The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) follows a formal selection process for climbers who aim to compete for the GB Climbing Team at world championship events, world cups, European youth cups plus ...

Planning. Planning is a crucial aspect of Wainwright bagging, not just from a route planning perspective but a safety one as well. When planning your route, you must consider many factors such as the ...

Jack’s Rake is a popular Grade 1 scramble in the Lake District – but it’s by no means an easy proposition. We look at the skills you’ll need to tackle this classic route. Slicing across the face of ...

How does the traditional grading system work? The system for grading traditionally protected climbs in BMC guides is the traditional, two-part British grade, a combination of the adjectival and ...

The Yr Wyddfa Big Clean Up is back again for 2025. Following on from the success of last year's big clean up, we're heading back to Yr Wyddfa with our litter pickers and bags.

Special Dispensation may be granted to competitors across the BMC National Competitions.** Special Dispensation may only be granted by completing and submitting the online application form. Special ...

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The National Climbing Competition calendar focuses on developing grassroots competition and youth competition climbing whilst fulfilling our role as the National Governing Body in delivering national ...

Department contacts: For all club enquiries: [email protected] For all finance enquiries: [email protected] For access enquiries, please see our Access Rep list; For GB Climbing enquiries: ...

GB Paraclimbing greats took to the wall in Innsbruck, showcasing skill, strength and tenacity in the second World Cup of the 2025 series.

Describing the Cuillin Ridge as a scramble would be like billing K2 as an exciting mountaineering route – true, but fatally understated. It’s not the technical climbing that makes traversing the 22 ...

This page aims to bring live winter ground conditions from three locations across Eryri. Air temperatures and turf temperatures are available from Twll Ddu (Devil’s Kitchen) in Cwm Idwal, Cwm Cneifion ...