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Show and tell: membership criteria

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To join Dublin Climbers and Mountaineers (DCAM) you must:

1. Be 18 or older.

2. Have the following capabilities and, if requested, be prepared to demonstrate them at a sport climbing wall:

   • tie a rope to your harness using a rethreaded figure-of-eight knot,

   • safely belay a lead climber and safely catch the lead climber’s falls,

   • safely lead climb, regardless of grade.

3. Be approved by the DCAM committee.

4. ​Become a member of the national governing body Mountaineering Ireland (MI) on joining, or already be an MI member.

5. Have paid the relevant DCAM and MI membership fees.

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If you think that you can fulfill the above criteria and would like to join, please contact us.

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DCAM and MI

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We're affiliated to MI, so all DCAM members must either become members of MI on joining, or already be members of MI. This is for insurance reasons and a range of other beneficial reasons.

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You can either be: 

• A “full member” of DCAM:

  • Pay a DCAM membership fee and pay your MI membership fee via DCAM. 

• An “associate member” of DCAM:

  • Pay a DCAM membership fee, but pay your MI membership fee via a different club.

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DCAM membership fee

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The DCAM membership fee is €15 (excluding MI membership fee) regardless of your personal circumstances.

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MI membership fee

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The MI membership fee varies by age, but when paid via DCAM it is less than the MI membership fee if you join MI as an individual (€41.60).

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DCAM membership year

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Our membership year is identical to MI's membership year: it's from November 1st to October 31st of the next year.

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Payment due to DCAM​

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The table below outlines the payment due to DCAM, and the DCAM and MI membership fees, for the membership year 1 November to 31 October: