Are you a club member, on a club committee or thinking about joining a club? Whether you're new to the club game or a seasoned clubber, we've got essential skills information and advice for you.

We've collected our most useful club articles here in one convenient place. So if you're looking for courses to learn new skills or to develop existing ones, want to check out equipment advice, or find out about the benefits of being in a club, take a look at our club essentials:

Looking for a club to join? Click here to #FindYourAdventure

Click here to go to the latest club-related articles on the BMC website

Any recently updated or new articles will be marked with UPDATED or with NEW.

Training courses for club members & club leaders

• UPDATED Webinars for clubs
• UPDATED Training Days for Club Committee Members
• How to Train Novice Members in your Club (summer skills)
• How to Train Novice Members in your Club (Next Steps)
• How to Train Novice Members in your Club (winter skills)
• Student Safety & Good Practice Seminar
• Training Essentials
• Safety courses, incl outdoor First Aid for BMC club members
• Other courses and workshops offered by the BMC
• What's it like to attend a club member skills course?

Join a club

• #FindYourAdventure
• Find a club
• Why join a club
• Top 5 reasons to join a club
• Why students love clubbing

Equipment for novice members

• What gear do you need to climb indoors / climb outdoors / start hill walking / start via ferrata / start mountaineering?

BMC events for club officers, committees and volunteers

• UPDATED Webinars for clubs
• Networks for clubs
• Student Safety & Good Practice Seminar
• UPDATED Training Days for Club Committee Members
• How to Train Novice Members in your Club (summer skills)
• How to Train Novice Members in your Club (winter skills)
• How to Train Novice Members in your Club (Next Steps)

Mountain Huts

• Find a Hut
• How to use club huts
• BMC national huts
• Hut guidance notes

Support, Funding and Guidance for clubs officers

• Affiliate your club with the BMC
• Club guidance notes
• Hut guidance notes
• Student Club Committee Support Pack
• Support to run a virtual AGM for your club
• Sport England 'Club Matters' support
• Funding opportunities for affiliated clubs
• Equipment advice for clubs
• Social media – the website changing outdoor clubs
• Do I need a qualification?

Recruitment

• "Clubs Are Open" recruitment support
• How to recruit new club members
• Indoor to outdoor meets: how to attract new members to your club
• How to run the perfect freshers' climbing meet
• Workshop on training novice club members

Student Club Committee support

• Student Club Committee Support Pack
• Student Safety & Good Practice Seminar
• Club guidance notes
• Equipment advice for clubs
• Do I need a qualification?

Find out more:

• Club FAQs
• Club snippets

WATCH Training novice club members on BMC TV:

WATCH the BMC Student Seminar at Plas y Brenin on BMC TV:

WATCH the Rucksack Club meet: Gogarth 2014 on BMC TV:

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Can't wait?

Check out the articles in this six-part series:

🥾 It's time to find your adventure

⛰️ Let's find you a club to join

🥾 Your first visit

⛰️ Learning and skills

🥾 Ready to head to the mountains

⛰️ Start your adventure

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