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Ticks to tight boots: site has mountaineers' medical insights

Would you know how to cope with a medical emergency on the mountains? We all hope we will never need to deal with such a situation, but forewarned ...

Campaigners 'jubilant' on double green-letter day

Typical! You wait more than70 years for landmark outdoors laws and then two come along at once. Campaigners have been reacting to what the Open Spa...

BMC members get chance to see behind the scenes

The British Mountaineering Council is throwing open its doors to members next week. The council, which represents climbers, mountaineers and hillwa...

Mountaineering council seeks IT volunteers

The search is on for keen walkers or climbers who have computing skills, to help staff at the Manchester office of the British Mountaineering Council.

Climbers must tell Coastguard before starting Devon routes

Climbers are being warned to contact the Coastguard before tackling routes on a popular Devon sea cliff.

Carrington elected as BMC president

Rab Carrington has been elected British Mountaineering Council president, beating his rival for the post, renowned mountaineer Doug Scott.

Grants mean Bonington's archive will go online

The contents of Everest summiteer Sir Chris Bonington’s shed will be preserved, with help from the British Mountaineering Council.

Climbing-centre bid continues after knock-back

The British Mountaineering Council has failed in its bid to establish a national climbing centre in Manchester.

Experts: winter mountain paths 'only for the experienced'

Don’t become a mountain statistic this weekend. That’s the message from experts who warn that Snowdon and the mountains of north Wales and the Lak...

Mountain council head says it must support hillwalkers

The British Mountaineering Council must do more for its hillwalking fraternity, according to its president.

Online help for climbers who want to get knotted

Are you one of those people who end up in knots when confronted with a climbing rope? Help is at hand: a booklet originally drawn up by the British...

Scottish winter-skills courses up for grabs

Cheap courses are on offer for summer walkers and climbers who want to step up to winter conditions. The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust funds sub...

MacLeod will coach mountain instructors

Mountaineering instructors will be able to improve their technique with a masterclass by two experts at their annual meeting.

Dame Kelly enjoys Christmas Curry on Welsh crag

Double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes’s career in rockclimbing took a few steps upwards with a new personal best.

BMC presidential deadline looms

Members of the British Mountaineering Council who want to have a say in the organisation’s leadership had better get their fingers out.

Walkers' victory as Vixen Tor footpaths get go-ahead

One of Dartmoor’s most contentious sites could soon be opened to walkers after councillors voted to create two new footpaths.

Shoe-factory mountain club wants your hut memories

An outdoors club that was originally formed for workers at a shoe factory wants your help. The K Fellfarers, formerly the walking and climbing club...