Cheddar access (again).
Since the issue was raised at the beginning of May, Mark Courtiour, the BMC access rep reports that climbers have been sticking to the access agreement and not climbing at the wrong place or time. Great, but it remains important that we all stick to the agreement particularly over this coming Bank Holiday weekend, if we want to continue to enjoy the much improved summer access. So please, if you’re planning to climb at Cheddar, make sure that you check where and at what times you can climb. Details of these can be found on the RAD - https://www.thebmc.co.uk/modules/rad/view.aspx?id=930&_ga=2.197384492.2...
Mark will also be posting notices around the gorge over the weekend explaining where and when we can climb.
If you see someone climbing where they should not, please politely explain why they should move to climb elsewhere. Please also note that a condition for climbing on the south side of the gorge is that all climbers must have third party liability insurance (you may well be asked to prove that you have this). Probably the easiest way to get such insurance is to join the BMC as it is included in your membership.
For more information about climbing in the gorge, see the BMC website - https://thebmc.co.uk/darkness-beckons-cheddar-gorge-access-climbing
Thanks,
Mark Kemball (BMC SW area chair).