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BMC Women in Adventure Film Competition returns to Kendal Mountain Festival in 2026
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Mountain Heritage Trust awarded £198,000 National Lottery grant to safeguard climbing history
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Collaborative restoration effort at Stanage Plantation sees volunteers protect iconic climbing landscape
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BMC Women in Adventure Film Competition returns to Kendal Mountain Festival in 2026
View MoreMountain Heritage Trust awarded £198,000 National Lottery grant to safeguard climbing history
View MoreCollaborative restoration effort at Stanage Plantation sees volunteers protect iconic climbing landscape
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Redressing the gender disparity in adventure filmmaking, the BMC and Kendal Mountain Festival are calling for all adventurers and filmmakers to switch their cameras on and get ready to enter the Women in Adventure Film Competition 2026.
Mountaineering News
The Mountain Heritage Trust has been awarded £198,000 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help preserve and share Britain's climbing and mountaineering heritage with wider audiences across the UK.
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Lakes Area Walks
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Access News
A collaborative effort between the British Mountaineering Council, the Peak District National Park Foundation, and technical outdoor brand Rab has delivered a major landing restoration project at Stanage Plantation, one of the UK’s most iconic climbing destinations.
Area Meetings
BMC meeting to discuss Bolting issues & the Cumbria Bolt fund
Hill Walking
Join us for a social walk in southern Eryri (shared ride to the start begins in the Midlands)
Mountaineering News
The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) will this weekend host its International Summer Meet in Llanberis, North Wales, bringing together climbers from around the world for a week of shared climbing and exchange in Eryri National Park.
Indoor Climbing News
The climbing wall at Plymouth Life Centre will remain open after Plymouth City Council and Plymouth Active Leisure (PAL) confirmed they will not proceed with proposals to replace the facility with a children's soft play area.
Access News
The BMC Access & Conservation Trust sponsored Wildfire Walk fundraisers raised an incredible £11,146 to protect and restore the Sheffield Moors area from wildfire.
Volunteering News
This 1-7 June is Volunteers' Week and we'd like to say a colossal THANK YOU to all of our incredible BMC volunteers for making the organisation run smoothly and effectively - your impact cannot be underestimated!
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From footpath repair, re-growing our moorlands to fight the climate crisis, to organised litter picks on the hills and to rallying members to write to their MPs asking for the removal of the sale of disposable BBQs, we have a great range of campaigns to get behind. Find out more about our active campaigns, and why they're making a difference to the British hills you love.
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Lakes Area Walks
Come explore the beautiful Langdale Pikes.
Hill Walking
Join us on the historic Ridgeway trail
Lakes Area Walks
Explore Shap Fells, the Lake District's hidden gem
Hill Walking
Join us for a social walk in southern Eryri (shared ride to the start begins in the Midlands)