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Snowdonia 
Snowdonia Active Portal to the outdoors in Snowdonia
Snowdonia National Park 
The Snowdonia Society
Origins Dave Newbould local photographer, excellent pictures of Snowdonia
Mountain Art Ginger Cain- Local Artist 
World Mountains Signed and limited edition fine art prints of Snowdonia and elsewhere
Brush strokes Painting holidays in Snowdonia  
Pete's Eat's The famous Llanberis cafe, includes the North Wales new routes book 
Y Bistro The best restraunt in Llanberis
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue  
Llanberis Mountain Rescue
Mountain Picture Library Good selection of Snowdonia mountain pictures 
Snowdon Mountain Railway 
Ffestiniog Railway 
Andy Harbach's Snowdonia site Andy Harbach's personal pages on Snowdonia, lots of useful information and a fun hill quiz
Tony Newbury's web site Information,paintings of the Harlech, llanbedr area+interactive guide to winter walks in Snowdonia 
Conwy Camera club Excellent pictures of Snowdonia and North Wales 
The Attractions of Snowdonia guide to the best of the region's tourist attractions  
Snowdonia Marathon  
Snowdon Race  
Eryri harriers 
Clwb Gorphwysfa  Home of the Welsh 1000 metre race
Magic of Snowdon  the magic of Snowdon - photos, information, Snowdonia & North Wales 
Adrians Snowdonia page Adrian has been with us a couple of times and put the pictures on his site  
S.N.O.G  No not a porn site- The Snowdonia Nights Out Gazette
Llanberis Mountain Film Festival LLAMFF 2004 is promising to be an even better event than in 2002 Snowdonia Riding Stables offers super riding, hacking or trekking in the magnificent scenery between Snowdon and the sea. We are situated in the valley of the river Gwyrfai with miles of traffic-free bridleways giving us safe access through the beautiful countryside as we ride up into the hills of Snowdonia.  
Gwynedd Council Information for visitors to the Snowdonia - Mountains and Coast area.
Snowdonia Guide This site is designed as a guide to the best Snowdonia has to offer the visitor and covers most of its castles, forests, mountains, villages and tourist attractions
Snowdon Cabs
Welsh 3000's Matt Elliot's informative site for anyone wanting to take on the challenge of the Welsh 3000's

 

Walking and Climbing Organisations 
Association of Mountaineering Instructors 
British Mountaineering Council 
Long Distance Walkers Association 
Ramblers Association 
UIAA International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation 
Mountain Leader Training Board  The Mountain Leader Training Board was set up in 1964, in co-operation with the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) and the Central Council for Physical Recreation (CCPR). The aim of the Board is to provide nationally recognised training and assessment schemes for leaders of groups participating in mountain walking and single pitch rock climbing.
United Kingdom Mountain Training Board The UKMTB is the co-ordinating body for all mountain training schemes in the UK, directly responsible for the Mountain Instructor and European Mountain Leader Awards
Mountain Bothies Association 
National Navigation Award Scheme
Youth Hostel Association 

 

 

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Wales 
The Castles of Wales 
Slatesite The History of Slate Quarrying, quarrying techniques, social history
The Kingdoms of Wales 
Cadwalader Family site, good local history section and links page 
Wilderness Wales Excellent photographs of the Welsh mountains 
A Brief history of Wales  Written by Peter N. Williams, comprising 19 chapters and covering the whole sweep of Welsh history, as part of the Britannia Internet Magazine 
Search in Wales  New Wales search engine online July 2000 
Photonet Landscape photography by Colin Palmer including wales and Snowdonia  
Wales Live welsh links and search engine  
Links-URL-Like (Wales)  
Wales Direct An on-line shop offering a wide range of quality classic and contemporary Welsh goods, with everything from hand-crafted jewellery and crafts through to the latest Welsh music and delicious hampers.  
World Wide Wales TV  Created to promote Wales and its rich historical past, colourful and varied culture, and award winning tourist attractions through the extensive use of flash movies  
BBC Wales
Virtual Tours from South Wales Providers of IPIX virtual tours  
Baker-Lite Mike Baker Freelance TV Lighting Director good picture sections on Wales
Window on Wales home of Ipix virtual tours
Walk in Wales Set out to provide well known walks described from the point of view of artists, photographers, birdwatchers and other specialists
KameraKulture A.G.Williams portfolio including welsh section
Lovely Light Images Glyn Reeds magnificent photos specialising in the landscapes of water
Landscape Photography uk Simon Kitchins fantastic photos of Snowdonia and North Wales


 

