Simon McCartney’s mountaineering epic The Bond has won the 2016 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature. Buy it now in the BMC Shop. Read more »
Up and About: the Hard Road to Everest, the first book in a two-volume autobiography by BMC Patron Doug Scott, has won the Himalayan Club’s prestigious Kekoo Naoroji Award for Mountain Literature. Read more »
Joe Tasker’s disappearance with Pete Boardman near the summit of Everest in 1982 remains a mystery. Celebrate and explore his life and legacy at Mountain Heritage's latest exhibition in Keswick from 9 September 2016 to May 2017. Read more »
Ken Wilson, one of the most influential voices in British climbing, has passed away. His death leaves a hole in the climbing community, but his legacy will continue to shape British climbing for years to come. Read more »
The Boardman Tasker Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Ken Wilson, a long time influencer of outdoor media and global climbing and mountaineering politics, at the Kendal Mountain Festival. We collect a few choice quotes to celebrate the occasion. Read more »
Jules is one of Britain's most accomplished free solo climbers and over many years has gained an awesome reputation for his achievements in what is a totally unforgiving sphere of activity. His book, Tears of the Dawn, was awarded the 2014 Boardman Tasker prize. We interviewed him to find out what makes him tick. Read more »
Stories of extreme free soloing, the Irish contribution to the early years of climbing in the Alps, a look back at Australia’s ‘New Wave’ generation of the 1970s and 80s, and an insider’s account of British climbing’s golden age are amongst the books vying for this year’s Boardman Tasker Prize for mountain literature. Read more »
Are you a budding mountain writer aged 16 - 25? Submit your entry for the Boardman Tasker Young Writer Prize by the end of the month to be in with a chance of winning £250 and publication of your article in Summit magazine. Read more »
The Mountain Heritage Trust (MHT) is delighted to announce it has successfully achieved a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £40,400 to preserve and make accessible the papers and writings of one of mountaineering’s most iconic figures – Joe Tasker. Read more »
The untold story of the man who made the first ascent of Everest possible, and a tribute to British icons of mountain exploration, Eric Shipton and Bill Tilman, are among four books on the shortlist for the 2013 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature. Read more »
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