THE VERY USEFUL LINKS PAGE
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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