 Walking and Climbing Clubs 
Clwb Mynydda Bethesda
The Climbers Club 
London Mountaineering Club 
Manchester University hiking club 
CHAmois Mountaineering Club founded in 1964 by members of the Countrywide Holidays Association, as a nationally (UK) based mountaineering club. Although it's membership of over 200 is widely dispersed, most members live in the northern industrial areas around Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds 
Sierra Club(USA)
Tourist Organisations 
British Tourist Authority 
Wales Tourist Board 
Llanberis Project
Betws-y-Coed Tourist Assoc  Where to stay and what to do in Betws-y Coed and district 
Llanberis partnership Llanberis tourist information  
Trefriw tourist assoc
North Wales Tourist Guiding Association

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 Outdoor Sites 
UK Scrambles UK Scrambles has been set up as an online database to list the whole of the UK's scrambling routes
Skyewalk walkers and scramblers guide to the Isle of Skye
North Wales Bouldering
World Outdoor Web 
Climbers.net 
Webcrag climbing news and new route information from around the world.
Ace Races Mountain marathon organiser 
ABC-of-Hiking.com Hiking Tips & Techniques, Hiking Equipment Buying Guides and all information you need to go Hiking
Peak to Peak Directory of outdoor sites, mainly US 
Ton de Maagt  Dutch hiking page, lots of links to european outdoor sites. 
BlueDome Comprehensive UK outdoor activity site run by David Lynch
Compass Companion Supplier of Emergency Action Card, Compass Direction Finder , and Accident Procedure Card also usefull outdoor information and links  
Fellwalker Software for hillwalkers  
Rock Fanatics Rock and ice climbing books and videos  
adrenaline sports directory Outdoor sports directory providing information on jobs, outdoor providers, NGB's, travel, insurance, 2nd hand gear and more  
Mountainwalking.net Information for those walking in UK mountainous regions.Sections on weather, walks, and downloadable route cards
Outdoor Directory
 WasdaleWeb Comprehensve information and 3 web cams for the Wasdale valley
Peak District View A visually stunning resource of panoramic photographs of the Peak District National Park and Derbyshire.
Mountaindays Giles Thurstons site dedicated to mountaineering and rock climbing in the UK
Mountainwalk Information about Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon
Scottish winter conditions  
UK walking & hiking forum
UK Active 
Environment Organisations 
Countrside council for Wales 
Countryside Commission 
National Trust 
Forestry Commission 
Environmental Change Network  The Environmental Change Network (ECN) is a multi-agency organisation, co-ordinated by the Natural Environment Research Council, concerned with the monitoring and interpretation of environmental change. Contains database of Snowdon meterological data and current picture of Snowdon 		Weather 
Met Office Snowdonia report 3 day forecast for snowdonia
Snowdonia Weather Stations Project Current wind speed and temperature on the summit of Snowdon 
Mountain Weather Information Service
Yahoo Snowdonia weather forecast 5day outlook, current european ,outlook, satellite, High+low temperature chart, precipitation 
NevisSport Snowdonia Forecast 3 day forecast of wind speed, direction, temperature, freesing level at summit and base
Llansadwrn (Anglesey) Weather Donald perkins weather site includes -Snowdonia snowline report since 1999, Daily weather diaries  
OnlineWeather Snowdonia mountain forecast, freezing level, 3 day outlook
The Meteorological office 
The BBC weather centre 
Scottish Avalanche information service Good weather links and avalanche information 
Current European Synoptic Chart
9 Day European Synoptic Outlook  
British winter snowfall events 

 
Travel 
British Airways 
National Rail Enquiries 
National Express (bus travel) 
UK Street Map 
 

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Gear 
Cotswold Outdoor  
Field and Trek
Gearzone
Joe Brown Excellently produced local shop web site 
Campman mail order gear from, USA, low delivery costs 
GearPro Mail Order gear USA 
Clywyd Army and Navy
 Climbstyle online rock climbing & mountaineerring equipment store and also contains beginners information and guides
Climbers Shop Ambleside
Junior Pursuits Stock rucksacks, boots, fleeces, base layers, waterproofs specifically designed for kids/teenagers
Go Outdoors
 Singers Outdoors SingersOutdoors online stocks Regatta, Coleman, Wynnster, Gelert, Craghoppers, Sealskinz, Vango, and many well known brands. We specialise in Workwear, camping, tents, rucksacks, and everything for the outdoors, leisure as well as work wear

 
 
 

