Rock up abroad with BMC Travel Insurance
Our specialist BMC Travel Insurance has got you covered as you head off abroad in the hunt for sunny climbs.
You can get cover with BMC Rock Insurance from just £56* for a week
Do you hear that? Is that the sound of the tufas of Kalymnos beckoning? The hot cliffs of Sardinia summoning you? The Mallorcan calas calling to you across the ocean?
Wherever the hot rock calls, make sure that you go prepared with travel insurance before you head off.
Did you know? Any surplus we earn from our travel policies go right back into funding vital projects, including our access, sustainability and conservation work in the British mountains. It's a double win!
Here's what is included in the world-class cover that you get with every BMC Travel Insurance policy:
- 24-hour emergency assistance helpline
- £10 million emergency medical cover
- £100,000 search and rescue cover
- £5,000 cancellation cover
- £2,500 baggage and equipment cover
Join us: the benefits
You’ll need to be a BMC member, but you can join us by Direct Debit. Joining is easy and you can take out this membership as part of the travel Insurance purchase.
For full terms and conditions see our Policy Wording at www.thebmc.co.uk/insurance
*Policy details: £55.21 for a 7 days European Rock policy, price for up to age 69.
BMC Travel Insurance: built for the mountains
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