Links Page
Information on the Andes and South America
South American Explorers Club - US Organisation with good book and map catalogue and up to date security information.
Andean Links - A huge page of links on Andean languages, culture and travel. Almost everything, including ourselves, is here somewhere!
Direccion Meteorolgica de Chile - Chilean Weather Forecasts
La Cumbre Santiago's best Climbing shop
Refugio Lo Valdes - A nice wee mountain hut in the Chilean Andes, only a couple of hours from Santiago
Some Superbueno Travel Links
The High Altitude Medicine Guide - As it says
XE.com - Currency Converter Universal Currency Converter. Need to know how many Armenian Drams you get for a Uruguayan Peso? The answer at 22nd Feb 2006 is 18.12
The World Clock - Time Zones What time is it in Buenos Aires or Addis Ababa now?
World Electric Guide Need to know what kind of plug you should take to Togo or what the voltage is in Upper Volta?
GeoHive Some busy bee has been accumulating lots and lots of data about all the worlds countries. Lists of everything from Coal consumption to Fertility rates. Personally I always thought the two were linked - a blazing hot fire is so nice and romantic!
Fit for Travel A good Scottish Health Service website giving information about vaccinations, health risks etc. good maps of Malaria hazard zones for each country.
FCO The Foreign And Commonwealth Office - UK travel advisories, not quite as many warnings as the Americans.....
Books, Maps, etc
UK based map shop. Excellent service.
OmnimapUS map retailer.
UK based specialist guidebook retailer and outdoor book distributors.
US based specialist guidebook and outdoor book distributors.
US/Canadian map producer.
Publisher of the French editions of our guidebooks.
Climbing Magazines
A Spanish magazine with frequent articles on the Andes (if you can read Spanish!).
US Climbing magazine.
Another good US climbing magazine.
UK Climbing Magazine.
Climb Magazine featuring the brilliant MountainINFO pages
Mountaineering and Trekking Equipment
Down jackets and sleeping bags.
Solid tents that stand up in almost any conditions.
Great rucksacks. Comfortable and tough.
Manufacturer of rock climbing hardware.
Another hardware manufacturer - also in Wales.
Fleece clothing for mountaineers.
Needlesports A Keswick based mountaineering shop who can deliver anywhere. Good no nonsense advice on their excellent website.
Castle Douglas, Galloway and Scotland
John Biggar's personal home pages. Now with extensive climbing topos for many
of the Galloway cliffs and crags.
The
MC of S, Scotland's national mountaineering organisation. Information on
climbing in Scotland.
Galloway Climbing A page run by Stephen Reid with information on walking, rock and ice climbing, and skiing in the Galloway Hills
GMRT- The Galloway Mountain Rescue Team home page
Wir ain Leid - A barrie Scots Leid wabsteid. If yer stravaigin aroon the wab wi nowt better tae do, tak a wee keek the nou. Jist dab yer moose tae gang.
Scottish Climbing Conditions etc.
The UK based Association of Mountaineering Instructors.
www.mwis.org.uk UK mountain weather forecasts.
Mountaineering Council of Scotland Scotland's national climbing organisation.
Winternet Scotland Scottish winter climbing conditions and webcams.
Winterhighland Scottish Winter climbing conditions.
Midge Forecasts Find out whether the wee beasties are going to ruin your leisure time, or just spoil it.
Galloway Climbing Guide An online guide to the best climbing in Galloway, with many photos, topos and route descriptions
Extensive climbing topos and photos of climbing in Galloway.
Skiing
Are you a bit 'fed up' with skiing on crowded pistes? Then have a look at the
Piste-Off website for inspiration.
British Association of Snowsport Instructors
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