Happy Halloween from Holly’s non scary pumpkin. It’s merely slightly unsettling I’d say. “Get out of those joggies and get moving!” said the wife, “Aye?” said I raising an eyebrow. “Yes, have you forgotten we’re going to see Alice Cooper tonight” “Ah right, we’ll do that then”
Posted on October 31st, 2011 by PTC*
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I’ve been using one of these on and off since last winter (two different ones, hence the two colours…), so I’ve definitely made my mind up about it, it’s the Haglöfs Endo Jacket, 328g for my dog-eared size large and it packs to nothing. I though there was a good chance all I would do [...]
Posted on October 31st, 2011 by PTC*
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Reading folk’s blogs can sometimes be like watching someone having a nervous breakdown through the medium of text and photies. I wanted to say through the medium of mime, I still think it fits saying mime, better than saying interpretive dance anyway, that would just be stupid. My mental state has been altered by an [...]
Posted on October 28th, 2011 by PTC*
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You know me, I don’t like outdoor books or films unless they’ve got Tom Wier in them, but I do like to see the mountains as part of the bigger picture; in context as part of the land and there’s lots of books and films that have that. None made in the past thirty years [...]
Posted on October 27th, 2011 by PTC*
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We did get to Kintail. Glen Shiel in the rain is dramatic and atmospheric, the river throws itself over the rocks towards Loch Duich while the slopes of the Five Sisters seem to rise vertically into the 200m cloud base. Dammit. Still, got what I needed and then we had the rest of the day to [...]
Posted on October 27th, 2011 by PTC*
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Holly was the hitman, the Dodge Charger was in her hand and it went straight up the table leg and took a hard left past the jar with the paint brushes in it. I was Bullitt, I sat on the couch with the Mustang in one hand shouting “I’m coming to get you!” as Holly [...]
Posted on October 23rd, 2011 by PTC*
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Okay, I was wrong. It was the Loch Lomond Garden Centre we were going to and there was all sorts happening. Lassies doing Highland dance, singers, folk walking around with trays of free mince pies (the Christms kind, not mince as in beef) and mulled wine, bargains, merriment, meeting folk I know and cuppas and [...]
Posted on October 21st, 2011 by PTC*
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Snuffle, cough, the trip will have to wait ’til my tubes are clear. Bloody hell. However, I feel a road trip coming on at the weekend, that means scones with a view. Alright! Outdoor gear? Pah! Exciting shopping involves other stuff and I am extremely pleased to come home today with a new shifter. My [...]
Posted on October 21st, 2011 by PTC*
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I said “Haglöfs should do a softshell version of the Rugged Mountain Pants” to which they said, “You’re an idiot, you’ve already seen them, the Flint Pant“. How right they were, and I’ve got a pair on test to prove it. They are similar to the Rugged’s in a few ways, but they’re definitely not a photocopy [...]
Posted on October 21st, 2011 by PTC*
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There was stress, then frustration. This could easily lead to panic or angry outbursts, but I chose denial instead, denial and car keys. I felt better on the road, a road which passed a Greggs for supplies. It was still bright, a warm autumnal brightness, and the road was quiet. I hadn’t climbed Beinn A’an for [...]
Posted on October 20th, 2011 by PTC*
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Haglöfs have always made a good pair of pants and then they discontinue them, but at least it means new developments are always coming up, new for this winter are the Speed Pants. Speed Pants is the right name for these, they could have been called the Go-Faster Winter Pants as well as they’re a [...]
Posted on October 19th, 2011 by PTC*
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I get on well with Keen’s winter boots, the light weight and flexibility have kept my feet quite happy the past few winters. Just out of the box for test are the new Erickson PCT’s, the biggest and most badass boot I’ve seen from Keen. I went Whoa when I seen the height of the ankle [...]
Posted on October 19th, 2011 by PTC*
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When I first saw the Buff Hood I thought it was a pretty cool idea, then as I thought about I changed my mind to “Why would you buy a softshell jacket without a hood if you wanted a hood?”. I’ve got one in to test over winter and now having tried it on a [...]
Posted on October 19th, 2011 by PTC*
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