TCC Links Page

Useful links and web resources

CLUBS and SOCIETIES

The British Moutaineering Council (BMC) 
Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club
Alpine Club
Achille Ratti Club
The Fell and Rock Club
The Rucksack Club
The Swiss Alpine Club -  Of course a group well known to many of us through the ABMSAC
For tracking down any other clubs why not try the BMC web site which provides a searchable index of all its affiliated clubs.

TRAVEL and WEATHER

The trainline .com
Virgin Trains
GNER
multimap
The Met Office
The BBC Weather
The ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range weather forecasting
The Cairngorm Weather Home Page
The Snowdon Weather Station Project - Includes some good webcam links from Snowdon area.
Webcams in ski-resorts

RESCUE and MOUNTAINEERING

The Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association (LDSAMRA) - Looks after the Lakes 13 mountain rescue teams
Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team
Northumbria National Park Search and Rescue Team
Scottish Avalanche Information Service
 
Weather in Keswick as seen from the roof of the George Fisher store
 

LAKE DISTRICT Links

Rheged Centre Penrith - Named after Cumbria's celtic kingdom, Rheged, is Europe's largest grass-covered building.....  Definitely the closest IMax to the club hut!
Lake District National Park

The Ullswater Association - Looking after the interests and spreading the good news about the area around Ullswater.

Jennings Brothers plc - Not an unrealistic idea for a very rainy lakeland day.  Why not take a trip to Cockermouth to sample the delights that this local brewer has to offer..... maybe even sample some Crag Rat........... 
 

Snowdonia National Park
Peaks National Park
Visit Scotland (Scottish Tourist Board)
Welsh Tourist Board

CYCLING Links

Sustrans

GEAR SHOPS and MANUFACTURERS

Check out the latest gear direct from the manufacturers or compare prices without wearing out the boots you already have....

Manufacturers

Arcteryx
Asolo
Berghaus
Boreal (Boots)
Coleman (stoves etc)
Feet First (repairs + resoling)
Garmin (GPS)
Gear Zone
Helly Hansen (Sailing and Climbing gear)
La Sportiva (more boots)
Lowe Alpine
Macpac (hot from New Zealand)
Marmot
Mountain Equipment
Mountain Hardwear (from the US)
Patagonia
Rab Equipment
Scarpa UK
Silva (finding your way the Swedish way)
Sprayway
The North Face
Troll Climbing Equipment
Vaude
Wild Country

Distributors

Cotswold Outdoor
Field and Trek
Rock and Run
Ellis Brigham
George Fisher
Joe Brown - Joe Brown's mountain shops
Needle Sports (Keswick)
Outside
Snow and Rock
Taunton Leisure
WildDay

Maps

Stanfords    Probably the best place to get hold of most types of maps.
Ordnance Survey
Maps Worldwide

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