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 ...

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.

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) today announces that Chair of the Board, Catherine Hawkins, will step down from her position in July 2025 .

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

Are you a coach or instructor who would like to learn how to help climbers who may need some support with their mental health in order to access the fantastic wellbeing benefits of climbing? The ...

The BMC are introducing a new digital membership card that you can add to your phone wallet (both Google and Apple).

Don't let a rainy day stop play. Indoor climbing is great for children's mental and physical health, and helps them develop important life skills. Here are our top tips for taking the kids to the ...

When you're tackling mountain trails, navigating ridgelines, or putting in long days on footpaths, your body is working hard behind the scenes. And while magnesium might not get the spotlight like ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...