A look at when you do, and don't, need hillwalking qualifications, and what training is available for professionals and individuals wanting to improve their skills. You don't need a qualification to ...

The series culminates in a two-day Grand Final where the top three in each category from each BMC region, and from Scotland and Ireland, are invited to take part for a united finale. Entry to the ...

Harrison's is the most popular southern sandstone crag with a great selection of climbs in a quiet woodland setting in East Sussex. Originally bought by local climbers in 1959 (at that time when the ...

Need a quick response to a specialist question? Contacting the right member of staff from the start will ensure your enquiry is dealt with quickly and efficiently. Have a look at the staff list to ...

The National Climbing Competition calendar focuses on developing grassroots competition and youth competition climbing whilst fulfilling our role as the National Governing Body in delivering national ...

Our bolts advice guides come in two parts. Part one is aimed at the climber, in particular those who have learnt to climb indoors and are making the transition outside. It covers the need to know ...

Summit magazine is available only digitally, not print, for the rest of 2024. Providing issues of Summit in digital-only format allows us to continue bringing our members great stories, resources, ...

15% off at Cotswold Outdoor, in store and online. See the back of your membership card for the discount code. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount. Selected lines are exempt.

The BMC Hills 2 Oceans litter picking campaign aims to encourage our members to pick up litter from crags and hillsides when they're out. There are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean.

The Countryside and Rights of Way Act (CROW) 2000 gives us the right of access, on foot, to land mapped as 'open country' - mountain, moor, heath and down, or registered common land. On this land we ...

Two sets of temperature probes have been placed in the Lake District – one near the base of Great End and the other near the base of crags on the Red Tarn Face of Helvellyn, These take readings at ...

Sets of temperature probes have been placed these crags which take readings at hourly intervals and transmit to base stations. The following graphs give four temperature readings – the current air ...