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   We are Bristol University's oldest and most experienced club dedicated to all pursuits of climbing!

UBMC caters to climbers of all abilities.

'Outdoor Land Adventure Society of the Year' 22/23

(UBMC v UBES v UBSS)

 

Never climbed before?

Climbing is an exhilarating sport that takes many different forms - there's something for everyone to fall in love with. Meet us at the gorge for our beginner sessions where you can learn the very basics of roped climbing, then build your skill with our weekly Redpoint sessions, where you will be given support and guidance from our experienced committee. Climbing is unique in allowing you to problem solve and compete against yourself and with friends - all whilst enjoying the great outdoors (or our local gyms!) 

 

Climbed before?

Join the club and you will gain access to a large community of keen and psyched climbers. Come to our socials and meet friends who you can climb regularly with. This can really help to push your climbing grade. Throughout the year we have regular casual climbing sessions as well as training sessions, you also have the opportunity to compete for the club in BUCS. 

 

What else do we offer?

 

• Weekend trips across the country to outdoor climbing locations, including the Lake District, the Peak District, and Portland. 

• Loads of social events, including multiple bar crawls. We also offer sober socials regularly! Our socials are generally held on Thursdays. 

• No Gear, No Problem! Gain access to a large gear store catering to all climbing disciplines. 

• Free roped climbing instruction from trained committee members on Wednesdays. 

• Try the whole range of climbing pursuits, we embrace bouldering, sport climbing, trad climbing, deep water soloing and mountaineering. 

• Summer trips to Europe (with the chance to finally do some sport climbing!)  

• Meet motivated climbers to help you improve. 

• Casual climbing sessions throughout the week. No commitment necessary - come to as much or as little as you want. 

• Climb for the UBMC! Each year the club competes in BUCS against university clubs across the UK, in Varsity against UWE, and participates in other bouldering competitions. 

• Membership to the British Mountaineering Council (Usually costing £25). This gives you access to insurance so you can climb outdoors with peace of mind as well as discounts to Cotswold, Snow and Rock, and many more! Remember to fill out the BMC sign up form to ensure you have access, otherwise you will not be covered. 

• Support from the club to help access financial aid (Activity hardship fund, Spen fund and help to access subsidised courses like Brownhill Memorial Fund and Conville course). 

• Receive weekly emails with information on events to come. 

All this for just £35…..

Fill out this form to be added to our mailing list! 

 

Meet the 2024/2025 Committee!

• Liam Tanner-Cowie (President) - Talk to me about membership or any general queries. 

• Kyra Powell (Vice President + Equality and Diversity) - Talk to me if you'd like to know how to get access to climbing, if you have any concerns or suggestions for how we can make the club more inclusive! 

• Amy Jealous (Secretary) - Talk to me about BMC insurance. 

• Matti Zucker (Treasurer) - Talk to me about any money-related inquiries including grants and financial aid. 

• Amy Ingham (Gear Secretary) - Talk to me about loaning out gear from our comprehensive gear store. 

• Joe Bidie (Indoor Training Secretary) - Talk to me about indoor training and queries about Redpoint Wednesdays + TCA/ Flashpoint Mondays. 

• Krisz Kormos (Outdoor Training Secretary) - Talk to me about training and skills relating to outdoor climbing (bouldering, sport and trad). 

• Toby Nathan (Competition Secretary) - Talk to me about getting involved in Varsity or BUCS. 

• Shayaan Ahmed (Social Secretary) - Talk to me about UBMC socials! 

• Reuben Sandiford (Social Secretary) - Talk to me about UBMC socials! 

• Gabby Giancola (Outreach Secretary)  - Talk to me if you'd like to sponsor our club (or know someone who would!)  

• Kieran McCarthy (Trip Secretary) - Talk to me about any questions you have about our weekend and day trips. 

• Maisie Sadler (Webmaster) - Talk to me if you have any queries or suggestions for our website. 

• Ben Morgan (Postgrad Secretary) - Talk to me if you have any questions about getting involved with the society as a PHD or masters student, or as an alumni. 

 

How to get in touch!

If you'd like to find out more about who we are and what we do, follow our Instagram and our Facebook page,  join our Whatsapp group or send us an email!

 

UBMC or UBES or Both!

 

UBMC and UBES are Bristol uni's two mountaineering clubs, each with slightly different focuses. UBMC does scrambling and winter mountaineering, but the main focus of our club and our trips is rock climbing. Other than the outdoor focus of our weekend trips, a lot of energy goes into training and climbing competitions. UBES also engages in activities such as hillwalking, scrambling, rock climbing, and winter mountaineering, with most of their trips being hiking and scrambling oriented. You don't have to choose, though! Plenty of people join both societies.

Remember that you only need to pay for BMC (British Mountaineering Council) membership once and this gives you insurance for all outdoor activities - so contact our Secretary or Treasurer if you already have BMC membership through another club!