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Wild Camping
Camping stoves are an essential bit of kit for outdoor adventures, but they can also be dangerous if used incorrectly. Over the years, there have been many near-misses and serious incidents, especially when stoves are used inside enclosed spaces like tents and bothies. This guide covers the main risks, how to use stoves safely, and what to check to make sure your stove is working properly.
Hill Walking Event Walks
This social walk from Edale will take in Mam Tor, Rushup Edge, Brown Knoll, Southern edge of Kinder and Grindslow Knoll. For the baggers amongst you we’ll be visiting two trigs and four Ethels!
Midland Area Walks
You are invited to join a peer-led walk, hosted by West Bromwich Mountaineering Club, with member, John Edwards, guiding the route. This social walk, which is part of the club’s annual evening program of walks and will explore an area of surviving greenery in the Black Country, before concluding with enjoying the (by the time we arrive) illuminated view of the Black Country and Birmingham, from the top of Sedgley Beacon. We’re excited to welcome you for a memorable evening walk and for those who can stay on for a little while, drinks at the Beacon Hotel afterwards.
North Cymru Walks
You are invited to join a peer-led walk, hosted and guided by BMC North Wales Area volunteer Owain Tomos. This social walk along the spectacular Nantlle Ridge will delve into the area’s rich and layered heritage — from ancient Celtic mythology and medieval Welsh literature to the deep-rooted history of slate quarrying that once defined life in the valley.
North Cymru Walks
You are invited to join a peer-led walk, hosted and guided by BMC North Wales Area volunteer Owain Tomos. This social walk along the spectacular Nantlle Ridge will delve into the area’s rich and layered heritage — from ancient Celtic mythology and medieval Welsh literature to the deep-rooted history of slate quarrying that once defined life in the valley.
Alpine and Ski
With the sun out in full blast this summer, it's a timely reminder for us all, especially those of us drawn to high, open, and reflective terrain to be skin cancer aware. While a day out on the rock or ridge can be exhilarating, it also exposes our skin to intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation, especially at altitude. Climbers Against Cancer have put together some great information about why sun care matters more than ever for us.
Hill Walking Event Walks
You are invited to join a peer-led walk, hosted by BMC Peak Area volunteers.
Lakes Area Walks
Join us for a walk in the Lake District and learn how to read the rocks beneath our feet to tell the story of our geological history, and discover how it has influenced the environment.
Latest news
Mynediad Newyddion
This August, a team of 12 BMC volunteers helped to protect the mountains of the Glyderau, Eryri (Snowdonia) as part of the BMC Access & Conservation Trust's Get Stuck In programme.
Cerdded Bryniau Newyddion
This August, 12 BMC volunteers spent two days on Scafell Pike, Lake District, making a 20m 'megabund' in the latest Get Stuck In event, funded by the Mend Our Mountains campaign from the BMC's Access & Conservation Trust.
Cerdded Bryniau Newyddion
We’ve been working on some special offers for BMC members with our partners at Plas y Brenin, the National Outdoor Centre. Keep reading to discover how to access discounted skills courses for yourself.
News
This weekend the BMC’s Big Clean Up on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) saw 50 volunteers and eight professional mountaineers hiking and abseiling respectively to collect and survey over 4,000 items of plastic pollution from Wales’ highest mountain.
News
The Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) Big Clean Up returns this Thursday 31 July to Saturday 2 August after a hugely successful event last year with 2,765 items of single-use plastic pollution removed from Wales’ highest mountain by BMC volunteers.
Mynediad Newyddion
The British Mountaineering Council and Peak District National Park Authority – working through Moors for the Future Partnership – have received a prestigious award for our work to conserve the moorlands of the Peak District and South Pennines.
Mynediad Newyddion
This July, eight Get Stuck In volunteers, funded by the BMC's Access & Conservation Trust, removed 400m of barbed wire fence at Dalehead, near Edale, as part of the National Trust's Dalehead Nature Recovery Project.