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BMC Facebook page ticks Everest

16/05/2012

We’re out of breath. We’ve just succeeded in our quest to get 8,848 Facebook likes before Kenton Cool climbs Everest. But we think we can climb higher: can you help us reach 10,000 and raise money for Porter’s Progress?
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What's new in the BMC online shop - May 2012

15/05/2012

Check out the latest additions to the BMC online shop, including some brand new walking, scrambling and climbing guides.
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GUIDEBOOKS

Over The Moors now in stock

15/05/2012

What with it being the hottest, driest spring since records began, you’re probably all wondering where you can go to escape the heat. So cast your eyes upwards and see the wild moorland of the Peak District shimmering in the sort of heat-haze more commonly seen in the Sahara. Kinder beckons, chinny reckon.
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INTERNATIONAL

Join the Yosemite International Climbers' Meet

15/05/2012

Ever wanted to climb in Yosemite? The American Alpine Club is seeking climbers to join its 2012 International Climbers’ Meet
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LATEST BMC VIDEOS

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Junior GB Team member, Buster Martin, redpoints 8a+

13/04/2012

15 year old Junior GB Team member, Buster Martin, redpoints his very first 8a+ climb outdoors, Deverse Satanique, in Gorges du Loup in the Alpes Maritime, France.
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WALLS

Introduction to the NICAS scheme

27/03/2012

The National Indoor Climbing Achievement Scheme (NICAS) is a UK wide scheme designed to promote climbing development and accredit individual achievement on artificial climbing structures. It can be used as a starting point for people wishing to take up climbing and mountaineering. It is open to all candidates aged 7 and upwards.
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INTERNATIONAL

Autana: the trailer

27/03/2012

Epic new trailer from the latest Lee/Houlding picture; Autana - first ascent in the lost world. Leo Houlding, Jason Pickles and Sean 'Stanley' Leary go deep into the Amazon to attempt a first ascent on the magnificent Cerro Autana. Adventure film making goes to the Venezuelan jungle - Indiana Jones would have been proud. Out on HD download and dvd, August 2012
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UPCOMING EVENTS THIS MONTH

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30	101/05/2012BMC Alpine Lecture - Southampton University of Southampton	202/05/2012BMC Alpine Lecture - London - sold out! University College London	303/05/2012BMC Alpine Lecture - Bristol University of Bristol	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	1212/05/2012Extreme Coastal Environments Environment Centre Wales	1313/05/2012Woodland and Moorland Environments Rhyd-y-creuau Field Centre
14	15	1616/05/2012Keswick Mountain Festival Crow Park	17	1818/05/2012Arran Mountain Festival Arran Adventure Cabin	1919/05/2012The Mountain Leader's 'tool box'- MLTA workshop Capel Curig Community Centre	2020/05/2012The 'Art' of Navigation- MLTA CPD workshop Capel Curig Community Centre
21	22	23	24	25	2626/05/2012Conservation of the mountain environment Rhyd-y-creuau Field Centre	2727/05/2012Plants of the Mountain Environment Caffi Caban
2828/05/2012BMC Yorkshire Area Meeting The Dyneley Arms	2929/05/2012The Sir Edmund Hillary Memorial Lecture - London Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)	3030/05/2012North East Area Gathering Newcastle Climbing Centre	31	1	2	3