I mean, Holly gets a purple fleece and is so excited about it she falls asleep. Her poor old grey haired dad would love a purple fleece, he would be excited, oh yes.
Posted on November 29th, 2008 by PTC*
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My column this month is an attempt to persuade folks that lightweight footwear is like the Yellow Pages, not just there for the nasty things in life, like a blocked drain. It’s there for the good things as well. Wait, that analogy is shite. I’ll edit it out later.
So, it’s waterproof mids, mini gaiters and [...]
Posted on November 28th, 2008 by PTC*
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The weather is looking good and I have no tents. That’s a lie, I’ve no tents that I’ll use. They’re all away their holidays and the only one person tent left is of a design that last weekend failed me badly and I’ll never take above 100m again. Ah shit, maybe I’ll sit on my arse or [...]
Posted on November 28th, 2008 by PTC*
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As part of my job involves working with gas, I have to be CORGI registered. I have been since before it was mandatory, spending thousands of pounds on training to keep myself up to date and legal.
You have to pay to be in CORGI which has always pissed me off, it’s extortion to charge for a [...]
Posted on November 25th, 2008 by PTC*
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The team had been reduced considerably by the time we walked into the Real Food Cafe as a pair for a mighty breakfast before heading uphill. Real life’s a bugger.
Phil (bobinson) and I took the short drive to Glen Orchy. A glen with a beautiful river of dark depths, tumbling white water, jagged rocks and hidden dangers. [...]
Posted on November 24th, 2008 by PTC*
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The wind from the North tore at the fabric, it’s force pushing the body of the tent down onto me, the sound drowing out every thought, never mind the metal on my iPod. I unzipped the inner door and noticed that the earlier Southerly wind had filled the porch full of snow, my stove, poles [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by PTC*
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I don’t often have this much time to think about an overnighter. Normally it’s “Ah, quick!”, I throw a Lasercomp into a Villain and I’m out the door. I’m still taking a Villain, but it’s got the 2009 updates so this is it’s first trip out (I’ll detail the changes to that and the Jirishanca [...]
Posted on November 21st, 2008 by PTC*
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There’s been planning. Ah, shite, d’you think the weather overheard?
As we know, the nights are awfy long and dark to be sitting in a wind and rain (snow?) buffeted one-person tent. I suppose we’ll see what the weekend brings.
Posted on November 19th, 2008 by PTC*
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My hopes are still high. It looks right. I just hope they remembered to put a story in it.
Posted on November 18th, 2008 by PTC*
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Expedition Foods have some new flavours in their 800kcal range. It’s pretty much all we’ve used for the past 18 months, flavours, eatability and nutritional values are all good. I was sitting in the house the other day looking at the task of writing a few words about them for something else, and what with my weak will and [...]
Posted on November 17th, 2008 by PTC*
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What a beautiful day today. Clear, cold, still air. A pale blue sky and watery sun diffused through strips of high cloud. Calm.
I was warm in my layers, and busy with kit but my heart wasn’t in it, my mind was elsewhere and my eyes were wide with wonder.
It’s the end of Autumn and the hillsides [...]
Posted on November 16th, 2008 by PTC*
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You know me. Lightweight is all about being there out there, my feet treading lightly on the ground snow, watching the sun set and rise on a distant horizon from a high camp. I hate fannying about, gear I’ve got to work with, coax and adjust. If I started that shite it would become all about [...]
Posted on November 15th, 2008 by PTC*
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