Mere moments later my phone lay broken, mortally wounded in the dirt. Luckily it had saved this final photie of the strange stripey luminous sky above its last battlefield. I was tempted to try and make the clouds green so it looked like the Martian cylinders crashing to earth, the passengers within ready to unsuccessfully pursue [...]
Posted on November 14th, 2008 by PTC*
Filed under: Items Various | No Comments »
As some of you may know from my lack of comms, a couple of weeks ago I crushed my phone at work. It still sort of worked, but the screen was a psychaedelic vision of swirls and lines of every colour known and as yet undiscovered. Sometimes I could get a hint of a text [...]
Posted on November 12th, 2008 by PTC*
Filed under: Items Various | 12 Comments »
The new Revels flavour is strawberry. Strawberry? Christ on a bike it’s utterly horrendous. I’ll be on the phone to Alex Salomond first thing in the morning.
Posted on November 10th, 2008 by PTC*
Filed under: Items Various | 24 Comments »
Scottish Hills is just that, a smashing website site with much banter of folks experiences on our hills. I contribute regularly and it’s a place devoid of nastiness, bitching, trolling and all the other bollocks that can ruin other websites with forums. There’s a wee shop just opened, and here you’ll find some wooly bunnets and [...]
Posted on November 10th, 2008 by PTC*
Filed under: Items Various | 2 Comments »
Back in September, I had a competition where a man called Steve won a Montane Prism courtesy of fastandlight. I posted it out and went an did other stuff in blissful ignorance and with misplaced confidence in my actions. Then Steve and I had some exchanges of emails, “Where was…did you…what happened…sent on…tracking number…”. The Royal Mail [...]
Posted on November 9th, 2008 by PTC*
Filed under: Items Various | 6 Comments »
Winter is here, and lightweight is all very well, but to make it work clothing is a big issue. After the recent Páramo experience (more to come of that), I thought it was time to have a shufty at some other bugbears and argument starters. So, in for test over the winter I’ve got a Furtech [...]
Posted on November 9th, 2008 by PTC*
Filed under: Items Various | 19 Comments »
My column this month is “Lighter…Lighting”. It’s maybe not exactly the most inspirational stuff, but there’s some good points in there. My own joy when I was sent the Silva L4 and immediately accepeted it’s red-then low to high switching order as the right way to do it is in there, as is the fantastic [...]
Posted on November 9th, 2008 by PTC*
Filed under: Items Various, Kit Reviews | 5 Comments »
Holly is one today. And it came around so fast. The last year has been one of extreme joy, extreme worry, learning and frequently enjoying emotions of all colours that I never knew existed. Watching Joyce transform into a superhero-mum was a revelation too. Watching Holly taking her first steps, making her first words, wave her [...]
Posted on November 7th, 2008 by PTC*
Filed under: Adventures, Items Various | 17 Comments »
Posted on November 5th, 2008 by PTC*
Filed under: Items Various | 7 Comments »
I saw this Brunton doodah at a trade show earlier in the year, and I was quite enthused. It’s a set of legs for your mini stove, you just screw your stove on (it’s an Optimus Crux Lite above) and you’re away. It lacks a preheater for the gas so it’ll never be as good [...]
Posted on November 4th, 2008 by PTC*
Filed under: Items Various | 20 Comments »
It was foggy this morning, and very frosty. I knew I could get above it and into the sunshine in next to no time. But that wee jaunt would have been two hours long at least with all the supplementary doings at either end, clothes changing and cuppas and such. I would also have been [...]
Posted on November 3rd, 2008 by PTC*
Filed under: Items Various | 1 Comment »
I’ve had the Z35r, the Iso and the Reactor on long term test from Gregory. It’s been a learning experience using an unfamiliar brand with the different ideas they have on functionality and features. I’ve certainly come round and the Z35r is a regular on overnighters, with the Iso and Reactor fitting in well for [...]
Posted on November 3rd, 2008 by PTC*
Filed under: Items Various | 10 Comments »
Posted on November 3rd, 2008 by PTC*
Filed under: Items Various | 6 Comments »
