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Mynediad Newyddion
Volunteers are the beating heart of the BMC so it's tremendous to celebrate almost 200 of our fantastic members coming together to repair paths, restore the landscape and carry out conservation work in 2025. Here are the latest stats.
Mynediad Newyddion
In addition to welcoming four new trustees, the BMC Access & Conservation Trust has been busy in 2025, securing grants and creating fundraisers to support crag and mountain path repair, moorland restoration and landscape conservation in hill walking and climbing areas. Here are this year's highlights.
Cerdded Bryniau Newyddion
The BMC and Mountaineering Scotland are joining forces to raise £60,000 for urgent refurbishments to our members-only Don Whillans and Alex MacIntyre Memorial Huts to keep them open for future generations.
Mynediad Newyddion
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.
Indoor Climbing Latest
Associate Wall News
BMC Associate Wall, The Foundry, tells the BMC about their wall's new build this summer and why they recently became a BMC Associate member.
Dringo Dan Do Newyddion
The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) has announced that its Young Volunteer of the Year Award will now be named in memory of Jessica Baker - a talented young climber and dedicated volunteer who made a significant impact in her community before her death in 2023, aged just 15.
Dringo Dan Do Newyddion
BMC members can save money when using Graystone Action Centre in central Manchester.
Hill Walking Latest
Mynediad Newyddion
Volunteers are the beating heart of the BMC so it's tremendous to celebrate almost 200 of our fantastic members coming together to repair paths, restore the landscape and carry out conservation work in 2025. Here are the latest stats.
Mynediad Newyddion
In addition to welcoming four new trustees, the BMC Access & Conservation Trust has been busy in 2025, securing grants and creating fundraisers to support crag and mountain path repair, moorland restoration and landscape conservation in hill walking and climbing areas. Here are this year's highlights.
Cerdded Bryniau Newyddion
As part of our Hill Walking Webinar Series, Natalie Wilson will be speaking for an evening about her experience guiding the Coast to Coast walk from St Bees to Robin Hoods Bay.
Cerdded Bryniau Newyddion
As part of our Hill Walking Webinar Series, Dr David Fong will introduce ideas of co-evolution and how complex cognitive, emotional and physical systems in the human body developed in partnership with the natural world.
Cerdded Bryniau Newyddion
The BMC and Mountaineering Scotland are joining forces to raise £60,000 for urgent refurbishments to our members-only Don Whillans and Alex MacIntyre Memorial Huts to keep them open for future generations.
Cerdded Bryniau Newyddion
As part of our Hill Walking Webinar Series, David Matthews will be taking us on a journey through exploring and belonging in the hills and mountains.
Peak Area Walks
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
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.
Rock Climbing Latest
Dringo Creigiau
Apply to become a Host at the 2026 BMC International Summer Meet between the 13 - 20 June 2026.
Dringo Creigiau
Since the publication of Rock Climbs on the Eastern Edges in 1960, the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) has been the custodian of definitive climbing guidebooks for the Peak District. For more than 60 years, these publications have provided climbers with accurate, community-led route information and trusted access advice.
Dringo Creigiau Newyddion
Over the first weekend of spring, 19 young climbers aged 10 to 17 came together in Wooler for the annual BMC North East / Rock Solid Northumberland Youth Meet 2025. With the iconic sandstone crags of Northumberland as their playground, the group enjoyed two days of climbing, learning and laughter – with just enough rain to provide a valuable lesson in outdoor ethics.
Dringo Creigiau
We’re excited to announce that next year’s International Summer Meet will take place on: 13th – 21st June 2026 Llanberis, North Wales, UK
Dringo Creigiau
Access improvements, funded by the BMC's Access & Conservation Trust mean the new owners can reignite the popular MassonFest, a 'weekend of dry tooling fun' scheduled for 17-19 October 2025.
Cerdded Bryniau Newyddion
We’ve been working on some special offers for BMC members with our partners at Plas y Brenin, the National Outdoor Centre. Keep reading to discover how to access discounted skills courses for yourself.
