Welcome To The Solihull Mountaineering Club Website

We're based in the Solihull area of the West Midlands with many members living close by, others come from all around Birmingham and some hail from further afield. We are actively involved in many mountain sports including mountaineering, scrambling, hill walking, rock climbing (even the odd extreme route!) and mountain biking to name but a few. If you are new to the club then have a look through the site and find out more about us and what we get up to. We hope also that this is a useful place for existing members to keep up to date with the forthcoming events and the stories of the past events - complete with pictures!

 

Club Events - Climbing, Walking and Other Activities

The club has both a structured programme of events and an informal set of events that are arranged at short notice. Check out the Activities section, message board or turn up on a club evening for up-to-date details.

To get a feel for the type of event we organise, have a look at a recent rock climbers' Novice day click here

Club Nights - Tuesday and Thursday Evenings

Every Tuesday many members go to the Creation Wall climbing center at 582 Moseley Rd, Birmingham. Click here for location details. If you want to make contact with us there its probably best to get in touch beforehand to make sure we meet up on the night.

In the summer months when the days are long and the weather is good - don't laugh, it does happen - we sometimes meet up at a crag not too far away to enjoy an evening on the rock, or go on a evening walk or bike ride. Strangely, these may be routed by a pub or two.

Thursday night is club night. We meet up at the Old Edwardians Sports Club and gather there at 9:30 to 10:00. Although there may not always be a committee member there every thursday, we guarantee to have someone there on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays in the month. The Old Ed's is at the junction of Streetsbrook Road and Olton Lane. A map showing the location of the Old Ed's can be found here.

On club nights members come together to exchange tales and discuss recent exploits over a beer. It is also when much scheming is done, poring over maps and guides to select routes to be tried over the coming weekends. If you're feeling jaded and need an injection of enthusiasm then come along.

 

Risk and Responsibility

Climbing, hill walking and mountaineering are activities involving a risk of injury or death. Participants should be aware of these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement.

 

Learning To Climb

Solihull Mountaineering Club does not undertake to teach people to climb. The club has no qualified instructors. However once you have undergone a short course in the basics of ropework we endeavour to provide an atmosphere in which newcomers will be made welcome, will be helped along in the their climbing development and will be introduced into the network of climbers within the Club (so you will have someone to climb with at the wall).

Basic instruction can be provided by the new Birmingham climbing wall where the club meets on a Tuesday evening. If you want to talk to someone about climbing on a Tuesday or about who to contact concerning basic instruction, contact the club and we will forward your request to an appropriate club member.