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Posted: 03.11.26
Position Statement: Use of the title ‘Mountain Guide’
Position Statement from the British Association of Mountain Guides (BMG) – Use of the title ‘Mountain Guide’ The British Association of Mountain Guides (BMG) supports Mountain Training United Kingdom and Ireland’s (MTUKI) position that the name ‘Mountain Guide’ is the preserve of BMG/IFMGA-qualified individuals, just as ‘International Mountain Leader’, ‘Mountain Leader’ and ‘Mountaineering and Climbing […]
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Posted: 19.06.26
Guiding the Way: Why the BMG is Partnering with the World Climate Relay
As British Mountain Guides, the mountains are not just our workplace; they are our home, our passion, and our lifeblood. Because of this, we are on the frontline of environmental change. We see the stark reality of climate change on a daily basis, from receding glaciers and shifting freeze-thaw cycles in the Alps to increasingly […]
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Posted: 27.12.25
Dave Hollinger – one of the leading alpinists of his generation
Earlier this month, we lost Dave Hollinger. Originally from Northern Ireland, Dave was a British Mountain Guide and one of the leading alpinists of his generation. Tragically, in 2018, Dave’s guiding and mountaineering careers were cut short after an innocuous skiing fall resulting in a brain stem stroke. Dave approached this with bravery and dignity […]
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Posted: 18.12.25
Cutting Through the Noise: Why Hannah Ritchie’s ‘Clearing the Air’ Offers the Hope We Need
A Data-Driven Antidote to Climate Despair For anyone paying attention to the news, climate change often feels like an overwhelming cascade of crisis. We are constantly confronted with images of devastating storms, prolonged droughts, raging forest fires, and the irreversible retreat of glaciers. While these events are real and demand action, the constant deluge of […]
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Posted: 01.10.25
Beyond Despair: Finding Our Power in the Climate Crisis
The news is stark, yet increasingly familiar: Swiss glaciers have lost a staggering 24% of their volume in the last decade. It’s another grim statistic in a constant deluge of reports about climate disasters—raging wildfires, unprecedented floods and landslides, and scorching heatwaves. While these stories are crucial for understanding the urgency of the climate […]
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Posted: 03.08.25
Travel to The Alps by Train
Train travel to and from UK and Europe for mountaineers. By Jon Morgan, President, British Mountain Guides This is a subject close to my heart as I made the decision in 2008 to stop flying. I am happy to own the criticism of hypocrite, as up until that point I had undoubtedly taken more international […]
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