BMC Volunteer Awards

The BMC Awards acknowledge the hard work and commitment that goes into making our community great. Whether it’s a dedicated volunteer, an innovative club lead, an exceptional athlete, or a ground-breaking initiative, we shine a spotlight on those who elevate hill walking, climbing and mountaineering in the UK.

Nominations are now open and the closing date is 18th July 2025

There are currently four awards, and we welcome nominations from everyone in our community. If you have someone in mind but don’t think they fit the current awards, please still nominate as this year we have an opportunity to also celebrate our volunteers outside of the 4 current volunteer awards.

Nominations

Please see the information about each award further down the page.

When completing a form to nominate someone for a BMC Volunteer Award there are a few points that you may wish to consider:

• The forms are assessed anonymously, i.e. the award panel isn’t provided with the names of the nominees. Therefore, don’t assume that the panel will know the individual and know what value they have provided to the BMC and to mountaineering.
• Include as much information about the nominee as you can, these awards are popular and you need to ensure that you have provided as much information as you can for the award panel to assess.
• Nominations will be decided based on your submission. It is therefore vital that you provide as much detail as possible about the individuals achievements and contributions, so they don’t miss out.
• Ensure that the nominee is a current member of the BMC. If unsure please contact us at volunteering@thebmc.co.uk and we will be able to confirm this for you.
• Nomination length: It is important to include details about the time the nominee has been volunteering with the BMC.

What to include:

We would like to keep this open and give you the freedom to include anything you believe will be useful to the awards committee in making their decision. However, to give a few ideas, past applications have often detailed the following:

• What activities has the individual run or been involved with for the BMC? Provide details about any committees they have served on, events they have been involved in or projects they have worked on.

• What activities have they run or been involved with in service of the hillwalking, climbing or mountaineering community more generally?

• What impact has their work had?

• How long have they been involved with these activities?

• Supporting statements from organisations/members/volunteers/groups their activities have affected.

• Behind the scenes work that may have gone unnoticed.

• If the nominee has worked closely with a member or members of BMC staff then include that within the application.

• Think about the achievements they have had in both their volunteering with the BMC and within the wider mountaineering community - remember that ACT (Access & Conservation Trust), MHT (Mountain Heritage Trust), and the National Huts are all part of the wider BMC family, and affiliated-clubs are also an integral part of the BMC community.

Explore the Awards

The BMC Volunteer Awards are a chance to celebrate and recognise outstanding efforts across hill walking, climbing and mountaineering. There are four awards up for grabs and we welcome nominations from everyone in our community.

BMC members can nominate volunteers and community members for an award. Nominations will be reviewed by The BMC Awards and Honours Panel, with the awards being presented at the end of the year