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BMC Launches New Web Site
By Jon on 13/06/2007 11:13:41
British Mountaineering Council website gets a mid-summer makeover.
The British Mountaineering Council has completelyoverhauled its website to make it easier to use for climbers,hill walkers and mountaineers.The new design - it says here - makes it easy to navigate to allaspects of the BMC's work and all content
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BMC Set To Embrace Democracy...
By Jon on 27/01/2005 13:11:30
The days of the club block vote may be numbered as the British Mountaineering Council ponders proposals to adopt a one member, one vote system like the rest of the free world ;-)
Takingits cue from George Dubbya Bush, the British Mountaineering Council is looking at introducingdemocracy to its voting procedures before its West Didsbury officescome under sustained attack...The whole issue kicked off in October 2003 when one
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New Plastic BMC Map Wins Award
By Jon on 16/11/2005 11:17:09
A near indestructible plasticised map of the Lakes produced by the British Mountaineering Council with Harvey Maps has won an outdoor writers' award for innovation.
Yay for the British Mountaineering Council which has won anoutdoor writers award for its new plastic map, developed inpartnership with Harvey Maps, which is due to be launched at theKendal Mountain Film Festival this weekend.The awardfor innovation
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Scary Bird Ban Video From The BMC...
By Jon on 11/02/2013 14:51:44
Climbing's governing body goes downright weird with this frankly owlful public information broadcast...
We've absolutely no grouse with the BMC producing public information broadcasts that might just ruffle the odd feather, but this is arguably simply owlful...It's a moving picture sort of thing aimed at stopping climbers from swanning around climbing everything in sight this sprin...
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BMC In Hill Walking Hearts And Minds Drive
By Jon on 15/12/2011 11:46:52
New introductory walking booklet and first ever Area Hill Walking Rep appointment from the BMC
The British Mountaineering Council sometimes takes a bit of flak for being too focussed on climbing and mountaineering with hill and mountain walking coming a poor second, so it's interesting to see that they're not only about about to launch a new
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BMC Launches Safety Campaign
By Jon on 01/02/2005 11:11:00
A new British Mountaineering Council campaign focuses on climbing safety and in particular the skills needed to take climbing skills learned indoors safely onto real rock with its unpredictable hazards.
With the number of indoor climbing walls on the increase, theBritish Mountaineering Council has just launched a campaign aimed atimproving safety at walls themselves and bridging the gap betweenindoor climbing and the less predictable environment
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BMC Climbing Gear Recycling Initiative
By Jon on 15/05/2012 11:09:22
Volunteers needed for new project looking at recycling ropes and other climbing equipment.
The BMC is looking for volunteers who would be interested in getting involved in a trial project aimed at investigating the potential for a commercial business based on the recycling of old climbing ropes and other hardware.The germ of the project came from a BMC member, Dan Firt...
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BMC Hill Walking Lectures Announced
By Susan on 30/11/2006 09:33:40
The BMC's next lecture tour takes in scrambling, navigation, route finding, weather, and other summer hill walking essentials, in January and February next year ...
The British Mountaineering Council is set to run a series of talks about hill walking, both for seasoned walkers and enthusiastic novices, in January and February 2007. The programme follows the annual series of winter and Alpine talks which
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BMC Launches Green Guide To Uplands
By Jon on 13/01/2009 10:10:25
Free booklet aims to minimise environmental impact of walkers and climbers.
TheBMC haspublished a new GreenGuide to the Uplands,a booklet aimed at climbers, walkers and mountaineers giving essentialinformation on how best to care for the fragile upland landscape.Theguide contains general information on access, conservation
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BMC Announces Winter Essentials Lectures
By Jon on 29/09/2006 14:54:11
Education and entertainment is the promise from this winter's winter skills-focussed lecture series presented by Martin Moran and Twid Turner and aimed at both climbers and walkers.
The BMC has announced the dates for their 2006 Winter EssentialsSeries of six lectures presented by IFMGA Mountain Guides MartinMoran and Mike 'Twid' Turner.The lectures are intended to be both educational and inspirationaland there's no denying
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