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Winter Lecture Series: National Tour 2025

Join us for the BMC Winter Lecture Series, your essential prep for winter adventures in the mountains. This UK tour brings expert insights, hands-on advice, and real-life stories from seasoned winter mountaineers Sam Leary and Mick Jones.

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Whether you’ve been getting out hiking for years or are looking to get started, why not come along to one of our social walks?

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14 Rhag 2025

Events

England Talent Speed Climbing Development Day | 14 December

England Climbing would like to invite young people between the ages of 12 and 15 to join us at Summit Up in Oldham for a chance to try the Olympic Sport of Speed climbing. Some climbing experience is preferred but not essential.

Perfformiad Newyddion

GB Climbing names 2026 Performance Programme Athletes

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) has confirmed its GB Climbing Performance Programme for 2026, with reigning Olympic champion Toby Roberts and 2025 Overall Lead World Cup winner Erin McNeice among the headline selections.

28 Tach
3 min read

Events

BMC Women in Adventure 2025: The Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 BMC Women in Adventure film competition! Watch the amazing winning films plus all the ones entered this year.

27 Tach
3 min read
20 Maw 2026

Peak Area Walks

Peak District Social Walk, Hayfield | 20th March

This social walk will follow the river out of the village then up through woodland to the Hayfield 'Dragon's Back' and over the Ethels of Mount Famine, South Head, Brown Knoll and Kinder Low before descending through Tunstead Farm back to Hayfield.

Mynediad Newyddion

BMC at Kendal Mountain Festival 2025

The BMC had a strong presence at Kendal Mountain Festival this year, with the BMC Access & Conservation Trust charity stand, Women In Adventure film competition and workshop, a local hike, talks by staff members and one BMC volunteer winning a prestigious award.

27 Tach
2 min read

Mynediad Dysgwch

BMC Crag and Upland Restoration Fund: new grants available until April 2026

Thinking about running a crag or path restoration day in your local area? Fantastic. £5,000 has been allocated for volunteer led environmental initiatives and workdays to improve crags across England and Wales. Small grants of £250 to £1000 will be available to help local climbers undertake practical work to improve crags and promote nature conservation over the winter months.

27 Tach
4 min read

Cerdded Bryniau Newyddion

Sara Javid appointed Chair of the BMC Hill Walking Committee

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) can announce that Sara Javid has been appointed the new Chair for the Hill Walking Group Committee.

27 Tach
2 min read
09 Ion 2026

Midland Area Walks

BMC Hill Walking Skills evening: Night Navigation in the Lowlands

This training activity will explore the experience of walking at night in a lowland area utilising the local Rights of Way system

22 Chw 2026

Midland Area Walks

BMC Hill Walking Skills Day: Incident Management and Rights of Way

This free training walk will discuss incident management and implement resolutions whilst walking in a lowland area utilising the local Rights of Way (RoW) system.

29 Maw 2026

Midland Area Walks

Midlands Social Walk | 29th March

This social walk will explore the legend of The Wise Men of Gotham and visit three points that are named after one of the most famous legends - The Cuckoo Bush.

05 Rhag 2025

Area Meetings

BMC Midlands Area Meeting and Social (Leicester, 5 December)

Join the Midlands Area Social and Meeting as it heads to Leicester on the 5 December.

Mynediad Newyddion

Opportunity to help manage BMC owned crags (deadline 8 December)

The BMC Land & Property Trust - the charity responsible for the BMC's land and property assets - is seeking a new Chair and up to four Trustees to join its Board. There are also opportunities to join our Land Management Group. These voluntary roles present a unique opportunity to help oversee the management of some of the UK's most important climbing and hill walking sites.

20 Tach
3 min read

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Campaigns

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.

Volunteers

Our dedicated and passionate network of hundreds of volunteers are the lifeblood of the BMC. From opportunities within conservation, access, competitions and walk leaders. Come and join us!

Clubs

Looking to join a mountaineering, climbing or hill walking club or are you already a member? We have all the essential BMC clubs information and advice for you.

EVENTS CALENDAR

20 Maw 2026

Peak Area Walks

Peak District Social Walk, Hayfield | 20th March

This social walk will follow the river out of the village then up through woodland to the Hayfield 'Dragon's Back' and over the Ethels of Mount Famine, South Head, Brown Knoll and Kinder Low before descending through Tunstead Farm back to Hayfield.

Mynediad Dysgwch

BMC Crag and Upland Restoration Fund: new grants available until April 2026

Thinking about running a crag or path restoration day in your local area? Fantastic. £5,000 has been allocated for volunteer led environmental initiatives and workdays to improve crags across England and Wales. Small grants of £250 to £1000 will be available to help local climbers undertake practical work to improve crags and promote nature conservation over the winter months.

27 Tach
4 min read
09 Ion 2026

Midland Area Walks

BMC Hill Walking Skills evening: Night Navigation in the Lowlands

This training activity will explore the experience of walking at night in a lowland area utilising the local Rights of Way system

22 Chw 2026

Midland Area Walks

BMC Hill Walking Skills Day: Incident Management and Rights of Way

This free training walk will discuss incident management and implement resolutions whilst walking in a lowland area utilising the local Rights of Way (RoW) system.

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