Club Membership

Membership of the Cairngorm Club brings you a number of benefits, including:
o Regular meets throughout the year, e.g.
             o       monthly day (usually Sundays) meets to the hills
             o       monthly week-end meets, usually to huts or hostels in Scotland
             o       monthly social meets (e.g. indoor slide-show talks) during the winter
             o       Tuesday evening climbing meets to cliffs near Aberdeen or Transition Extreme climbing wall
             o       Monthly Thursday “mid-week” walks within an hour’s drive from Aberdeen
             o       Annual Dinner, barbecue, ceilidh and other social events
o Reduced rates and guaranteed beds at the high-standard Club “hut” at Muir of Inverey, and reciprocal use of sister club huts
o Access to the member-only Forum website, Club website, e-mail system, etc.
o Reduced costs of Club training courses, e.g. in winter skills, and first aid
o Subsidies on other relevant training courses
o Membership of the North East Mountain Trust (NEMT), providing representation at local level
o Membership of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS), providing representation at national level, civil
   liability insurance against claims incurred during Club activities, the quarterly Scottish Mountaineer magazine, and
   reduced costs for travel insurance, training courses, etc. for hillwalkers, climbing and mountaineers (see
   http://www.mcofs.org.uk/member-benefits.asp for further details)
o The Club Newsletter three times a year, and the Cairngorm Club Journal every couple of years
o Use of the extensive Club Library at Kings College, University of Aberdeen
o Discounts at leading Aberdeen-area climbing equipment shops
o Discount at a leading Aberdeen-area Physio
o Use of the Club’s National Trust membership cards.