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First Aid for Climbers - Discounts for members
Will4Adventure is a provider of Immediate Temporary Care (ITC) first aid courses and we offer a range of excellent hands on first aid courses that will take you from the office to the mountains. Click for discounts for Members
Hypnotherapy for Climbers - Discounts for members
Bearsoles is a friendly service that provides help in the peoples beliefs about themselves (I'll never climb sport 7a or E4) or help in letting go of past anger, sadness, fear, hurt and guilt (accident or loss of climbing friend). Click for discounts for Members
Tryfan getting higher!
Climbers may be interested to know that Tryfan was re-surveyed 24th June 2010 and is now officially 2.44 metres higher than previously thought, at 917.44 metres. There was a ‘risk’ that it would turn out to be below 914 metres [ = 3,000ft] which would reduce the number of Welsh ‘threes’ to thirteen! - click for the full story
Physiotherapy for Climbers - Discounts for members
DTphysiotherapy is a friendly service that specialises in the treatment and rehabilitation of sports injuries, especially climbing, and helps people improve by approaching training scientifically. Click for discounts for Members
Mountaineering Books For Sale!
The American Alpine Club are selling their duplicate library books. Click for more details
Philip Gibson - Drawings, Paintings, Prints
Well known in the climbing world for his illustrations for British guidebooks of mountain crags and outcrops, Phil now presents a new collection of prints of his detailed pen and ink drawings and a new collection from his recent paintings. Members discount available. - click for details.
Mountaineers Urge Re-think on Ramblers Scotland Future
The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) has called on The Rambles to reverse their decision to close the Ramblers Scotland Office and make staff redundant. Click to read full press release
Itching to Climb, book by Barbara James - click for details
From instructing in the Snowdonia hills and climbing 500m Dolomite rock faces, to training infantry soldiers and from exploring, solo, St Kilda, the Falkland Islands and gaining a Private Pilot's Licence to activities with the locals in Tenerife, this is a travel autobiography full of excitement.
DVD/Blu-ray Film - North Face of the Eiger
North Face” is a journey to the death-defying heart of danger and suspense, reliving 48 white- knuckle hours that would go down in history. It is the incredible story behind the first ever attempted scaling of the North Face of the infamous Eiger Mountain.. Click for Members discount
Peter Freeman - Shadows of a Changing Land - click for details
The pictures in this book represent five years of work by the photographer, Peter Freeman. They are unusual in that they depict the mountains and moorlands of England’s two largest National Parks – the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales – from uncommon viewpoints. Click for Members discount
Alain Roberts - With Bare Hands - click for details
Alain Robert, the world famous urban solo climber has just released his autobiography, With Bare Hands: the story of the Human Spider (published by Maverick House Publishers, £16.99). Also known as the French Spiderman .... (discount for members)
The Bar Room Mountaineers - click for details
Almost unique I think to British climbing is a long history of song writing! Over a hundred years literally dozens of ditties have been composed, some are I guess best forgotten, but some are classic such as ....