Mountain Related Links

Other links pages

• A good set of links from Lancaster
• Outdoor Scotland webring from http://www.thebog.freeserve.co.uk/outdoor.html

Clubs

• Dundee Mountain Club
• Dundee Ski Club
• Tayside Nordic Ski Club
• Grampian Club, Dundee
• Ancrum Mountaineering Club, Dundee
• Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC)
• Lancaster University Hiking Club
• St. Andrews University Mountaineering Club
• St. Andrews Breakaway
• Aberdeen University Lairig Club
• Stirling University Mountaineering Club
• Ochils Mountaineering Club, Stirling
• Highland Nordic
• Huntly Nordic Ski Club
• Huntly Nordic Outdoor Center
• Nordic Scotland Group

Organisations

• British Mountaineering Council (BMC)
• Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS)
• Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland (JMCS)
• Mountain Bothies Association (MBA)
• John Muir Trust
• Ordnance Survey
• Sport Scotland

Weather and Mountain Conditions

• Midge Forecast
• Scottish Avalanche Information Service - latest forecast
• Snow Forecast - Scotland rainfall | Cairngorm weather forecast
• Satellite Images
• Cairngorm Summit Information
• Ski Conditions and current weather for 5 resorts
• Mountaincast winds from SkyNews (Scotland 5-day outlook)
• Press Association outlook - Scotland
• BBC Weather [ Scotland | Dundee | Aviemore | Oban | Fort William | Inverness ]
• Yahoo Weather [ Dundee | Aviemore | Oban | Fort William | Inverness ]
• Telegraph Weather [ Dundee | Aviemore | Oban | Fort William | Inverness ]
• Online Weather Highlands 4day | NorthEast 4day | Mountain
• Wetterzentrale (click on Bracknell fax)
• MetCheck
• Mountain Weather Information Service (Scotland)
• Meteorological Office [ NW.Scotland | NE.Scotland | Aviemore | Oban | Inverness ] Europe pressure charts, including animation
• Snow Conditions from Ski Scotland
• Winter Highland
• Winternet-Scotland
• TheFrontPoint
• Wind conditions
• Windchill, an introduction
• USAFE forecast charts
• Live weather stations
• Mountain webcams
• MIDAS (home)

Miscellaneous

• Dundee Mountain Film Festival
• Walking during the stalking season
• Stalking information
• The Angry Corrie magazine
• Scottish Climbing
• UK climbing
• Ice climbing
• Rock climbing
• British Hills definitive database and other statistical topics in hillwalking
• The Relative Hills of Britain book and tables (old: Marilyns)
• The Hills of Great Britain and Ireland [A big database]
• Mountain Centre [Lots of info here]
• Hillwalking in Scotland [lots more good info]
• MunroMagic
• Gaelic names
• FAQ for uk.rec.walking
• Countryside Commission
• Scotland's Mountains - Gavin's View
• British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
• National Parks of the World
• Hillwalking resources
• naturenet: practical conservation and nature reserves
• A guide to the worlds mountains
• The UK Three Peaks Challenge
• This years Organised Three Peaks Challenge in the UK
• The Inca Trail, Peru
• All 8000m peaks in one year
• ChooseSport
• ScottishSport
• Photos of Scotland
• Walker's Web
• Walking Wild
• Lost and Found

Gear

• Pete's Gear Pages (Poles / Packs / Down)
• Advice for buying a tent
• Advice for buying boots
• Advice for buying a rucksack
• Clothing and equipment
• Garmin and Magellan GPS and a UK supplier

Manufacturers / Suppliers

• Mountain Man (Perth)
• The North Face
• Wild Country
• Field and Trek
• Montane
• Discount Gore-Tex jackets
• Discount maps
• Gecko helmets
• Outdoor Garage
• GPS Warehouse

Accommodation

• Highland Hostels
• Scottish Youth Hostels Association
• Youth Hostels In Scotland
• Camp sites

Food

• Kendal Mintcake

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