Croydon
Mountaineering
Club
We are a busy Croydon-based club running regular trips across the UK. Ever since we were founded in 1970, we’ve always had the same goal: making the mountains more affordable and accessible for local(ish) people. We still have some of the original members, but our focus on climbing and mountaineering has broadened (a bit…). We now welcome anyone with an interest in the mountains and the outdoors, whatever your level and however you like to enjoy them.
Who we are
What we do
We run regular outdoor meets to great locations across the UK for people who love to visit hills, mountains, sea cliffs and other natural spaces. Most of our members enjoy hiking and hillwalking (short or long distances!), some climb, others ride, others run… However you like to enjoy the outdoors, there’s probably someone here who enjoys the same sort of adventure.
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At least once a month we run a weekend trip to somewhere awesome. Throughout the winter, there are huts in places like the Lake District and Snowdonia, then in the summer we switch to campsites, visiting plenty of hills, mountains and sea cliffs.
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Every club needs a social heart and ours is the Dog & Bull (now ‘Dog’…) in Croydon. We’ve met there for decades: to plan trips, dream up schemes, chat gear and generally stay connected. We still meet there at 8.30 pm every second and fourth Wednesday — even if we can now plan our adventures via WhatsApp!
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Plenty of our members are climbers (many others aren’t). For those who love to train indoors, we’ve got a group who climb regularly at The White Spider and elsewhere around South London, Croydon, Surrey and Kent.
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To keep active in between our meets, we also take it in turns to arrange walks in the local area. We try to make the most of public transport and have covered miles and miles of the tracks, paths and trails around Surrey and Kent.
What we look like (on Instagram…)
Get in touch
Interested in joining? Or got questions about membership?
Drop us a message and we’ll get back to you. You can always come down to meet us informally at the Dog & Bull in Croydon, where we meet every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at around 8.30pm. Just let us know you’re coming and we’ll look out for you. And if you decide we’re alright to spend a few hours with, you can make doubly sure by coming along with us for a weekend adventure before you join. What are you waiting for?!