It’s odd that I subconsciously drew this when Holly left her colouring pencils unattended. I think I might need a wee camp in the sunshine…
Posted on April 28th, 2009 by PTC*
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No Lighter… column this month, there’s been a revamp and the Knowledge section has been replaced by the er, Mountain Genius section, and my column is oot. An early version of the last unprinted one is below.
My Used & Abused on the Inov8 Roclite 288’s is in there and that’s it from me this issue.
Claire Maxted’s got [...]
Posted on April 27th, 2009 by PTC*
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Frank struggled to move, to make a sound, but all he succeeded in doing was making his position worse. His heart rate increased, his breathing deepened and beads of sweat ran down his forehead and into his eyes, stinging and blurring his vision which was already star-spangled from the effects of the tightness of his bonds [...]
Posted on April 26th, 2009 by PTC*
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1130. Ting, Bzzzzz, Bzzzzz my phone chimed and then vibrated across the bedside table as a text came through and it woke me up. 1130? I haven’t slept that late in a lifetime. I mean, the hardcore mix of toast and tea near midnight isn’t renowned for it’s morning destroying qualities via carbohydrate hangover, and yet [...]
Posted on April 26th, 2009 by PTC*
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I realised during the week that’s it’s coming up for ten years since I bought Driver. Ranking alongside Syphon Filter, Silent Hill, Resident Evil 2 and Colin McRae 2.0 as my favourite games for the original Playstation.
I’d always hankered after a copy of the soundtrack, and thanks to the wonderful world of geeks, such things are findable now, [...]
Posted on April 24th, 2009 by PTC*
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Trail running is such a dilemma for me. I’ve had stabs at it, made progress, enjoyed it, then sat on chairs for a bit and lost the momentum again and again.
The Kilpatricks are ideal for it, good trails of different varieties, good distances and so familiar I can think on my feet and shorten or lengthen any [...]
Posted on April 23rd, 2009 by PTC*
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I wasn’t really looking to test anything on last weeks trip, it was mostly familiar or recently arrived but trusted kit. And I was really thinking about the weight, so I went for the lightest option in most cases.
I took the Lasercomp which has been transformed by the new guys and pegs, it now pitches better [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2009 by PTC*
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The tent was dripping with condensation, none of it had penetrated the inner to any great extent, but brushing the walls started to get most stuff in there a little damp, and I was thankful for the clever fabrics protecting all the down kit from my carelessness.
It was bright, properly bright, and as I stuck my head [...]
Posted on April 20th, 2009 by PTC*
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When I got back to the motor I had sunburn, apparently the summer Buff doesn’t create a sunlight repelling forcefield around you, it’s just good on the bits it’s actually covering. That’s no bloody use, a cardboard box could do that.
The irony here is that the whole reason for being there was to photograph a route over Sgurr [...]
Posted on April 19th, 2009 by PTC*
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Such things appeal to my inner teenage metal fan as well as my current sense of mischief. It was a moment of levity in the midst of an at times, difficult couple of days.
The altitude is one thing, but the gradient map at the top of the display is interesting as well, as it shows the [...]
Posted on April 18th, 2009 by PTC*
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It’s a fine line between interest and obsession. A line easily and annonymously crossed due to the quick fix of internet shopping.
Alright!
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by PTC*
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I was sorting through some photie files to stick onto the external hard drive to try and raise the computer’s speed up to a snails pace, when I came across that one below (and subsequently edited it to death in an attempt to make it look like a Victorian archaeological discovery).
It occurs to me that the [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by PTC*
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