Award-Winning, Flexible
MOUTAINEERING
INSURANCE
- Cover for climbing, trekking and more
- Worldwide Mountaineering Travel Insurance
- Cover for ice-climbing available
Our Mountaineering Insurance policy options
Put simply, we offer three different policy options…
1. Travel Insurance
Our Sports Travel Insurance policy is designed to protect those travelling abroad to take part in activities such as mountaineering. We provide cover for a range of mountaineering disciplines including climbing and trekking.
2. Travel Insurance Bolt-On
If you have an existing travel insurance policy in place with another provider such as your bank but it does not include cover for mountaineering, we can provide a bolt-on style of protection for your trip.
3. Sports Accident Insurance
For those mountaineering in the UK, you may find our Sports Accident Insurance best suited. The policy provides a range of benefits including personal liability and income protection.
Making claims clearer
WE PAY OUT
82%
OF OUR TRAVEL INSURANCE CLAIMS**
OF OUR POLICY HOLDERS
1.2%
NEEDED TO MAKE A CLAIM**
ON AVERAGE WE PAY OUT
£679
FOR EACH TRAVEL INSURANCE CLAIM**
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Why choose us
30 Years Experience
We have been providing tailored Sports Insurance policies for over 30 years, and today protect more than 60,000 customers a year.
Professional Claims Handling
We work with leading claims handlers to make sure our customers experience a prompt and professional service when making a claim.
Underwritten by Experts
We’re pleased to offer tailored cover from AXA XL, a leading provider of insurance in the sports and leisure industry.
UK Based Customer Service Team
Our highly experienced Sales team are available to help support you with any questions that you might have.
5-Star Customer Service Rating
Thousands of happy customers have awarded us a 5-star customer service score on the independent feedback platform, Feefo.
500+ Sports Covered
Being a specialist in Sports Insurance, we provide cover for over 500 different sports & activities, far more than other providers.
What is mountaineering insurance?
Mountaineering Insurance is designed to protect you against the financial implications should you get injured whilst mountaineering.
We provide several policy options to keep you protected including our Sports Travel Insurance. This policy is built for people who are travelling abroad to go mountaineering. It includes a long list of benefits such as protection against medical and repatriation costs, trip cancellation and curtailment, equipment cover and more.
We also provide a policy for people mountaineering in the UK called Sports Accident Insurance. It includes personal accident cover as standard, as well as personal liability protection.
What types of mountaineering activities do you cover?
We provide cover for over 500 different sports and adventure activities, making it one of the most comprehensive policies by a UK insurance provider. Here are just some of the many mountaineering activities that we can cover:
- Rock climbing
- Ice climbing
- Trekking up to 7,000m
- Glacier walking
- Gorge walking
- Mountain walking
- Multi-pitch rock climbing
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, our Mountaineering Travel Insurance can generally be taken out even if you have a medical condition. We can almost always offer cover at no extra cost, but occasionally our underwriters may apply special terms if you subsequently needed to make a claim relating to your condition.
We provide cover for bouldering, rock climbing, via ferrata, trad climbing, multi-pitch climbing, ice climbing, and sea cliff climbing. You will be covered for your selected sport and any other listed in the same or lower sports groups. You can search for your specific activity in our sports travel group list.
If you are climbing a mountain and planning to use any climbing equipment such as ropes, guides or crampons, we would class this as mountaineering. We can only cover technical ascents up to 4000m.
* 10% online discount applies to our Sports Travel Insurance and Activity TopUp policies only.
**Data relates to Sports Travel Insurance claims from Jan 2021 to Dec 2021 inclusive.
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