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Top 11 tips to improve your winter hiking & mountaineering for International Mountain Day
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Top 11 tips to improve your winter hiking & mountaineering for International Mountain Day
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Winter Lecture Series December 2024
Join us for the BMC Winter Lecture Series, your essential prep for winter adventures in the mountains. This UK tour brings expert insights, hands-on advice, and real-life stories to get you out into the snow-covered hill safely.
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With the theme of this year's International Mountain Day, Wed 11 Dec, being “Mountain solutions for a sustainable future – innovation, adaptation and youth”, we share our 11 top tips for upping your winter game from the experts, speaking at three universities as part of the BMC Winter Lecture Series this year.
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Since 1944, the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) has championed access and shared vital knowledge for every hill walker, climber, and mountaineer. As we celebrate 80 years of adventure, we now look towards our next chapter and are asking for your support in developing the strategy for 2025-2030.
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Do you want to stride out into the winter hills and mountains with confidence? Take your winter adventure skills to the next level with our Winter Lecture Series.
Mountaineering Articles
Do you want to stride out into the winter hills and mountains with confidence? Take your winter adventure skills to the next level with our Winter Lecture Series.
Mountaineering Articles
Do you want to stride out into the winter hills and mountains with confidence? Take your winter adventure skills to the next level with our Winter Lecture Series.
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BMC members are invited to join a Social Hike in the High Peak delivered by Members of the Rucksack Club on Saturday 30th November 2024