The Board of the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) today announces that Interim Chair of the Board, John Willmott, will step down from his position as Senior Independent Director on 30 May 2025.

With the recent spell of hot, dry weather, many of us are eager to get outdoors. But these same conditions bring a serious and growing risk: wildfires.

BMC volunteers have been using sheep fleeces to make sustainable footpaths in the Cwm Llan area of Eryri (Snowdonia). Why?