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Carrington New BMC President
By Jon on 27/04/2009 15:38:21
Rab Carrington beat Doug Scott in the presidential vote at this year's BMC AGM.
Mountaineer RabCarrington is the new Presidentof the British Mountaineering Council after a vote at theweekend's BMC Annual General Meeting.Carrington won the vote by 639 votes to 281 for his rival,mountaineering legend, Doug Scott, and succeeds
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Like The BMC - Help Porters!
By Jon on 18/05/2012 12:01:49
'Like' the BMC on Facebook and they'lll hand over £1,000 to Porters' Progress.
Remember the BMC's campaign to exceed 8,848 'likes' on Facebook in exchange for free swag and a lovie dovie personal message from Kenton Cool on the slopes of Everest - coincidentally 8,848 metres in height, which is odd ? Well, the affection
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BMC Winter Lectures Announced
By Susan on 02/10/2007 09:07:32
The BMC brings winter indoors this November, with tips on how to enjoy the snow.
how it's done. Inspiration first, then experience, or something like that ...And if you still need convincing, where better could you be on a dark November evening when it's too dark to climb and probably drizzling anyway?:-)Tickets cost £5 for BMC
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Beer, Buffets And Big Issues With The BMC
By Jon on 16/09/2004 12:50:59
The BMC is hosting a series of open debates with top climbers, top refreshment and the opportunity for you to hold forth on what you think matters in modern climbing.
The good old British Mountaineering Council (BMC) is holding aseries of open debates to give climbers the opportunity to come alongand express their views on the BIG ISSUES - their caps - facingBritish climbing.The evenings will be hosted by the BMC
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Advertorial: Get it covered with BMC insurance
By BMC Insurance on 07/06/2010 16:27:03
The BMC offers five policies – ROCK, TRAVEL, TREK, ALPINE & SKI and EXPEDITION
Get it covered with BMC insuranceHeading off on an adventure? BMC travel and activity insurance could be your perfect travel companion. Reliable, adventurous, quick and effective, if you’re covered, it will help you out in those tricky situations
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BMC 2010 Gower Climbing Festival
By Jon on 02/09/2010 12:35:26
Experience the Gower's limestone sea cliffs at the second BMC Gower Climbing Festival this month.
The 2010 BMC Gower Climbing Festival takes place on 10-12 September and promises to be a great way to experience the wide range of trad and sport climbing in this beautiful Welsh area. The first festival took place last year and was widely reckoned
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BMC Hill Walking Essentials DVD
By Jon on 05/01/2009 12:02:29
Latest BMC instructional DVD covers hilll and mountain walking.
andAlpine Essentials DVDs and has been together by the BMC jointly withThe Mountaineering Council of Scotland and Mountain Leader TrainingEngland.It uses a similar two-pronged format as its predecessors by combiningspecific technical chapters covering
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Freeze-Thaw Making Crags Crummy - BMC
By Jon on 11/01/2011 14:01:46
BMC warns that recent weather may have made some crags unstable.
of the rock.At its most extreme, says the BMC article, it could lead to 'significant sections of the crag' detaching, but climbers should also be aware of the potential for individual holds or blocks and flakes to be unstable and check carefully before
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BMC Hill Walking Lectures Now On
By Jon on 29/01/2008 15:17:05
UK tour starts now for BMC's Hill Walking Essentials 2008 lectures.
The BMC's wandering Hill Walking Essentials 2008 lectureseries will be meandering across the country starting this week andcontinuing into February.Venues for the tour include Shrewsbury, Bristol, Brecon,Barnstaple, Nottingham and Huddersfield
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Winter Climbing Tips From The BMC
By Jon on 31/12/2012 12:13:42
Andy Turner explains how to stack the odds in your favour in a handy BMC article.
If you're off out into the white stuff with sharp pointy things about you this winter, then check out a timely article by Andy Turner on the BMC web site complete with training tips - watch out old railway tunnel dry-stone walls - and advice
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