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The Women in Adventure Film<br />
Competition 2018<br />
First steps: getting high with<br />
the New Alpinists booklet<br />
People of all ages, backgrounds and abilities can enjoy alpinism,<br />
but if the prospect of learning new skills in a harsh and complex<br />
environment seems a little bit daunting, then our new booklet<br />
will help to guide you along your first steps as an Alpine climber.<br />
Written by BMC ambassador and aspirant Mountain Guide<br />
Calum Muskett and Mountain Guide Steve Long, there is an<br />
emphasis on making a success of your first Alpine trips.<br />
The skills, knowledge and equipment required to become an<br />
Alpinist are covered to prepare you for many years of safe and<br />
memorable adventures in the high mountains.<br />
The 32-page booklet includes chapters on equipment, fitness<br />
preparation, planning and acclimatisation, glacier travel and<br />
hazards, huts and bivouacs, and emergency procedures.<br />
New Alpinists is available to download as a FREE PDF,<br />
or you can order a printed copy from the BMC online shop for<br />
just 75p (plus delivery charge) for members:<br />
We’re bringing the Women in Adventure Film Competition back for an<br />
epic fourth time, so start firing up your cameras. We’re inviting all<br />
professional and amateur filmmakers to submit their short films about<br />
outdoor women’s mountain adventures.<br />
This year, the BMC is teaming up again with Women Climb and<br />
Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF), and we’re also bringing on<br />
board Llanberis Mountain Film Festival and the prestigious Banff<br />
Mountain Film & Book Festival too. This means the overall winner of the<br />
competition gets the chance to see their film screened at each festival.<br />
From sea stacks in Scotland, naked swimming in Snowdonia, and<br />
first ascents in Kyrgyzstan, entries to the Women in Adventure Film<br />
Competition over the years have impressed and inspired us all.<br />
In the UK, just 5% of sports coverage is of women. Things are a little<br />
more promising within the adventure film industry, but there’s still a<br />
ways to go yet. Help put even more adventurous women on the big<br />
screen this year and send your story in.<br />
Entries will be streamed on BMC TV in early 2018 and winners of<br />
each category will be screened at Llanberis Mountain Film Festival in<br />
early March and at ShAFF in mid-March. Chief judge Emily Pitts of<br />
Women Climb said: “What a year for the Women in Adventure film<br />
competition. As a judge, it was amazing to see so many women having<br />
fun on their adventures. We are already excited for next year and<br />
encourage everyday adventurers to get started on their film creations.”<br />
www.thebmc.co.uk/newalpinists<br />
Summer rocks!<br />
We love summer and we love bargains! If you’re planning an adventure,<br />
we’re running two great offers until the end of <strong>October</strong>: 25% off Alpine<br />
& Ski European annual policies and 15% off single-trip European rock<br />
policies. So whether you’re heading for alpine summits or the chains on<br />
your Spanish project, don’t forget to pack BMC travel insurance. Get an<br />
instant quote online on the BMC website: www.thebmc.co.uk/insurance<br />
For latest News & Events visit: www.thebmc.co.uk<br />
BMC Elected Officers<br />
Acting President: Nick Kurth<br />
Vice President: Emma Flaherty<br />
Vice President: Rupert Davies<br />
Honorary Treasurer: John Simpson<br />
The British<br />
Mountaineering Council<br />
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Manchester, M20 2BB<br />
Tel: 0161 445 6111<br />
Email: office@thebmc.co.uk<br />
www.climber.co.uk Sep–Oct <strong>2017</strong> 79
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