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The BMC
The club is affiliated with the British Mountaineering CouncilClimbing Walls
Members regularly train and socialise at the three London climbing walls. If you would like to meet existing members at one of these walls, please contact the Membership Secretary.
| Castle Climbing Centre | www.castle-climbing.co.uk 020 8211 7000 Green Lanes Stoke Newington London, N4 |
| Westway Sports Centre | www.westwaysportscentre.org.uk/climbing/ 020 8969 0992 1 Crowthorne Road London, W10 6RP |
| Mile End Wall | www.mileendwall.org.uk 020 8980 0289 Haverfield Road Bow, E3 5BE |
Discounts
In order to claim your discount, you must present your current LMC membership card at the time of purchase.
If you have problems with receiving discounts from the listed stores, or if you would like to help organise a discount policy with a store not listed here, please contact the web administrator
Also note that the LMC is affiliated with the BMC, and as such, you will also be eligible for BMC related dicsounts. For more information, see the BMC website
| Store | Discount | |
| Cotswold (All branches) Discount excludes maps, books and GPS |
www.cotswold-outdoor.com 0870 442 7755 |
15% Quote account #L2058 and show your LMC card |
| Field and trek (Baker street branch) |
www.field-trek.co.uk 0870 777 1071 |
15% Show your LMC card |
| Urban Rock (All branches) |
www.urbanrock.com | 5% discount or 10% towards other goods No credit cards |
| Joe Brown | www.joebrownsnowdonia.co.uk 01286 870327 High St Llanberis Caernafon LL55 4HA |
10% |
| Snow and Rock (Covent garden and High Street Ken stores) |
www.snowandrock.com 0845 100 1000 |
10% |
| Ultimate Outdoors | www.ultimateoutdoors.co.uk 01690 710 555 (Betws-y-Coed branch) Holyhead Rd Betwys-y-Coed Conwy LL24 OAY |
10% |
| Stanfords Maps and guide books |
www.stanfords.co.uk 020 7836 1321 12-14 Long Acre Covent Garden London WC2E 9LP |
10% |
General Climbing Sites
| UK Climbing | www.ukclimbing.com |
| Planet Fear | www.planetfear.com |
| Sport2go | www.sport2go.com |
Weather
| General | Mountain Weather Information Service | |
| Location | Met Office www.meto.gov.uk |
BBC Weather www.bbc.co.uk/weather |
| North Wales |
Snowdonia Holyhead Porthmadog |
Bangor Holyhead Betws-y-coed Porthmadog |
| Peak District |
Sheffield Buxton Chesterfield |
Sheffield Hope Buxton |
| Lake District |
Kendal Keswick |
Ambleside Keswick |
| Pembroke | Pembroke | Pembroke |
| South Coast |
Poole Portland |
Swanage Portland |
| Devon/Cornwall |
Penzance Ilfracombe |
Penzance Ilfracombe |
| Scotland | Scottish Avalanche Service | |
Guidebooks
| Rockfax | www.rockfax.com |
| Cordee Books | www.cordee.co.uk 0116 2543579 3a de Montfort Street Leicester, LE1 7HD |
| Ground Up Climbing | www.groundupclimbing.com |
Training
The LMC do not undertake any training. Absolute beginners should attend a climbing course before considering joining the club. The list below is by no means exhaustive, but provides a good place to start. London indoor climbing walls also provide formal training.
| Plas-y-Brenin | www.pyb.co.uk |
| Glenmore lodge | www.glenmorelodge.org.uk |
| Mountain leader | www.mlte.org |
| BASP Outdoor First Aid | www.basp.org.uk |
| Dave Thompson - Physiotherapist | www.dtphysiotherapy.co.uk |