- £34.08 – Full year standard membership
- £27.68 – Concessionary rate (Student/Disability)
- £25.46 – Discounted rate (Unemployed)
- £17.04 – Half year membership (from 1st July 2025)
Membership is open to anybody over the age of 18.
What you get
Membership includes:
- The right to participate in all club activities, indoor and outdoor meets, and social events
- Club membership of the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) including civil liability insurance, access to their network of huts across the UK, opportunity to buy cheap travel insurance and other BMC services
- Membership of Not So Trad News, our private forum where members chat about upcoming events, swap tips, plan activities, and report on club trips
- Retail discounts of 10-20% in selected outdoor stores in the UK , subject to participating store policy.
Most people’s introduction to the club is at one of our regular indoor meets. Non-members are welcome to come and check us out. We ask you to fill in our membership form (see below) and become a Prospective member. This provides us with basic information about you and ensures that our BMC liability insurance covers you while you’re climbing with us.
You can also join us at one of our outdoor meets, although experience of outdoor climbing and seconding is required. You must have your own harness, belay device, shoes and helmet for all outdoor climbing with the group. If you are planning to lead, your own rack and ropes might be required depending on what your partners are bringing.
Not so Trad is a BMC Affiliated Club, and you automatically become a BMC Club Member on joining. In fact, almost all of your NST subscription fee goes to pay for this BMC club membership. You can upgrade to full BMC membership, giving you further benefits including personal accident insurance, for a reduced fee.
How to join
For further details about how to meet the group, get in touch with Greg (our membership officer) via the Contact form.
If you’ve decided to become a Full member, you’ll need to fill in our membership form online and pay your subscription by direct debit or bank transfer. We will then send you login details for Not So Trad News. We’ll be on hand to support you through the signup process. Prospective membership allows you to check out the club for up to 3 months and join in at indoor meets before paying the subscription fee, but you don’t get the other membership benefits mentioned above. You must agree to the terms of our Constitution and Rules to join the club as a Prospective or Full member.
Not So Trad Constitution and Rules >
Note: Not So Trad are not able to teach you how to climb. The club recognises that, in line with BMC advice, climbing and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept the risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement.