A front of misery will drag its heels across Scotland this morning before clearing sarcastically briefly in the afternoon before a second front of misery, this time to be enlivened by some thunder, takes two step forwards and one step back across the Western Highlands. Those who are packed and ready to spend tonight in [...]
Posted on February 7th, 2011 by PTC*
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The weather services cause me no end of grief. There’s three I use, any more and my brain would crash, and they’re the obvious ones I’d say. There’s MWIS, the people’s champions, hardcore weather mentalists, with super detailed, super accurate forecasts that are totally useless to anyone who ventures into the hills outside of office [...]
Posted on February 6th, 2011 by PTC*
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The girls are away visiting for a couple of days, bloody hell this place is quiet. But before they left Joycee gave me the greatest gift a woman can give to a man, an intimate and personal gesture to see me through our time apart. Yes, when I opened the fridge this morning, secretly sneaked onto the [...]
Posted on February 5th, 2011 by PTC*
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Considering that the company gives its name to the LAMM, Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon, it really should be at the front when it comes to kit for use in the event. A new range of race/lighweight packs is due in the spring and in for test is the Lightflite 28. It’s weight is billed as 410g, [...]
Posted on February 4th, 2011 by PTC*
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Lance Armstrong and nutrition. Right, that’s the stuff that other folk might be interested in out of the way, what we’ve got here is a new addition to the Honey Stinger portfoli0 of handily sized, conveniently packaged and tasty fuel: Stinger Waffles. I’ll cut to the chase, these are brilliant. I’ve got witnesses too, a clutch [...]
Posted on February 3rd, 2011 by PTC*
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Holly decided one day last week, indeed insisted, it was my birthday again and wanted to bake me a cake and have a party. So, the girls made a cake and when I came in there were assembled furry friends on the rug ready to join in our birthday picnic, complete with balloons and fancy dress. [...]
Posted on February 2nd, 2011 by PTC*
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Thanks to rare visit to the forums my memory was prodded and here is a belated look at the now slightly dogeared Synmat 7.5 Basic. I moaned about the integral pumps in Exped mats at every opportunity, they seem so pointless, if your lungs are good enough to carry it up a mountain they’ll manage [...]
Posted on February 1st, 2011 by PTC*
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I’ve got a new race pack from Lowe Alpine in for test, more on that soon, and it has neat bottle pockets that need smaller bottles, and as I’ve been shooting my smooth sided Klean Kanteen and Sigg stainless steel bottles into the scenery at every opportunity recently I fancied something that might replace the 800ml bottles [...]
Posted on February 1st, 2011 by PTC*
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