LMC  Leeds Mountaineering Club. Based each Tuesday at the Palace Pub by Leeds Bus Station

BMC British Mountaineering Council. Offices in Manchester

MEF Mount Everest Foundation

FRCC  Fell and Rock Climbing Club. one of the premier national climbing clubs of Great Britain

TMBA   The Mountain Bothies Association  charity which looks after about 100 shelters in some of the remoter parts of the

SMA   Scottish Mountain Archive  A treasure trove of Mountaineering links  http://come.to/sma

The Ramblers  Securing Public Access, developing paths and way signs, Protecting the Countryside