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As 2024 comes to a close, we're reflecting on the year gone by, and what a year it's been!
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With the theme of this year's International Mountain Day, Wed 11 Dec, being “Mountain solutions for a sustainable future – innovation, adaptation and youth”, we share our 11 top tips for upping your winter game from the experts, speaking at three universities as part of the BMC Winter Lecture Series this year.
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Five of Chamonix's leading ski guides tell us their favourite beginner ski tours in and around Chamonix.
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Planning an adventure? Remember to pack BMC Travel Insurance. We’ve got your back: from bouldering in France to trekking in India, sport climbing in Kalymnos to new routes in the Himalaya. Here are five reasons why BMC Travel Insurance is built for the mountains.
Mountaineering Destinations
Want to know everything you need to know about how to climb the Breithorn - one of the classic "4,000ers". Mountain Guide Andy Perkins offers his insider tips.
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Dyma’ch rhestr o rai o’r camgymeriadau cerdded gaeaf mwyaf cyffredin a sut i’w hosgoi.
Mountaineering Destinations
Get the inside knowledge: IFMGA Mountain Guide Caroline George offers some beta on route-finding, gear, and tackling the cruxes of Chamonix's classic AD alpine route, Cosmiques Arete.
Mountaineering Destinations
Get your hands and feet on rocky slopes and snow, taluses and airy gendarme-studded ridges. Why not challenge yourself to reach the summit, or traverse one of our top 10 alpine peaks this summer?
Incident and Near Miss Reporting
The BMC have an incident and near-miss reporting database and by adding your real-life account to the database you will help the wider community learn from your experiences.
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Scrambling in winter is a step up in every way: here are some tips from the pros for getting it right.
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Dyma’ch rhestr o rai o’r camgymeriadau cerdded gaeaf mwyaf cyffredin a sut i’w hosgoi.
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How to choose an ice axe for your next winter adventure
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Here's how winter climbing grades work.
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Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Rob Johnson explains the essentials of choosing and using your first ice axe and crampons for winter mountaineering.
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What does it take to become a mountain guide? Newly qualified IFMGA British Mountain Guide Tania Noakes gives us an exclusive inside look at the advice she'd have given her younger self to do it sooner.
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What's the best 4,000m peak in the Alps for beginners? We asked five British Mountain Guides who are based in the Alps this question - Tim Blakemore, Jon Bracey, Matt Helliker, Andy Perkins and Tania Noakes. All of them picked a peak in Switzerland - testament to the concentration of excellent peaks of that altitude there.
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A range of Chamonix's expert skiers offer their top tips to improve your off-piste: pro skier Ross Hewitt, Avalanche Academy Director and Mountain Guide Stuart McDonald, and off-piste skiing instructors Alison Culshaw and Dee O'Neill.
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Mountaineering Destinations
Five of Chamonix's leading ski guides tell us their favourite beginner ski tours in and around Chamonix.
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Scottish fell runner and mountaineer Finlay Wild reveals the secret to a crowd-free ski tour in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland
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Discover this isolated peak rising high above the valleys of Val d’Hérens, Val d’Anniviers and Zermatt’s Mattertal with sustained climbing and reliable in most conditions for much of the year. Author, photographer and Mountain Guide Ben Tibbetts shares the details.
Rock Destinations
Planning an adventure? Remember to pack BMC Travel Insurance. We’ve got your back: from bouldering in France to trekking in India, sport climbing in Kalymnos to new routes in the Himalaya. Here are five reasons why BMC Travel Insurance is built for the mountains.
Mountaineering Destinations
Want to know everything you need to know about how to climb the Breithorn - one of the classic "4,000ers". Mountain Guide Andy Perkins offers his insider tips.
Mountaineering Destinations
Now is the prime time to plan your winter adventures. To help you explore the British mountains over winter, we have chosen six stunning winter ridges to guarantee a grand day out.
Mountaineering Destinations
Get the inside knowledge: IFMGA Mountain Guide Caroline George offers some beta on route-finding, gear, and tackling the cruxes of Chamonix's classic AD alpine route, Cosmiques Arete.
Mountaineering Destinations
Get your hands and feet on rocky slopes and snow, taluses and airy gendarme-studded ridges. Why not challenge yourself to reach the summit, or traverse one of our top 10 alpine peaks this summer?
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An introduction to BMC and MEF mountaineering grants
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A list of organisations, trusts, commercial companies and charities that are able to provide funding support for trips. Be sure to check out each organisation's awarding criteria carefully before making an application to avoid disappointment and also wasting your time.