Indoor Climbing Articles
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 FUNdamentals of Wellbeing workshop could be just what you need.
Mynydda Dysgwch
Mountain safety matters - and it’s more important than ever as more people take to the hills and mountains of England and Wales. That’s why, since April 2024, the BMC has been coordinating a new initiative: the England and Wales Mountain Safety Forum (EWMSF).
Mountaineering Latest
Mynediad Newyddion
Volunteers are the beating heart of the BMC so it's tremendous to celebrate almost 200 of our fantastic members coming together to repair paths, restore the landscape and carry out conservation work in 2025. Here are the latest stats.
Mynediad Newyddion
In addition to welcoming four new trustees, the BMC Access & Conservation Trust has been busy in 2025, securing grants and creating fundraisers to support crag and mountain path repair, moorland restoration and landscape conservation in hill walking and climbing areas. Here are this year's highlights.
Cerdded Bryniau Newyddion
The BMC and Mountaineering Scotland are joining forces to raise £60,000 for urgent refurbishments to our members-only Don Whillans and Alex MacIntyre Memorial Huts to keep them open for future generations.
Mynediad Newyddion
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.
Mountaineering Articles
Do you want to stride out into the winter hills and mountains with confidence? Take your winter adventure skills to the next level with our Winter Lecture Series.
Mountaineering Articles
Do you want to stride out into the winter hills and mountains with confidence? Take your winter adventure skills to the next level with our Winter Lecture Series.
Mynydda Newyddion
Tom Livingstone and Aleš Česen's ascent has been awarded the highest mountaineering merit - the Piolet d'Or - for the mountain's third ever complete ascent. We caught up with Tom and heard his views about the award and his experience of the climb itself.
Mountaineering Articles
Do you want to stride out into the winter hills and mountains with confidence? Take your winter adventure skills to the next level with our Winter Lecture Series.
Performance Latest
Perfformiad Newyddion
The first GB Paraclimbing Team Selection Event of 2026 will take place on Saturday 14 February at 270 Climbing, Gloucester, and is open to any paraclimber who would like to become a member of the GB Paraclimbing Team.
Perfformiad Newyddion
GB Climber Erin McNeice has won the Athlete Award at the 2025 PLx Awards, which recognises standout performers across the UK’s Olympic and Paralympic high-performance system.
Perfformiad Newyddion
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.
Perfformiad Newyddion
Great Britain's Paraclimbing team closed their 2025 World Cup campaign with two bronze medals at the final round of the IFSC Paraclimbing World Cup in Laval, France.
Perfformiad Newyddion
GB Climbing's Erin McNeice has secured her place in the Lead World Championship finals, continuing a remarkable season that has already seen her crowned the overall Euroholds Lead World Cup champion.
Perfformiad Newyddion
British athletes Luke Jamieson (RP1) and Sebastian Musson (AU2) closed out the IFSC World Championships in Seoul with impressive performances, placing 5th and 4th respectively in their categories.
Perfformiad Newyddion
The GB Climbing team made a statement in the Boulder qualifications rounds at the IFSC World Championships, with all seven athletes securing places in the semi-finals.
Perfformiad Newyddion
British climbers Luke Jamieson and Sebastian Musson have advanced to the finals of the 2025 IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships, following strong performances in the opening rounds at Olympic Park in Seoul.
ORGANISATION LATEST
Cerdded Bryniau Newyddion
The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) can announce that Sara Javid has been appointed the new Chair for the Hill Walking Group Committee.
Governance
The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) exists to represent and support climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers and your BMC Membership makes this possible. It funds the vital work we do in protecting access to crags and mountains, delivering conservation projects and managing our eight BMC-owned crags so we can inspire and support routes to adventure for all.
Governance
The BMC welcomes Terance Li as an Independent Director who will also serve on the Nominations Committee.
Governance
Newly appointed EDI Committee Chair, Darren Johnson, recently sat down to write an open letter to all BMC members about the BMC's future approach to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.