Links to Climbing and Trekking related websites

For more information about Community Action Treks’ sister charity Community Action Nepal
For information about your destination country, up-to-date visa information and advice see the following websites:
Nepal
India
Bhutan
Morocco
Kenya
Tanzania
Peru
UK Passport information
Insurance : Please tell Campbell Irvine that you are trekking with CAT
Insurance for older people
or:
Insurance for those living overseas: Austrian Alpine Club
Up to date advice on travel from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Travel health information
Keep up to date on currency exchange rates
Guide books to all our destinations: In particular, Lonely Planets – see page 71 of the Lonely Planet guide to Nepal where CAT gets a citation for its responsible tourism policy.
TGO magazine – for the independent hillwalker and backpacker.
Equipment and clothing: When you book your trek with us we will send you a code to enable you to receive a discount when shopping at Cotswold Outdoors..
Tiso - Scotland's number one outdoor clothing and equipment specialist. Whatever your adventure, visit Tiso for all your outdoor activity needs.
Ensuring sustainable tourism Climate care: offset your carbon emissions generated through flying
Train travel: use an environmentally friendly method of getting to your UK airport. Tickets can be booked up to 12 weeks in advance to take advantage of the best prices.
Sustainable travel: CAT is a member of the organisation that promotes responsible travel and ecotourism, supporting sustainable development, and helping travellers and travel providers protect the cultures and environments they visit.
Tourism Concern: CAT is acknowledged by Tourism concern as a company with ethical policies on porters
Porter protection: The International Porter Protection Group (IPPG) works to improve the conditions of mountain porters in the tourism industry worldwide.
Porter shelters: Doug Scott and Ian Wall have been heavily involved, through CAN, in the joint initiative with IPPG, in the building of 3 porter shelters in the Khumbu – Machermo and Gorak Shep are fully functioning with the newest shelter at Gokyo currently under construction.
Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP) KEEP is a registered non-profit, non-governmental organisation. Its mission is to ensure the future ecological and cultural prosperity of Nepal and its people by maximising the benefits and reducing the negative impacts associated with tourism. CAT is a lifetime member of KEEP. On March 29, 2010, KEEP celebrated the contribution made by Doug Scott, CBE, director of Community Action Treks, one of the keen supporters and life members of KEEP, in appreciation for his remarkable effort and contribution to the establishment of the Kathmandu Environmental Education Project in 1992 and Porters’ Clothing Bank in 2009. His support was instrumental in the expansion and overwhelming success in fulfilling the organization's mission. The certificate of appreciation was conferred to honour and recognize his devotion, guidance and assistance bestowed to KEEP.
KEEP Porters’ Clothing Bank (Nepal) The new KEEP porters’ clothing bank in Kathmandu is now open and providing equipment to porters. DB Gurung and Ian Wall put this together in a remarkably short time. The store manager is ex-porter Kul Bahadur who lost his forefeet to frostbite, and the majority of the clothes are made in Nepal and purchased by donated money.