Links
Bagging
- theLakelandFells
A photographic walking guide to the fells of the English Lake District - enthusiastic and detailed - Anthony Dyer's Mountain Pages
Excellent local info and photos for mountain areas across Britain - Sub 3000
Vast site by Richard Webb covering non-Munros, with a guide to the Corbetts - MountainDays.net - Mountaineering & Rock Climbing in the UK
Database of all mountains in UK - just part of this comprehensive site of mountaineering resources, photos, articles, links etc. - Statistical Topics in Hillwalking
Chris Crocker's illuminating site - Simon Stewart's Hill-Walking in Ireland
Excellent, inspiring site with photos, route notes and lists for Ireland - Walking and backpacking in Britain
Well written site with many lists, routes and other features - TheLakeDistrictWalker
Extensive photos and info for the Lake District's hills - The Mountains of England and Wales
This useful site has excellent overview maps as well as lists and photos. - Mountains - Snow and Rock
Extensive site of lists, photos and more. Very well put together - Significant Summits
Alun Fisher's site about prominence (drop) with his own lists - Memorable Munros
Richard Gilbert's interesting and helpful account of his Munro round - TACit Press
Publisher of detailed and user-friendly lists - Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC)
Publisher of Munro's Tables and popular guidebooks to Scottish hills
Weather and Conditions
- Mountain Weather Information Service
Useful weather forecasts for mountainous areas of the UK - SportScotland Avalanche Information Service (SAIS)
Avalanche forecasts in five key Highland areas - Alan Kimber's Winter Climbing Conditions
Snow and ice reports for the Highlands updated daily during the winter - CLIMBinfo.co.uk
Excellent list of weather and climbing condition websites useful to mountaineers
Clubs
- List of the world's outdoor clubs
Maintained by the CHAmois Mountaineering Club - List of UK university outdoor clubs
Maintained by Lancaster University Hiking Club
Organisations
- Mountaineering Council of Scotland
Representative body for mountaineers in Scotland
Accommodation
- UK barns, huts, bunkhouses, hostels and campsites
Maintained by Oxford University Walking Club - Mountain Bothies Association
The MBA looks after many bothies - Craigbuie Guest House, Killin
Stay here for walks in the Ben Lawers and Loch Tay area
Gear
- Mountain Equipment
Excellent sleeping bags and rucsacs - Paramo
Breatheable clothes - Mountain Safety Research (MSR)
Some interesting and lightweight kit - Trangia
Stoves - Nikwax
The pre-eminent wax company with a wax for all occasions - Hilleberg
Light tents - Ready to Leave
A UK-based online store for outdoor equipment
Insurance
Courses, guides and instructors
- British Association of Ski Patrollers (BASP)
First aid courses equally useful for non-skiing mountaineers - Mountain Leader Training Association (MLTA)
MLTA represents ML and SPA holders - Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI)
AMI represents MIA and MIC holders - British Association of International Mountain Leaders (BAIML)
BAIML represents British IML holders - British Mountain Guides (BMG)
BMG represents British IFMGA holders - CLIMBinfo.co.uk
Good links to mountaineering instructors and guides on this useful site
International
- America's Roof
Great guide to the highpoints of all 50 US states, plus info on highs and lows in countries around the world
Miscellaneous
- Alpine Exploratory walking holidays
My company offering guided and self-guided walking and trekking holidays in Europe as well as snowshoeing, private guiding and bespoke trips - UK Exploratory walking holidays
Alpine Exploratory's UK division for holidays in the Lake District, Highlands, Dales... - The Lake District Guide
Walks in the valleys of Lakeland described by this wide-ranging website - Peak District View
Panoramic photographs of the Peak District National Park and Derbyshire - Mount Everest The British Story
Excellent site of facts, stories and events concerning the British on Mount Everest - WalkingForum.co.uk
Forum for discussing all aspects of country walking and hiking in the UK - Cicerone
Big range of walking and trekking guidebooks to places around the world - Trekking Britain
Photos and walk information around Britain - ABC of Hiking
Extensive and well ordered mountaineering, hiking and outdoors information and links - Peak to Peak
Worldwide mountain links - Mountain Drop-Offs
Excellent transfer service for Chamonix and elsewhere in the Alps - The Travel Doctor
Very useful site explaining medical issues in worldwide travel and mountaineering - Will 4 Adventure
Outdoor adventures around the world - The Backpacker
Big US site with forums, gear and more - travelfromHere.com
Useful travel directory - Time for a Holiday
Neat travel and holiday searches - Lake District Desktops
Free wallpaper-sized digital photos of the Lakes - Phil's GPS waypoint resource pages
Good GPS information and resources - Virtual Lakes
Lake District desktop-size photos and Lake District walking routes - Cairngorm Landscapes
Analysis of how the Cairngorms were formed
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