tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post45699288350356272..comments2024-03-23T09:47:39.612+00:00Comments on alan sloman's big walk: TGO Challenge 2016 - Pre-Walk-Daunder - Part III or "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!"Alan Slomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-71221576608062947412016-10-03T12:47:25.130+01:002016-10-03T12:47:25.130+01:00Hard going!
Ha!
Lord Elpus had harder cross coun...Hard going! <br />Ha! <br />Lord Elpus had harder cross country runs in his gym knickers at school... Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-16321827893321557752016-10-03T12:46:59.035+01:002016-10-03T12:46:59.035+01:00Hard going!
Ha!
Lord Elpus had harder cross coun...Hard going! <br />Ha! <br />Lord Elpus had harder cross country runs in his gym knickers at school... Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-13680390556351417322016-10-03T12:45:02.913+01:002016-10-03T12:45:02.913+01:00We are British, Sir, and proud of it! The privatio...We are British, Sir, and proud of it! The privations were nothing compared to those suffered by Lord Elpus as a school boy. Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-31897919128188328652016-10-03T12:06:44.257+01:002016-10-03T12:06:44.257+01:00Amusing tales as ever. Despite walking the UK hill...Amusing tales as ever. Despite walking the UK hills for 30 years I've never been to High Cup Nick. Brave souls indeed to backpack in that weatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-82174943060804530152016-05-25T19:25:51.501+01:002016-05-25T19:25:51.501+01:00Thats what you call rough weather Alan, must have ...Thats what you call rough weather Alan, must have been hard going in those conditions!Darrenhttp://www.highhiker.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-15653099220374134192016-05-03T20:52:52.136+01:002016-05-03T20:52:52.136+01:00We all had freezing hands. It was jolly cold.
Spe...We all had freezing hands. It was jolly cold. <br />Speaking of stupid people... I have at last finished printing my maps out. Food parcels next and then the choice of footwear... Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-47318407297016011852016-05-03T20:42:28.679+01:002016-05-03T20:42:28.679+01:00But I had freezing hands too ... oh dear, this cou...But I had freezing hands too ... oh dear, this could confuse a stupid person.Elpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16736460104596022993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-8471554316502987702016-05-03T20:19:54.216+01:002016-05-03T20:19:54.216+01:00Scroll up a little. Good Sir. 'twas Andy who h...Scroll up a little. Good Sir. 'twas Andy who had the freezing hands. You had the flayed the skin. I made the mistake of thinking that my companion would realise this...<br />I then offered you my own thoughts of the 'upcoming Caledonian experience'...<br />Pearls before Swine Sir...<br />:-(<br /><br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-60423126533235640812016-05-03T19:39:30.415+01:002016-05-03T19:39:30.415+01:00Andy????? Andy????????????????????? Ha! as Miss W ...Andy????? Andy????????????????????? Ha! as Miss W might say. Well, now I know where your affections lie.<br /><br />:-(Elpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16736460104596022993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-20782594545170638122016-05-02T22:49:37.780+01:002016-05-02T22:49:37.780+01:00Freezing hands, Andy? Flayed skin?
After the firs...Freezing hands, Andy? Flayed skin?<br /><br />After the first few days of a Challenge and reaching civilisation, reunited with Clutches of Challengers, I am often reminded of Wilfred Owen's first few lines...<br /><br /><i>Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, <br />Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, <br />Till on Phil's haunting flares we turned our backs <br />And towards our distant rest began to trudge. <br />Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots <br />But limped on, blood-shod...</i><br /><br />They're the <i>real</i> Challengers! Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-12607689365264484232016-05-02T20:31:09.424+01:002016-05-02T20:31:09.424+01:00Packing frozen gear ... the flayed skin on my fing...Packing frozen gear ... the flayed skin on my fingers should be healed just in time for the upcoming Caledonian experience.<br /><br />And as for that pernickity Williams fella commenting on your generous deployment of the plural apostrophe, words fail me. You employ the subtleties of English grammar to treat him like royalty and all you get is abuse.<br /><br />Tsk!Elpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16736460104596022993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-87671172387265862052016-05-02T20:26:36.410+01:002016-05-02T20:26:36.410+01:00Hi Chris
The moon? Ha! If you take a look at the ...Hi Chris <br />The moon? Ha! If you take a look at the first picture you will see that we go to infinity and beyond! Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-91436438656391447262016-05-02T20:16:59.306+01:002016-05-02T20:16:59.306+01:00Alan you write like shackleton and scott of the an...Alan you write like shackleton and scott of the antartic in that it,s truely great but hell your geography is way way way off line :-) i can,t wait for part 4 i expect you,ll have gone via the moon any day now .chris yappnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-22914060947451105432016-05-02T18:16:45.375+01:002016-05-02T18:16:45.375+01:00
I believe Lord Elpus was making haste in order to...<br />I believe Lord Elpus was making haste in order to telegraph home the news of our triumphant success. The Times were eager to run with the news!<br /><br />Three days. Another unexploded bomb. You might have warned your companions...Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-25358021600209308302016-05-02T16:30:00.056+01:002016-05-02T16:30:00.056+01:00Aaaaaagh!
