Introduction Understanding mountain weather forecasts is a vital part of planning a day out in the mountains, especially in winter. Over the next three months I’ll explain how I go…

Introduction This winter I was unexpectedly involved in a mountain incident. As a result, I had to send a 999 text message to call Mountain Rescue. I’d never used 999…

Introduction This month’s tip should help you understand wind speed in the mountains. Of all the weather phenomena (temperature, precipitation as rain or snow, etc), wind has the greatest influence…

Introduction This month’s tip is all about how to keep kit dry with drybags. First I’ll look at a couple of ways that many people use but which have huge…

Introduction For those who are not familiar with it, this article will introduce you to and help you understand the Lapse Rate. Of course, this is in the context of…

Introduction This article is all about how to plan a mountain walk or climb. On the one hand we almost certainly want it to be enjoyable, but also challenging leaving…