How to use walking poles
Outdoor writer and photographer Chris Townsend presents this series of hill walking how-to films. In this episode Chris shows you how to use walking poles.
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- BMC Open Forum | December 16th 2025
- Low-impact Christmas gifts for walkers and climbers
- Castellmartin (Range West), Sir Penfro - Dyddiadau Briffio
- Enhanced BMC Travel Insurance Cover from December 1st 2025
- Erin McNeice wins Athlete Award at the 2025 PLx Awards
- Support your national huts with our Crowdfunder!
- Basic Adult Safeguarding Training | 22nd January
- England Talent Speed Climbing Development Day | 14 December
- GB Climbing names 2026 Performance Programme Athletes
- BMC Women in Adventure 2025: The Winners
- Peak District Social Walk, Hayfield | 20th March
- BMC at Kendal Mountain Festival 2025
- BMC Crag Restoration Fund: new grants available
- Sara Javid appointed Chair of the BMC Hill Walking Committee
- BMC Hill Walking Skills evening: Night Navigation in the Lowlands
- BMC Hill Walking Skills Day: Incident Management and Rights of Way
- Midlands Social Walk | 29th March
- Cotswold Outdoors' Christmas gift guide for walkers and climbers
- BMC Huts Seminar 2026 at Plas y Brenin in North Wales
- BMC Midlands Area Meeting and Social (Leicester, 5 December)
- Opportunity to help manage BMC owned crags (deadline 8 December)
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | Wednesday 17th December
- Ask your MP to support better access to the outdoors
- BMC Access & Conservation Trust supports North Wales seagrass restoration
- Peak District Social Walk - 3 Ethels | 29th December
- List of BMC Access Reps
- BMC South West Area Meeting
- Money Matters: Raising Money | Club Support Webinar
- BMC Christmas Carols on Ingleborough Hike | 20th December
- England Climbing Development Programme
- England Climbing Foundation Programme
- Climbing around seals: good practice for UK sea cliff climbing
- A new chapter: BMC and Climbers’ Club collaborate on guidebooks
- BMC Winter Lecture Series: London
- BMC Winter Lecture Series: Birmingham
- Livingstone and Česen's first ascent on the West Ridge of Gasherbrum III awarded Piolet d'Or
- BMC Winter Lecture Series: Cardiff
- Get Stuck In! Tree Planting Volunteering Day | Overdale Nature Reserve | Peak District | Saturday 10th Jan 26
- GB Climbing end 2025 Paraclimbing season with double bronze in Laval
- Mountain Rescue Awareness Day: in conversation with Tom Carrick
- How do I get into Skimo Racing?
- BMC volunteers protect struggling native oak trees in the Peak District
- BMC Midlands Area AGM (West Bromwich, 27 November)
- BMC collaborates with Scottish mountain organisations to repair paths on Skye
- BMC donates 10 pairs of safety boots to Fix the Fells
- Clubs Forum | Wednesday 4th March 2026
- What is Skimo racing?
- Athletic Brewing Company supports path repair in Eryri (Snowdonia)
- Lancashire Group staff volunteer with BMC Get Stuck In
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