Land sell-offs in English national parks have caused widespread public concern, including a petition with 75,000 signatures and counting. But do they mean the end of national parks as we know them? We take a look at the broader issues behind the sale of places like Stickle Tarn.
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Llanberis Mountain Film Festival (LLAMF) is returning this year, from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 March. With major mountaineering and adventure films, star speakers - including Mick Fowler, Tim Emmett and Tori James - a special feature on inspirational women and, of course, the infamous LLAMFF pub quiz, it’s bound to be a memorable weekend.
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Easter is almost upon us and all eyes turn south and west to the delights of Pembroke. However if you want to climb at Range West in 2015 you need to attend one of the offical briefing dates held at Castlemartin Army Camp. Arrangments for 2015 are slightly different with many more opportunites to attend a briefing, so read on to get all the info you need to access some of the best limestone sea-cliffs in th world!
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Give your climbing a kick start with Emma Twyford on the BMC Climbing Movement Masterclasses, nationwide April 2015.
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Italian climbing hardware manufacturer Climbing Technology has recently announced a precautionary recall of some of its crampon models after plastic bindings were reported to have unexpectedly failed.
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From swimming naked in Snowdonia, to taking the first steps in a lifetime of mountaineering, there's only one word to describe the entries to our Women in Mountain Adventure Films competition: inspiring. We had 14 diverse entries, and it's going to be lucky for one of them. Watch them all - and help vote - here.
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Students and non-students alike enjoyed crisp winter conditions in Scotland last weekend.
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The BMC is sponsoring a new exhibition celebrating the life and work of one of the Lakeland’s most recognised walking writers and personalities, Alfred Wainwright.
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The alpine season has a habit of creeping up on us and being here before we know it. Advance planning is the smart way to make your alpine dreams come true. We asked Calum Muskett to share five things he wished he had known when he first started out.
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