British Mountaineering Council
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in BMC | Comments Off'What did the Romans ever do for us?' When in fact we have a lot to thank - the Romans for... http://mounteverest.net/news.php?id=10265 The Cover Photograph of the Book: The First Fifty Years (of the so-called British Mountaineering Council) says it all ...
A Strange Attitude
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Accidents, BMC | Comments OffThe British Mountaineering Council (BMG) has never supported a BMG client, before, during, or after a court case. This was certainly true of the way in which Lynda Woodroffe has been treated. Not only was she not supported by the BMC ...
Mal Duff Refused to Join the British Mountain guides (11 Feb 2002)
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Posted in BMC | No Comments »According to The Daily Telegraph on April 29, 1997, sadly, Mal Duff died at Everest base Camp (the reason why, will always remain a mystery). At the height of his powers, Mal is supposed to have died in his sleep. ...
Rolling Contract for the MMT from 1999 (11 Feb 2002)
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Posted in BMC | No Comments »According to the minutes of the ninth Meeting in 1999, members of the English Sports Council voted on a paper (ESC 99/9.3) which outlined proposed changes to the contractual position at Plas-y-Brenin (given to the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) and ...
Trevor Jones the BMC Critic. High Magazine Feb 1996
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Posted in BMC | No Comments »Dear Sir, It is not surprising that the government is going to reduce the amount of money given to The Sports Council. The BMC has recklessly squandered tens of thousands of pounds (hundreds of thousands of pounds actually) in the ...
Rigorous and Robust Rules
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Posted in BMC, Misc | Comments Off"The challenge" said Iain Peter "is that it's not just about having rigorous and robust rules - it's in making people stick to them". Iain Peter is the Chief Executive of Plas-y_Brenin (that Pillar of Learning) in North Wales. Just what ...
Millenium Epitaph
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Posted in BMC | Comments OffA Millennium Epitaph to clients of the Association of British Mountain Guides 1988 - 2010 I have mentioned elsewhere in this site, a letter published on behalf of the Association of British Mountain Guides in Climber magazine in 1988, it includes the ...
Institutionalism
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Posted in BMC | Comments OffWhilst interfering in the workings of independent organisations, instructors or guides which are not members of the British Mountaineering Council, the BMC has supported the autonomous Association of British Mountain Guides (now BMG) financially. This was confirmed in a letter ...