Types of Membership
Graduate Membership
Graduate Membership is the first stage of Membership of the Club and is a preliminary to Full Membership. All members must complete the Graduate period.
It is open to anyone over the age of 18 years with an interest in mountaineering, on payment of the Graduate Membership subscription and upon acceptance by the Committee.
Graduate Membership lasts 12 months during which the Graduate Member should attend a minimum of 3 full weekend meets. One of the meets must be a 'work meet' at the club hut, Cae'r-frân in Llanberis. The other two meets should both be mountain meets.
The Graduate period is intended to give a new member time to meet a fair selection of the membership and find out if the Club is what they are looking for. A Graduate may extend the period at the discretion of the Committee, should unforeseen circumstances prevent completion of the meet attendance requirement.
Graduate membership fees
Graduate membership fees include BMC membership and are paid on a sliding scale depending on when you join.
| Joining Month |
Graduate membership fee |
Months covered* |
Graduate top up fee in the following October |
| January |
£40 |
9 |
£40 |
| February |
£40 |
8 |
£40 |
| March |
£40 |
7 |
£40 |
| April |
£40 |
6 |
£40 |
| May |
£40 |
5 |
£40 |
| June |
£40 |
4 |
£40 |
| July |
£60 |
15 |
- |
| August |
£60 |
14 |
- |
| September |
£40 |
13 |
- |
| October |
£60 |
12 |
- |
| November |
£60 |
11 |
- |
| December |
£60 |
10 |
- |
*This relates to calendar months irrespective of day in the month you join.
Graduate membership lasts for 12 months, at which point you will be invited to apply for full membership if you have completed the required criteria.
Full Membership
A Graduate Member may apply for Full Membership 12 months after their acceptance as a Graduate Member. Acceptance as a Full Member is by the simple majority vote of the Committee.
Full Membership is lifelong subject to the payment of the annual subscription.
Full Membership subscription is £40 P/A