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Participation in climbing & mountaineering

18/01/2012

The popularity of climbing in the UK is increasing.
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MPs and Mountaineers take to the fells

03/09/2011

MPs are donning their hiking boots today (3rd September) to join eminent mountaineer and Everest summiteer Sir Chris Bonington on his favourite walk up Blencathra and Sharp Edge in the Lake District.
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Climbing and mountaineering on the increase

16/12/2010

New participation figures published by Sport England suggest that participation in climbing, hillwalking and mountaineering is increasing.
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Hill walking and the BMC

03/11/2010

The BMC's membership is made up of approximately 75,000 climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers. The majority of our membership participate in hill walking and about 20% of members are purely hill walkers who don't go climbing.
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Watch out climbing's about - TV and cinema

06/09/2010

It seems climbing is hitting the big and small screens in a big way nowadays.
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BMC campaign update

29/09/2009

The BMC is a campaigning body.
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Essential press contacts

01/09/2009

How to contact the BMC press office and other related organisations.
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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