Chelmsford Mountaineering Club

The CMC - a friendly and active climbing club based in Essex and Hertfordshire

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Welcome to the Chelmsford Mountaineering Club

We are a friendly and active climbing club that welcomes all abilities and experience. Whether you are completely new to climbing or regularly head up the hills, we’d love for you to join us. Learn more about the club here: About the CMC

Got a question or interested in joining?

Check out our Frequently Asked Questions to see if your query can be answered. Or send us a message for further information.

Contact Us

Upcoming Club Trips

Find out where the next CMC meets are by checking out our Club Calendar

Joining the Club

We always welcome new members. If you’re interested in joining the club, please join us at one of our regular climbing wall meets, or feel free to get in touch with us beforehand.

More information on this can be found on our New Members page.

Joining The CMC

What our Members Get Up To

See our page of personal trips and exhibitions that many of our members have completed in their own time!

Trip Reports

See our most recent Club Trips

Previous Meets
Winter Sun, Sicily - Oct/Nov 2025
Winter Sun, Sicily - Oct/Nov 2025
Gower - August 2025
Gower - August 2025
French Alps - June 2025
French Alps - June 2025
Peak District - April 2025
Peak District - April 2025
Winter Walking - January 2025
Winter Walking - January 2025
End of Year Social - November 2024
End of Year Social - November 2024

Our Social Media

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And the final club trip of 2025 comes to an end, with another successful End of Year CMC Social 🏔️ (a very snowy one!) The weekend saw members getting out on climbs and heading out onto the hills. From newer members embarking on their first club t
And the final club trip of 2025 comes to an end, with another successful End of Year CMC Social 🏔️ (a very snowy one!) The weekend saw members getting out on climbs and heading out onto the hills. From newer members embarking on their first club trip, to club awards, and even cheese on the hills! A great time was had by all ⭐️❄️ Full-write up on the website coming soon… @chelmsfordmountaineeringclub #climbing #climbers_of_instagram #northwales #snowdon #rockclimb #bmc #teambmc #hikingadventures
Winter Sun in Sicily ☀️🧗 Some of our CMC sun-lovers headed out to Sicily at the end of October to escape the British weather, where a great time was had by all 👌🏻 Some great routes smashed and the weather certainly didn’t disappoint 😎 (Bac
Winter Sun in Sicily ☀️🧗 Some of our CMC sun-lovers headed out to Sicily at the end of October to escape the British weather, where a great time was had by all 👌🏻 Some great routes smashed and the weather certainly didn’t disappoint 😎 (Back to reality now with winter on the way) #climbwhenready #chelmsfordmountaineeringclub #sicily #sicilyclimbing #climbing #mountaineering
Visiting the climbing and outdoor capital of the world… CMC hits the gorgeous French Alps 🇫🇷 With some spending 1 week, to some spending 3 weeks out there, a great time was had by all. Hikes and climbs were done daily, and many trickier goa
Visiting the climbing and outdoor capital of the world… CMC hits the gorgeous French Alps 🇫🇷 With some spending 1 week, to some spending 3 weeks out there, a great time was had by all. Hikes and climbs were done daily, and many trickier goals and desired routes were also smashed with flying colours! 🧗💪🏻 Full trip report coming to the website soon, but some snippets for now.. #frenchalps #chamonix #climbing #rockclimb #bmc #mountaineering
The 2025 Peaks club trip was once again a success, with a great time had by all over the Easter weekend. Special shout out to our newer members for smashing their first club climbs! 💪🏻 @teambmc @chelmsfordmountaineeringclub #peakdistrictnationa
The 2025 Peaks club trip was once again a success, with a great time had by all over the Easter weekend. Special shout out to our newer members for smashing their first club climbs! 💪🏻 @teambmc @chelmsfordmountaineeringclub #peakdistrictnationalpark #rockclimbing #peakdistrictclimbing #bmc
Kicking off 2025 with another successful Winter Walking trip- with plenty of hill walking+climbing and newer members ticking off their first CMC meet! Safe to say a great time was had by all 🏞️🧗 @chelmsfordmountaineeringclub @teambmc #northwal
Kicking off 2025 with another successful Winter Walking trip- with plenty of hill walking+climbing and newer members ticking off their first CMC meet! Safe to say a great time was had by all 🏞️🧗 @chelmsfordmountaineeringclub @teambmc #northwales #rockclimbing #hillwalking #snowdonia
2024 saw our members travelling across the globe on adventures on top of the Club run trips! Here are a few of our highlights from snowy Scotland, Pembrokeshire cliffs, the highest peak in North America (Denali), Anti-Atlas mountains of Morocco, Maj
2024 saw our members travelling across the globe on adventures on top of the Club run trips! Here are a few of our highlights from snowy Scotland, Pembrokeshire cliffs, the highest peak in North America (Denali), Anti-Atlas mountains of Morocco, Majorca, Mont Blanc, the list goes on! Bring on 2025 and more adventures! 🏔️🧗
A bit of fun in the African sun ☀️🇲🇦 The CMC trip to Morocco in September 2023 was one of the highlights of the year. With the warm weather and climbing season upon us we’re looking back over past meets and looking forward to all routes we&r
A bit of fun in the African sun ☀️🇲🇦 The CMC trip to Morocco in September 2023 was one of the highlights of the year. With the warm weather and climbing season upon us we’re looking back over past meets and looking forward to all routes we’ll tick off together this year 🧗🏼‍♀️
And the final club trip of 2025 comes to an end, with another successful End of Year CMC Social 🏔️ (a very snowy one!) The weekend saw members getting out on climbs and heading out onto the hills. From newer members embarking on their first club t Winter Sun in Sicily ☀️🧗 Some of our CMC sun-lovers headed out to Sicily at the end of October to escape the British weather, where a great time was had by all 👌🏻 Some great routes smashed and the weather certainly didn’t disappoint 😎 (Bac Visiting the climbing and outdoor capital of the world… CMC hits the gorgeous French Alps 🇫🇷 With some spending 1 week, to some spending 3 weeks out there, a great time was had by all. Hikes and climbs were done daily, and many trickier goa The 2025 Peaks club trip was once again a success, with a great time had by all over the Easter weekend. Special shout out to our newer members for smashing their first club climbs! 💪🏻 @teambmc @chelmsfordmountaineeringclub #peakdistrictnationa Kicking off 2025 with another successful Winter Walking trip- with plenty of hill walking+climbing and newer members ticking off their first CMC meet! Safe to say a great time was had by all 🏞️🧗 @chelmsfordmountaineeringclub @teambmc #northwal 2024 saw our members travelling across the globe on adventures on top of the Club run trips! Here are a few of our highlights from snowy Scotland, Pembrokeshire cliffs, the highest peak in North America (Denali), Anti-Atlas mountains of Morocco, Maj A bit of fun in the African sun ☀️🇲🇦 The CMC trip to Morocco in September 2023 was one of the highlights of the year. With the warm weather and climbing season upon us we’re looking back over past meets and looking forward to all routes we&r
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