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.
- BMC collaborates with Scottish mountain organisations to repair paths on Skye
- BMC donates 10 pairs of safety boots to Fix the Fells
- Athletic Brewing Company supports path repair in Eryri (Snowdonia)
- MassonFest 2025: 17th-19th October
- Lancashire Group staff volunteer with BMC Get Stuck In
- Follow British Mountaineering Council, as we launch GRIPPED, an Urban Sport Newsletter for all of us
- BMC Student Safety Seminar
- BMC Membership Fee Update 2026
- Terance Li appointed as Independent Director at the British Mountaineering Council
- Erin McNeice qualifies for Lead World Championship finals in Seoul
- Exclusive: Rockfax Digital discount for BMC members
- Musson and Jamieson round out GB results at IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships
- The Foundry, Sheffield, celebrates unveiling of newly refurbished climbing wall
- BMC Rock Solid Youth Meet 2025: Young climbers take on Northumberland
- IFSC World Championships: All seven GB Boulder athletes advance to semi-finals
- Sphagnum Moss Planting | Peak District | Thursday 22nd January 2026
- Sphagnum Moss Planting | Peak District | Weds 26th November
- BMC volunteers lay 31m of stepping stones and more in Eryri
- Mountain Medicine Festival 2026
- A message from EDI Chair Darren Johnson to the BMC community
- Jamieson and Musson qualify for finals at Paraclimbing World Championships
- Cotswold Outdoor donates over £21,000 to BMC Access & Conservation Trust
- BMC International Summer Meet 2026 - Save the date
- PREVIEW: GB Climbing team ready for Climbing World Championships in Seoul
- BMC Area Walk Yorkshire | Thursday 9th October
- BMC Area Walk South East | Sunday 19th October
- Sphagnum Moss Planting | Goyt Valley | Friday 12th December
- Sphagnum Moss Planting | Goyt Valley | Fri 14th November
- The British Mountaineering Council launches ambitious Diversity & Inclusion Action Plan
- BMC volunteers clear invasive species in the Peak District
- BMC backs milestone report calling for urgent reforms on access to nature
- Club Drop-in Session | December 3rd
- Club Drop-in Session | February 4th
- Club Drop-in Session | April 1st
- Club Drop-in Session | October 8th
- AGM results 2025
- Camping stove safety: How to avoid carbon monoxide and fire risks
- New student committee members | Student Club Support Webinar
- British Mountaineering Council Head Quarters expressions of interest process now live
- BMC volunteers help to protect Eryri's mountainside, flora and fauna
- Understanding Combined Liability Insurance for Affiliated Clubs | Club Support Webinar
- BMC-funded access works allow return of dry tooling festival to Masson Lees Quarry, Peak District
- Money Matters: Raising Money | Club Support Webinar
- Largest in the Lakes! BMC volunteers create earth barrier to preserve path up Scafell Pike
- Basic Adult Safeguarding Training | Monday 6th October
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | Tuesday 21st October
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | Wednesday 12th November
- Basic Adult Safeguarding Training | Wednesday 10th December
- Basic Adult Safeguarding Training | Tuesday 4th November
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | Monday 15th December
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