Mynydd Membership

Membership Page - Contact the Membership Secretary.

The Mynydd welcomes applications for membership from anyone over 18.

We like to think of ourselves as a friendly, non-elitist club, and while we have some very capable climbers in our membership, we operate at all grades and have all ages (male and female), whether hill walking, alpine or traditional climbing on the Edges of the Peak. Our evening and weekend meets are very informal and anyone who wishes to attend need only turn up to get climbing, so do come down and meet us !

There is no need to join immediately – we recommend getting to know us a bit first!

One of the best ways to find out about the club is to meet us at The Royal Hotel, Hayfield on Thursday nights after 9.30pm (the pub is in the centre of Hayfield village opposite the church). Alternatively you could attend one of our Tuesday evening or Weekend meets (see the Meets pages and Forum for more details). Either way, please contact Steve first, so that we are looking out for you and can give you a warm welcome!

The club has 3 types of membership (Aspirant, Full and Honorary):

Aspirant Membership is available to all new members by payment of £17 (2009 rates). The Aspirant application form is downloadable or from Membership Secretary.

- Aspirant membership provides the following benefits:
- Contact with over 200 other club members with similar interests and a wealth of experience
- Opportunity to participate in an active and diverse range of Meets to amazing places – some of which you may not have even heard of before!
- Concessionary priced entry to local Climbing Walls
- Use of the club’s Hut in Snowdonia (at “Guest” rates)
- Slide Shows presented by a diverse range of guest speakers
- Various fun competitions
- Access to the club’s web discussion Forum
- Quarterly Club Journals
- Popular weekly Pub Night
- Affiliation to the British Mountaineering Council (BMC)
- £10m Civil Liability insurance
- A copy of BMC’s Summit magazine every year
- Access to the BMC’s famous Travel and Activity insurance
- Discounts in over 200 retail outlets
- Cheap upgrade option to full BMC Membership (only £14.75 extra compared to £29.50 standalone)

Full Membership: Aspirant members are usually expected to apply for Full membership within 12 months of joining and are usually expected to have attended four weekend meets, demonstrated an enthusiasm for climbing and/or made themselves known to members of the club.

The additional benefits of Full membership are:

- Full access to the club’s Hut at “Member” rates
- Voting rights at the club’s AGM.

Aspirants can apply for full membership using the Full Membership form or from the Membership Secretary.

Full membership costs £26 per year for single members and £45 for couples (2009). NOTE: There is no extra cost in the first calendar year that you upgrade from an Aspirant to a Full member.

Annual subscriptions are due by the end of January each year. (Delays to renewals will invalidate an individual’s BMC insuarance cover).

Honorary Life membership is occasionally awarded to members of long standing by the committee on merit of outstanding contribution to the club or mountaineering. (We currently have 10 Honorary members).

* If you are a member of more than one BMC affiliated club, the following form can be completed and returned to the BMC to get a refund the BMC membership fee (£11.75 in 2009).