Mountain Rescue teams are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year - whatever the weather. Across England and Wales, 47 volunteer teams stand ready to respond when people need help most, often in ...

While a bite is generally harmless, it is possible that ticks carry and transmit diseases to humans. Stack the odds in your favour by knowing how to reduce the likelihood of a bite, and how to safely ...

Chris Townsend's top tips on getting the most out of a long-distance adventure, plus three week-long route ideas for beginners, offering a mix of nature, history, solitude and challenge. Thinking of ...

The BMC produces a number of good practice Green Guides for climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers. These guides give a wide range of essential information on topics from how to minimise your impact ...

Scrambling is sometimes described as the middle ground between walking and climbing - and for the higher grades in particular, you’ll need some basic climbing skills. Here's our guide to staying safe ...

The mountains at night can be hazardous, but also wonderful. Here are a handful of helpful tips for exploring the dark side. Being on a mountain in the dark is often seen the result of a mistake ...

Come and join us to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the passing into law of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act, 2000. The act that gave us the legal right to walk on open access land across ...

Forget ghost stories and horror movies - a simple walk in the story-stuffed British wilds is the best way to get your skin crawling. You've probably unknowingly visited a haunted location yourself.

Tom Livingstone and Aleš Česen's ascent has been awarded the highest mountaineering merit - the Piolet d'Or - for the mountain's third ever complete ascent. We caught up with Tom and heard his views ...

This social walk celebrates 25 years of the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act, which opened up access to land like never before. We’ll explore iconic landscapes in Eryri National Park, starting ...

Every issue of Summit we give away several prizes from brands to BMC members.

Since the publication of Rock Climbs on the Eastern Edges in 1960, the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) has been the custodian of definitive climbing guidebooks for the Peak District. For more ...