Web Links
Here are some links to other useful websites:
Travel
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office travel advice
- ATOL Air Travel Organisers' Licensing
- ABTOT Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust Limited
- Eurotunnel
- Sea France
- Speed Ferries
- Norfolkline Ferries
- Eurostar
- Swiss Rail website
- Easyjet
- Ryanair
- Expedia
- Ebookers
- Opodo
- Climate Care carbon offsetting
Hotels
- Waterloo Hotel, Betws-y-coed Rock Climbing courses and Pre-Trip Weekends
- Ballachulish Hotel, Glencoe Scottish Winter Courses
- Hotel Mont Collon, Arolla Alpine Introduction
- Hotel Roby, Saas Grund Saas 4,000ers
- Hotel Aristella, Zermatt Zermatt 4,000ers and Zermatt Climber
- Hotel Bel - Air Eden, Gridelwald Oberland 4,000ers
- Hotel L'Arve, Chamonix Alpine Ice, Intro Ski Mountaineering
- Hotel Les Templiers, Luz St Sauveur Pyrenean Ice, Gavarnie
Weather
- Mountain Weather Information Service Updated at 4pm each day
- Metcheck.com
- SportScotland Avalanche Information Service
- The Met Office
- BBC weather
Organisations
- Aspiring Guides Jagged Globe's partner in New Zealand
- The British Mountain Guides (BMG)
- Association Of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI)
- American Mountain Guides Association
- Mountain Leader Training England (MLTE)
- The British Mountaineering Council (BMC)
- The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS)
- UIAA
- The Alpine Ski Club
- Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA)
- The Royal Geographic Society (RGS)
- Himalayan Kingdoms
- The Telemark Ski Company
Jagged Globe supports
- Danielle Childrens Fund - Children's charity based in Ecuador and Nepal
- Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project - NGO in Tanzania
- International Porter Protection Group (IPPG)
- Mount Everest Foundation (MEF)
- Ceinwen Faulkner Memorial Trust (Grants for young mountaineers joining the BMG scheme)
Climbing & Mountaineering Websites
- UKClimbing.com The UK's most popular climbing website and forums
- Worldclimb.com Definitive climbing directory
- Alpinist.com On-line version of the magazine
- PlanetMountain.com Extensive site with mountain news, articles, topos
- Mounteverest.net News on Everest and 8,000m peak expeditions
- Adventurestats.com Statistics on 8000m peaks, Seven Summits
- Climbers.net Website design & hosting
- Garystebbing.com Physical preparation website
- gymjones.com Mark Twight's training site
- Climb Magazine
- Climbing Magazine
- Rock & Ice magazine
- Everest website with facts about British summiteers
Clubs
- The Alpine Club
- The Fell and Rock Climbing Club
- The Climbers' Club
- The Scottish Mountaineering Club
- The American Alpine Club
Books and Maps
- Cordee Mountaineering books and climbing guides
- Stanfords Maps
- Rockfax Climbing/bouldering guides and downloads
- Elstead Maps A wide selection of maps
- Harvey Maps
- Pinnacle Books Second hand mountaineering books
- 1935 Mount Everest Recconaissance 'The Forgotten Adventure'
Gear suppliers
- TopOut Oxygen Oxygen delivery system used by Jagged Globe
- Rab Down, pile and shell garments for extreme conditions
- Multimat Inflatable and foam sleeping mattresses
- Mountain Equipment Clothing and equipment
- Mountain Hardwear Clothing and equipment
- Patagonia Clothing and equipment
- Marmot Clothing and equipment
- Arcteryx Clothing and equipment
- Outdoor Research hats and gloves
- Osprey packs
- Crux packs
- Macpac packs
- Terra Nova and Extremities Tents, gaiters, hats, gloves, socks, etc
- PHD Mountain Software Specialist down gear, made in the UK
- Scarpa Mountain boots
- La Sportiva Mountain boots
- Vasque Mountain boots
- Wild Country Climbing hardware - made in the Peak District
- Black Diamond Equipment Hardware, packs and trekking poles
- Petzl Charlet Climbing hardware and ice tools
- Grivel Ice climbing equipment and packs
- Bolle Glacier glasses
- Julbo Glacier glasses
- First Choice Expedition Foods High Altitude rations
On-line stores
- Cotswold Outdoor Our main retail partner with outlets nation-wide. 15% discount for Jagged Globe clients (discount code provided upon booking)
- The Outdoor Shop Stoney Stratford, Milton Keynes. Discounts for Jagged Globe clients
- Peglers Excellent independent shops in Arundel, West Sussex. Specialise in High Altitude gear. Discounts for Jagged Globe clients
- Needle Sports Keswick-based independent shop. Sound advice and some good deals
- Rock and Run The UK's longest running on-line gear store with excellent clearance deals
- Cragx.com Indepedent shop based in Sheffield next to Jagged Globe's offices. Decent range of outer wear and ice gear
- Outside Independent shop in Hathersage, Derbyshire. Excellent advice from active climbers.
- Go Outdoors Wide range of clothing and camping equipment, often at excellent prices. Stores nationwide.
- Paul Braithwaites Specialist shop in Oldham, Lancashire. Discounts for Jagged Globe clients