LINKS
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Author Links and Further Information
Walks and Scrambles in Norway
The book contains an extensive list of useful links in one of the Appendices. The following is a brief list of links to contributing authors and guest authors:
Anthony Dyer
Anthony Dyer's website contains a mine of useful information about Scotland and Norway.
www.mountainhiking.org.uk
Oyvind Heen
The fjords.com website is a great portal for information about Norway's western fjord district.
www.fjords.com
Arnt Flatmo
Arnt's website is excellent for route descriptions of mountains in Hordaland.
www.westcoastpeaks.com
Tony Howard
Tony Howard and Di Taylor run n.o.m.a.d.s travel. For info on desert climbing and trekking as well as some useful info on Norway see www.nomadstravel.co.uk
Mondo Enduro / Terra Circa
Mondo Enduro Website
Mondo Enduro now has it's own dedicated website run by Austin Vince. See:
www.MondoEnduro.com
Russia Off-Road Adventures
Inspired by Mondo Enduro or Terra Circa to have a go at offroad motorycling in Siberia? Now you can! See
http://www.russia-offroad.com/
Authors of Other Books
Gunther Pluschow
For more information about the German Aviator, and WW1 Escaper Gunther Pluschow:
www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/pluschow.htm
www.pluschow.iofm.net/
The following is an excellent website about WW1 aviation and has a lively forum discussion section about Pluschow:
www.theaerodrome.com
The following gives some more information about the German colony of Tsingtao:
www.sacktrick.com
Cecil Slingsby
Slingsby's "Norway the Northern Playground" has an art exhibition dedicated to it! For more information see www.rowanhuntley.co.uk
Troll Wall pioneer Tony Howard wrote the introduction to "Norway the Northern Playground" see n.o.m.a.d.s
Going to Norway? See the DNT website:
www.turistforeningen.no
Norman Collie
We launched Norman Collie's book at the Dundee Mountain Film Festival in 2003. The festival takes place every year. For more information click here:
Dundee Mountain Film Festival
Robert Carey
"The Stirring World of Robert Carey" (written in 1625!) is the oldest book in RippingYarns.com's collection. For more information about the English-Scottish border and the turbulent times in which Carey lived, the following websites are recommended:
The Borderers
www.sorbie.net/border_reivers.htm
www.reivers.com
www.borderreivers.co.uk
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Paperback Publishing
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Libra Typing Services
Book Distribution
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E-book Distribution
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Book Mailing Boxes
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www.care4books.com
Mountaineering Links
The following websites are not specifically related to any of the authors and may be of interest:
The Alpine Club
The Climbers Club
Dundee Mountain Film Festival
Festival of Mountaineering Literature
West Coast Mountain Guides
Escape Book Links
The following websites are not specifically related to any of the authors and may be of interest:
The Colditz website
Classic Literature Book Links
The following websites are not specifically related to any of the authors and may be of interest:
www.classicbookclub.co.uk
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