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October 17, 2007: |
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Personal
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Alf ALDERSON
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| Professional title |
Freelance travel and adventure sports writer and photographer
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| Address |
1 High Street
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| Town |
St. David’s
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| County/State |
Pembrokeshire, Wales
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| Country |
United Kingdom
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| Post/zip code |
SA62 6UD
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| Phone (daytime) |
07977 057993
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| Phone (evening) |
07977 057993
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| Mobile |
07977 057993
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| Email 1 |
alfie@alfalderson.co.uk
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| Website 1 |
www.alfalderson.co.uk
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Freelance travel and adventure sports writer and photographer writing regularly for national newspapers and magazines in the UK and abroad.
Surfing - author of the award winning book 'Surfing - A Beginner's Manual' and 'Surf UK', the most detailed guide available on surfing in Britain.
Former editor of Surf magazine. He writes regularly for surf magazines in UK, USA, Australia and South Africa and has written numerous surfing articles for most UK national newspapers.
Skiing - regular contributor to The Guardian, Independent on Sunday, Ski & Board magazine, Fall Line magazine and Good Ski Guide magazine; contributor to the Rough Guide to Skiing & Boarding in North America and The Ski Atlas (New Holland).
Mountain biking - regular contributor to UK magazines and newspapers.
Mountain walking - regular contributor to UK magazines and newspapers.
Montana & Idaho - expert knowledge of these two states as co-author of Rough Guide to the Rocky Mountains.
Wales - Extensive experience of travel and adventure sports throuhgout the entire country.
Pembrokeshire - author of 'The Official National Parkk Guide - Pembrokeshire Coast' and former press officer for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority.
Yorkshire - general travel
Alf is also an award winning guidebook writer, and specialises in skiing, surfing, mountain walking, mountain biking and general travel.
Former press officer for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
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| Areas of specialist knowledge |
Wales
Rocky Mountains
SW France - surfing and adventure sports in Pyrenees-Atlantique region
Scotland - walking, surfing, general travel
Lanzarote and Fuerteventura - surfing
Ireland - surfing west coast and general travel, especially around Kerry, Sligo and Donegal.
British Columbia (skiing)
Norway (skiing)
Kamchatka - heliskiing
Maldives - surfing
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2007 Canadian Tourism Media Award 'Best Ski Article'
1997 Winner of Outdoor Writers' Guild Award for Excellence (Outdoor Book) for Surfing - A Beginner's Manual (Fernhurst Books).
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The Guardian
The Times of London
The Independent on Sunday
Daily Telegraph
Mail on Sunday
Time Out
Ski & Board
Fall Line
Good Ski Guide
Coast Magazine
French Magazine
High Life (British Airways)
Trail magazine
Rough Guide Books
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Negotiable but usually based on NUJ rates.
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Official Guide to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (David && Charles)
Rough Guide to Skiing & Boarding in North America
Rough Guide to the Rocky Mountains
Surf UK (John Wiley)
Surfing - A Beginner's Manual (John Wiley)
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| Other relevant published works |
| The Ski Atlas - contributor (New Holland)
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