BMC Membership Fee Update 2026
The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) exists to represent and support climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers and your BMC Membership makes this possible. It funds the vital work we do in protecting access to crags and mountains, delivering conservation projects and managing our eight BMC-owned crags so we can inspire and support routes to adventure for all.
Each year, we review membership fees with the BMC Board and Members Council to ensure the BMC remains financially secure and to maximise value for members. Today, we are announcing that from 1 January 2026, membership fees will increase in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI), which has been set at 4.8% (based on July’s figures from the Office of National Statistics). The RPI adjustment will be applied across all membership categories as follows:
Over the past 12 months, membership income has enabled us to deliver impactful conservation and community initiatives, continue to manage and care for our owned crags, develop a new hill walking programme and support 89 events and competitions across all our activities.
Click here to read more about our work in our recently published 2024/25 Annual Report
The below charts demonstrate where membership fees were invested in 2024/5 and where they are planned to be invested 2025/6. The charts are a breakdown of pounds per member spend:
Your Membership for 2026 and beyond will help us deliver on our new 2030 Route to Adventure strategy, from walls to wild places, for every hill walker, climber and mountaineer.
Alongside funding our work, BMC membership also comes with combined liability and personal accident insurance cover (for Individual and Family BMC members), access to our 5-star rated Travel Insurance and a range of benefits to save you money whilst doing the activities you love. In 2025 we have introduced the following additional member benefits to offer even more value for your membership: