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Livingstone and Česen's first ascent on the West Ridge of Gasherbrum III awarded Piolet d'Or

Tom Livingstone and Aleš Česen's ascent has been awarded the highest mountaineering merit - the Piolet d'Or - for the mountain's third ever complete ascent. We caught up with Tom and heard his views about the award and his experience of the climb itself.

30 Oct
6 min read
09 Dec 2025

Mountaineering Articles

BMC Winter Lecture Series: Online

Do you want to stride out into the winter hills and mountains with confidence? Take your winter adventure skills to the next level with our Winter Lecture Series.

17 Dec 2025

Mountaineering Articles

BMC Winter Lecture Series: London

Do you want to stride out into the winter hills and mountains with confidence? Take your winter adventure skills to the next level with our Winter Lecture Series.

16 Dec 2025

Mountaineering Articles

BMC Winter Lecture Series: Birmingham

Do you want to stride out into the winter hills and mountains with confidence? Take your winter adventure skills to the next level with our Winter Lecture Series.

09 Dec 2025

Mountaineering Articles

BMC Winter Lecture Series: Manchester

Do you want to stride out into the winter hills and mountains with confidence? Take your winter adventure skills to the next level with our Winter Lecture Series.

08 Dec 2025

Mountaineering Articles

BMC Winter Lecture Series: Leeds

Do you want to stride out into the winter hills and mountains with confidence? Take your winter adventure skills to the next level with our Winter Lecture Series.

11 Dec 2025

Mountaineering Articles

BMC Winter Lecture Series: Cardiff

Do you want to stride out into the winter hills and mountains with confidence? Take your winter adventure skills to the next level with our Winter Lecture Series.

Mountaineering Articles

Mountain Rescue Awareness Day: in conversation with Tom Carrick

Mountain Rescue teams are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year - whatever the weather. Across England and Wales, 47 volunteer teams stand ready to respond when people need help most, often in challenging and unpredictable conditions. 

26 Oct
5 min read

Latest News

Mountaineering News

Livingstone and Česen's first ascent on the West Ridge of Gasherbrum III awarded Piolet d'Or

Tom Livingstone and Aleš Česen's ascent has been awarded the highest mountaineering merit - the Piolet d'Or - for the mountain's third ever complete ascent. We caught up with Tom and heard his views about the award and his experience of the climb itself.

30 Oct
6 min read

Access News

Athletic Brewing Company supports path repair in Eryri (Snowdonia)

The BMC's Access & Conservation Trust is thrilled to confirm a hugely generous £30,000 donation to our Eryri Apprentice Ranger fund from Athletic Brewing Company's Two for the Trails grant programme.

13 Oct
2 min read

Governance

AGM results 2025

The BMC's AGM was held on Wed 3 Sept 2025

05 Sep
2 min read

News

BMC Big Clean Up volunteers collect and survey over 4,282 items of rubbish on Yr Wyddfa

This weekend the BMC’s Big Clean Up on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) saw 50 volunteers and eight professional mountaineers hiking and abseiling respectively to collect and survey over 4,000 items of plastic pollution from Wales’ highest mountain.

05 Aug
7 min read

News

BMC volunteers all set for Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) Big Clean Up

The Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) Big Clean Up returns this Thursday 31 July to Saturday 2 August after a hugely successful event last year with 2,765 items of single-use plastic pollution removed from Wales’ highest mountain by BMC volunteers.

29 Jul
7 min read

Alpine and Ski

Melanoma awareness: why every climber, hill walker and mountaineer should take sun safety seriously

With the sun out in full blast this summer, it's a timely reminder for us all, especially those of us drawn to high, open, and reflective terrain to be skin cancer aware. While a day out on the rock or ridge can be exhilarating, it also exposes our skin to intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation, especially at altitude. Climbers Against Cancer have put together some great information about why sun care matters more than ever for us.

08 Jul
6 min read

Access News

Access to nature inquiry launched by All-Party Parliamentary Group

Today, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature has launched a Call for Evidence to examine how to allow more people to access the outdoors.

01 Jul
3 min read

Access News

1% for the Planet accepts BMC ACT as Environmental Partner!

The BMC's Access & Conservation Trust (ACT) has joined the 1% for the Planet Environmental Partners network.

12 Jun
3 min read

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