Outdoor Reference 
The Climbing Dictionary 
Climbing knots Bowline, figure of eight, clove hitch, double fishermans, prussik knots 
International climbing grades 
Boot/Crampon compatibilityGuide Brian Halls grading system for boots and crampons 
Winter footwear Iain Peter's article for the BMC on choosing suitable boots for winter 
About Avalanches 
Clothing systems Article by Rob spencer of Plas y Brenin on what to wear in the mountains 
Navigation & Some Basic Skills General introduction from the BMC 
Climbing rope life Technical advice from the BMC as to when to retire a rope
Belay Devices Technical advice from the BMC
Boot Care 
Boot size and fit 
List of Welsh 2000' peaks From the book by John & Anne Nuttall 
 
Other 
Pico Verde Walking Holidays Walking holidays in the Picos de Europa, spain
Information Britain Where to stay, Where to visit
Snowdonia Classics Home of English Country Style Snowdonia Classics offers a collection of stylish, classical products for the home. Including Foot Stools, Butlers Trays, Lamps, Bedlinen, Potpourri and much more.  
Pendragon Glass situated in Porthmadog Jewellery range consists of 925 Silver, semi-precious stones, Hematite, the famous “Venetian” Murano glass and ethnic style jewellery from all over the world. Not forgetting our range of Incense, Candles, Crystals, Carved boxes, Buddha statues, Nomads and Bill Moase clothing, bags and accessories;
British Companies Search engine of British Companies
Fastcounter Link Exchange 
Ecotourism(USA) 
Adventure Tour Directory 
The Inca Trail Vincent Stevenson's personal account of the Inca Trail 
Walking on Video 
Take a Hike Walking holidays in the philippines 
The Lightbox Photography by Simon Kirwan of mountains, places, travel & music, featuring images of the Nepal Himalaya, Mount Everest, the French Alps, Mont Blanc, the Polish High Tatras, Mallorca, Snowdonia, Southport, Liverpool Albert Dock & Live Bands Shed 7, JJ72, Bellatrix, & the Dandy Warhols 
Foot.com The site includes a question and answer area, a news area and the opportunity to participate in live chats online with advisory board members of Foot.com including podiatrists, orthopedists, pedorthists, professional athletes and more 
travigator.com 
AdventureLink Tours "Custom adventures in British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies." 
Sea kayaking British Columbia sea kayaking tours to British Columbia. Kayak with killer whales.
Menai Sail Training The Pilot Cutter, Chloe May, is ideal for sailing adventures around the Irish Sea and beyond.
Roaming Africa
Andalucian Adventures Unique walking holidays in 10 Natural Park locations across Spain, Italy and England. Wide range of holidays to suit differing fitness levels. Leaders live locally and provide wonderful insights into the region as well as superb walking routes.
Motivating Mates MotivatingMates.com is a great place to buddy up, make new friends, share your interests with others, and try something new, i.e. take up a new activity, learn a language, get fit, share your hobbies, or just enjoy a social event.  Create your photo gallery, write your blog and plan the year ahead with What's On Who's Going calendar of events.
Mobile Rock Climbing Wall Altitude's eye catching mobile rock climbing wall is the premier mobile wall in the Southeast. Altitude Events also offer a full Team Building and Event Management service
 Accommodation
Blaen Cwm Cottage to let in Cwm Penmachno near Betws y Coed
Tal y Waen Cottage to let near Llanberis
Garthyfog Camp site Located at Arthog on the Mawddach estuary  
Milford Associates  Accommodation and Travel UK Hotels, inns, bed and breakfast accommodation in Britain. Self-catering holiday cottages and rental properties. Road maps and car rental information  
Coed Gelert Holiday cottages in Beddgelert
Talacre beach
New Pines
Tanrallt
Brynteg
Caernarfon Bay caravan park Caravan park in Dinas Dinlle Caernarfon
Gwenallt The cottage "Gwenallt" is located in Dolwyddelan and has enticing views of Snowdon and Moel Siabod.
Denbigh House Flat above the Post Office in Llanberis. The flat will be available for holiday letting letting from 31st May 2003, it sleeps six, and will offer a high standard of accommodation.
Cottage West Wales Suitable for 2 adults plus child Almost equidistant between Carmarthen and Cardigan
Plas Coch Llanberis high street Guest House run by Jane and Frank Gibson
Dolgun Uchaf Dolgun Uchaf offers Bed and Breakfast Accommodation, Self Catering Accommodation, Camping & Caravanning Bunk House Accommodation . Lies just on the outskirts of Dolgellau and enjoys year round breathtaking views of Cadair Idris
Ty Capel quality self-catering accommodation for up to 6 people in the small village of Nantgwynant
Glan yr Afon Great B+B plus camping on Offa's Dyke near Oswestry
Geufron holiday cottages self catering accomodation in the foothills of cader Idris which will sleep up to 24 people in 5 cottages
Valley Retreat Holiday Lets for Criccieth and the Conwy Valley

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