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BMC Facebook page ticks Everest

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BMC Facebook page ticks Everest

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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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ACCESS & CONSERVATION

Rope recycling: volunteer needed for climbing recycling project

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04/05/2012

The BMC is supporting a pilot project to see if there is a commercial model for recycling climbing ropes and other equipment like helmets and hardware. We're looking for volunteers interested in a career in sustainable business.
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ACCESS & CONSERVATION

Access veterans honoured with George Band Award

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30/04/2012

At the BMC AGM on Saturday, Henry Folkard and Dave Bishop, two of the BMC Access Team’s best-known activists, received the second George Band Award, given to BMC volunteers who have made an exceptional contribution to the organisation’s work.
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COMPETITIONS

BMC's twitterverse is expanding

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30/04/2012

The BMC’s twitter feed is proving a huge success. We recently celebrated five thousand followers with a spiffy prize draw, and it looks like we’ll be doing it again for six thousand before too long.
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BMC ORGANISATION

Rab Carrington leaves office praising volunteer effort

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29/04/2012

Rab Carrington left his post as President of the BMC on Saturday 28 April after a successful three-year term, praising the huge volunteer effort that goes into the organisation and the constant vigilance required to maintain access to our crags and hills. Members of the BMC elected Scott Titt as its new president along with two new Vice-Presidents, Kate Phillips and Mike Watson.
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ACCESS & CONSERVATION

Climbers jeopardize access in Cheddar

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26/04/2012

We are now well into the summer climbing season in the Cheddar Gorge and as many climbers will know, some areas and routes are restricted during the summer season due to public safety concerns. With the Gorge walls being so steep and close to the road, the landowners - Cheddar Caves & Gorge, have been concerned for some time about loose rock and dropped climbing equipment hurting members of the public or cars on the road below.
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BMC ORGANISATION

BMC seeks Regional Officer for London Area

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25/04/2012

The BMC is seeking a specialist officer to develop our work for climbing walls, clubs, volunteers and young people in the London area.
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