Latest articles
02 Jul 09
July sees the staging of two major BMC climbing competitions: the national bouldering and lead climbing championships.
30 Jun 09
New research published by Sport England shows a high level of satisfaction amongst people taking part in grassroots sport, with climbing/mountaineering coming in the top 10.
26 Jun 09
The Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) is holding an International Climbing Camp at Khatling Glacier in Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand. The event will run from 21 September to 12 October 2009.
26 Jun 09
Stephen Fortune, Viv Scott and Tony Stone, supported by a BMC Expedition Award, made a two-day ascent of the much-admired Moonflower Buttress on Alaska's Mt Hunter.
25 Jun 09
James Clapham and Gavin Pike, who received awards from both the BMC and Mount Everest Foundation, climbed two major new routes in Alaska.
25 Jun 09
A breath of life has been given to Longstone Edge as the House of Lords has refused to hear an appeal against the Peak District National Park Authority's enforcement action at Backdale quarry.
25 Jun 09
Anne Chevalier is a volunteer BMC Area Youth Coordinator for the Yorshire Area and she is inviting parents and their children to an informal gathering over the weekend of 4th and 5th July.
24 Jun 09
The UIAA (the international body for mountaineering) have produced a definitive series of mountain medicine advice sheets. The ones described here focus on women going to altitude and issues that women going to altitude might wish to be aware of.
24 Jun 09
Climbing and mountaineering are all about accepting the risks and taking personal responsibility. Make your choices from a position of informed understanding, by gaining personal experience but also by learning from others.
24 Jun 09
This August, four Afghans from the Wakhan Corridor in the north east of the country will attempt Afghanistan's highest summit, 7,492m Noshaq.