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“This year we’re excited for a huge lineup of competitions, including the brand new Four Nations bouldering and roped championships!” Zoe Spriggins, competitions programme manager
Full Provisional National Competitions Calendar 2022
Four Nation Bouldering Series 7-8 May
Welsh Bouldering Championships (Roc-Bloc Cardiff) TBC – Irish Bouldering Championships 26-27 March – English Bouldering Championships (Rockover Manchester)
30 April – Scottish Youth Bouldering Championships
Four Nation Roped Series 2-3 April – Irish Lead Climbing Championships 4-5 June – Scottish Youth Climbing Championships 30-31 July – English Lead Climbing Championships 3-4 Sept – Welsh Lead Climbing Championships at the Beacon Climbing Centre, Caernarfon
British Championships
21-22 May - Junior British Bouldering Championships 11-12 June - British Bouldering Championships at Cliffhanger Festival, Sheffield
10-11 September – British Lead Climbing Championships (Senior & Para) at EICA Ratho
15-16 October- Junior British Lead Climbing Championships, at Awesome Walls Sheffield
Paraclimbing Series
5 June - Scottish Paraclimbing Festival (Round 1) at EICA Ratho 31 July - BMC Paraclimbing Championships (Round 2) 4 September - BMC Paraclimbing Championships (Round 3) at the Beacon Climbing Centre, Caernarfon
10-11 September - BMC Paraclimbing Championships (Round 4) at EICA Ratho
Youth Climbing Series
17 September- Round 1 1 October- Round 2 22 October- Round 3 5 November- Round 4
26-27 November- YCS Grand Final For more competitions see
www.thebmc.co.uk/competitions
Your guide to the essential events this Spring
Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF) 18-20 March, The Showroom, Sheffield
It’s the start of the festival season in the UK and we can’t wait. A hand-picked array of spectacular adventure films from around the world – including big screen premieres of our Women In Adventure film competition – collide with free festival fringe events and the internationally renowned Climbing Works’ competition, CWIF. You’d be crazy to miss out!
www.shaff.co.uk
GB Climbing’s Great Coaches Conference 23-24 April, location TBC
Fresh for 2022 is a gathering of great coaches where cutting- edge skills, ideas and methods will be shared with all. #GCC
BMC Hiking Essentials Webinars
Spring clean your hiking skills with our one-hour live zoom webinars guest presented by Mary-Ann Ochota, TV presenter and BMC Ambassador. Price per webinar: £5 BMC members / £10 non-members
Wednesday 27 April @ 8pm Emergency skills with Rachael Crewesmith Wednesday 4 May @ 1pm Navigation with Steve Trenier Wednesday 11 May @ 1pm
Caring for the environment with Cath Flitcroft & Rob Dyer Thursday 19 May @ 8pm Multi-day hiking with Sharon Kennedy
www.thebmc.co.uk/hikingessentials Local Area Festivals
Come celebrate summer at one of six BMC festivals this year!
BMC LakesFest – 22-24 April BMC Hongian Ffest – 27-29 May BMC Pembroke Climbing Festival – 3-5 June BMC Dartmoor Climbing and Walking Festival – 17-19 June BMC Gower Climbing Festival – 26-29 August BMC WiltonFest – 3 September
www.thebmc.co.uk/areafestivals
BMC AGM 2022 18 May, Online
Have your say in the future of the BMC! The BMC AGM will be held online once again and there will be no venue to attend. Please join us live at 8pm on 18 May using the link provided on the BMC website.
www.thebmc.co.uk/agm
BMC/BMMS Mountain Medicine Weekend 2022
11-12 June, Hathersage, Peak District
Back after a two-year hiatus! Come join the gathering of medical professionals in the glorious Peak District to teach and share the latest knowledge about the practice of mountain medicine in the UK and abroad.
www.thebmc.co.uk/mountain-medicine-weekend For more events see
www.thebmc.co.uk/events
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