Prospective members are welcome and are invited to come along to any meet to find out about the Club at first hand. For some meets you will need to book in advance. If you do subsequently decide to join, the annual membership fee is £40. Before joining you need to read our membership agreement which can be found here and our code of conduct which can be found here.

Contact the Membership Secretary for further details of the Club, information on how to book into meets and a copy of the latest newsletter (as an attachment). If, after attending a couple of meets, you would like to join our club then Membership application forms are available either on this website, or from the Membership Secretary, or at the club's Mountaineering Centre in Snowdonia. All applications for membership will need to be supported by two members whom have held membership for more than one year.

There are 3 types of membership options:

Adult Membership: this applies to anyone over the age of 18yrs who is not in full time education.

Student Membership: this is available to anyone from their 18th birthday onwards that is in full-time education.

Junior Membership: this is available to the dependent children or grandchildren of paid up club members and begins on the date of their 12th birthday. 

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MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY

The membership secretary can be contacted on memship@chamois.org.uk for any enquiries:

Marconi Road, Ceunant, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 4SA
Email Address: cmc.booking@chamois.org.uk
FACILITIES OPEN TO MEMBERS

The Chamois Mountaineering Centre

We have a large 43 bedroom centre in North Wales which is always available for the use of members at a heavily discounted rate. The centre is within walking distance of Snowdon itself and is only a 10 minute drive from Llanberis. We have regular monthly meets at the centre.

Use of the Agnes Spencer Memorial Hut

In 1983, the CHAmois Mountaineering Club entered into an agreement with the Cleveland Mountaineering Club to allow members to use one another's huts. This gives Chamois members use of the Cleveland Club's Agnes Spencer Memorial Hut at Patterdale in the Lake District.

Yeraly Newsletter

The Club produces a Newsletter that comes out once a year and details all fo our meets and activities for the year.. 

Apparel Badges and Car Bumper Stickers

We have an arrangement with a shop in Bangor for purchasing a range of garments with the club logo embroidered onto the chest. The choice of garments is either an ordinary sweatshirt, a zipped version, a normal weight hoodie or a chunky hoodie (with or without zip) with the Club logo on (in white).

The Club Library

We ahve an extensive and well sticked library of guidebooks and maps for the use of members. An information sheet is available from the Librarian.

Discount on Equipment

The Chamois Mountaineering Club is a member of the British Mountaineering Council. Members of the BMC are eligible for a very comprehensive mountaineering insurance scheme and can obtain "reciprocal rights card" giving discount in Alpine Huts.

THE CHAMOIS MOUNTAINEERING CENTRE (Canolfan Fynydda Chamois)

The Centre is located at Ceunant in Snowdonia (Eryri), North Wales, Grid Reference SH532608, Postcode LL55 4SA (10 minutes from Llanberis by car). It offers great, self-catered bunkhouse style accommodation for large groups, university climbing and walking clubs, outdoor pursuit groups and schools. It is extremely close to the mountains of Snowdonia (Eryri) with easy access to Ogwen, the Llanberis Pass and Beddgelert. The centre has 43 beds, WIFI, ample parking, central heating and showers plus we have a 22KwH electric vehicle charger. It is situated on the north westerly slopes of the Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) massif at 230m (750 ft) above sea level with fine views of Anglesey and the Lleyn Peninsula. You can take a complete walk through of the entire centre with our virtual tour: Chamois Mountaineering Centre