us all over the UK and are very popular. The yahoo group makes it easy to contact other enthusiasts to share your passion with. The safety of all individuals is taken very seriously and we have a requirement that you seek formal instruction of the fundamentals before joining. We do not provide training. Please see our belaying guidelines to give you an idea of the basics. If you want to make the most of your time on the club trips then a more comprehensive course in traditional climbing would be a good idea. You can find details of instructors on the links page.

The AMC is mainly organised through the avon-mc Yahoo Group as an email list and Calendar.  Because this list contains contact details and phone numbers, it is kept private and only available to members of the AMC.  You can however view the upcoming events on the calendar page here.

If you'd like to join, and be put onto the mailing list, please get in touch with the membership secretary on the Committee Page , or just come along to the pub on the 1st Tue of each month!