If you join the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) in January and February 2008 and pay by Direct Debit you will get 50% off the annual membership fee.

That's £14.75 for an individual member rather than the usual £28.50.

And you can do it right now by going to this page: www.thebmc.co.uk/join

The BMC has been the national organisation for climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers since 1944 and work hard on your behalf to:

• Secure access to our mountains, crags and boulders
• Be the public voice for climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers
• Organise crag conservation & restoration work
• Support 60,000+ members nationwide
• Promote local activism, crag clean-ups & events
• Provide Summit magazine, guidebooks & insurance
• Own & manage crags

The BMC are run by mountain enthusiasts for mountain enthusiasts, and rely on membership subscriptions to fund vital work.