Useful links
Find some useful links about all things climbing.
BMC
The BMC (British Mountaineering Council) is the representative body that exists to protect the freedoms and promote the interests of climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers, including ski-mountaineers.
climbfind
Looking for climbing friends?
Climbfind helps you meet climbers at your local indoor climbing centre, find places to climb outdoors and share your passion for rock climbing.
escape2
The place to get all your outdoor gear, for clubs, groups or individuals. If you use Pinnacle Challenge you will also receive 10% discount on products from escape2. A great website, packed with information and a separate online store.
ukclimbing
UKClimbing.com is the World’s most popular climbing and mountaineering web site. Providing information and forums for climbers around the world.
day out with the kids
Day Out With The Kids is the best resource to find things to do with the little ones when you have a spare bit of time, are visiting somewhere new, or just need to keep them occupied during the school holidays. You will obviously find The Pinnacle Listed on there as well.
mountaineering club MK
Members main interests include trad and sport climbing (all grades up to E5), bouldering, alpine walking and climbing, ice climbing, winter mountaineering, via ferratas, and scrambling. Whatever your standard you are likely to find someone who matches it. Members are most often found climbing at The Pinnacle on Tuesdays but also during the rest of the week too.
Wellingborough mountaineering
The WMC is a friendly group of 50+ men and women who enjoy all aspects of the outdoor life with regular events throughout the year. Members interests cover rock climbing, mountaineering, fell running, scrambling, walking, mountain biking and in the winter, if we can find some, ice climbing. Members can often be found at the Pinnacle Climbing Centre on a Wednesday evening and throughout the rest of the week.
indoor climbing
Find climbing walls around the world for when you are on your travels, get advice on how to train and how to build your own climbing wall!
met office
The Met Office provides a range of information under the Public Weather Service ( PWS ), which is funded by the UK Government.
saraid
A superb charity that does exactly what it says on the tin (and a bit more), please visit their website to see what they do and make a donation.
tough tags
You pay a lot of money for your kit and don’t want to lose it. Toughtags are a great way of identifying your gear. Personalised tags make it far more likely that an honest soul will contact you to return your stuff if you happen to leave it abandoned somewhere and they enable you to quickly and easily identify your kit from your mate’s.