Skills 10 Ways to Get Better at Map Reading
Everyone, no matter how experienced, will get lost once in a while. Here are a few ways to make that less frequent, from Mountain Leader Will Legon.
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Bothy 10 Tips For a Winter Bothy Night
Is the festive indulgence getting a bit much? Try going back to basics with a winter bothy night, advises John Burns. But wait, there are a few things you need to know first...
Skills Expert Tips for Walking Further and Faster
Big routes put big demands on the walker. What's the key to a successful mega-mission? From training and nutrition to footwear and equipment, we've asked three pros for their advice.
Top Tips Lightweight Walking - Tips for Beginners
Are you looking to shed weight, but unsure where to start? Fiona Russell asks some keen walkers about their simple strategies for going light on the hills.
Birds How to Identify Common Seabirds
Whether it's a coastal walk or a sea cliff adventure, you're bound to encounter seabirds on any day out to the British coast. But can you...
Skills Welsh (Cymraeg) for Hillwalkers
Welsh language permeates the hills of Wales, and an understanding of some basic vocabulary can really enrich any day's walk there....
Top Tips Preparing for Your ML When You Don't Live in the Hills
Living far from the hills is hard enough for most of us; but what if you're preparing for a Mountain...
High Altitude and Acclimatisation Part 1 - An Introduction
In the first of our four-part series on high altitude travel, Jamie Macdonald (high altitude...
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Top Tips Ten Top Tips for Buying Summer Boots
In the market for a new pair of walking boots? This article is aimed primarily at beginners taking their first steps into hillwalking, but even old hands might pick up the odd tip. If you've endured years of ill-fitting boots then it could be time to think again...
Rescue Calling in a Mountain Rescue
Phoning for help in the mountains - we all hope we'll never need to, but if the worst happened would you know what to do? Mountain first aid expert Helen Howe talks us through the process.
Sharpening up your Ice Tools
Most winters we can anticipate the usual spate of questions about sharpening the tips of axes and crampons on the UKC forums. In this article UKC regular Graham Gedge provides a basic guide to some do’s and don’ts on the subject, taking into account previous...
Make A Mountain First Aid Kit
Kath Wills is a member of the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team and a Recue Emergency Care (REC) first aid instructor. She runs Active First Aid in Snowdonia. Here, she advises what to put in a comprehensive general mountain first aid kit for a group of people...
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