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Unlike many famous Alpine giants, the Weissmies is not dominated by dramatic north faces or technical rock climbing. Instead, its beauty lies in its graceful ridges and panoramic position overlooking some of the highest mountains in the Alps. British Mountain Guide Tom Ripley talks us through the climb. The Weissmies is my favourite of the easier 4,000-metre peaks. The mountains above Saas-Fee and Saas-Grund offer a rewarding combination of accessibility, scenery and classic alpine mountaineering.

Much work has been done in recent years to restore to health the peat bog covered moortops and the surrounding wooded cloughs that give our Dark Peak moorlands their essential character. Peatlands are the UK’s single biggest store of carbon, storing the equivalent of 20 years of all UK CO2 emissions, keeping it out of the atmosphere (and sequestering more when in good health) so are a vital to our attempts to fight climate change.

**** Much work has been done in recent years to restore to health the peat bog covered moortops and the surrounding wooded cloughs that give our Dark Peak moorlands their essential character. Peatlands are the UK’s single biggest store of carbon, storing the equivalent of 20 years of all UK CO2 emissions, keeping it out of the atmosphere (and sequestering more when in good health) so are a vital to our attempts to fight climate change.

The workshop will look at how to create a safe inclusive and enjoyable environment for all and how to recognise poor practice and abuse, what to do in such situations and how to get help and support. The learning outcomes are: Understand and build on good practice. Recognise signs and behaviour that cause concern. Identify the actions to take and who can help. Reflection and learning – are there areas to improve? Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm Date: Tuesday 8th September Where?

The workshop will look at how to create a safe inclusive and enjoyable environment for all and how to recognise poor practice and abuse, what to do in such situations and how to get help and support. The learning outcomes are: Understand and build on good practice. Recognise signs and behaviour that cause concern. Identify the actions to take and who can help. Reflection and learning – are there areas to improve? Time: 6pm to 9pm Date: Thursday 17th September 2026 Where?

The workshop will look at how to create a safe inclusive and enjoyable environment for all and how to recognise poor practice and abuse, what to do in such situations and how to get help and support. The learning outcomes are: Understand and build on good practice. Recognise signs and behaviour that cause concern. Identify the actions to take and who can help. Reflection and learning – are there areas to improve? Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm Date: Tuesday 6th October Where?

The workshop will look at how to create a safe inclusive and enjoyable environment for all and how to recognise poor practice and abuse, what to do in such situations and how to get help and support. The learning outcomes are: Understand and build on good practice. Recognise signs and behaviour that cause concern. Identify the actions to take and who can help. Reflection and learning – are there areas to improve? Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm Date: Wednesday 19th August Where?

Mendip Hills National Landscape has launched a public survey to better understand how people use and value the landscape. The results will inform a new Recreation Strategy and help build the evidence needed to secure future funding for improvements across the National Landscape, including better public transport and improved access infrastructure. While the survey is aimed at everyone who enjoys the Mendips, it's particularly important that climbers and hill walkers have their voices heard.

Redressing the gender disparity in adventure filmmaking, the BMC and Kendal Mountain Festival are calling for all adventurers and filmmakers to switch their cameras on and get ready to enter the Women in Adventure Film Competition 2026. The BMC want to encourage anyone with a story to tell or a cause to share to capture their adventure on film to help keep the cycle of inspiration rolling as the competition heads into its twelfth year.