Weather and Conditions

MWIS - This is a great site for detailed mountain weather forecasts and is often the first port of call for many mountain instructors.

Front Point - This is a great website for winter conditions! They often have excellent in depth weather forecasts for the whole of the UK.

Kintail MRT - A really useful web page with a number of conditions pages on that often focuses on the NW of Scotland

Accommodation

West Coast - Roybridge:

Stronlossit Inn - Good hotel in Roybridge with nice bar and free internet access. They are used to climbers and walkers staying and will happily sort you a packed lunch and early breakfast if you ask.

Grey Corrie Lodge Bunkhouse - Attached to the Roybridge Hotel a good bunkhouse for the west coast.

East Coast - Aviemore Area: 

Aviemore Self Catering Houses - These few houses offer excellent quality and location.

Aviemore Bunkhouse - A central bunkhouse in Aviemore, good drying room and close to the Bridge Inn and other shops.

Carrbridge Bunkhouse - This is an excellent little bunkhouse in Carrbridge about 20 mins for the Cairngorms.

Alpine Guides

If you are thinking of some instruction in the European alps then it is best to look for a British Mountain Guide. I have put the asscocciation website below that you can use to search all British Guides and I have also put the details of some guides that I can personally recommend.

Alpine Guides - Run by Al Powell and Rich Cross an excellent company with top level instruction and guiding. They work both winter and summer climbing, mountaineering and skiing. There blog gives a little taste of what they get up to and the conditions in the Alps.

British Mountain Guides - This is the assocciation website and you can use it to search guides for particular jobs.

Equipment and Clothing

Needle Sports - This is an excellent mountaineering and climbing shop based in the Lake District, however they have an excellent online shop and are always happy to answer questions.

General

AMI - This is the web page for the Assocciation of Mountaineering Instructors, the professional body that supports all MIA and MIC holders.