Today, the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) can announce that Darren Johnson has been appointed the new Chair for the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee (EDI).

The BMC's Access & Conservation Trust has registered with the Charities Trust to allow you to donate pre-tax via your payroll.

Know the risks Unlike some other Grade 1 scrambles, the rock on Jack’s Rake is notoriously unreliable. This natural crumbliness combined with the route’s popularity is a recipe for misadventure. “Jack ...

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 ...

Where did the path go? Crib Goch has tripped up plenty of hill walkers in the past by luring them into a false sense of a security. “Once you strike off from the Pyg Track there’s a good, ...

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 ...

National Climbing Competition CalendarThe National Climbing Competition calendar focuses on developing grassroots competition and youth competition climbing whilst fulfilling our role as the National ...

What are the Wainwrights? For the uninitiated, a Wainwright refers to one of 214 fells in the Lake District named after Alfred Wainwright, and hill bagging (also known as peak bagging and mountain ...

Join us online on Tuesday 11 November between 18:00 - 21:00 The workshop will look at how to create a safe inclusive and enjoyable environment for all and how to recognise poor practice and abuse, ...

It might not have the big-name status of Crib Goch or the Cuillin, but Pinnacle Ridge is a route that every hill walker making their way up the scrambling scale should have a crack at. This spiky fin ...

Join us online on Wednesday 10 September between 18:00 - 21:00 The workshop will look at how to create a safe inclusive and enjoyable environment for all and how to recognise poor practice and abuse, ...

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