The BMC Gower Climbing Festival 2019 is now in its 11th year, making it the longest continuously running climbing meetup in the UK. Regular attendees from all across the UK will confess to the delights of the Gower climbing, the fabulous scenery and the much-appreciated morning bacon rolls (veggie options available too!). Read more »
As part of the BMC’s 70th birthday celebrations, volunteers from across our local areas came together to host a series of climbing and walking festivals and put some welly into the summer. Read more »
The sixth annual BMC Gower Climbing Festival was held over the weekend of 13-14 September, as a celebration of the climbing opportunities on offer in the UK’s first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Festival organiser Matt Everett reports on a great weekend. Read more »
V Festival might think it’s clever holding its music festival in two locations over the same weekend, but BMC volunteers can top that, so we’re putting on three festivals in one September weekend, and adding another later in the month for good measure. Read more »
The BMC's Gower Climbing Festival is an opportunity to experience what the Gower peninsula has to offer on its limestone cliffs and beautiful beaches. It takes place over the weekend of 14-16 September and is based at the excellent Pitton Cross campsite near Rhossili. Read more »
The National Trust and other conservation bodies on Gower have expressed serious concerns about what they see as new bolting on cliffs on their land on Gower, and have stated clearly that they need to be consulted before any further bolting takes place. Read more »
Access problems have been reported at Dyffryn Crags, a sandstone sports venue in woodland near Neath in the South Wales valleys. Read more »
Access for climbing at Minchin Hole on the South Gower coast has been agreed in time for the Gower Festival, in an agreement between the BMC and the National Trust. Read more »
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