The BMC’s Tom Carrick and Eben Muse have been hard at work creating another Respect the Rock film to show some of the mistakes climbers might make at sandstone crags in South Wales. The Welsh and English (respectively) Access and Conservation Officers have been steadily adding to the Respect the Rock playlist on the BMC TV channel on YouTube which contains a mine of useful information on climbing safely and responsibly at a plethora of locations around England and Wales. Read more »
There’s an extra day this year, the 29th of February is just around the corner - what are you going to do with it? Go climbing of course! We caught up with legendary climber Emma Twyford to find out her top five climbs for the leap year. Read more »
BMC Access and Conservation Officer for Wales Tom Carrick has been out with the writers of a new climbing guidebook for the adventurous Llŷn peninsula, discussing seasonal restrictions along the coastline to avoid disturbing nesting birds this spring and summer. Read more »
Codwyd cyfanswm o £21,521 gan dros 600 o gefnogwyr BMC (gan gynnwys arian cyfatebol gan Aviva a'u haelodau staff unigol) ar gyfer ein Hymgyrch Craig Sirhowy ar Crowdfunder. Wedi'i lansio ar 25 Hydref 2023 gan BMC Cymru, sefydlwyd yr ymgyrch hon er mwyn ceisio prynu a diogelu'r lleoliad dringo tywodfaen poblogaidd hwn ger Casnewydd a Chaerdydd. Read more »
A grand total of £21,521 has been raised from over 600 BMC supporters (including match-funding from Aviva and their individual staff members) in our Sirhowy Crag Campaign on Crowdfunder. Launched on 25 October 2023 by BMC Cymru, this campaign was set up to help purchase and protect this popular yet tranquil sandstone climbing location near Newport and Cardiff. Read more »
BMC Access and Conservation Officer (England), Jon Fullwood, gives us the low down on all things access this January. Read more »
Thirty six leading national governing bodies and environmental organisations have joined together to support an Outdoors For All manifesto, seeking to extend responsible access to more green and blue landscapes. Read more »
Castlemartin is on Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (PCNPA) land, and is a popular climbing destination. After one of the busiest years in climbing at the Ranges in Pembroke, the briefing dates have now been published for 2024. _______________________________________________________________ Mae Castellmartin ar dir Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro (APCAP), ac mae’n gyrchfan ddringo boblogaidd. Ar ôl un o’r blynyddoedd prysuraf mewn dringo yn y Ranges ym Mhenfro, mae’r dyddiadau briffio bellach wedi’u cyhoeddi ar gyfer 2024. Read more »
The BMC have installed an additional Winter Monitoring Station on Clogwyn Y Garnedd, North Wales. Read more »
Sirhowy Crag, a beloved South Wales Sandstone climbing destination, is to be put up for sale. With over 5000 logged climbs and 79 routes, it has been a cherished spot for climbers over the years. The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) is taking action to safeguard this iconic crag by putting in a bid to purchase it on behalf of the climbing community. Read more »
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