Links

Information on the Andes and South America

• South American Explorers Club   - US Organisation with good book and map catalogue and up to date security info.
• The Mountain Institute   - Lots of mountain links and info on Andean mummies
• Andean Links  - A huge page of links on Andean languages, culture and travel. Almost everything is here!
• Andean Trails - Another small Scottish operator of trekking and jungle trips to Peru, Bolivia and Patagonia
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office UK Government advice on travel safety

Books and Maps 

• The Map Shop  - UK based map shop
• Omnimap - US map retailer
• Cordee  - UK based specialist guidebook and outdoor book distributors
• Alpen Books  - US based specialist guidebook and outdoor book distributors
• ITMB  - US/Canadian map producer

Climbing Magazines

• Rock and Ice  - US Climbing magazine
• Climbing  - Another good US climbing magazine
• High Magazine   - UK Climbing Magazine 
• Desnivel -  A Spanish magazine with a lot of useful articles on the Andes (if you can read Spanish!)

Mountaineering and Trekking Equipment

• Needlesports   - A Keswick based specialist mountaineering shop who can deliver anywhere in the UK.
• Terra Nova   - Solid tents that stand up in anything
• Rab  -  Down jackets and sleeping bags
• Mountain Equipment - Great fleece clothing for mountaineers. Buy a 'hoodie jaikit' and never regret it.
• Aiguille - Great rucksacks
• HB - Manufacturer of rock climbing hardware
• DMM - Another hardware manufacturer - also in Wales

Castle Douglas, Galloway and Scotland

• CastleDouglas.net  Information on the town we live in. A nice place!
• MCofS - Scotlands national mountaineering organisation. Great for information on climbing in Scotland.
• JohnBiggar.com  John Biggar's home pages