Where's that blasted copy editor go...Aaaaaagh! <br />Where's that blasted copy editor gone? <br />There's not much of the grey matter left these days... <br />I shall correct it after the printer has finished printing my Challenge maps Sir. <br />None of the illiterate congregation will have spotted it... Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-12203734175158206972016-05-02T15:58:51.608+01:002016-05-02T15:58:51.608+01:00Thank you so much for the clip of dear Larrie, Ala...Thank you so much for the clip of dear Larrie, Alan. However, I was taken aback by the misplaced apostrophe in your addition of my name in the post. Such an error is most unlike you. I do hope that the cold weather on the Daunder did not destroy some of your very many brain cells. FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-71519131754373727852016-05-02T14:49:44.453+01:002016-05-02T14:49:44.453+01:00That very freezing night I made two visits from my...That very freezing night I made two visits from my tent to the outdoors.<br />None of this peeing into a bag in your tent.<br />On the4 1st, the skies were majestic and clear and worthy almost of a hypothermic photograph had I been willing to get my camera.<br />The second was near the dawn chorus of Pieman's distant nasal renditions.<br />Oh deep joy.<br />Then the fun of packing away a damp tent with freezing hands.<br />WTF am I going to repeat it again for 2 weeks in 12 days time.<br />What schism? I heard no unrest.<br />OK, a bit of moaning and longing for a pint.<br />I do believe on that final decent to civilisation and warm bacon rolls, that it was M' Lord Elpus himself that galloped off down the hill at an almost race like pace...<br />And for me, well, that café had a proper toilet.<br />3 days is all I'm sayin.......:-O Andrew Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744521212967848460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-10740112112474811622016-05-02T14:27:17.965+01:002016-05-02T14:27:17.965+01:00Cheers Al. At the end of his day he did what he wa...Cheers Al. At the end of his day he did what he wanted to do, but i think his words have great meaning.<br />The sun Gods are visiting Scotland this month.AlanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-54907660367643573962016-05-02T14:23:16.551+01:002016-05-02T14:23:16.551+01:00Usquebaugh, the Scottish water of life. Traditiona...Usquebaugh, the Scottish water of life. Traditionally single malt. Downed with the toast Slainte, (health)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839157927650251268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-60624801898203419452016-05-02T13:41:02.988+01:002016-05-02T13:41:02.988+01:00Blimey, Al
I don't think I want to take the ad...Blimey, Al<br />I don't think I want to take the advice of a guy who ended up dead in an abandoned bus in the middle of sod-all!<br />;-)<br />Let's hope the Weather Gods are kind to us all - and for your own Scottish adventure as well Sir!Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-55125775330146501082016-05-02T13:27:56.159+01:002016-05-02T13:27:56.159+01:00The very basic core of a man's living spirit i...The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” ( McCandlass.)<br />Have a fun packed crossing.AlanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-12055080367781989812016-05-02T13:13:45.335+01:002016-05-02T13:13:45.335+01:00And a raddled, drunken old Scouser won't give ...And a raddled, drunken old Scouser won't give a shit.Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-57898576837717568242016-05-02T13:07:43.615+01:002016-05-02T13:07:43.615+01:00.. those Englishmen (including any Dutch, Scottish..... those Englishmen (including any Dutch, Scottish and Geordies) now abed will think themselves accursed they were not here. Either that or they'll be a bit smug.Mike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-47747730129265770312016-05-02T12:05:33.508+01:002016-05-02T12:05:33.508+01:00Tell me that's an anagram, Dawn! Dear God, I&#...Tell me that's an anagram, Dawn! Dear God, I've no wish to drink anything I can't pronounce.Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-68675045479204326992016-05-02T12:04:36.601+01:002016-05-02T12:04:36.601+01:00Apparently, our supplies were being held at Camp I...Apparently, our supplies were being held at Camp II. I never did find Camp II. The others sampled the delights in the interest of science.Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.com