Information for New Members
Club Cualann is open for membership and
welcomes new members. If your main interest is rockclimbing please see
our rockclimbing page.
Our typical Sunday hill walk is four and a half
to six hours long, generally across high untracked mountain terrain.
We also organise a "Welcome Walk" typically every month which is about
an hour shorter, than our regular walks. Meeting points are normally
at the start of the walk and change from week to week.
Regular weekends away and walking trip are also organized. Most years
we have a walking trip to the Alps or other overseas mountain range.
If that is the sort of walking you are interested in and able to do,
we invite you come out on one of our Sunday walks, to see whether the
club is right for you. Before coming, text/call the walk leader as
listed on the walks list, at least a couple of days in advance.
If you lack any of the suggested footwear clothing and equipment
(which are listed below) or are doubtful whether you are fit enough,
please discuss this with the walk leader before deciding whether to go
on the walk. Depending on the route, the expected weather conditions
and what you are missing, it might be OK to go on the walk or it might
be best to wait for a different day, possibly a day with a welcome
walk or a better weather forecast. After your walk, if you want to
come again you should join the club.
How do I join Club Cualann?
You join by filling in the application form and paying your membership
fee. The rate for 2021/22 is €45 for an individual or €80 for a
couple. Reduced rates apply if you are already a member of
Mountaineering Ireland. After your first walk, we can send you an
application form and details of the bank account to which the
membership fee should be sent.
We use the bulk of your membership fee to enroll you as a member of
Mountaineering Ireland.
This entitles you to various benefits including liability insurance
while engaged in hillwalking, rockclimbing or other mountaineering
type activities, discounts in some outdoor equipment shops, discounted
access to some MI activities, lectures etc., that are open to the
public; access to some MI activities that are not open to the public
and a free copy of the quarterly printed magazine Irish Mountain Log.
Your membership fee also supports the work that mountaineering Ireland
does on behalf of all walkers and climbers
Warning: you walk at your own risk.
Please note that hillwalking involves an element of risk. The risks
and the precautions you can take to protect yourself against them are
outlined in this
Safety Video.
We believe that people new to the hills will be a lot safer with us
than trying similar routes on their own. Nevertheless, if you come out
on our walks there is a possibility of death or serious injury. If you
come, you do so entirely at your own risk. The club encourages members
to develop skills relevant to the activities they undertake with the
club, whether that be hillwalking, rock-climbing or both. Doing so
will make you safer as well as enhancing your enjoyment. From time to
time we run training courses on topics such as "navigation” and
“introduction to rock climbing”. In addition, some members are happy
to provide informal tuition in such skills, on request, during club
rock climbs or hillwalks”
Privacy Policy
You may wish to read our
Privacy Policy before joining or coming out with
us a non-member.
What do I need to bring?
Essentials
- Suitable walking boots,
- Comfortable back pack,
- A change of clothes and footwear in a separate bag for
afterwards,
- Enough food and drink for the day (we have lunch in the hills),
- Waterproof jacket,
- Extra clothing layers (amount depends on forecast and time of
year),
- Water proof overtrousers, hat and gloves (may not be
needed in fine summer weather),
- The clothes you wear should depend on the forecast and time of
year, bearing in mind that the hills are colder, wetter and
windier than the lowlands. It is usually best to wear multiple
layers of clothing rather than
a single heavy layer as this allows you to adjust for the
conditions. Denim jeans can be very uncomfortable in wet
conditions.
Also recommended
- Map and compass,
- Bivi bag (survival bag),
- First aid kit,
- Sunhat, sunglasses and suncream,
- Gaiters,
- Torch (strongly recommended from November to February
inclusive),
- Whistle,
- Walking pole(s)
