CMC Calendar
Check out the Calendar to see what events are happening in the CMC!
Any large groups expected at our base lodges Kennedy (Arthur’s Pass) and Wyn Irwin (Mt Cook Village) are shown on the calendar. We recommend checking the calendar before staying at the CMC lodges.
If you have any trip or event you want to open up to the club, please contact the Trips Officer with details about your event and it will be added to the calendar.
The CMC was formed on the 10th April 1925 with a membership base of around 27 adventurers. Originally formed as a tramping club, outings on the Port Hills around Christchurch, and further afield to the foothills of Canterbury were the usual activity.
Next Club Meeting
Climbing in the Himalayas in the 80’s with Bill King
Date: Thursday 17 October
Where: Pioneer Centre (75 Lyttelton St Somerfield, Tūranga Christchurch City Library
Time: Doors open from 6:15pm, Talk from 6:45pm, Bill King shares his remarkable experiences on four Himalayan expeditions in the 1980s. It’s a chance to hear about this legendary era of mountaineering
Upcoming events
21 November – November Club Night – Kennedy Lecture – Pat Deavoll
4 December – Joint CMC/NZAC evening – Rob Frost – Volta Access – Cashmere Club
The original aims of the Club have been maintained ever since – the encouragement of a love for the mountains and nature, with increased facilities for enjoying the beauties that lie in the heart of the ranges.
CMC has built huts in the Arthur’s Pass, Rakaia and Aoraki/Mount Cook regions, and climbing and exploration in these areas have become very popular with members.
In the modern age, the CMC is a very active club for climbers – alpine, ice & mixed, sport and trad rock climbing, and other mountain adventure activities.
Monthly Meetings: We meet every third Thursday of the month 6:15pm at Pioneer Recreation & Sports Centre, upstairs for a social chat to other members, and a talk starting 6.45pm on some climbing / outdoors / conservation topic or trip, usually accompanied by slides or movies. Prospective members are most welcome to come to some meetings to find how the club works and the benefits.
Pioneer Centre location information: 75 Lyttelton St, Somerfield: click here for a map of the location.
Have you stayed in a CMC hut or lodge? Pay your hut fees here.