We're excited be working alongside YHA to launch Hills 2 Oceans litter picking hubs at some of their key hostels across England and Wales, to encourage the hill walking and climbing community to help remove mountains of waste. Read more »
UPDATE 16 March 2020: Due to concerns about transmission of Coronavirus, the crag clean-up scheduled for Saturday 28 March at the BMC-owned Craig Bwlch y Moch at Tremadog has been cancelled. Read more »
We’re not even two months into the new decade, and already volunteers in the Peak District, South East and South West have been getting their hands dirty and helping to make improvements at their local crags. Here’s a look at what they have been up to and an opportunity for us to say a big thank you to all involved! Read more »
BMC volunteer and uber-keen Yorkshire climber Paul Clarke recently raised the issue of trees encroaching on a number of buttresses and boulders at Brimham Rocks with the BMC access team. Thanks to his great local knowledge and enthusiasm, not to mention invaluable help from the National Trust ranger team who manage the site, a climber's work day took place last weekend to open up some of the climbing areas. Paul reports below on what happened on the (very successful!) day... Read more »
30 climbers gathered together to rid Cheddar Gorge of as much of its litter as possible on 15 September, for what is to now become an annual climbers' clean up. The project was organised by two local climbers and long-term Cheddar enthusiasts Tom Powell and Eddy Cool, simply because they wanted to look after the place they love and to display the kindness and gratitude of the climbing community. Read more »
The Mountaineering All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) exists to promote the sporting and recreational interests of climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers; to raise awareness of the physical and social benefits of mountaineering; and to campaign for sustainable access to cliffs, mountains and open countryside. Read more »
On the 4th July, a collection of enthusiastic climbers met up to clean and climb at Ousel’s Nest in Lancashire, as part of the ongoing clean-ups in the area. Read more »
On Saturday 13 September a team of dedicated volunteers armed with their climbing gear, trowels and patio knives made their way to Crag Lough, Northumberland for the third annual clean-up event, to continue the sterling work of the previous two years. Read more »
Llangattock escarpment is a major but unfrequented limestone climbing venue above Crickhowell in South Wales. Local climbers and the South Wales Outdoor Providers Activities Group are organising a crag clean up on the evening of Wednesday May 22nd. Read more »
Rubbish dumped over steep cliffs at Pen Trwyn on the Great Orme was recovered and cleared up by local climbers before the bank holiday weekend. Read more »
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