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WALLS

City Climb: London

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08/12/2022

London. It’s big. As in BIIIIIGGGGG! London has one of the largest and most diverse climbing scenes in the world. If you live in London and want to climb then there is a place and a community for you. This is an article to accompany out City Climb: London film with all the information you need if you want to try it out and want to get involved. So let’s go.
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ACCESS & CONSERVATION

City Climb: your guide to climbing in some of the UK’s finest cities

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19/11/2022

City Climb is a series of short films from the BMC that look at the climbing opportunities for new climbers in our urban centres. It focuses on the indoor walls, clubs, outdoor climbing and the general vibe.
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WALLS

Find a climbing wall

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13/10/2022

Climbing walls are a great way to start climbing and to stay fit. We’ve made it easy for you to discover local climbing wall in your area. Take a look at our BMC Climbing Wall Finder.
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WALLS

Climbing Wall Safety Posters

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02/03/2022

Posters and tags can be a useful tool to help remind participants of the essential safety basics to follow when climbing indoors. With our partner organisations we've produced a series of posters which are free to download and are also now available to buy ready printed from the BMC shop.
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SUMMIT MAGAZINE

A Dream of Edwin Drummond: Interview

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23/03/2021

Paul Diffley’s film 'A Dream of Edwin Drummond' sets out to sketch legendary climber Ed Drummond with his words and climbs and through the impact he made on others. Incredible interviews with Drummond and his family, with his peers, and stunning recreations of some of his great climbs all come together to breathe great life into Drummond. Niall Grimes catches up with the director himself to ask about Drummond and Diffley’s visions.
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WALLS

Coronavirus and Climbing Walls: Q&A with Professor Ian Hall

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24/07/2020

Climbing walls in England are set to open on July 25th so we've talked to Professor Ian Hall of Nottingham University to find out the answers to the medical issues relating to re-opening of climbing walls. Should we wear a mask while climbing indoors? What is the risk of transmission on shared climbing holds? And what about chalk?
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SUMMIT MAGAZINE

Climbing chalk may help deactivate coronavirus says ABC

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24/07/2020

Climber's chalk may help reduce presence of coronavirus according to the first findings of a study from De Montfort University that was commissioned by the ABC.
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WALLS

Covid-19 and climbing walls: what you need to know

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21/07/2020

This is the moment you’ve been waiting for! Climbing walls around England will be reopening on Saturday 25 July, but is it safe to go? The Association of British Climbing Walls have been hard at work to produce guidelines on making climbing walls as Covid safe as possible. Let’s take a look.
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WALLS

Reopening the walls: a message from the Association of British Climbing Walls

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30/04/2020

The Association of British Climbing Walls is leading an initiative to develop a set of guidelines to get walls open again safely. Working very closely through the Outdoor Industries Association and with UK Active, the ABC is conducting research in order to provide a solid foundation for the recommendations that will follow.
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SKILLS

Behind the scenes: training, youth and walls

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01/08/2019

Continuing our series of articles about the work of volunteer-led BMC specialist committees, we highlight the work of the Training, Youth & Walls Committee; from climbing walls to climbing mountains TYWC oversees a very diverse programme of events, publications and initiatives.
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