Sponsors |
Check out rohan.co.uk. They are a great UK - based company providing a wide range of outdoor clothing and gear. They kindly provide all Breakaway members with a 15% reduction on all their products.
Find them at 137 South Street. |
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Trespass, our local outdoor clothing shop, kindly gives all members of Breakaway a 10% discount from all their products.
Find them on 109A South Street. Which is here |
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Hillwalking Organisations |
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The Mountaineering Council of Scotland is the representative body for climbers, walkers, mountaineers and cross-country skiers who enjoy the Scottish mountains. |
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The British Mountaineering Council, is the representative body that exists to protect the freedoms and promote the interests of climbers, hillwalkers and mountaineers, including ski-mountaineers. |
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Scotland's National Outdoor Training Centre located in the heart of Cairngorms National Park. Their goal is to inspire adventure by teaching beginners, coaching intermediate/advanced and delivering training and assessment courses for leaders and instructors. |
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Scotland's first and finest hill walking fanzine. This is the online archive of the magazine, fantastic reading interspersed with serious points as well. |
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Named after the Scots born environmentalist, the Trust purchases some of the most scenic land throughout Scotland for the benefit of all. |
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Campaigning body protecting the rights of walkers throughout the uk, as well as having local groups that provide activities. |
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The MBA is an organisation that cares for the upkeep of many mountain huts (bothies) in Scotland. |
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Works to safeguard the public's access to the Scottish countryside. This site contains information about the work of the Society, and about Scottish rights of way in general. |
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A governmental organisation tasked with the protection of the environment in Scotland. This site contains information relevant to hill goers in Scotland. |
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One of the oldest and the most influential mountaineering clubs in Scotland. With info on its activities, its various publications and a bulletin board. |
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A wonderful resource for any avid Munro bagger, with detailed information on how to tackle all of Scotland's 284 Munro's with location maps, pictures and detailed walking routes for each. Registered users can even log their Munro-bagging efforts on the site. |
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"Website by Jamie Bassnett outlining his experiences of trekking Britain. Includes photographs,
full trek information and directions so you can follow in his footsteps."
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The Global Volunteer Network offers volunteer opportunities in community projects throughout the world. They currently are planning a charity hike to Mount Everest's base camp, in aid of the poverty stricken children in Nepal. |
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For those of you who feel the need to scale the mountains in a more vertical manner than we do. The Mountaineering Club organises climbs and expeditions just about every weekend. |
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An index of Hiking, Backpacking, Trail and Wilderness Web Sites! |
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Hillwalking Shops |
Outdoor clothing, walking boots, rucksacks, walking poles and other specialist hiking equipment from top brands. They specialise in walking equipment in all its forms and have almost 20 years of outdoor experience. If you prefer an online shop, this would be a good one. |
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Mountain Safety |
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One of the most comprehensive mountain weather forecasts available for Scotland - giving weather reports relevant to hill walkers such as wind, temperature at altitude and cloud base. This site is a MUST SEE before any Breakaway trip and especially for your own adventures into the hills. The Site also gives comprehensive forecasts for England and Wales as well. |
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A recent photo of the weather looking up to the top of one of the UK's highest mountains |
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A publicly funded body providing information about and forecasting on avalanche risk in the Scottish mountains.
If you are venturing into snow and ice then check this site first! |
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Updated daily to give mountain level forecasts for the Scottish Highlands, similar to the MWIS website but without the necessity of using pdf files. |
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St Andrews |
A complete free human-edited directory to business, service, accommodation and activity listings for the town of St Andrews. |
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