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Weather & Webcams  Climbing walls UK Sites  Instruction & Training Information & Advice Skiing 
UK Walks / Trails Tide Tables Herts Sites Magazines  International Info. Maps
Search Engines  Huts & Accom Other Sites  Gear & Commercial Environmental Orgs  

HMC Members websites with photos & films:

Adrian Jones's site      - pics of the July 2003 French Alps, 2000 & 2001 trips to Arolla, Mountain Biking, etc.
Carolyn Dent's site    -  pics of Yosemite trip 2003
Phil Whitehurst's web site        - Phil's 19 month trip around the world
   Films by: 
Dave 'Snorbie' O'Gorman   -  youtube.com/profile?user=snorbie  - biking, skiing & dogs
Pete 'up t'north' Ambrose  -  youtube.com/profile?user=ambrop01   - more biking
Adrian 'bottoms' Jones      -  youtube.com/profile?user=adrianjhmc   - some bottoms

Weather & Webcams:

Europe & UK Weather          -  (quite a good site)
CNN Weather
Online weather                     -  by area
Weatherweb                          -   Links to weather & other pages
 
Skiing Webcams                     -  360' Webcam of Alpe d'Huez, France, and other resorts (from Ski Club of Great Britain)
Oisans.com webcams         - webcams of Oisans, Alpe d'Huez, etc - see snow conditions
Alpe d'Huez village details     - webcams of Alpe d'Huez - see snow conditions

Maps:
StreetMap       -  UK OS MAP info
Multimap        -  World maps
Via Michelin      -  Michelin route planner & maps  
MSN Live         - Maps of the world - street view or Ariel view
192.Com         - Maps using a phone number?
Royal Mail       - Maps using a post code

Tide Tables:
Climbers Club Tide Tables      -  Tide times at UK Climbing sites
Easytide                              -  UK Tide times
YWB Weather & Tide Tables   -  UK Tide times

UK Climbing Walls:
BMC Climbing Walls intro page     -  See BMC site for overview of UK Climbing Walls
BMC Climbing Walls details           -  See BMC site for details of all UK Climbing Walls by UK area
    Venues local to Hertfordshire
Hertssportsvillage.co.uk    -  College Lane, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AB 
castle-climbing.co.uk        - The Castle Climbing Centre, Stoke Newington, London, 0208 2117000
mileendwall.org.uk              - The Mile End Wall, Bow, London,  0208 9800289
herts-scouts.net              - Phasels Wood Scout Camp, Kings Langley, Herts, 01442 252851
nkat.org.uk                            - Westway Sports Centre, London,  0208 9690992

    Other UK Walls
Bristol Climbing Wall (Undercover Rock)
Kendal Climbing Wall
The Leeds Wall

Instruction and Training:
Adventure Learning   -  General outdoor instruction
Avalon Adventure - Instruction
British Mountain Guides
Compass West   International School of Rock Climbing
Glenmore Lodge
High Trek, Snowdonia
MLTB                     - Mountain Leadership Training Board 
Plas y Brenin       -  National Mountain training centre in North Wales, UK
Wild Track Adventure

Information and Advice:
Outdoor Solutions      - information for people involved in the UK outdoors
Rockfax
UK Climbing                 - details of 1000 British crags, 350 climbing walls, weather, maps, news
UK Climbing Message Board      -  Interesting chat rooms about climbing

Hertfordshire Sites:

Broxbourne.gov.uk       -  Community info for Broxbourne, Herts
Communigate.co.uk      -  Clubs info in Hertfordshire, England
HMC Message Board      -  HMC
Hertsdirect.org             -  Community info in Hertfordshire, England
Hertsinternet.com         -  Internet sites in Hertfordshire, England
Stevenage.gov.uk         -  Local Events, Whats on, Sports Clubs, Stevenage, Herts,  England
The Sticks - Hertfordshire Whats On  
Thisishertfordshire        -  Community info in Hertfordshire, England

UK Walks / Trails:
Ridgeway National trail or Ridgeway Path        -  Ridgeway Walk / Trail in Hertfordshire
Bob Graham round            -  24hr Walk in Lake District
Coast to Coast                  -  Coast to Coast walk across northern England

