about offwidth.net

The idea

Climbers and mountaineers are not currently well-served by websites. There is plenty of information out there if you can find it, but it is rather fragmented. At offwidth.net, I intend to bring together these resources to provide a genuinely useful site.

All users are more than welcome to send in corrections, additions and suggestions - in fact I hope that contributions from readers will form the backbone of the site content.

The reality

Currently, there is not a huge amount of material on offwidth:

• Directory of UK climbing clubs
• Directory of UK climbers' huts
• Guide to caffs and chippies on the road and in the hills
• Classic climbing literature

Due to arrive soon are:

• Directory of climbing walls
• Online dictionary of climbers' jargon
• Climbers' knots and how to tie them
• Campsite listings

In time, I hope to develop a database of UK rock climbs - the information is a classic database application and if well-realised will be an invaluable tool. Readers will be able to generate their own customised 'guide books' and will be able to search on almost any parameter from height or rock type to grade or even first ascesionist.

If you have an idea for this site, have a comment or want to help out, please write to me.

Jeremy Thomson, July 2001