GB Climbing Selection Policies

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) follows a formal selection process for climbers who aim to compete for the GB Climbing Team at world championship events, world cups, European youth cups plus the Olympic Games. This page also includes the selection framework for the England Regional and England National selection.

Selection Documents Update

We are pleased to announce that the 2025 selection documents for lead, boulder and speed have now been approved by the Board. However, there are a few clauses that remain under review. These clauses are clearly marked in the documents, and we are allowing additional time for the CCPG and Board to finalise them. As these individuals are volunteers, we appreciate your patience while they carefully consider the details. We anticipate that these clauses will be finalised following the CCPG meeting on September 9th and the Board meeting on September 21st 2024.

Regarding the Exceptional circumstances clause/document, we have received valuable feedback from various stakeholders. To ensure that this clause is thoroughly reviewed and improved based on the input received, we are taking additional time to refine it. Our goal is to make sure that the final version is as robust and fair as possible.

We appreciate your understanding and will provide further updates as soon as we have them.