Overview

Welcome to Clare RATS, the climbing and mountaineering society based at Clare College. The Rock-climbing And Trekking Society (to give our full title) is the place to meet all the other people in Cambridge (at least all those from Clare) who are having trouble with the total absence of anything hilly as far as the eye can see.

Whether you’re after spectacular scenery, exhilarating climbs, fantastic weather, or even if you’ve never touched a mountain in your life but want to know what it’s like, drop the committee a line and we’ll set you up with a lifelong passion for hills. You don’t need much specialist kit to come on a RATS trip: basic essential equipment consists of a brain and beer money, and if you need anything else then we’ll try and borrow it for you—just ask. Oh yeah, and we lied about the weather.