How to use walking poles
Outdoor writer and photographer Chris Townsend presents this series of hill walking how-to films. In this episode Chris shows you how to use walking poles.
- THANK YOU BMC Get Stuck In volunteers!
- BMC Office closure during Christmas and New Year
- BMC Access & Conservation Trust - IMPACT REPORT 2025
- Summit magazine is landing back on member's doorsteps from 2026
- BMC Huts Seminar 2026 at Plas y Brenin in North Wales
- How to train novice club members in winter skills | Club training weekend
- Getting to know the Coast to Coast | Hill Walking Webinar
- BMC Hill Walking Programme: 2025 review in numbers
- How to support novice club members | Club training weekend
- International Summer Meet 2026: Host Applications
- Psychological benefits of Nature Connection | Hill Walking Webinar
- Low-impact Christmas gifts for walkers and climbers
- Castellmartin (Range West), Sir Penfro - Dyddiadau Briffio
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | 15th April
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | 22nd April
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | 27th April
- Basic Adult Safeguarding Training | 20th April
- Basic Adult Safeguarding Training | 10th March
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | 4th March
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | 24th March
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | 18th March
- Enhanced BMC Travel Insurance Cover from December 1st 2025
- Erin McNeice wins Athlete Award at the 2025 PLx Awards
- Support your national huts with our Crowdfunder!
- Basic Adult Safeguarding Training | 11th February
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | 3rd February
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | 26th February
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | 23rd February
- Basic Adult Safeguarding Training | 22nd January
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | 12th January
- Finding Our Way in the Outdoors | Hill Walking Webinar
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | 30th January
- Basic Child Safeguarding Training | 28th January
- England Talent Speed Climbing Development Day | 14 December
- GB Climbing names 2026 Performance Programme Athletes
- BMC Women in Adventure 2025: The Winners
- Peak District Social Walk, Hayfield | 20th March
- BMC at Kendal Mountain Festival 2025
- BMC Crag Restoration Fund: new grants available
- Sara Javid appointed Chair of the BMC Hill Walking Committee
- BMC Hill Walking Skills evening: Night Navigation in the Lowlands
- BMC Hill Walking Skills Day: Incident Management and Rights of Way
- Midlands Social Walk | 29th March
- Cotswold Outdoors' Christmas gift guide for walkers and climbers
- BMC Midlands Area Meeting and Social (Leicester, 5 December)
- Opportunity to help manage BMC owned crags (deadline 8 December)
- Ask your MP to support better access to the outdoors
- BMC Access & Conservation Trust supports North Wales seagrass restoration
- Peak District Social Walk - 3 Ethels | 29th December
- List of BMC Access Reps
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