Welcome to Summit 111 C
oming up is the Kendal Mountain Festival, and we’re pleased to say that BMC Breakfast Club will be back and as quirky and wonderful as ever. If you haven’t managed to get your tickets for it then get them booked! And don’t forget to check your emails for the discount code.
A number of BMC volunteers are reaching the end of their terms and we’d just like to say a huge thank you to them all. They give so much time and put so much effort into helping the BMC and we really wouldn’t be able to do all the important work that the BMC does without their selfless contributions. Again, thank you.
This does also mean that we will be recruiting to fill these gaps, so if you’d like to help shape the future of the BMC, please do get involved:
www.thebmc.co.uk/volunteer-opportunities-in-your-bmc-area
It’s been amazing to watch all our GB Climbing athletes performing so impressively well both in domestic competitions and on the international stage. The Senior and Youth World Championships were brilliant, the Paraclimbing team won four medals, Toby Roberts made it into the Combined Final, Molly Thompson-Smith made history as the first British female to compete in a Lead Final, and Rafe Stokes won the first ever GB Speed Medal when he took bronze. And then he set a new British Speed Record at the British Lead, Speed and Paraclimbing Championships – outstanding!
This year, the BMC is once again supporting our amazing festivals that volunteers run; and it's not too late to join in. The Festival of Walking in partnership with YHA is still running, and aims to give everyone the opportunity to experience the health and wellbeing benefits of walking. And what's more it's free. So come join us on a guided walk and get out into the hills, no matter what your experience level is. Find out more here:
https://hillwalking.thebmc.co.uk/bmc-yha-festival-of-walking
Andy Syme, BMC President
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Alpine Gems
Hidden in plain sight, the Petites Jorasses.
Suilven Solitude
Meandering around lochs and cnocs to camp beneath the stars.
Tea-jikistan Take a walk on the Tajik way of life.
Imposterism
Delving deep into the syndrome that many experience.
Sea Birds & Climate Change Understanding the impact on Sea Bird Populations
03: Out There: two pages of adventures 08: News: all the latest BMC updates 12: In Gear: Belinda Kirk, adventurer 14: Elements of Adventure: the BMC shop 16: Stuff: £1,600 worth of gear must be won 18: Art of Adventure: Jules Carter 56: Partners: Outdoor Citizens 58: Your BMC: Kendal Mountain Festival 66: BMC Spotlight: Volunteers – Dorian Thomas
Front cover: Committed Face
Morus Sanderson commits to the top section of Right Wall (E5 6a) on the Cromlech. Photo: Jethro Kiernan
This page: Great Cloggy
Chris Roberts on the top pitch of Great Wall (E4 6a) on Clogwyn Du'r Arddu. Photo: Jethro Kiernan
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