CMC Links

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Training and Outings

Sierra Mountaineering International (Kurt Wedberg's Guide Service)
Sierra Mountain Center
Mountain Adventure Seminars (MAS) - Mountaineering guide service out of Bear Valley, CA
American Mountain Guide Association
Ropers Knots Page
California Alpine Guides - offers custom and scheduled ice climbing, mountain climbing, rock climbing and ski ing in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Sierra Rock Climbing School, Inc - World class rock climbing instruction and guiding in Mammoth Lakes.
Joshua Tree Guides - World class rock climbing instruction and guiding in Joshua Tree National Park.
Toughest Day Hikes in the San Gabriel Mountains - CMC member Augie Medina compiled a list of some of his favorite training hikes
Cliffhanger Guides - Custom guided Joshua Tree rock climbing adventures
Mojave Guides - Offering Exceptional Rock Climbing Instruction and Adventures in Joshua Tree National Park.

Planning

395.com - Eastern Sierra Information Web Site
National Parks Reservation Service
TopoZone.com - Topographical Maps
Climber.org Resources (Permit information, ranger contacts, bear box locations, etc.)
California Highway Conditions
BC Camping (Directory of camping sites in British Columbia, Canada)
Aconcagua Expeditions (Mount Aconcagua information, services, climbing and trekking expeditions)
The Outdoor Directory ( A Directory of outdoor activities based in England with an international focus)

Weather and Snow Conditions

California Eastern Sierra Avalanche Bulletin (not always updated on a timely basis; check the date)
The Weather Channel
Accu Weather
Weather Underground
Goes Satellite Imagery
California Snow Survey(Clickable map of snow conditions)
10-Day Outlook (Computer Modelling)
NOAA California Weather Page
NOAA San Joaquin Valley (Kern county and the Sierra Nevada from Yosemite National Park south)
NOAA Sacramento (Northern Sierra Nevada and Northern California
NOAA Las Vegas (Death Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, CA High Deserts, and Southern Nevada)

Equipment & Gear

Backcountry.com
REI
MEC(no longer sells climbing gear to U.S.)
Mountain Gear
Mountain Tools
Wilson's Eastside Sports
Mountain Woman Gear
Metolius
Yates
Fish (Don't miss the "Tech Weenie Page")
Trango
ABC-of-Mountaineering.com (Mountaineering & Mountain Climbing Portal, Gear Guides, Shop, Techniques, the Seven Summits and more)
Oregon Mountain Community
ColoradoCrackGear.com

News

Mountain Zone
Rock and Ice Magazine
Climbing Magazine

Mountaineering Books

Les Alpes Livres
Mountaineering Books.org
Augie's Corner - a list and review of many popular and some not so popular books on mountaineering

General Information

Friends of Joshua Tree
Climber.org
Thousand Peaks! (The home page of Pete Yamagata. California and Nevada mountaineering information)
Tuan's Yosemite Page
National Parks Service National Web Site
US Forest Service - Southwest Region (All California National Forests)
Bureau of Land Management (All California sites)
Mount Rainier National Park
Backpacker Magazine
John Mittendorf's Big Wall Climbing Page
Trad Girl - Climbing resources and trip reports
Karl Lew's Climerware
Mountain Light Gallery
Article: What's Wrong with Traditional Avalanche Courses
Mtnguide.org (Interactive yellow pages of adventure travel outfitters and guiding services)

Mount Everest, The British Story

 

Clubs

Loma Prieta Peak Climbing Section
Sierra Peaks Section
Southern California Mountaineers' Association
Los Alpinistas (San Diego)
American Alpine Club
The Access Fund

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Last updated: October 26, 2016