Grabbing your attention with this beautiful picture of a Kestrel (Cudull Coch)! Now that the rain has subsided a little, it's a good time to remind everyone that we share our crags with many other creatures, notably our feathered friends who like to nest where we like to climb. Read more »
The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) and Mountaineering Scotland have announced a joint project aimed at improving the safety of hillwalkers, climbers, mountaineers and others who enjoy spending time exploring the hills and mountains. Read more »
This April, local climbers have cleared overgrowing vegetation on the main crag at Wildcat, a popular collection of buttresses near Matlock Bath with a good selection of classic long, mid-grade routes. Read more »
Are you a coach or instructor who would like to learn how to help climbers who may need some support with their mental health in order to access the fantastic wellbeing benefits of climbing? The Climb4WellBeing workshop could be just what you need. Read more »
Climber and trainee mountain leader Richard Chapman is changing the way mental health is treated by the NHS with his Climbing Matters course. Read more »
The BMC Student Safety Seminar is for any students who are involved in running a climbing, hill walking or mountaineering club at their University. The seminar will be held at Plas y Brenin in North Wales on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October 2024. Read more »
This Mother’s Day, here are our top seven tips for involving your progeny in your beloved pastime and (hopefully!) making it their favourite too. Read more »
How many of these will you, or have you already ticked off this winter? Read more »
The BMC’s Tom Carrick and Eben Muse have been hard at work creating another Respect the Rock film to show some of the mistakes climbers might make at sandstone crags in South Wales. The Welsh and English (respectively) Access and Conservation Officers have been steadily adding to the Respect the Rock playlist on the BMC TV channel on YouTube which contains a mine of useful information on climbing safely and responsibly at a plethora of locations around England and Wales. Read more »
There’s an extra day this year, the 29th of February is just around the corner - what are you going to do with it? Go climbing of course! We caught up with legendary climber Emma Twyford to find out her top five climbs for the leap year. Read more »
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