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ULMC FAQs
1.How do I join the club?
2.When is the next meeting?
3.Where can I get more info about the club and events?
4.Do you climb anywhere else?
5.Is there a social meet?
6.Can I come on a weekend trip?
7.When is the next weekend trip?
8.How much hillwalking and climbing do you do?
9.Do I have to climb?
10.Do I have to be good at climbing?
11.Do I have to be a member to come climbing?
12.Do you get a discount at the climbing wall?
13.How do I get a place on a weekend trip?
14.How do I pay for membership or weekend trips?
If you're thinking of joining, you can...
i. Find us at the ULU Freshers’ Fayre and our Freshers Meeting in September/October or the Refreshers’ Fayre in January
ii. Just turn up at one of our meets: full calendar is on our Home Page. Regular events are climbing on Tuesdays 7:00-9:30pm at the
Mile End Wall and social meetings on Thursdays.
iii. To find out what's going on join our Email list and we've also got a Facebook page
iv. Once you’ve decided to join, follow these steps to become a member to come on our trips and enjoy BMC membership with its extensive insurance.
Full
Joining Instructions
i. Get a ULU (University of London Union) card. (Available from ULU
reception or your college student union - you will need your college ID
card and a passport photograph.) Thus you need to be a student at a
University of London college
ii. Fill out the ULU Sports & Societies Registration / Insurance
Record 2011-12 form, available online: Membership Form 11-12
*Please note* The ULU card number is 12 digits long - look out for the two small numbers at either end!
iii. Fill out the University of London Mountaineering Club membership form
/ participation statement.
Available online: Participation-statement.pdf
iv. Pay £12.50 membership fee (cheques payable to ULU please)
v. Get your forms and monies to us at a meeting
If you have any queries about this, you can contact Kim
We meet every Tuesday, 7pm at the Mile End Climbing Wall and go to the pub at 9.30, when the wall closes. We also have a social every Thursday, 8pm at the Penderel's Oak pub, where you can meet members of the club.
For more information, please sign up to our mailing list, you should recieve a weekly email detailing all events and coming trips.
You can sign up here.
We climb weekly at Mile End climbing wall, however we will be trialling Wednesday afternoons at the Castle climbing wall, more information will be sent to the mailing list.
We also climb outdoors near London on day climbs, and have monthly trips to crags in the Peak District, Snowdonia, Cornwall and other popular destinations.
There is a social every Thursday at 8pm at the Penderel's Oak pub in High Holborn. The nearest tube stations are Holborn and Chancery Lane.
You should join the mailing list for other details about other events, such as pub crawls and trips to local attractions.
Anyone who is a member of the ULMC can go on the trips. It is important to be part of the club as you will be covered by our BMC insurance.
If you want to climb on the trips you’ll need to have been to Mile End at least twice so we know you know the basics.
We have a trip every month, for dates of coming trips, see the home page.
Details about signing up for trips are sent out in our weekly emails to the mailing list.
We have both hillwalking and climbing groups on every weekend trip depending on weather.
We also climb indoors every week and organise frequent day walks and day climbs to areas near London at the weekend.
No, not at all. We do a lot of both hillwalking and climbing. On our monthly trips, the group mainly splits into a walking and climbing group, so you can choose whichever you prefer.
No experience is required. All levels are welcome to join us at the climbing wall or on our trips.
ULMC members are at the Mile End climbing wall every Tuesday evening and will be happy to help you.
No, the climbing wall is open for all. But if you want to go on any of the weekend trips, then you will need to be a member as this covers your insurance.
Yes, the climbing wall offers a very reasonable student discount or discounted prices if you buy a certain number of sessions in advance.
See the climbing wall's website for more information about prices.
If you are part of our mailing list then you will receive regular emails about upcoming trips.
When the trip list opens, be sure to email your name and pay £35 for the trip as soon as possible to guarantee your place. Prices for bank holiday trips are a bit more so please read your emails to double check this.
You can pay the club by cheque or cash, we cannot take bank transfers due to ULU rules.
Cheques for membership should be made to ULU, and cheques for weekend trips should be made to ULMC.
If you have any other queries, please feel free to email Kim who will be happy to help.
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Walking in the Peak District 
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Sunset in Cornwall |
