John Muir Trust - The John Muir Award is an environmental Award scheme focused on wild places. This could be any where from a mountaintop to a city garden. It encourages the discovery and conservation of wild places, in a spirit of fun, adventure and exploration.

The Award is non-competitive, open to all and is the educational initiative of the John Muir Trust. There are three Levels of the John Muir Award, encouraging a progressive involvement. All levels of the Award are based on meeting the same four challenges of: Discover, Explore, Conserve, Share.

Nomads - For info on off the beaten path climbing & trekking in India, the Middle East & Africa. From their website:
"The prime purpose of nomads is to explore and carry out feasibility studies, development and promotion of environmentally aware adventure tourism in little known areas, usually in desert and / or mountain countries". Great work. Please support them.

Rokpa UK - Rokpa is a worldwide charity founded in 1980 by Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche, a Tibetan doctor and teacher, Lea Wyler and her father Veit Wyler the Swiss lawyer. Its aim is to improve the quality of life of the poorest peoples around the world irrespective of their religion, nationality or cultural background.

The word Rokpa means to help or to serve in Tibetan. Rokpa supports or runs over 120 projects in Tibetan areas of China plus Nepal, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

The majority of these are aimed at giving children from the poorest backgrounds the opportunity of an education and training. Rokpa also funds healthcare and a small number of environmental projects. The preservation and regeneration of Tibet's rich culture and language has always been an important aspect of our work.
Stuart Johnston Mountaineering - From The Cairngorms to The Cuillin our Scottish courses and guided adventures are based on more than a decade in the mountains with hundreds of hill-goers, from the aspiring to the accomplished, we offer the perfect introduction…or the trip of a lifetime. Whether you want to tackle classic rock, enjoy big mountaineering routes and ‘mega’ scrambles, or get to grips with the skills for the Scottish winter or the Alpine summer, we can help.

Tiso - Scotland's number one outdoor clothing and equipment specialist. Whatever your adventure, visit Tiso for all your outdoor activity needs. With winter on the way, you’ll find lots of new outdoor gear and equipment coming into our online shop, and you'll still get great deals in our outdoor clothing and equipment sale. If you're thinking about getting away, why not visit our travel department, full of useful gear such as travel bags and rucscaks or if you're planning to have a trip in a tent, have a look at our camping equipment section. Or maybe you're just looking for a bit of advice? You'll find lots of handy tips and guides in our ask the expert section!