Welcome to Mountaindays.net
This site is all about rock climbing, mountaineering, hill walking & mountain biking in the UK and beyond. Hopefully you will find something of use. The best approach is to dive straight in, browse around and see what you can find. If you'd like a few more pointers then some of the site highlights are listed below.
regards
Giles Thurston
Upcoming articles & new features
Since the launch of the new look site earlier this month, we have been burning the midnight oil trying to make Mountaindays even better!
You can now add comments to articles, use google search to find what you’re looking for and submit your own articles for publication. Over the coming months we are planning a series of articles about the fundamentals of navigation and we have more mountain bike specific reviews and articles in the pipeline.
Gallery Highlights
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Ice Climbing on Scafell -
Don't Worry I've Got You!
Latest Articles
Mountain Navigation Series
We’re starting a series of articles about the art of mountain navigation written by Giles Thurston, a qualified International Mountain Leader.
Through this series we will provide an introduction to navigating in a mountain environment including the use of the map, estimating distance travelled, using a compass and GPS devices
Read 'Mountain Navigation Series' in full
Other Recent Articles
Latest Reviews
Thin White Line by Andy Cave
Thin White Line is the sequel to Learning to Breath, Andy Cave’s bestselling debut book which was joint winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize in 2005 and winner of the Adventure Travel Award at the Banff International Festival.
During this book we travel from the Peak District to the Himalayas, from Norway to Patagonia and from the European Alps to Alaska, in the company of many of today’s leading mountaineers and climbers. Andy reveals the personal challenges he had to overcome to return to extreme climbing, following the death of his climbing partner Brendan.
Read 'Thin White Line by Andy Cave' review in full
Other Recent Reviews
Mountains & Routes
UK Mountain Database
The mountain database contains details of all 3000 peaks in UK over 150m. You can browse by area or all the major ticklists including Munros and Wainwrights.
Example peak:
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Route Database
The route database contains details of walks, scrambles, rock climbs, mountaineering routes, ice climbs and alpine routes added by our visitors. Why not log your own routes and share them with others?
Downloads
Why not try one of our desktop wallpapers or Microsoft Windows screensavers from the downloads section?