About us

We are one of London’s most active climbing and mountaineering clubs, offering a friendly forum for meeting climbers at all levels.

Trips away

We hold outdoor meets regularly throughout the year, to venues across the UK and overseas. There are also two new members’ meets at our club cottage every year, which are a great way of meeting members of the club. Other annual fixtures are our barbecue on the beach at Treen in Cornwall around the summer solstice, and the annual dinner in the Autumn.

Additionally, groups of members go away almost every weekend to climb all over the country. These trips are arranged informally at the club’s indoor sessions on Mondays, or through the club’s WhatsApp community (available to members).

With around 300 members it is rare that a weekend will go by without members of the club climbing somewhere, as long as it isn’t raining!

Climbing wall meets

The club meets every Monday at the Castle Climbing Centre in Stoke Newington to climb and socialise – say hi on the relevant Chat Forum thread to let us know you’re joining in, or contact the New Members Secretary for details.

From the Castle we usually head to the Brownswood after climbing, just down the road.

The club huts

The club owns two huts in the Snowdonia National Park. The cottage is used exclusively by club members and their guests and is a regular venue for weekend trips away. The barn is available for hire for groups of up to 30 and is ideal for use by mountaineering clubs, universities, scouts, schools and colleges.

How to join

Please see the become a member page for more information on joining the club. You may find it helpful to view our frequently asked questions.