About Me:

STMC is a London-based mountaineering club, drawing its membership from London and the home counties. The Club was founded more than 25 years ago by a group of keen hillwalkers and climbers who saw a need for a London-area club that was perhaps a little less technical than the established mountaineering and climbing clubs. Ever since, it has drawn its members from a wide area around London, and has tended to attract people who are keen on hillwalking and trekking rather than pure technical rock climbers. New members have ranged from people who are already experienced hillwalkers to comparative novices. Our main activities are weekend meets which take place every two to three weeks in areas with hillwalking and/or climbing interest. The areas most frequently visited are North Wales and the Lake District, where extensive opportunities exist for all grades of hillwalking, scrambling and climbing, but we also visit a wide range of other areas, including the Peak District for walking and gritstone climbing, plus South and Mid Wales, the Welsh Borders, the Southwest (Dartmoor, Exmoor, Dorset) and Yorkshire where the emphasis is mainly on hillwalking. We arrange week-long trips to the Scottish Highlands in February and May of each year. Although the Club does not organise trips outside the UK, groups of members often get together to organise visits to the Alps, etc. We usually use cheap hut/bunkhouse accommodation, with some camping in summer. Travel is arranged in members' cars, sharing car costs. We travel to the meets after work on Friday evening, returning Sunday evening. More information about our meets can be found on the Meets List and FAQ. The Club covers a wide range of abilities. Some years a few of the fittest members may attempt the Welsh 3000's (fifteen 3000ft peaks in one day) but there are plenty of members who find just one of these peaks a good day's outing. Obviously a certain minimum level of fitness is necessary, but if you can manage 12 miles comfortably you should have no problems. The more experienced members are always willing to give whatever help and information they can. However it must be understood that STMC does not provide leadership or professional guiding or instruction. The majority of members are walkers only, but we have an active minority who go rock-climbing on meets and also midweek at climbing walls in London.

Network (Primary Sport):

Climbing