ABOUT US....
The King's College London Mountaineering Club (KCLMC) is committed to sparking and developing your interest in climbing. Climbing can be an expensive and technical sport and the primary commitment of the club to our members is lowering these financial and technical barriers. We also encourage the adventurous spirit of climbing in the great outdoors, which for the London student is an opportunity not to be missed.
Joining KCLMC supplies members with -
- Gear rental
- Insurance at our regular climbing wall, the Castle
- Insurance for all club climbing trips to the UK
- Discounted accomodation/food/travel for all club trips
- 15% off at Paramo
- 10% off at Snow and Rock, Cotswold, Ellis Brighams, Needle Sports and Rock On
The club provides guidance -
- On safe climbing practice
- Climbing style and technique
- Rope work
This is all-inclusive of our yearly membership which is secured by a one-off £28 payment.
KCLMC is a ratified club within the body of the King's College London Student Union. As well as bi-weekly trips to London climbing walls, the club runs regular outdoor trips for hiking, mountaineering, rock-climbing and ice climbing to UK and abroad climbing destinations.
KCLMC also have an active bouldering team who came inside the top 10 Universities in the British Universities' Bouldering Competition, and 27th at the end-of-year British Universities' and Colleges' Sports association competition in Sheffield.
JOIN US IN 2010!
KCLMC climb every Wednesday at The Castle in Manor House, North London. If you missed us in the first term of 2009/2010, DON'T WORRY! You can either:
a) Come and meet us on 2nd February at the New Year Fair at the Strand (details to be posted here as soon as we have them), or....
b) Drop the committee an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll meet you at the Castle with a harness for you to borrow, and an experienced member to give you a hand learning the basics if you're new to the sport !
OUR FIRST SESSION WILL BE JANUARY 6th. Be there or be square!
The Practicalities: Money, travel and clothes:
The Castle (accessible via Tube at Manor House, or buses 141 from London Bridge/341 from the Strand) opens at 2pm and committee members are sure to be there from 3pm. It costs £7.50 for entry (less once you have registered - which is free) and you might want to bring another £2 for hire of climbing-shoes which makes climbing a lot easier to master! You just need to wear clothing that allows good movement (not jeans). We head out to the Waterfront bar after climbing at about 6-7pm.
All that remains is to say HAPPY NEW YEAR! And we look forward to meeting you in 2010.
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You can pay your subs to join KCLMC and benefit from numerous discounts and priority for outdoor trips, HERE: http://www.kclsu.org/society.asp?itemid=382&itemTitle=Mountaineering+%26+Climbing§ion=346§ionTitle=Clubs+list
If you’d like to be added to our mailing list or have any questions, please let us know on: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
