Welcome to the IMC

We’re a sociable and supportive club with a lot of combined experience – get in touch to find out how you can join in and enjoy the outdoors with us.

What We Do

Pen y Ghent on a brilliant Winter's day
Walking

We organise regular walks in the hills, on day trips and as part of our weekends away in the mountains.

Darren Scrambling on Senior's Gully
Scrambling

We organise regular weekends away to the mountainous areas of the UK, camping or staying in huts, members often enjoy scrambling.

Nigel on Main Wall
Trad Climbing

There are people climbing most weekends.
In the summer months we go out to nearby crags every Tuesday evening, mostly in the Peak District.

Cala Ganone Corsica
Sport Climbing

We arrange trips to great sport climbing venues around Europe, visiting Spain, Greece, France and Italy among others.

Julia on a Via Ferrata in the Dolomites
Via Ferrata

When we go abroad, we like to do a nice Via Ferrata.

Farmer Mark contemplates his next move at Summit Up
Indoor Climbing

In the winter months we go to local climbing walls every Tuesday and Friday evening and often at the weekend too.

Rob on number five gully Ben Nevis
Winter Climbing

We climb in Scotland in the Winter and abroad.

A friendly member literally breaking the ice before a swim
Outdoor Swimming

A sociable member breaking the ice before swimming.

Well Earned Refreshment

After a hard day out on the hill.

We also have monthly pub meets in Hazel Grove.

Latest News

  • Adventures in Number Two Gully
    Our Scottish Winter meet this year was based in the Glen Nevis Youth Hostel. Conditions were looking a bit thin on Ben Nevis, but after the really strong winds of the previous day, it looked like a good day to get out on a snowy hill. I was with Luke and with Ian, a friend[…]
  • Canyoning in Costa Blanca
    While Henry and Howard were diligently cleaning their cats prior to getting lost on certain climbing routes Bill and I opted for going downhill instead. In other words descending through Barranco de l’Estret de Cardos. Barrancos are dry (if you avoid going down them after heavy rain !) gorges or canyons. We chose this particular[…]
  • Always clean your cats before climbing
    A multi-pitch adventure in Spain This was Google Translate’s over-literal attempt to render advice from a Spanish website into English. “Pies de gato” (cat’s feet) or simply “gatos” is what the Spanish call climbing shoes. It became our catch-phrase for our trip to the Costa Blanca. There we found blue skies, 20 degree temperatures, no[…]
  • The Ascent of the Crib Lem Spur
    The Innominata Mountain Club had organised for its esteemed members to spend the weekend in the rugged Welsh mountains. The setting was a humble mountain hut in a picturesque location, perched high above the Llanberis valley. The grandeur of our surroundings aroused in us a singular determination to conquer one of the great peaks of[…]
  • Pen-y-ghent Walk 15/10/23
    Martin L organised a fantastic walk from Horton in Ribblesdale on what turned out to be a beautiful sunny clear day. Six of us joined Martin and Bruno for the walk. Despite it being a beautiful day and busy in the car park Martin managed to plan a route that avoided most of the crowds[…]
  • Duddon Valley Weekend. 23/23rd September
    We had a big turnout for the Duddon Valley weekend with 13 members staying in High Moss (Rucksack Club Hut) as Bill’s guests. Saturday was a beautiful day. Three of us headed off to walk towards Dow crag via Seathwaite Tarn. When we reached Goat’s Hawse we decided to avoid the stream of walkers heading[…]