What are BMC International Meets?

The BMC international meets are annual week-long gatherings of climbers from all around the world.

• To promote international friendships and increase communication between National federations.
• To give oversees guests an opportunity to experience the full diversity of either Scottish winter climbing or North Wales cragging.
• To give guests an insight into British Ethics and Traditions.
• To provide a platform for international debate and discussion on current topics of concern in climbing and mountaineering worldwide.

BMC International Meets are a truly unique experience. They're a great opportunity to meet a varied bunch of climbers from home and abroad, and make new friends. During the week international guests from a range of countries are teamed up with British hosts. 

During the day hosts go out on the hill with the guests to experience the delights of either Scottish winter climbing (winter meets) or cragging in North Wales (summer meets). In the evenings excellent presentations are given by meet attendees from both home and abroad.  The perception that the BMC International Meets are for top-end climbers is simply not the case. The meets have been, and continue to be, made up of people from a whole range of climbing experiences and grades. 

How to take part
You can either take part as a host or an international guest. To have the opportunity to host on a BMC International Meet keep your eye on the BMC website where host application forms and full information is usually posted four months before (November for the winter meets and February for the summer ones). 

For international guests, invites are sent out to international federations (October for the winter meets and December for the summer ones) and the federation decides who they will send as representatives from their country.

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