Online Resources
Explore trusted external resources for mountain skills, navigation, weather, safety and winter conditions. For details on what to bring, please refer to our dedicated equipment list.
Equipment & Kit List
View Mountain Wild Camping Equipment List
The full equipment list is available to view online, and can also be downloaded as a PDF from the dedicated equipment list page. The resources below link to trusted external websites for learning, planning and safety information.
External Resources
Below is a list of authoritative websites that will help support course learning and preparation:
Handbooks & Core Learning
- Hill and Mountain Skills handbook – Mountain Training books & resources
Mountain Weather & Safety Information
- Mountain safety information – Met Office Mountain Safety
- Mountain specific weather forecasts – Met Office Mountain Forecasts
- Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS) – MWIS
- Lake District Fell Top Assessors (Helvellyn condition reports) – Weatherline / Fell Top Assessors
Avalanche Awareness (Winter)
- Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) – Daily avalanche forecasts & reports
- Be Avalanche Aware – Be Avalanche Aware planning tools
- Be Avalanche Aware App – SAIS Mobile App info
Video Learning & Skills
- BMC TV on YouTube – TeamBMC Playlists
- Ordnance Survey YouTube – Ordnance Survey videos
- OS Maps “How-to” videos – OS Maps video guides
Map Reading & Navigation Tips
- Map reading guides (OS GetOutside) – Beginner map reading guides
- Map reading PDF (Ordnance Survey) – Download the OS map reading PDF
Online Sites & Apps Used by Peak Adventures Staff
Tools used for navigation, route planning and mountain conditions:
Mapping & Route Planning
- OS Maps – osmaps.com
- Ordnance Survey – ordnancesurvey.co.uk
- Memory-Map – memory-map.com
- Avenza Maps – avenza.com/avenza-maps
- HARVEY Maps – harveymaps.co.uk
Weather & Conditions
- Met Office Mountain Forecasts – weather.metoffice.gov.uk
- MWIS – mwis.org.uk
- Mountain Weather UK – mountainweather.uk
- SAIS Avalanche Forecasts – sais.gov.uk
Grid References & “Where am I?” Tools
- GridPoint GB – gridpointgb.uk