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I am struggling to find travel insurance for my trip to the Italian Dolomites for sport climbing as I am now the ripe old age of 76. No medical issues but keep being told nothing for over 75yrs! Any suggestions?? I keep getting directed to different brokers but get the same answer. BMC have not been able to help!

AAC will cover search and rescue etc and has no age limit or penalties for preexisting conditions. Personally I usually combine that with a 'standard' holiday policy to cover non activity related travel claims.

Thanks for that Jenny C

Both Staysure Travel Insurance and MPI Brokers are worth a try.  Age won't be a problem

Have you tried Italian alpine club?

"Search and rescue etc" is just that, SAR. It won't stop you getting and needing to pay for a hospital bill, or medical repatriation - and your regular holiday insurance won't pay out for an injury sustained doing an activity they don't cover.

https://www.alpenverein.at/portal/service/mitgliedschaft/mitgliedervorteile...

It does cover medical expenses and repatriation too. 

The AAC insurance limits are: Rescue Eu25k,  Hospital treatment Eu10k.  That won't buy you much in hospital ..

Could you combine  AAC for rescue  with an EHCR card ( or whatever they are now called) for hospital expenses in excess of the £10k covered by AAC?  It is what I do though have never had to test it. 

Or would an Italian or French hospital refuse medical cover because the injuries happened climbing?