Hill Walking: What Compass Should I Buy
Hill Walking Skills
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25 Jan
Some advice on buying a compass.
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- Gold in Gunsan for Robinson and Jackson
- 50km of Eryri path fixed thanks to BMC-funded ranger
- Cracoe Fell, Yorkshire Social Walk | 22nd November
- Night Nav Skills Session | 18th November
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- Christmas Climbers Against Cancer Charity Walk, Yorkshire | 19th December
- All female first ascent of Apollo 13 in Patagonia
- Over 10km of mountain path maintained by BMC volunteers
- BMC members get 20% off Harvey Maps
- BMC Winter Lecture Series: Birmingham
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- BMC Winter Lecture Series: Bangor
- BMC Winter Lecture Series: Manchester
- BMC Winter Lecture Series: Online
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- BMC Cymru (Gogledd/North) Wales Meeting & AGM
- Milne and McNeice take silver as McNeice claims Boulder World Series title
- Heaton Park Skills Session | 21st November
- Heaton Park Skills Session | 12th November
- Heaton Park Skills Session (Women Only ) | 5th November
- 2026 England & Wales Mountain Safety Forum Overview
- BMC Midlands Area meeting & AGM | Thursday 19 November
- People's Emergency Briefing screening - hosted by Protect Our Winters UK & Outdoor Industries Association at the RGS
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- Challenge Walk, Castleton, Peak District | 20th December
- British Mountaineering Council announces 2027 membership fee update
- Downing Street for BMC-funded Wildfire Officer invited to represent team
- Sphagnum Moss Planting Burbage Moor | 25th November
- Eryri path repaired below Tryfan and Yr Wyddfa by BMC volunteers
- BMC Lakes Area Meeting & AGM
- Sphagnum Moss Planting Goyt Valley | 31st October
- 2026 BMC Award winners
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- Dealing with Serious Incidents | Club Support Webinar
- Eryri path repaired below Glyder Fach by 16 BMC volunteers
- Erin McNeice wins European Championship Lead gold in Laval
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- BMC Big Clean Up removes a further 3,706 items of trash from Yr Wyddfa
- Double gold for Abbie Robinson and Jay Jackson in Laval
- 145m Lake District footpath repaired on Whiteless Pike by BMC volunteers
- Joanna Newton wins bronze and silver at Laval World series and European Championships
- How to climb Piz Badile - the finest granite climb in the Alps
- New BMC member benefit: 15% off Pongoose Clipstick
- BMC Winter Lecture Series: Leeds
- The BMC and Cotswold Outdoor extend partnership to inspire the next generation of hill walkers
- How to prevent wildfires - the BMC's blueprint for the nation
- England and Wales Climbing Trials | 5 & 6 December