Join a social walk. The YHA Festival of Walking's guided social walks offer a safe and supportive space to get involved with walking and meet other walkers. Join us on November 4th for a peer-led walk ...

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 ...

The BMC Routesetting for Coaching workshop is for anyone routesetting or wishes to route set at climbing walls. Whether a teacher who might work alone and wants to set some problems to teach a ...

There are a range of courses, lectures, workshops and training opportunities that the BMC organises to bring the best value possible to its members. The details below will give you a flavour of what ...

In 2000, the Walking Group Leader award was launched.The Mountain Heritage Trust set up with the aim to preserve a record of British mountaineering history and heritage. Following the outbreak of Foot ...

Need a quick response to a specialist question? Contacting the right member of staff from the start will ensure your enquiry is dealt with quickly and efficiently. Have a look at the staff list to ...

Niall Grimes (aka Auntie Gravity) takes care of your burning climbing, hiking and mountaineering questions in Summit's latest Auntie Gravity regular 'advice' column.

We’ve selected ten university locations in England and Wales to take a closer look at that are considered good or even ‘the best’ for climbers and walkers. Some are listed for their proximity to crags ...

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This summer, rock climber, crime writer and first female British Mountain Guide Gwen Moffat turned 100. Read our interview with her in the Autumn issue of Summit.