UK Sites:
ABC - Alliance of Independent Climbers
The Alpine Club
Bedford Mountaineering Club
BMC - British Mountaineering Council
Brecon Beacon National Park
climbingclub.co.uk        -   Site dedicated to rock climbing
Lake-district.gov.uk       -  details of the Lake District, includes links to Path maintenance sites
Fixthefells.co.uk           -  details Path maintenance sites
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team
Peak National Park
Ramblers Association
UIAA   (World Sport)

Other Sites, UK:

Bluedome                           -  Home of many outdoor organisations
Dangeroussite.com     -  Details mainly of climbing & the Peak District
Mountaindays.net      - UK Mountaineering, hill walking & rock climbing, with searchable database of links

Huts, Bunk Houses & Accommodation:
Bryn Dinas Outdoor activity Centre & Bunkhouse,    Nant Gwynant, Nth Wales
Cwellyn Arms Bunk House,          -  Rhyd Ddu, Gwynedd, LL54 6TL 
Dalesbridge Outdoor Centre        -  Harden Bridge, Nr Austwick, Yorkshire Dales
Fraoch Lodge,                            - Boat of Garten, nr Aviemore, PH24 3BN, info@scotmountain.co.uk
Glen Clova Steading Bunkhouse,  - nr Kirriemuir, Angus, DD8 4QS,  
Pete's Eats, Llanberis                  -  Good food, Flat to rent & useful local links
 
Alpe Tour - Mt Elbrus
Beaumont Holidays Ltd               -  Holidays in Chamonix, etc
Chamonix.com                                 -  holidays in Chamonix

Magazines:
Climbing magazine
Mountain Sports                    -  Web ezine wide range of info
Rock and Ice

Gear & Commercial:
Annapurna Circuit
Berghaus.com
Bibler Tents / Black Diamond
Boreal 
Coleman Equipment
Completeoutdoors.co.uk    -  Complete Outdoors at Bourne End, Herts
Cotswoldoutdoor.com        -  Buy using the HMC discount account - see Secretary for details
Countryside.co.uk             -  Walking, skiing, climbing, outdoors equipment in Old Stevenage, Herts
e-climb
fast-tracksMTB                -  Mountain Biking in the Quantock Hills, Somerset
FieldandTrek.com           -  UK gear, tents, clothes  & equipment
Greg Epperson                 -  U.S. Climbing photography
Internet climbing services
Megagrip Homepage
MTN-Mountain Sports     -  Mountain Gear, Skiing, Books, Reviews, Clubs, etc
Pete & Eds Books, U.S.    -  Books at up to 20% off RRP
PlanetFear                    -  Mountain Gear shop, online magazine with news, events, reviews, with UK bias
Recreational Equipment Inc.
Rock & Run                         -  Gear at discount prices
The Adventure Centre     -  Tents, etc at reduced prices from Warrington
Wild Country                     -  Outdoor gear, etc
Wildday - Online retailers of tents, camping equipment and outdoor clothing, sells Vango, Coleman and Wynnster.

Skiing:
La Source luxury private Ski Chalet   -  near Alpe d'Huez, Owned & run by Michael Baldwin (ex HMC chairman)
Villard Reculas village details     - Location of La Source Chalet
Alpe d'Huez village details          - with webcams of Alpe d'Huez - see snow
Ski and Snowboard Guide to the Alps
Masterclass English ski tuition in Alpe d'Huez, France    -  good professional ski instruction
alpedhuez.net                         - Independent website giving details of Alpe d'Huez
Frozen Planet
Go Ski
Skiline

Environmental Organisations:
CLA (Country Landowners Association) Access page
John Muir Trust

International Information:

American Alpine Club
Canadian Alpine Club
Climbing in Southern Africa
Club Alpino Italiano
Danish Mountain Club
Himalayan Site
Irish Climbing pages
Lonely Planet                -  For the latest travel news
MCSA                            -  Mountaineering Club of South Africa
Mountaineering in Ireland
Mountaineering Council of Ireland
Ocean Rowing Society    -  For the keen Canoeists
RISK                                    -  Russian Mountaineering site
Rock      
Saas-Fe info
South African guides 
South African Climbing info
World Outdoor Web

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