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A miscellaneous collection of links that may be of interest. See also the blogroll in the right hand sidebar for links to other blogs.

Blogs & Podcasts
Forums
Organisations
People
Walking & Lightweight – UK
Walking & Lightweight – Continental Europe
Walking & Lightweight – Further Abroad
Routes
Gear
Language(s)
Photography
Other

Blogs & Podcasts (see also Blogroll)

• The Outdoors Station http://www.theoutdoorsstation.co.uk/
• Backpackinglight.com Podcasts http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/podcasts.html
• Sea Kayak Routes http://www.seakayakroutes.com/

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Forums

• Outdoors Magic http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/
• Outdoor Bloggers http://www.outdoorbloggers.com/
• TGO Forum http://forum.tgomagazine.co.uk/
• Outdoorseiten.net http://forum1.outdoorseiten.net/

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Organisations

• The Ramblers Association http://www.ramblers.org.uk/
• Long Distance Walkers Association http://www.ldwa.org.uk/
• The Backpackers Club http://www.backpackersclub.co.uk/
• La Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre http://www.ffrandonnee.fr/
• John Muir Trust http://www.jmt.org/
• The Confraternity of Saint James http://www.csj.org.uk/

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People

• Andrew Skurka (US) – lightweight long-distance walker http://www.andrewskurka.com/
• Francis Tapon (US) – lightweight long-distance walker http://www.francistapon.com/
• Priscilla Telmon (FR) – Photographe, écrivain-voyageur, membre de la Société des explorateurs français http://www.priscillatelmon.com/

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Walking & Lightweight – UK

Backpackinglight.co.uk http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/
Hike lite http://www.hike-lite.co.uk/
Fast & Light http://www.fastandlight.co.uk/
Anthony Dyer’s Mountain Pages http://www.mountainhiking.org.uk/
Scottish Sport – Walking http://www.scottishsport.co.uk/walking/index.htm

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Walking & Lightweight – Continental Europe

• Carnets d’Aventures (FR) http://www.expemag.com/
• Raidlight (FR) http://www.raidlight.com/boutique/int_05rando.cfm
• Bivouak.net (FR) http://www.bivouak.net/
• Randonner-leger.org (FR) http://www.randonner-leger.org/
• Viajar a Pie (ES) http://www.viajarapie.info/
• Trekking Ultraleicht (DE) http://www.trekking-ultraleicht.de/
• Winter Hiking (NL) http://www.winterhiking.nl/
• Fjäderlätt – “mindre packning mer njutning” (SE) http://www.fjaderlatt.se/
• Friluftswebben (SE) http://www.andersj.se/

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Walking & Lightweight – Further abroad

• BackpackingLight.com (US) http://www.backpackinglight.com/
• Ray Jardine’s Adventure Page (US) http://www.rayjardine.com/
• Ryan Jordan’s Backcountry (US) http://www.ryanjordan.com/

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Routes

• The National Trails of England and Wales http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/
• Scottish Long Distance Routes http://www.highland.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/what-to-see/longdistancepaths/
• The Thames Path http://www.thames-path.org.uk/
• European Long Distance Paths http://www.era-ewv-ferp.com/index.php?page_id=29
• Hike the GR5 http://www.grfive.com/
• GR5 Hoek van Holland – Nice (Dutch) http://www.gr5.info/
• Cape Wrath Trail http://www.capewrathtrail.co.uk/
• Chemin de Stevenson GR70 http://www.gr70-stevenson.com/
• The King of Walks – from Elvis to Presley (DEAD LINK?) http://www.kingofwalks.org/
• Via Francigena http://www.viafrancigena.com/

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Gear

• Hilleberg Tents http://www.hilleberg.com/
• Rab http://www.rab.uk.com/
• OMM (formerly Kimmlite) http://www.theomm.com/
• Alpkit http://www.alpkit.com/
• Montane Featherlite Clothing http://www.montane.co.uk/
• Smartwool http://www.smartwool.com/
• Ice Breaker http://www.icebreaker.com/
• Bridgedale Socks http://www.bridgedale.com/
• The North Face http://www.thenorthface.com/eu/
• Pacer Poles http://www.pacerpole.com/
• Snow Peak http://www.snowpeak.com/back/
• Primus http://www.primus.se/
• White Box stove review by www.minibulldesign.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYjn8Urk7YA

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Language(s)

• Institut Français http://www.institut-francais.org.uk/
• Goethe Institut (London) http://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/lon/deindex.htm
• Instituto Cervantes (London) http://londres.cervantes.es/
• Language log http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/

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Photography

• Joe Cornish http://www.joecornish.com/
• David Ward http://www.into-the-light.com/

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Other

• TGO Magazine http://tgomagazine.co.uk/
• The Angry Corrie (TAC), Scotland’s first and finest hillwalking fanzine http://www.bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/tac/
• Stanfords’ Maps and Travel Bookshop http://www.stanfords.co.uk/
• Geograph British Isles http://www.geograph.org.uk/
• Flash Earth http://www.flashearth.com/
• The Cloud Appreciation Society http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org/
• Song of the Paddle http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/
• The Grauniad Free Our Data campaign http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/freeourdata
• Statistical topics in hillwalking http://www.biber.fsnet.co.uk/
• International fuel names http://members.iinet.net.au/~mbuckler/fuel/index.shtml
• The free fall research page http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/ffresearch.html
• Zen backpacking stoves – the home of the alcohol stove http://zenstoves.net/

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