What We Do
The Mountaineering Club is one of the most active clubs in the University, with activities to suit all abilities and skill levels! Whether your interest is walking, climbing, scrambling, orienteering, winter mountaineering, or simply enjoying the great outdoors, BUMC has something for you! Take a look at our trip reports to get a taste of what we do.
Trips:
We run regular weekend and day trips throughout the year for walking, climbing, mountaineering and orienteering. We visit amazing locations all over the UK such as Snowdonia, the Peak District, Dartmoor, Portland… the list is endless! There are also trips to France during the Easter & Summer breaks and Scotland during ISB. You can read more about our previous trips here.
As well as trips, the club goes climbing at 5 different indoor walls and bouldering centres in Bristol on Wednesdays, Saturdays and evenings mid-week. We also run several teaching sessions to learn belaying and lead-climbing. In warmer weather, we can often be found climbing outdoors at local crags.
As well as running walks on our weekend and day trips throughout the year, we also run “Sunday Walks” every fortnight. These are a relaxed walk in an area near to Bath that normally takes around 3 hours. They’re free and open to all students, staff and friends (you do not need to be a BUMC member to come along).
Orienteering is an adventure sport focused on navigating whilst running or walking - the fastest person to visit a series of checkpoints in order is the winner! We run fortnightly navigation training sessions on Saturday mornings based from campus, with regular weekend events at local fells, forests and urban races, as well as eagerly looking forward to hosting the English Universities Orienteering Cup (EUOC) in Bath in early 2025.
We meet at a different pub every Thursday for a relaxed evening social, whilst also having regular larger socials, including sober socials. (Don’t worry, we never put pressure on drinking alcohol, and there are always non-drinkers at our socials.)
BUCS & Competitions
We enter teams into BUCS for both Climbing and Orienteering who represent the uni at competitions. We also regularly enter local competitions that are open to all skill levels.
Reasons to Join
Come and Meet Us
We’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have via email or social media. Alternatively, come and meet us at one of our upcoming socials or events.
Instagram Page
Facebook Page
Whatsapp community
Members only Facebook Group
Google calendar of events
Email us: su-mountaineering@bath.ac.uk
What's On?
To see what's on, you can see our google calendar below, or check out our events on our Facebook page.
Club members will also be emailed every Sunday with details of all the week's activities.
Our Committee