Mountain knowledge
Practical guides for a better hill decision.
Clear explanations for the equipment and weather questions that sit behind a mountain forecast—written for British hills, changeable conditions and real trip planning.
Start with the decision you need to make
Weather is only useful when it changes the plan.
These guides connect forecast language with practical choices. They explain what a number can—and cannot—tell you before you commit to a night on the hill.
Sleeping systemsSleeping bag temperature ratings explained.Understand comfort, limit, fill and damp-weather trade-offs →
Wind and shelterHow to choose and secure a windy mountain pitch.Understand terrain, turbulence, guylines and anchors →
Want to see what sits behind the weather itself?
Explore the observations, research, validation and uncertainty used to turn atmospheric guidance into a forecast for the hill.