In reply to beth:
> As a hillwalker and potential ML I don't feel I have seen much value from the BMC. I talked to you at KeswickMF about the lack of hillwalking focused articles in Summit, and okay this one has been a little better than most but a casual flick through it still doesn't show a lot of visible commitment. With Chris on board is that going to improve...
> Beth
The ambassador scheme is only one strand of the BMC's work which encompasses hill walking. There are many others. It is not the yardstick by which to judge the BMC. Access and conservation, lobbying parliament, provision of courses, publications, funding, safety advice, maps, media, local activism and my position are just some examples of other strands of work we do which benefit hill walkers.
The following link gives a small glimpse into some of the things we provide on the hill walking front:
https://www.thebmc.co.uk/bmc-on-foot-supporting-hill-walking
There are more examples on the website.
And with more than a casual flick through of Summit you will find:
- Updates on our campaigning work to protect Stanage Edge (a walking destination as much as a climbing one), the appointment of keen hill walking MP Greg Mulholland as our link to parliament under the Sport England fellowship scheme, and the launch of the BMC Landscape Charter which sets out our responsibility to protect mountain landscapes from developments.
- Interview with Trail mountaineering editor and author of 'Britain's Highest Mountain Walks' Jeremy Ashcroft
- Full length feature by David Lintern on walking in the winter Cairngorms
- Interview with landscape photographer Dan Arkle
- Information on skills courses for hill walkers
- An article on how to avoid winter walking mistakes
- Pictures of the Lake District by filmmaker Terry Abraham
There is further content which is applicable to both walkers and climbers, some mountaineering, some skiing, and of course some which is mainly of interest for climbers. But overall I'd say there was a pretty good mix and it's not bad on the hill walking front.