OXFORD UNIVERSITY MOUNTAINEERING CLUB
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LINKS PAGE
Below is a collection of links to external websites, out there on the world wide web. If you think anything is missing, please contact the webmaster.MEMBERS' PAGES
- Steve Broadbent
- Resources for Iffley, Skye, Morocco, and more... Also:
- Climb Tafraoute
- Steve's page dedicated to the Morccan Anti-Atlas
- Adrian Baugh
- Adrian's web log and photo gallery.
- Rob King
- Rob's Expeditions page
- Oxford Alpine Club
- Oxford Alpine Club publications
- OAC and OUMC Photoboard
- A page where members can register then share and collaborate on photo albums for climbing trips
OUTDOOR RETAILERS—ON-LINE
- Needlesports
- Good for climbing equipment and useful advice section too; free postage.
- Outside
- Another competitively priced site with free postage.
- Rock & Run
- Usually has some good deals.
- Up and Under
- "Outdoor gear online" ...some great bargins to be had here.
- The Outdoor Shop
- Free postage over £50 and 20% BMC discount if you spend a lot.
Also see:
OUTDOOR RETAILERS—WITHIN OXFORD
- GO Outdoors
- The only shop in Oxford selling climbing equipment, including harnesses and shoes.
- The Brookes Sports Shop
- The small shop in the foyer of the Brookes Sports Centre sells chalk balls and one model of shoe.
- Blacks
- A large outdoor clothing and camping equipment shop, opposite the town hall.
- Millets
- A slightly smaller outlet just around the corner.
- Outdoor Traders
- Actually just outside Oxford in Abingdon, but only a 30 minute bus ride away (services X3 & X13 or X4), this shop is worth mentioning as it provides a better selection of gear and better advice than anything in Oxford itself.
CLIMBING LINKS
- British Mountaineering Council
- Website of the BMC, with latest climbing news as well as BMC membership details, and useful insurance information.
- RockFax Online
- Home of RockFax guides!
- UKC: UKClimbing.com
- General info and latest news on British rock climbing. The forums are a great place to find an answer to any climbing related question ...or aimlessly waste time!
- Conville Courses
- The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust (JCMT) Alpine Mountaineering courses are subsidised 3-day Alpine courses in Chamonix.
- bleau.info
- Info and videos of crazy hard problems at Europe's home of bouldering.
- Planet Fear
- Adrian Berry's website, loads of climbing related stuff, including some great training advice.
- PsychoVertical.com
- Andy Kirkpatrick giving his views, gear reviews and general comments gleamed from his extensive experience of suffering outdoors at high altitude. See also his blog.
- Dave MacLeod
- Dave Macleod's personal pages have become a substantial website of advice and inspiration.
- Hotpud
- A fabulous resource of most of Britain's climbs (a bit thin in Scotland). Search for just about anything.
SAFETY AND ADMINISTRATION
- On The Edge; Not Over It
- "Base camp for mountain safety"—a website created to provide mountaining help and inspiration.
- BMC—"Climbing Outside"
- A useful downloadable booklet giving an introduction to climbing outside.
- BMC—Equipment Advice
- An up-to-date resource containing the latest guidelines on safe equipment use.
- Metolius—Campus Boards
- Guidence on safe use of campus boards.
- Oxford University Sports Federation Information
- Forms and information for the Club from the Sports Federation.
- Oxford University Clubs' Committee
- Information, contacts and documents for the Club from the University Offices.
OTHER CLUBS
- OU Walking Club
- Sometimes, you don't want it all to be quite so steep...
- List of UK university climbing & walking clubs
- Maintained by Lancaster University Hiking Club.
