Here you will find details of all the forthcoming events organised by the club. If you have an idea for an event whether walking, scrambling, mountain biking, climbing, mountaineering or another activity that you think club members may be interested in, then please get in touch with either the Outdoor or Indoor Meets Representative.

In both Winter and Summer we visit a wide variety of locations around the country, including Devon & Cornwall, the Gower in S. Wales, Mid & North Wales, the Lakes and Scotland. In the Winter we use huts, whilst in Summer we usually camp. Huts are also occassionally booked in the summer, such as the Don Whillans hut at the Roaches. Usually we have a two week Summer Alpine trip. In recent years we have also organised trips to the Dolomites, Morocco, North America, and Nepal, and ski trips.

A number of members organise additional adhoc events which are usually published on the club forum

In Summer months we have the odd barbecue and party. In the winter months we arrange social meets, quizzes, and the annual slide show, plus the the occassional interesting talk by an invited guest. Every Tuesday we meet at the Sun Inn as per the top of this page and the home page.

Please visit the Events page for a full calendar of forthcoming club events

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Here you will find a wide selection (150+ and growing) of mountaineering related photographs from club members. Please take the time to visit the Photos page and view at your leisure

The Hertfordshire Mountaineering Club Forum is a place for connecting with fellow members and discussing everything and anything to do with the club.

If you just want to see the topics being discussed you can do that right now. But if you want to take part and start your own discussions or reply to others then you'll need to be registered which is free, and only requires your name( or nickname) and a valid email address. See the FAQ link on the Forum page for more information.

CRUX is the official magazine of the Hertfordshire Mountaineering Club.  It is usually published 2 to 3 times a year and contains various articles about previous meets, people and other events. Some of the articles are slightly serious, others have been written light heartedly.  They give a flavour of the club over the past years.

Please visit the magazine page to download and read a selection of copies in pdf format

We have a page for searching the latest Ordnance Survey mapping for postcodes, grid references, or locations. Once you have found your location you can click and drag or zoom the map from road mapping to 1:50,000 to street level detail.

Please visit the mapping page and explore a few familiar locations to get started

The club is affiliated to the BMC and all members are covered by their third party liability insurance and entitled to BMC member benefits.

The BMC (British Mountaineering Council) is the representative body that exists to protect the freedoms and promote the interests of climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers, including ski-mountaineers. The BMC recognises that climbing, hill walking and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.

Please visit our BMC News page or click the logo for more information

We post our Annual General Meeting minutes on the website. The latest Committee minutes are published via the club Forum to which you must be a registered member

To see the aGM minutes please visit the AGM Minutes page

The Hertfordshire Mountaineering Club was formed in 1958, by Peter Spence, together with Robin King, Geoff Clough, Herrick Thwaite, Reg Boot, Graham Brown and Graham Daniels. They originally met in Peter Spence's house in Shephall, Stevenage, but in 1960, moved to the Marquis of Lorne, Stevenage Old Town, where they were joined by Tim Farnell, Bob James and Ian Robinson. 

The first Annual dinner was held in the Roebuck, Stevenage, and shortly afterwards the club moved to the Station Hotel, Knebworth, where they were welcomed by Sam, the landlord. During the early sixties, Hugh Chapman, Richard Watts and Ian Borrowman joined the club.

To read more about the history of the club please visit our history page

You can get a copy of the club poster

It is in PDF format for which you will need a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader