The best Mountaineering newsletters

Personal reflections from avalanche forecaster Drew Hardesty, mixing mentoring advice for young forecasters with short notes on field life and stories of rescue and risk. Issues are brief, contemplative and often point to a film or piece of writing.

A Welsh writer documents his recovery from a stroke and heart procedure through personal essays, methodology notes and voice-note transcripts about returning to climbing and mountain walking. It blends autoethnography, Daoist-inspired reflections on adaptive practice, and practical detail on medication, fitness and health tracking.

A backcountry ski guiding company's newsletter that reports snowpack and avalanche conditions in southern British Columbia and its Chile ski-touring trips. It also promotes upcoming guided trips, with practical notes on terrain, weather and layers to watch.

Boletín de Travesía Pirenaica sobre las travesías de los Pirineos, especialmente el GR11, el GR10 y la Alta Ruta Pirenaica, con novedades de ruta, proyectos y logística. Las ediciones también promocionan el Club Travesía Pirenaica, una comunidad de pago con guías y tracks.

A personal newsletter from The Rocky Mountaineers blending essays on history, war and human connection with trip reports from hikes and outdoor outings, mostly in Montana and the Rockies. Readers get reflective writing and detailed route and trip accounts from the group's members.

Newsletter from the University of Birmingham Mountaineering and Climbing Club, mixing practical gear buying guides and kit lists with informal trip reports from its members. Readers get advice on choosing climbing equipment and packing for day trips and weekend trips, plus club stories from Scotland and elsewhere.