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Yorkshire Walks
Come join us for a Valentine's Day social walk from Marsden
Access News
The BMC's Get Stuck In path repair and upland conservation events are going from strength to strength, with eight new path repair dates now available this year in Cumbria and North Wales.
Mountaineering News
Join us online or in person on Saturday 7th February at Plas y Brenin for an enthralling evening about Alex MacIntyre and the birth of Light and Fast Alpinism. This talk is a fundraising event with all proceeds going to our current huts fundraiser.
Area Meetings
Our next meeting includes a fantastic talk from Mick Fowler. Come to our next gathering of Peak climbers and walkers and get involved in the BMC. Area Meetings are run by volunteers and provide an opportunity for you to discuss issues and influence decisions affecting climbers and walkers locally and nationally
Clubs News
It can be great fun and very rewarding to be on the committee of your club, but it can also be very daunting. We’re here to support all those who are running BMC-registered clubs with some top tips.
Area Meetings
Join the Midlands Area Meeting as it heads to Coventry on Friday 23rd January.
Conservation Events
Help to preserve the upland environment by joining a team of BMC volunteers mending footpaths in Eryri (Snowdonia) on 27th until 29th April 2026.
Ski Mo News
As we approach the beginning of our second year as a formed GB Skimo team, now seems like the right time to look back and reflect on where we are, and how we got here. For the uninitiated in this very niche pastime, a bit of context first:
Conservation Events
Help to preserve the upland environment by joining a team of BMC volunteers in the Lake District 13th - 15th April 2026.
Conservation Events
Help to preserve the upland environment by joining a team of BMC volunteers in the Lake District Monday 8th - Wednesday 10th June 2026.
Conservation Events
Help to preserve the upland environment by joining a team of BMC volunteers mending footpaths in Eryri (Snowdonia) on 22nd until 24th June 2026.
Conservation Events
Help to preserve the upland environment by joining a team of BMC volunteers in the Lake District Wednesday 12th - Friday 14th August 2026.
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From footpath repair, re-growing our moorlands to fight the climate crisis, to organised litter picks on the hills and to rallying members to write to their MPs asking for the removal of the sale of disposable BBQs, we have a great range of campaigns to get behind. Find out more about our active campaigns, and why they're making a difference to the British hills you love.
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Yorkshire Walks
Come join us for a Valentine's Day social walk from Marsden
Conservation Events
Help to preserve the upland environment by joining a team of BMC volunteers mending footpaths in Eryri (Snowdonia) on 27th until 29th April 2026.
Conservation Events
Help to preserve the upland environment by joining a team of BMC volunteers in the Lake District 13th - 15th April 2026.
Conservation Events
Help to preserve the upland environment by joining a team of BMC volunteers in the Lake District Monday 8th - Wednesday 10th June 2026.