I’ll be wearing these on the WHW. They’re lightweight, but well specced for the potentially horrendous weather on the way south. Haglöfs have pushed the boat out here, the Ozone has an ultra neat construction, the design is thoughtful and very clever. The pants have full length water resistant side zips with double zippers for ventillation, the [...]
Posted on March 14th, 2008 by PTC*
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There is a theory that the whole of the Star Wars saga hinges on the indecision of the Imperial buffons manning the guns who hesitate and then decide not to shoot the pod in which Artoo and Threepio escape to Tatooine. Thinking about a lot of the good stuff that’s happened to me in the last [...]
Posted on March 14th, 2008 by PTC*
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I have returned from a long, mind expanding day at college where I’m renewing some certificates. Making the adjustment to being a wean again takes a wee while. Your writing skills go out of the window in our modernistic lives it appears, so that’s been fun. Still, it’s a good bunch in my class and [...]
Posted on March 12th, 2008 by PTC*
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It’s like a solid object. No, not solid, more of a jelly. A giant jelly circle set with chicken wire in it to hold it together, six feet wide. You put it over your head and shoulders and then try to get on with your day. The jelly gets in your eyes, your ears, it [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2008 by PTC*
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It was the classic, the mold breaker, my favourite rucksack, and one of the few bits of kit I ever aspired to. It increasingly spiralled out of control with added weight and stupid extra features from ’99 onwards and finally crashed and burned as a 2kg monster a couple of years ago. The slight update [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2008 by PTC*
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Really, at 300m tonight. The Luss Hills and the Campsies are looking all white and wintery again. And I’m cutting about it in in mesh shoes and running socks. Still, the wee niggly strain I got on my ankle from a moss clump not really attched to the rock incident couple of weeks ago is now [...]
Posted on March 9th, 2008 by PTC*
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We failed before. I learned, I trained, I was wanting to go in winter but I may have missed it. The West Highland Way-Fast and Light. Again. A team of three one going North to South, over three days, carrying all my supplies. This time there will be additional elements of fun attached. We’re working out the detail with the [...]
Posted on March 8th, 2008 by PTC*
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“Lighter…Faster” and it had to be, this one was done in a hurry. I know what I was trying to say, but I don’t know if I quite managed it this time. The last few lines hopefully make up for the literary fumbling. “…All this saved time adds up and makes you a winner. You [...]
Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by PTC*
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