Six months of dry weather, the driest since 1929, are starting to have a dramatic effect on the scenery around Britain. Wild fire warnings are going out as uplands become tinder dry, and water levels in the reservoirs of the Lake District are dropping fast.
BMC respond to possible Roaches sale Following the news last week that Peak District National Park Authority is considering the sale of the Roaches Estate, the British Mountaineering Council has issued a response
North Wales rescue teams set to match record callout levels New figures from Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue show that callouts are set to match, or even exceed, last year's record levels.
Farmers warn of increase in ticks as sheep stocks decline Scotland's farmers are warning of increased levels of harmful ticks as the decline in the sheep industry bites.
7 years in technology - a retrospective on the rise of mobile mapping
It was only 7 years ago I was sat outside the Wasdale Head, trying to justify to the Editor of a popular website that the future of mapping and navigation was about to make a monumental shift.
The Jetboil Helios is marketed as "The easiest to use, most efficient, high capacity system available for outdoor cooking". Jetboil's FluxRing® heat exchanger makes the system more efficient and faster than standard canister stoves and comes built in to compatible pans
Rab Ridge Raider - Tested and Reviewed
Ideal for the fast moving hill walker wanting a late pitch and early start, the Rab Ridge Raider combines the best protective features of traditional bivvies with the luxury of extra headroom for more prolonged use and additional storage space in the porch. At nearly a kilo its more suited to planned use than as an emergency shelter with a permanent place in the pack, but for high level overnight stops where there's restricted pitch space there's nothing better.
It would be great if you could just put up a tent wherever you like for the night, but not surprisingly there's rules, regulations and laws on when and where you can camp.
The British talk about weather so much because it's always changing and throwing in the unpredictable, and there's nowhere it matters more than the great outdoors. If we're planning a trip we tend to rely on the Mountain Weather Information Service and Metcheck's mountain Forecasts for up to the minute forecasts. In winter the Scottish Avalanche Information Service is an essential stop if you're heading for the Cairngorms or Lochaber, whilst the Midge Forecast is almost as necessary for summer visits.
I assume (based on general ignorance and forgetfulness) that high and low tides are generally steady in their respective levels and that their absolute
That and sorting the right hand margin are top of the list now I've got facebook feed and the Facebook page sorted. It's changed a bit over the last month
If you look really closely you can see the horizontal lines on the left hand side (as you look at it/rt side if you were wearing it) 1/2 " below the pocket
Arrived with Matt Friday evening and had the place to ourselves. Matt's first time in a club hut so an introduction to triple mattress bunks, calor gas
TrailZilla has announced the service is now live
Memory Map launch free route planning and sharing site
Dave Mycroft on 23-07-10