Information
Gear
Discounts of between 5 and 10% are currently available at the following shops on production of a valid membership card ...
Cotswold Outdoor, Reading (271 Basingstoke Rd, 01189 875177) and Betws-y-coed. Click here for map to the Reading shop.
Sport Extreme, 5 Lake Rd, Ambleside Tel:01539 431796
Joe Brown, Llanberis & Capel Curig
Field & Trek, Slough (313 High St., 01753 554911)
Davies "The Climbers Shop", Ambleside
Snow+Rock, Kensington, London (188 Kensington High St., 0171 937 0972)
Outside, Old Baptist Chapel, High Street, Llanberis
Good discounts can be obtained from MountainMan and worth trying the specialist climbing and mountaineering shop in Swindon :mountainshack.com
Other gear suppliers:
Braemar Nordic Ski CentreOne of the best gear shops in Scotland - the link is to feeheeldirect.com, a portal for nordic skiing suppliers
BritishMountainGuides - links to many gear manufacturers sites
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Weather
There are a number of useful sites on the net for obtaining weather
forecasts and snow conditions in the UK.
Metfax, provided by the Met
Office, is useful for obtaining comprehensive forecasts. Just
dial your fax machine with the appropriate number below and it will
fax you back the forecast (cost is £1/minute) :
- West Highlands: 09060 100405
- East Highlands: 09060 100406
- Lake District: 09060 100407
- Snowdonia: 09060 100408
Snow conditions in North Wales
Met Office mountain weather forecast for N. Wales
Met Office mountain weather forecast for Lake District
MetOffice mountain weather forecast for West Highlands
Met Office mountain weather forecast for East Highlands
Met Office mountain weather forecast for Brecon Beacons
Mountain Weather Information Service
To obtain avalanche and general weather information in Scotland,
you can send a blank e-mail (no subject or text), to avalanche@dcs.gla.ac.uk
Here are a few other sources of weather information :
AccuWeather - UK & Ireland
Killin Outdoor Centre and Mountain Shop - Weather Info
AccuWeather - worldwide weather
EuMetsat - monitoring weather, climate and the environment
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Magazines
Outside Online - the magazine which sponsored Jon Krakauer to go to Everest - from which came the book "Into Thin Air"
Walk in Scotland - the official site of Scotland's National Tourism Organisation
WalkScotland.com - an independent, non-profit making website for hillwalkers, backpackers, mountaineers and everyone who loves exploring Scotland's countryside
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UK: Organisations
The British Mountaineering Council
Plas y Brenin - National Mountain Centre
MLTE - official site of the Mountain Leader Training England organisation
Mountain Bothies Association - a charity which maintains about 100 shelters in some of the remoter parts of the UK
ABC - Alliance of Independant Climbers - Climbing Gear specialists MegaGrip specialize in outdoor pursuits, rock climbing, caving and general sports training products
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team
Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team
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UK: Instruction and Training
Glenmore Lodge - Scotland's national outdoor training centre - rock climbing, ice climbing, nav skills, ski touring, kayaking, mountain rescue etc.
Heng Genting Mountain Adventures
Plas y Brenin - National Mountain Centre
MLTE - official site of the Mountain Leader Training England organisation
RPM Guiding - a mountain guiding company based in Chamonix Mt Blanc,at the heart of the French Alps. They offer all aspects of climbing instruction and guiding from rock climbing courses and guiding, to Alpine Climbing, Spanish Rock Climbing, Ice Climbing, Alpine Ski Touring and Off Piste Skiing
Wild Track Adventure - providers for challenging teambuilding and leadership courses and pevents
High Trek, Snowdonia - walking holidays and climbing courses in Wales
Alan Kimber West Coast Mountain Guides - Based in Fort William in the dramatic Highlands of Scotland, they offer quality mountain guiding services to all those wishing to improve their mountaincraft skills.
Avalon Adventure - Instruction - Devon based company, specialising in Adventure Holidays and Courses featuring Rock Climbing, Canoeing, Abseiling, Mountain Navigation, Caving, Hill Walking, Mountain Biking, Coasteering, Gorge walking, Management Development, Instructor Training and many more activities
Stubbers Instruction, London - For outdoor adventure, birthday parties, teambuilding, and childrens holiday activities in Upminster, Essex such as jet ski, sailing, canoeing, kayak, raft building, banana rides, climbing, abseiling, high ropes,tunnelling, off road 4x4 driving, quad biking, archery, fencing, rifle shooting and mountain boarding
Knot Tying - learn how to tie allsorts of knots
Scott Muir's web site - Scottish and continental rock, ice, and mixed climbing courses plus news of new routes etc.
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UK: Information and Advice
Rockfax - information about rock climbing worldwide and online route databases containing details of thousands of routes right across Europe. You can search for routes, build a ticklist, comment on a route and vote on grades.
UK Climbing pages - photos, news, forums about the UK climbing scene
Mountain Database - information about more than 2600 hills and mountains in Great Britain and Ireland
New Munros & Tops - as added in 1998 or thereabouts
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UK: Other sites of interest
Bluedome - home to many outdoor organisations
Stockshots - Outdoor Photo Agency
Full Effect Fitness and Life Style Consultancy Ltd - fitness consultancy that provides individual training programmes for any sport, and specialises in climbing.
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International info
Mountaineering Council of Ireland
Ski and Snowboard Guide to the Alps
Apartments for rent in Chamonix
Rock N Road - Total US Climbing info
Hong Kong Mountaineering Union
RISK - Russian Mountaineering Site
Lonely Planet - for the latest travel news
Rocklist - full of Climbing Links
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Environmental Organisations
Directory of Environmental Organisations in the UK
CLA (Country Landowners Association) Access page
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Webcams
Ben More, Mull * Tobermory, Mull
Loch Ness (multi camera)
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