SILVA: High quality compasses etc Silva Garmin: GPS systems www.garmin.com/uk Satmap: outdoor GPS systems www.satmap.co.uk Lowrance: GPS systems www.lowrance.com Micronavigation: A complete navigational field instruction manual for Mountain Rescue and Search & Rescue Teams micronavigation.org Alpkit: good quality kit sold on-line for climbing, camping, trekking etc www.alpkit.com Up and Under on-line outdoor recreation and professional equipment at competitive prices www.upandunder.co.uk Contact Radio: sell and hire-out licensed hand portable VHF radio sets www.contactradio.co.uk The Great Outdoors - website of tgo magazine www.tgomagazine.co.uk Live for the Outdoors - website from EMAP who produce Trail and Country Walking magazines www.livefortheoutdoors.com/ Grough - topical news and views on the outdoor scene:- www.grough.co.uk Snowdon 500 May 2012 - climb Snowdon in aid of Prostate Cancer Research, also an exciting new event this year, the ultra tough Welsh Three Peaks Challenge:- Snowdon500 MerseyVenture - Challenge event information, organisation and support. Beacon Guides supply Merseyventure with specially commissioned guide maps for their Open Three Peaks Challenges and other events:- www.merseyventure.com/threepeaks The Railway Children - Unusual challenge events in support of the Railway Children charity - the Three Peaks by train! www.railwaychildren.org.uk British Military Fitness - leading UK outdoor fitness provider - organise many activities including Three Peaks Challenge events - they use and recommend Beacon Three Peaks Challenge mountain guide-maps:- www.britmilfit.com/events/Three_Peaks Fire and Rescue Service - Three Peaks Challenge and other events in support of the Fire Fighters charity - use and recommend Beacon Three Peaks Challenge mountain guide-maps:- www.fssaa.co.uk Maximum Adventure Ltd. - Worldwide trekking, mountaineering and climbing trips, including the British National Three Peaks - use & recommend Beacon Guides:- maximumadventure.com Wandering Aengus Treks - for those who like to take their challenges in comfort, this company runs small group trips which include climbing the Three Peaks over a five or eight day holiday inclusive of accommodation and transport:- wanderingaengustreks.com Britain Express - UK Travel and Heritage Guide UK Travel information for attractions in England, Scotland, and Wales. Walks, countryside, history and culture. UK hotel, self catering, and bed and breakfast bookings. www.britainexpress.com Mountain and Glen - mountain sports and adventure company based in Scotland - use and recommend Beacon guide-maps:- www.mountainandglen.com Tarmachan Mountaineering - experienced qualified mountain leader based in Scotland - offers day climbs all areas and mountain skills training - www.tarmachan-mountaineering.org.uk MountainsPlus - mountain navigation training specialist based in the Lake District:- Craig Palmer - Mountains to Water- Outdoor Adventure Activities & Training based in the Lake District www.mountains-to-water.co.uk Bigwalks Mountain Adventures - based in the Lake District, specialise in providing mountain challenges and adventures in Great Britain including the National Three Peaks. www.bigwalks.com Chicks Unleashed - climbing and mountaineering courses specially designed by women for women www.chicks-unleashed.co.uk Mountain Sense - Mountain Logbook www.mountainsense.co.uk Inchree Holiday Centre Onich - accommodation and pub - restaurant, midway between Glencoe and Ben Nevis:- The Climbers Shop, Ambleside, Lake District - specialist in climbing, mountaineering, hill walking and fell running gear since 1959. Fell top conditions and webcam - www.climbers-shop.com Pete's Eats: - "possibly the best caff in the world" - a colourful place to refuel (and stay) in Llanberis, and a very useful website:- www.petes-eats.co.uk The Joe Brown Shops in Snowdonia - excellent shops and website sales:- Snowdon Mountain Railway - runs from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon in summer: - www.snowdonrailway.co.uk Ben Nevis Inn: - a great pub at the foot of Ben Nevis www.ben-nevis-inn.co.uk Tent Spares (was Striding Edge) - the tent spares and boot repair specialists in Hinckley, Leicestershire Kaz Studio Essex: - for very creative and artistic commercial photography - also quite good with motor bikes! :- www.kazstudio.co.uk |
Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS): excellent mountain area forecasts for hill-goers, now fully sponsored by SportScotland / MCofS www.mwis.org.uk The Met Office: Mountain weather reports www.metoffice.gov.uk/loutdoor/mountainsafety/ The Met Office have withdrawn Mountaincall, the phone & fax mountain weather forecast service, and replaced it with a free web only service. The old phone numbers are still quoted on some maps and guides. For the Lake District try Weatherline: 0844 846 2444 (note the new number) Ben Nevis Weather - site dedicated to weather conditions on Ben Nevis: bennevisweather.co.uk Lake District Weatherline: www.lake-district.gov.uk/weatherline XC (Cross Country) Weather - observations and general forecasts based on US weather data: Highways Agency - major traffic route information www.highways.gov.uk BBC Travel Website - national travel info. www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/ Sport Scotland Avalanche information - Scottish mountain snow conditions and avalanche risk (winter only): www.sais.gov.uk Scottish midge forecast (summer only): www.midgeforecast.co.uk Ben Nevis - a wealth of information, topical stories and links about the UK's highest mountain:- Ben Nevis safety notes: www.visit-fortwilliam.co.uk/ben_nevis/ben_safety.htm Avoid mosquito bites - information and products: www.avoidmosquitobites.com British Mountaineering Council (BMC): www.thebmc.co.uk/ Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS): www.mcofs.org.uk Navigation on Ben Nevis - Mountaineering Council of Scotland: www.mcofs.org.uk/ben-nevis-navigation.asp Alan Kimber - Mountain Guide, Fort William - Top safety tips for Ben Nevis:- www.westcoast-mountainguides.co.uk/top_tips Lochaber - Mountain Rescue, Fort William Scottish Outdoor Access Code: www.outdooraccess-scotland.com Ben Nevis webcams 1: www.lochaber.com Ben Nevis webcams 2: www.visit-fortwilliam.co.uk/webcam/ Glencoe webcam - The Kings House: freespace.virgin.net/kings.house/ Wasdale web site: lots of useful info. www.wasdaleweb.co.uk/ Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team: a very useful source of information for the Scafell / Scafell Pike area:- www.wasdale-mountain-rescue.org.uk/ Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team: www.lamrt.org.uk Snowdon Mountain Rescue Team www.llanberismountainrescue.co.uk/ Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Team www.ogwen-rescue.org.uk/ SARDA - Search and Rescue Dogs Association:- National SARDA - SARDA England Snowdonia National Park - useful visitor information site with weather forecasts and some Snowdon path route descriptions etc:- The Wainwright Society - dedicated to the legacy of the most renowned Lake District walker, writer and illustrator - www.wainwright.org.uk Plas y Brenin - National Mountain Centre in Snowdonia: www.pyb.co.uk/ Glenmore Lodge - Scotland's Outdoor Training Centre: http://www.glenmorelodge.org.uk The National Navigation Award Scheme:- Nearby:- An amazingly useful and comprehensive map co-ordinate converter resource:-
CLIMATE CHANGE & CONSERVATION WWF World Wildlife Fund - the global conservation organisation:- www.panda.org The John Muir Trust for Wild Places and Wild Land (own the Ben Nevis Estate) - John Muir, born in Scotland in 1838, is generally regarded as the founding father of the worldwide conservation movement: www.jmt.org Save Our Forests - the successful campaign to oppose Government plans to sell off Forestry Commission land in England - opposing voices included Sir Chris Bonnington and the Archbishop of Canterbury - saveenglandsforests.org James Lovelock - independent climate change scientist, author and creator of the Gaia hypothesis on the natural world www.jameslovelock.org see also:- Radio 4 interview 30th March 2010 and www.guardian.co.uk/science/lovelock www.news.bbc.co.uk/lovelock Energy Saving lamps - CFLs may not be as energy efficient as advertised - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8406923.stm Arctic Warming - recent measurement of Arctic climate history:- Arctic 2000 year temperature records "Perfect Storm 2030" - BBC coverage based on UK's Chief Scientific Advisor's SDUK09 Report:- UKCP09 Climate Change Projections Report - ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk Copenhagen coverage from BBC News:- www.news.bbc.co.uk/copenhagen/ Land for Life - a local conservation group campaigning to preserve Country Parks and threatened green breathing spaces of special value to local communities close to where we are based:- www.landforlife.co.uk EVENTS 10 under the Ben:- Challenge Events in Fort William, http://www.nofussevents.co.uk The Original Mountain Marathon - formerly the Karrimor International Mountain Marathon (KIMM) International Snowdon Race, 28th July 2012, Llanberis:- snowdonrace Isle of Arran Mountain Festival, May 2012 www.arranmountainfestival.co.uk Mountain Bike World Cup 2012 - Fort William - weekend of the 9th - 10th June 2012: www.fortwilliamworldcup.co.uk |
