Today, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature has launched a Call for Evidence to examine how to allow more people to access the outdoors.

Belaying techniques. You can use a variety of belay techniques to protect scrambles: Direct belays: run the rope around a solid spike or block to create a fast belay.. Italian hitch belays: using a ...

What does it take to set a championship climbing event? We caught up with professional route setter Zoë to find out.

This social walk will climb to the top of Helm Crag, with an optional visit to the actual highest point. Secure your free place on the walk by following the link below. Important Note: Places are ...

This social walk will explore Winscar Reservoir, South Nab and Snailsden Pike, offering fine views, visiting 3 trig. points, 2 Ethels and with a little historical interest along the way. We’re excited ...

The Yr Wyddfa Big Clean Up is back again for 2025. Following on from the success of last year's big clean up, we're heading back to Yr Wyddfa with our litter pickers and bags.

BMC members are invited to join a peer-led walk, hosted by BMC volunteer Anne Kemp-Eyre. This is a circular walk down towards Pilsbury – to Crowdecote - over to Sheen and back to Hartington. We’re ...

This social walk will explore the gritstone features along Derwent Edge, find a “Lost Lad” and return alongside Abbey Brook and Upper Derwent Reservoir. For the baggers amongst you we’ll be visiting 2 ...

Wild camping - pitching your tent in a quiet place and leaving no trace - has long been a much-loved part of outdoor adventure. But across most of England and Wales, it remains off-limits, unclear, or ...

GB Paraclimbing greats took to the wall in Innsbruck, showcasing skill, strength and tenacity in the second World Cup of the 2025 series.

BMC Atlantic Coast Access Rep Iain Peters has, in addition to securing access for climbers in Cornwall, been climbing his own mountain - writing The Corridor, a memoir of his life as a climber, a ...

Mountain safety matters - and it’s more important than ever as more people take to the hills and mountains of England and Wales. That’s why, since April 2024, the BMC has been coordinating a new ...