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Snowdonia 
Snowdonia National Park 
Snowdon Countryside Council for Wales pages - Snowdon's flora and forna, geology, Snowdon in 3D 
Mountain Art Ginger Cain- Local Artist 
Pete's Eat's The famous Llanberis cafe, includes the North Wales new routes book 
Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue  
Mountain Picture Library Good selection of Snowdonia mountain pictures 
Snowdon Mountain Railway 
Ffestiniog Railway 
Camping and Tramping David Hanneys personal pages on walking in Snowdonia 
Snowdonia hillwalking page Julian Clegg's personal pages on walking in Snowdonia, pictures and route descriptions 
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 
Phil Endecott's Hiking Guide Excellent pictures of Snowdonia ,usefull links and information 
 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 
Mountain Bothies Association 

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Wales 
The Castles of Wales 
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 
 		 Walking and Climbing Clubs 
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 
German Alpine Association 
Sierra Club(USA)
Tourist Organisations 
British Tourist Authority 
Wales Tourist Board 
Betws-y-Coed Tourist Association  Where to stay and what to do in Betws-y Coed and district 
 

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 Outdoor Sites 
World Outdoor Web 
Mountaineering Net  
Climbers.net 
Ace Races Mountain marathon organiser 
Hiking and Walking (USA) 
Peak to Peak Directory of outdoor sites, mainly US 
Ton de Maagt  Dutch hiking page, lots of links to european outdoor sites. 
 
Environment Organisations 
Countrside council for Wales 
Countryside Commission 
National Trust 
Forestry Commission		 Weather 
Snowdonia Weather Stations Project Current wind speed and temperature on the summit of Snowdon 
Yahoo Snowdonia weather forecast 5day outlook, current european ,outlook, satellite, High+low temperature chart, precipitation 
UK Weather Current european satellite image, 10 day synoptic forecast 
The Meteorological office 
The BBC weather centre 
Scottish Avalanche information service Good weather links and avalanche information 
 
 
Travel 
British Airways 
Railtrack Train Travel Information 
National Express (bus travel) 
UK Street Map 
 
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Gear 
Campman mail order gear from, USA, low delivery costs 
GearPro Mail Order gear USA 
 
 
 

 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 
Winter mountaineering General introduction and basic do's and dont's from the BMC 
About Avalanches 
How to choose a climbing harness 
How to choose camping food 
How to choose a camping stove 
How to choose a tent 
Boot Care 
Boot size and fit 
List of Welsh 2000' peaks From the book by John & Anne Nuttall 
 
Other 
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.  
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 		  

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