Everest 'karma' as Bonington, Cool and Hinkes back climbing's Olympic bid

Three British Everest summiteers are throwing their weight behind the final push for climbing to gain a foothold in the Olympics.

Dame Kelly Holmes backs climbing's Olympic bid

An Olympic runner turned climber is backing the bid to have climbing included in the 2020 Games. Dame Kelly Holmes, a double gold medal winner, has...

Mountaineers in a flap as Natural England bans all climbing at Ravensdale

The body representing mountaineers in England and Wales is at loggerheads with the Government’s official outdoors advisory body over a blanket climbing ban.

Mountain experts plead with hillgoers to plan for winter trips

Mountaineering experts are pleading with hillgoers to go prepared for winter after a series of tragic incidents over the past few weeks.

British Mountaineering Council to draw up wild land charter south of border

The British Mountaineering Council said it will draw up a landscape charter to guide its representatives on how to deal with developments in the few remaining wild places in England and Wales.

Mountaineering bodies unite in campaign to save mountains from windfarms

Britain’s two representative bodies for mountaineers have united in their opposition to the building of windfarms on Scotland’s highest mountains.

Public invited to services marking life of avalanche victim Roger Payne

Friends and colleagues of the British Mountain Guide who died in the Mont Maudit avalanche are inviting the public to celebrate his life at three services.

Former mountain council boss was one of victims of Alps avalanche

A former general secretary of the British Mountaineering Council was one of three Britons to die in an Alpine avalanche that also claimed the lives of six others.

Campaign urges climbers to give thought to wearing a helmet

The British Mountaineering Council is asking climbers to use their heads and give some thought to wearing a helmet.