WHAT’S THE BMC STANCE ON BOLTING AND DRY TOOLING?
Stay safe this summer P
lanning a mountain holiday? Don’t forget to pack some BMC travel insurance. We’re sure you’ll have a
great trip but in case things do go wrong, fi nd out the emergency services number in your destination country, and let someone back home know your plans. If you’ve taken out BMC insurance, put the 24-hour helpline number into your phone. And if you’re travelling within the European Economic Area or Switzerland, take your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) – this generally gives you the same rights as a resident in that country.
W
hether you’re a dry- tooling enthusiast or staunch defender of
climbing tradition, you may be interested in the latest position statements from the BMC. This follows discussions at national and local level and refl ects developments of the last 20 years. The position statements
provide guidance that respect traditions while also protecting the crag and mountain environment, as well as outlining the consultation process for agreeing new bolting and dry tooling activity. The drilled equipment statement provides a framework for agreeing where bolts are acceptable, and where they are not, in terms of climbing ethics.
DOWNLOAD: the full statements
www.thebmc.co.uk/positionstatements NEW
SCAFELL EPIC F
CHECK THE EMERGENCY NUMBERS:
www.thebmc.co.uk/emergenciesabroad
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Carey Davies. For Terry’s next project he is teaming up once more with long-distance wilderness walker and BMC ambassador Chris Townsend, to fi lm a week-long backpacking trip around the Lakeland fells. This follows their previous collaboration for ‘The Cairngorms in Winter’.
READ: we interview Terry on page 30 P WATCH: exclusive clips on
www.thebmc.tv GET ACTIVE OUTDOORS W
ant to progress from indoor to outdoor climbing this summer? Our subsidised courses could help open
up a whole new world for you and save you some money. Rock Out courses are available through local participating climbing walls and Ready to Rock courses take place at Plas y Brenin in North Wales. Subsidised
by Sport England, the courses are great value because we use selected providers to run them at a discount, meaning you get the skills and know-how for less. These are just two of a wide variety of subsidised courses in hill walking, rock climbing, scrambling and winter skills available through our Active Outdoors programme.
GET ACTIVE OUTDOORS:
www.thebmc.co.uk/activeoutdoors
YOUTHS OLYMPICS
port climbing will be showcased during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China (17-27 August). Sixteen climbers from around the world will take part in
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the demonstration event and we’re currently waiting to hear which one of our nominated climbers (Jen Wood and Orrin Coley) will be chosen to go to China.
Instagram inspiration W ambassadors to inspire you with
e’ve dispatched our BMC
their snapshots of life in high places from around the world. Follow teambmc
on Instagram for the latest behind-the-scenes shots of the BMC Ambassador Team.
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ilmmaker Terry Abraham has just released ‘Life of a Mountain: Scafell Pike’, his epic new fi lm documenting four seasons in the life of England’s highest mountain. The BMC has sponsored the fi lm and look out for an appearance by our hill-walking development offi cer,
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