Essential info
Links
Here’s a collection of links to useful websites. Let us know if you know any other good sites and we'll add them to the list.
Clubs and Organisations
Association Of Mountaineering Instructors
(AMI) Our professional organisation
Mynyddcc
Great Derbyshire based climbing club
The British Mountaineering Council
(BMC) Representative body for mountaineering
The Ramblers Association
National rambling groups network
UIAA
The International Mountaineering Federation.
The training division of MLTUK
the National Governing Body for UK climbing and mountaineering awards.
Weather and Conditions
Snowdonia Mountain Forecast
Welsh mountain forecasts from the met office
European Avalanche Services
Links to all the avalanche services in Europe
Snow Forecasts
Worldwide snow forecasts + webcams
Mountain Weather Information Service
Excellent online mountain weather forecasts.
Accommodation options
Here is a selection of places to stay that are well located for our activities. If you need any more advise or want to check details before booking please get in touch – you need a comfy bed after a long day on the hill!
Snowdonia
Cobden's Hotel, Capel Curig
Read their Times review – says it all really!
Gallt-Y-Glyn Hotel, Llanberis
Good base in the heart of things
Betws y Coed Accom
Lots of accommodation around Betws y Coed
Gwern Gof Isaf Camp Site, Capel Curig
Nice site in great location
Gwer Gof Uchaf Campsite, Capel Curig
Good site below Tryfan
Pen Y Gwrydd Hotel, Nant Gwynant
A good hotel steeped in Everest history
Peak District
Upper Booth Campsite, Edale
A great base for our navigation courses
The Ladybower Inn, Bamford
You need a car for this one but a lovely place to stay
Castleton Youth Hostel
Good quality, reasonably priced, great location
The Plough Inn, Hathersage
Another very nice place to stay but more expensive
Four Seasons B&B, Castleton
A very welcoming B&B in a great location
Hathersage Youth Hostel
Good quality, reasonably priced, great location
Technical Speleological Group
Bargain bunkhouse accommodation. Can be busy!
The Swiss House
Very friendly and comfortable B&B in the centre of Castleton.
Lake District
Great Langdale National Trust Campsite
Gets busy but very handy for the pub!
Castlerigg Farm Camp Site, Keswick
A nice location
Scotland
Highland Hostels
Over 40 Hostels and Bunkhouses in the Scottish Highlands
Snowdonia Information
Snowdonia National Park
The official site for the park authority
Pete's Eat's
A fantastic good value café in the heart of Llanberis
The Attractions of Snowdonia
Lots of options for rainy days
Snowdon Mountain Railway
Surely you want to walk though!
Magic of Snowdon
Inspiring photos and other information
Llanberis Mountain Film Festival
A great event held in February
Llanberis Mountain Rescue
Good information
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue
More good information
BBC Wales
Links to everything you need to know in Snowdonia
Useful online Information sources
Climbing Magazine
US magazine
Rock & Ice magazine
US magazine
Alpinist
The hardcore alpinist US magazine!
Climb Magazine
UK magazineincluding mountain info online
OnRock
Information for climbing, walking, caving and more in the UK
Planetfear
Full range of news, articles, forums + online retail
UKClimbing.com
Plenty of news, info, forums, for sale boards etc
PlanetMountain.com
Extensive site with mountain news, articles, topos etc
Planet Climbing
Climbing website with searchable mountain info index
Scotlandonline
Up to date Scottish climbing news and info
SummitPost
Mountains database
Rockfax
Climbing/bouldering guides, downloads and venue information
UKC Forums
The definitive UK climbing forum
Kendal Mountain Film Festival
The daddy of UK mountain film festivals
Fort William Mountain Film Festival Another great festival
Feetfirst Boot Resoling
UK's best boot resoling service
Stanfords Maps
Best source of hard to find maps in the UK
Ordnance Survey
Personalised maps centred anywhere in the UK!
Jarvis Mountain Books
Best place for mountain books in the UK
Cordee Mountain Books
Mountaineering books and climbing guides
Summit Books
Index of mountain related books on Amazon
www.everest1953.co.uk
Everything you ever wanted to know about British involvement with Everest.
Gear Manufacturers
Patagonia
Quality clothing company with a strong environmental stance
Rab
High quality down, pile and shell clothing and sleeping bags
DMM
Greatclimbing protection, hard wear and ice climbing gear
Vasque
Mountaineering boots, approach shoes and trail running shoes
Mammut
Clothing, ropes, harnesses, backpacks and sleeping bags
Outdoor Designs
Gloves, gaiters, accessories, single skin tents etc
Lowe Alpine
Clothing and Packs
Terra Nova and Extremities
Tents, gaiters, hats, gloves, socks, etc
Scarpa
Mountain boots
Mountain Hardwear
Full range of clothing, shells and tents
Macpac
Packs
Pod Sacs
High quality UK basedpack manufacturer
Marmot
Clothing
Travel and Insurance
www.travelinsuranceguide.org.uk
A free and unbiased travel insurance comparison site with lots of additional travel info.
Skyscanner
Compare flights from budget, scheduled + charter airlines
Multimap
Find anywhere with a postcode
Easyjet
Cheap Flights
Ryanair
Cheap Flights
BMI Baby
Cheap Flights
British Airways
Lots of Flights - some are quite cheap!
Jet2
Cheap Flights from Leeds and Manchester
Opodo
Cheap flights & other travel services
Cheap Flights
More cheap flights
Holiday Autos
Cheap car hire on holiday
BMC travel insurance
Specialist mountaineering insurance
Snowcard
Specialist dangerous sports cover, including climbing
Sea France
Cross channel ferries
Speed Ferries
Cheap cross channel ferries (Dover - Boulogne)
Channel Tunnel
Online bookings for the Channel tunnel
Peak District Information and Services
Peak District Online
Great online resource for accommodation and everything else that’s Peaky.
Cressbrook Multimedia
Online Peak District info and accommodation.
Owen Lewis Massage
Tried and tested sports and remedial massage practitioner.
