Links to related sites. If you have a suggestion for a link which might be added to this page please contact us.
Holiday operators
- 7summits.com
Website of mountaineer, guide and author Harry Kikstra, who also organises expeditions for those wanting to climb the seven summits - Absolute Escapes Ltd
Offers holidays for walkers including Great Glen, West Highland, Rob Roy and Speyside Ways - C-N-Do Scotland
Offers walking holidays and courses in various locations in the Highlands and Islands, including Great Glen, Rob Roy and West Highland Ways - Contours Walking Holidays
Self-guided walking holidays along the West Highland Way, Great Glen
Way, Rob Roy Way, Cateran Trail and many other trails in Britain and
Ireland. - Macs Adventure
Organises walking holidays on the Great Glen, Rob Roy and West Highland Ways for the young at heart. - Transcotland
Established in 1984, this operator specialises in self-guided walking holidays including the Great Glen, West Highland and Rob Roy Ways
Miscellaneous links
- High altitude medicine
A comprehensive and well-maintained site devoted to altitude medicine with links to up-to-date medical studies - Independent Publishers Guild
The independent professional association for publishers, of which Rucksack Readers is pleased to be a member. - Information Commissioner
Prime source of information about data protection, freedom of information, the duties of data controllers and the rights of data subjects - MASTA (Medical Advisory Services to Travellers Abroad)
MASTA offers a comprehensive resource of health advice for travellers, including on vaccinations - Scottish Outdoor Access Code
This is the practical A-Z guide for recreation users that explains your rights and responsibilities under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code (established by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003). - Travel Doctor
Helpful source of medical information and advice for travellers, maintained by a well-travelled doctor and pharmacist, written in non-technical language; offers interactive service for individuals and groups - TravelTurtle
Health advice and information for travellers, from the Press Association - Walking Britain
Comprehensive and actively maintained website of interest to all those who walk in Britain
Outdoors in Scotland
- Ramblers Scotland
Scottish section of the Ramblers Association and the representative body for walkers in Scotland, with comprehensive website and rich links - Undiscovered Scotland
Comprehensive site for travellers in Scotland, with links to local/community information, webcams, bookshop and much more - Walking Wild
Section of the official Visitscotland (tourist board) website designed for walkers, with walks database, e-newsletter and competitions - Walk Scotland
Independent advice and information, updated often and easy to use - Albawest
Useful general information about the West Highland Way - Arran Adventure Co
Company that provides outdoor activities (individual and groups) on the Isle of Arran - Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust
Website of the Trust that manages and maintains the Cateran Trail and many other Perthshire projects - Scottish Holidays
Useful website with major section on walks with links to accommodation and background information - Travel-Lite
Company that has long record of providing baggage-carrying service for West Highland Way walkers - YesScotland
Independent, visitor-oriented website established in 2005, with extensive information on things to do and places to stay
Distributors
- BookSource
Distributes Rucksack Readers throughout the UK, tel (+44)/0 8702 402182 - Interlink Publishing
Distributes Rucksack Readers exclusively in USA and Canada, call toll-free 1-800-238-LINK - Compass Ireland Independent Book Sales
Distributes Rucksack Readers in Ireland, especially the Dingle, Kerry and Wicklow Ways, tel 00353 45 889 314 - Craenen BVBA
Distributes Rucksack Readers in Netherlands, Belgium and the rest of Europe, tel 00 32 16 23 90 90 - Libreria SBS
Distributes "The Inca Trail" in Peru, tel 084-248106
The creative team
- Champion Internet
Dan Champion is Rucksack Readers' website designer; its content is updated frequently, thanks to his powerful database-driven design - Footprint maps
Stirling Surveys created mapping for our 2nd ed Speyside Way and publish the Footprint series of large-scale, waterproof maps that we recommend - The Linx
Susan Tait created maps for many of our books - WorkHorse
Ian Clydesdale of WorkHorse is the graphic designer for Rucksack Readers - the books, the brand and the page layouts
