Very useful links
ACCOMMODATION
In The Lakes
Toptastic B&B accommodation at Elm Tree Lodge
Seymour House
Brackenrigg
Low Bridge End Farm, St. John’s in the Vale, Keswick
Huddlestone Cottage and The Hayloft – self catering accommodation near Cockermouth
Keswick Tourism Assocation – for links to B&Bs, hotels, self catering accommodation etc
In The Highlands
A1 tourism – Serviced Accommodation in Aviemore
Scottish Accommodation index for Aviemore
The Cairngorms Chamber of Commerce – lots of accommodation links
Aviemore area self catering accommodation links
Highland Hostels
Scottish Youth Hostel Association
Scottish Independent Hostels
Various hostels throughout Cairngorms area
Corrour House Hotel – Highly recommended first class accommodation just outside Aviemore
The Rowan Tree Country Hotel – another highly recommended hotel just outside Aviemore
Alt-Na-Craig – a great B&B in Aviemore
The Lazy Duck – a really nice hostel in Nethy Bridge
Aviemore bunkhouse
The King’s House – Glencoe
Inchree Centre – near Fort William
Throughout the UK
Camp site search
Youth Hostel Association
SHOPPING
In Keswick go to Needlesports (also mail order and excellent website with lots of sound advice)
In Ambleside go to Rock + Run (also internet and mail order available. Lots of bargains)
In Aviemore go to Mountain Spirit
For climbing and mountaineering books online go to Cicerone
TOURIST INFORMATION
In The Lakes
Keswick Plus
The Keswick Tourist Guide
More Keswick information
Cumbria Directory
In The Highlands
‘Undiscovered Scotland’ – information for your visit to Aviemore
Inverness-shire Tourist Information centres
Aviemore Information Online
TRAVEL
Lots of useful links for Travel Information
K E Travel – for flights to Nepal (and other countries too)
UK Public Travel Information
Citylink
National Express
Railtrack
National rail
Easyjet
Ryanair
KLM
Drive Budget
Hertz Rent a Car
INSURANCE
Are you covered? Not only for accident cover but also missed departure,loss of kit,cancellation etc etc
The BMC
STA Travel
Foundry Travel
Snowcard
CLIMBING AND MOUNTAINEERING ORGANISATIONS
Mountaineering Council of Scotland
British Mountaineering Council
Scottish Mountaineering Club
Glenmore Lodge
Association of Mountaineering Instructors
The Austrian Alpine Club
The Mount Everest Foundation
BMC Grants
Lyon Equipment – they give an annual expedition grant
FORUMS AND OUTDOOR INTEREST SITES
Everest1953.co.uk – For all information concerning the British on Mount Everest
ukclimbing.com
scottishclimbs.com
scotlandonline.com
planetfear.com
Mountain Days – mountaineering and rock climbing in the UK
Adventure Taxi – find, contact, read and buy
WEATHER CONDITIONS
A variety of different sites from regional to town specific
The Lakes
Keswick 5 Day Outlook
Keswick Weather Online
Mountain Weather Information Service – Cumbria (a very good site for The Lakes)
Mountain Weather for Cumbria
Met Check – a good site with a 14 day forecast
Theyr – a very good site with animation and loads of features
Onlineweather.com
BBC Weather Centre for Keswick
Lake District Weatherline
British Hand Gliding and Paragliding Association Weather page – lots of other links
6 day synoptic charts
Scotland
Aviemore 5 Day Outlook
Fort William 5 Day Outlook
West Highlands Mountain Weather Information Service – an excellent site
East Highlands Mountain Weather Information Service – an excellent site
Scottish Weather
TIDE TABLES
Tide Predictor
WEB CAMS
See what it looks like out there
Ben Nevis Web Cam
Ben Web Cam
Ben Nevis North Face Web Cam
Cairngorm Web Cam
Cairngorm Weather Station
Ben Nevis Web Cam
Ben Web Cam
The Buchaille from The King’s House
Skye Ridge from Sligachan
WHO’S DOING WHAT AND WHAT’S GETTING DONE
Route information. See what’s in good nick
CLIMBinfo
Current winter conditions from Abacus Mountaineering
Current winter conditions from Alan Kimber
SNOW AND AVALANCHE CONDITIONS
Check out where it’s safe to venture and where it’s not
Scottish Avalanche Information Service
General Avalanche Information
More Useful Avalanche Information
Avalanche info for areas throughout the USA
Ski slope conditions
Snow Forecasts for ski areas around the world
CONDITIONS ABROAD
Send me a postcard if you go away
The Alps
Ice Fall Conditions
HEALTH ADVICE FOR TRAVELLING
Off on the trip of a lifetime? Don’t let it be spoilt by getting ill
The High Altitude Medicine Guide – just about everything you need to know about acclimatisation, AMS, HACE etc
The Himalayan Rescue Association
Outdoor Action Guide to High Altitude: Acclimatization and Illnesses
High Altitude Medicine pages from the ‘American Family Physician’
MASTA
Altitude / AMS / HACE & HAPE
Everest Base Camp Clinic
CIWEC clinic Kathmandu – useful info about traveller’s dairrhoea, AMS etc
OTHER OUTDOOR COMPANIES
If I don’t do what you want then please try these links
Tangent Expeditions – specialising in trips to Greenland
Wandering Aengus Treks – bespoke expeditions in the UK
Mountain Nomad
Tenerife Dive – an excellent set up run by Dave and Yvonne Taylor
Superior Tenerife Accommodation
TOP TIPS, HANDY HINTS AND OTHER STUFF
Get this handy little device for more accurate map reading
Grade Conversion Chart
Abolokov (Ice Screw) Anchors
Training For Climbing (US site)
Comparison of Camming Ranges
Double Rope Technique
ISYS OUTDOORS – MapWise, Hillwalker & Alpiniste – Digital Mapping and Walking Guides on CD
KwBrowse.com – browse the Keyword Map of Timmosedale.co.uk. A very good search tool
Flnder.net – An experimental search interface.