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Trekking Insurance Recommendations

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  • 29-09-2011 10:10am
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    loobylou
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    Could anyone please recommend an insurance policy that covers trekking (lower than 4000m). Particularly want something that will cover helicopter evacuation.

    Have seen the BMC one online, €120 for two people, but I need to be a member of a walking/climbing club which I'm not.
    Any suggestions appreciated.


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    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,464 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    loobylou wrote: »
    Have seen the BMC one online, €120 for two people, but I need to be a member of a walking/climbing club which I'm not.
    Any suggestions appreciated.
    I'm fairly sure you can get BMC insurance if you're a member of Mountaineering Ireland which you can join on an individual basis without being a member of a walking or climbing club. There are members discounts available at various outdoor shops which will help allay the costs of membership if that's a concern.


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    loobylou
    Registered Users Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭loobylou


    Thanks Alun, but it will cost €70 for us both to join, bringing the total cost to near €200 for insurance for a two week holiday:eek:
    I reckon there has to be cheaper options out there.


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    Roen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,620 ✭✭✭Roen


    Try the Austrian Alpine Club.


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    Coeus
    Registered Users Posts: 1,296 ✭✭✭Coeus


    Hey, I used VHI multitrip when I went to Nepal last year. I had it already and didnt want another policy for just one trip so I rang them up and they said I was covered for trekking upto 6000m. I also had medical insurance with them.

    If you go down this route give them a call first and make sure they still cover it and under what conditions.


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