With the first senior IFSC World Cups just around the corner, the GB Climbing Teams are preparing for the busy 2025 season ahead.

Quick, buy that new pair of summer walking boots or waterproof you've been needing for ages and round up your payment at the till in any Cotswold Outdoor store to fund peatland and seagrass meadow ...

For all climbing coaches, this workshop is delivered by the BMC, Plas y Brenin, Mountaineering Ireland and the Mountaineering Scotland. This workshop forms part of the training pathway for Mountain ...

This training has been developed for affiliated clubs with a named Safeguarding Officer. Additionally, this session is open to anyone from an affiliated club who wishes to find out more about general ...

Skye’s Cuillin Ridge is the Holy Grail of British scrambling. Are you ready for the challenge? Describing the Cuillin Ridge as a scramble would be like billing K2 as an exciting mountaineering route – ...

How does the traditional grading system work? The system for grading traditionally protected climbs in BMC guides is the traditional, two-part British grade, a combination of the adjectival and ...

15% off at Cotswold Outdoor, in store and online. See the back of your membership card for the discount code. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount. Selected lines are exempt.

Jack’s Rake is a popular Grade 1 scramble in the Lake District – but it’s by no means an easy proposition. We look at the skills you’ll need to tackle this classic route. Slicing across the face of ...

Two sets of temperature probes have been placed in the Lake District – one near the base of Great End and the other near the base of crags on the Red Tarn Face of Helvellyn, These take readings at ...

From footpath repair, to organised litter picks on the hills, to rallying members to write to their MPs asking for the removal of the sale of disposable BBQs, we have a great range of campaigns to get ...

Our bolts advice guides come in two parts. Part one is aimed at the climber, in particular those who have learnt to climb indoors and are making the transition outside. It covers the need to know ...