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MEMBERSHIP

Which BMC events are cancelled or postponed due to Coronavirus?

19/03/2020

Here is the updated list of all cancelled or postponed BMC events:
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SUMMIT MAGAZINE

Should you go climbing outdoors and hill walking?

18/03/2020

As overseas travel is restricted and indoor walls start to close, should you be heading out climbing and hill walking?
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PRESS

How does Coronavirus (COVID-19) affect your BMC Travel Insurance policy?

17/03/2020

Coronavirus has hit the headlines and is disrupting travel around the world. If you’re planning a trip and have BMC Travel Insurance, what should you know about Coronavirus?
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BMC ORGANISATION

Coronavirus: a statement from the BMC President, Chair & CEO

17/03/2020

The BMC remains fully operational and will do its utmost to support the best interests of climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers, and our friends in the outdoor industry and climbing walls sector through this exceptionally difficult period.
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CLUBS

UPDATE: Latest statement on club meets and club huts

18/03/2020

The latest statement from the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) and Mountaineering Scotland on huts and clubs regarding the economic and operational implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BMC ORGANISATION

Find out how the BMC is run

18/03/2020

Interested in how the BMC is run? Want to know what your new National Council will look like? Keen to have a say on proposed amendments to the BMC’s articles of association? Want to get a resolution in front of your fellow members at the AGM? Then we’ve got just the things for you!
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BMC ORGANISATION

Sheffield Adventure Film Festival 2020: official cancellation

18/03/2020

Sheffield Adventure Film Festival 2020 is cancelled.
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INTERNATIONAL

Mina Leslie-Wujastyk: Rocklands 2013

25/09/2013

In the summer of 2013 Mina Leslie-Wujastyk spent six weeks in Rocklands, South Africa. Over the coming weeks BMC TV will release four short films showing some of her accomplishments whilst there. From highballs to lowballs, crimps to slopers, tech to burl, follow Mina on her journey to battle frustration and reap the rewards in one of the most beautiful, picturesque climbing areas in the world. This trailer will whet your appetite for what's to come!
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GEAR

Deadly quickdraws

25/07/2013

Avoid dangerous quickdraw combinations using open slings and rubber keepers. This video highlights the issues, read the full article here: http://www.thebmc.co.uk/deadly-quickdraws-open-sling-rubber-band-accident?s=2
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ACCESS & CONSERVATION

One dog and his man

22/05/2013

While dogs might make us think about waggy tails and man’s best friend, some pooches can wreak havoc in the countryside both for natural inhabitants and other climbers. Let this film remind you of the need to make sure your dog is behaving himself. Good boy!
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UPCOMING EVENTS THIS MONTH

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24	25	26	27	28	29	1
2	3	4	5	6	707/03/2020BMC South West Area Meeting Redpoint Bristol	808/03/2020West Bromwich MC coach meet – Patterdale (open invitation to BMC members) Edward Street car park
9	1010/03/2020BMC London & SE Area Meeting YHA London St Pancras	1111/03/2020BMC North West Area Meeting Manchester Climbing Centre	1212/03/2020BMC North East Area Meeting Durham Climbing Centre	1313/03/2020BMC Hill Walking Event 2020 YHA Ambleside	1414/03/2020Stone Farm Rocks woodland management work days Stone Farm Rocks	15
1616/03/2020BMC Yorkshire Area Meeting The Wheatley Arms	17	1818/03/2020BMC Cymru South Wales Area Meeting (Cancelled) Rock UK Summit Centre	1919/03/2020BMC Midlands Area Meeting & Svalbard talk (Cancelled) Old Edwardians Sports Club	2020/03/2020BMC Sheffield Adventure Film Festival The Showroom Cinema	2121/03/2020The Big Bang Film Tour: Sheffield (Cancelled) The Showroom	22
23	2424/03/2020BMC Cymru North Wales Area Meeting (Cancelled) YHA Snowdon Pen-y-Pass	25	2626/03/2020The Big Bang Film Tour: Bristol (Cancelled) Patagonia Store Bristol	27	2828/03/2020Tremadog Spring Clean (Cancelled) Eric Jones' Cafe	29
30	31	1	202/04/2020BMC Members' Webinar BMC office	3	404/04/2020BMC Area Hill Walk – Kinder Scout (Cancelled) Sett Valley Trail car park	5