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Directory of Related Links |
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To contact us: |
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Chairman: Neil Anderson - Email: Click here Secretary: Brian Mitchell - Email: Click here Webmaster: Dennis Cowan - Email: Click here Newsletter: Richard Christie - Email: Click here |
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Mountaineering Council of Scotland The Cioch Mountaineering Club is affiliated to the MCofS. Use this link to obtain details of this organisation. |
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Useful sites for obtaining more information on walking and stalking in Scotland including Hillphones. |
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Use this link to find the location of the Lyne Tavern on the corner of Moodie St and Nethertown Broad St, where we meet every Thursday. |
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** Outdoor Gear ** *** Tracklogs *** ***GPSW***
Use these links to find all sorts of equipment bargains—if you’re lucky! ** This site is particularly good for GPS—less than £120 inc postage. *** These are THE sites for GPS and digital mapping. When last checked, Geko was available for less than £70. |
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Mountain Weather Information (this site is reported as being consistently the most accurate.) Use these links for obtaining information on the weather. |
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Servicing and repair of bikes in the Dunfermline area. Craig comes highly recommended. He knows his stuff and is very friendly and appreciates his customers. We recommend giving him a try for any road or mountain bike bits or repairs |
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Use this link for excellent advice from Ken about Alpine routes, including descriptions, maps and photographs. Choose his Alpine Adventures and Advice page. |
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There is no better outdoor site than this one. An excellent site for all aspects of walking in Scotland, including suggested routes, club details, equipment reports, hill humour and links to avalanche forecasting and much more. |
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The Cioch upholds the aims of this organisation. |
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Dunfermline and West Fife Sports Council The Cioch Mountaineering Club is affiliated to this organisation. |
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There is no better site than this for reviews for digital cameras. Forget about ever buying a camera magazine again—these are real reviews by people who have bought and used the cameras. |
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Ernest Press Mountaineering Books The Ernest Press are publishers of Mountaineering/Outdoor related literature and cover a wide spectrum of interest from biography/autobiography, mountain guides, mountain philosophy and humour. |
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This bookshop specialises in second-hand, rare and interesting mountaineering and Scottish topography books. |
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This site allows those who use, maintain or own bothies in the North East of Scotland to communicate with each other. |
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Without doubt, this is the best site for information about all the Munros. There is information on every single Munro including maps, routes, current local weather forecasts and hazards to look out for. |
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Another site with excellent descriptions of Munro routes as well as a host of other items, such as lists of all the Munroists. |
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Holiday House in the Spanish Mountains This is a superb spot in Andelucia, in the mountains and also near to Malaga. Ideal for hill-walking. Discount of 10% for members. |
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This site has a database of all mountains in the UK and includes routes, gear and weather. |
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Self Catering Apartment in SE of France Newly refurbished apartment in 200 year old farmhouse. Good for walking, rock climbing and other outdoor activities. Nearest airport is Nice. |
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Guided Walking Holidays and Treks Use the following links for info on guided walking. |
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WEB SITE OF THE MONTH
If you have wondered what Dennis gets up to when he’s not on the hills, this is your chance to find out. |
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The one stop shop for all your adventure travel needs. Here you'll find an interactive yellow pages of adventure travel outfitters and guiding services. From indoor climbing gyms and outdoor instructional to alpine expeditions and guided treks. They've got it all. |
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PREVIOUS WEBSITES OF THE MONTH |
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MEMBERS WEBSITES
Richard’s jazz quartet. Scottish Landscape Artist. Dennis’s sundial website. |
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Self Catering Apartment near Chamonix Modern apartment in Morillon 30 minutes drive from Chamonix. Good for winter and also summer walking. |
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Blog site for those interested in hillwalking and hiking. Also, you can create your own events and manage invitations, plus form your own spontaneous online clubs/groups. |
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Your guide to walks in the Scottish Highlands.
You can have your own personal Munro (or Corbett or Graham) map to record your completions. |
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The Cioch is affiliated to this organisation. |
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AFFILIATIONS etc |
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ROUTES & THINGS |
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STALKING |
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WHERE WE ARE |
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A public interest site focussed on rock climbing. cycling and hiking. |
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Mount Everest - the British Story For all information concerning the British on Mount Everest, this site provides the answers to many questions. From their first expedition to those of today, you will find a comprehensive history, list of summiteers, amazing facts, a gallery and much more. |
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SPORTS INJURIES |
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They offer on line physio advice to enable people to self manage their injury with expert physio guidance. As well as offering personalised rehab programmes they have lots of free advice on site. At the moment articles that would be of interest include hiking with trekking poles, how to deal with ticks, choosing the right rucksack and healing an injury with ice. New articles are added regularly. |
