In reply to nasher47:
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> I don't tend to climb trad and I am often reluctant to get on sport as I'm not overly fond of heights. Mountaineering (summer or winter) is not something that has a great appeal to me at the moment though that is not to say that one day it won't.
I suspect that puts you in the minority.
> I base my point simply on the fact that if the NGB were to be split into separate entities, one for "Climbing" and one for " Mountaineering" it may be possible to better represent the people in each of those groups (though undoubtedly this may negatively affect those who do part-take in all of the activities) and also may provide the opportunity to lobby for more funding for specific projects.
How do you think that walkers, climbers and mountaineers could be better represented than they are at the moment? Do you think that there are specific areas that need more attention?
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> With the growth of climbing (especially indoor) it may be a case of the BMC needing a major restructure, just as UKC launched UKH to better provide for a niche the BMC should perhaps looks at being internally split at least to provide for the diversity. Currently we have 1 Climbing Wall and Competitions officer - surely this is not enough??
And how many Trad climbing officers and mountaineering officers do you think there are?
My feeling is that if these activities were split (which I guess would be possible - see for example the differences between the Climbers Club and the Alpine Club, but where would ice climbing and Scottish winter go?), what would you expect to gain? I would guess that the £3million we got would simply be divided in two as there is only so much money available. You would basically end up with the same amount of cash but with double the cost of administration.