The next BMC North West Area Meeting will be held on Monday 20th April 2015, starting at 7:30pm at the Black Dog, Belmont.
Come along to our gathering of North West climbers and walkers to discuss the latest issues and get involved in the work of the BMC. All are welcome.
The development of a NW area policy document on the replacement of fixed gear and bolted lower offs (an extension/revision of the guidance on fixed gear replacement that was previously agreed) will again be discussed. An initial proposal was documented for the last meeting and can be accessed in the documentation for that meeting. Les Ainsworth has produced a decision flow chart based on this document. It can be viewed in the meeting documents. The alternative proposal and associated flow chart have now been received and posted on the meeting webpage.
Other topics now added for discussion are: bolting or debolting in four specific cases (see Agenda for details), the provision of a group abseil point in Anglezarke to discourage groups from going down worthwhile routes, possible guidebook discounts for clubs that pre-order in bulk, Dave Cronshaw's Hon BMC membership and the timely submission of documents on complex or contentious issues so that they can be studied in advance. If there are any other topics you wish to have discussed please let us know.
As usual, sandwiches and chips will be provided by the BMC so it should be a good night out. With a decent turnout it will provide a good opportunity to meet up with some mates.
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