I’m a great believer in wearing clothes that work, fit well and have usable features. That means the clothes I’m wearing on the hill from the start, base layer, trousers, and now we’re into cooler weather my mid-layer as well. Saving weight on what you’re carrying increases your joy, but worrying about the weight of your baselayer [...]
Posted on September 30th, 2008 by PTC*
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Cough Cough Cough. Although if this was an episode of Judge Dredd we’d have Koff! Koff! Koff! as the future is phonetic or Amerkin or something.
The film was such a missed opportunity. They screwed up so much, but the visuals were in the right area and Stallone had the right chin. Max Von Sydow is [...]
Posted on September 29th, 2008 by PTC*
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Finally out on a format that folk who got their DVD player free with their house insurance can watch.
I’m almost scared to watch it in case it’s mince. But I feel that my memory of this and the TV series is solid and there will be much multicoloured joy with Sandmen shooting at it.
Michael York [...]
Posted on September 26th, 2008 by PTC*
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When I heard about these I raised an eyebrow, sat forward in my high backed leather chair, poised, my interest piqued. After a moment I leapt to my feet, sending my clay pipe clattering terminally to the flagstone floor and rushed to the West Wing to use the telephone, silk dressing gown flapping around me [...]
Posted on September 26th, 2008 by PTC*
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A drive back from anywhere far away regardless of how good being there was bursts my arse. But then I hate driving on many plains of its existence. Operating any piece of machinery for an extended period is rubbish, but driving renders you physically imobile as well. If it wasn’t for trying decide if I [...]
Posted on September 25th, 2008 by PTC*
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Well, we had entries from previous winners, folk I know for a fact it wouldn’t fit and a racer who I’m sure has already got one :o)
Thanks everyone for sticking your name down.
As you’ll see we’ve had our draw, the comment entry numbers were written down on wee squares of card and the winner was [...]
Posted on September 21st, 2008 by PTC*
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Enforced time indoors gives one time to reflect. On life, left turns where there should have been a right, words spoken in haste, dear friends who have slipped away and are beyond reach, the passage of time and the inability to stop it or even slow it down a little.
Having dealt with stuff many years [...]
Posted on September 21st, 2008 by PTC*
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These are some badass looking shoes. They’re about as minimal as you’ll get, but there’s a sole on there that means I can charge forward with confidence, although I’ll be checking the wear pretty often as the compound is soft. That’s fine, I’d rather have grip than slidey shoes that last for years everytime.
They’ve got [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2008 by PTC*
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I’m no footwear facist. I accept that boots have a window of opportunity in which to excell, and I’m here to rub some Windolene on the double glazing of shoe confusion.
There are boots that are light, light enough for me to offer no reasonable resistance to wearing them in the right circumstances except “because”.
I’ve been [...]
Posted on September 19th, 2008 by PTC*
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This is an amazing sack to use as a baby changing bag, as well as just a normal daysack. In fact, I gave my ’gold award’ samsonite nappy bag to my sister as I didn’t use it once I realised that I could fit everything into the Corker in a fairly organised way. I have used this sack everyday for the [...]
Posted on September 16th, 2008 by JYC*
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It was an excercise if futility.
I packed up and ran for hills as the sky was clearing. I’ll get a night at 400m and just blow the dust of some of the colder weather kit.
But clambering haphazardly towards the Lang Craigs with my vision rearwards towards the setting sun was bound to have some sort [...]
Posted on September 14th, 2008 by PTC*
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This fine brace of items were in the running for coming with me on the West Highland Way back in April, but as welcome as the warmth and comfort would have been, they stayed at home due to their pack size and weight. This is proper kit for the cold months in the mountains. As the seasons [...]
Posted on September 13th, 2008 by PTC*
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