BCMC Membership

New and Existing Members

To become a club member, please purchase a first 12-month membership. To renew an existing membership, log in and visit your profile page.

Membership Benefits

• Gain access to over 550 Club Trips and Courses per year...
  • we offer Hiking, Scrambling, Climbing, Mountaineering, Skiing, Snowshoeing and other types of trips.
  • we offer discounted rates on professional courses taught by certified mountain guides
  • we offer BCMC volunteer organized courses in many outdoor activities such as intro skiing, climbing and mountaineering.
  • we are active locally, in the Coast Mountains, in Western Canada, Western USA and Overseas.
  • we offer fun trips for all levels - Novice to Expert.
• Learn how to Scramble, Climb and Ski with us: members have priority in signing-up for over 20 yearly club courses and instructional trips. Some of them fill up fast, so it’s good to have that member - priority!
• Meet new friends with similar interests among the club's many* outdoor enthusiasts of all ages, abilities and nationalities (*over 1300 active member accounts).
• Discounted bookings for BCMC cabins in the Mt. Waddington, North Creek, and Mountain Lake areas.
• Discounted and 90 day Advance Bookings for the Spearhead Huts Society (Kees and Claire Hut).
• Enjoy member-only access to the BCMC Library, which includes around 800 mountaineering books and journals.
• Join other members for the club's monthly Socials (except July & Aug) at the Anza Club, located near MEC in Vancouver. There will be a presentation focused on the outdoors then a chance to casually meet other members to share outdoor trip info and plans.
• Connect on the many website Forums where you can ask questions, exchange trip-related information, leave comments, and much more.
• Receive the BCMC monthly Newsletter, including the latest club news and a recent trip report.
• Optionally, purchase a copy of The B.C. Mountaineer journal (only $10) that's published every two years, and contains a selection of the club's trip reports along with topical information about club events and wilderness news.
• Become part of the club's future and help others by volunteering a few hours a month. The club thrives and succeeds when many of the members are active within the club, including organizing trips, helping setup courses, and volunteering to help the Executive Team with some of the general tasks needed to run the club.

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