tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post5260319830127745744..comments2024-03-23T09:47:39.612+00:00Comments on alan sloman's big walk: TGOC 2015, IV: The first ten million years were the worstAlan Slomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-16838719074329319642015-10-13T21:29:41.309+01:002015-10-13T21:29:41.309+01:00I agree with that astute observation, Gibson.
Bear...I agree with that astute observation, Gibson.<br />Beardless for a few weeks and the mirror is suggesting bloodhound jowls again. Either a new more expensive mirror or the beard. I think it's an easy choice. And compasses: Ha! What do they know, eh? My innate sense of direction found the lake, didn't it? Okay, it might not have been the correct lake...Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-64391959048356548992015-10-13T18:16:54.218+01:002015-10-13T18:16:54.218+01:00I wouldn't worry too much about being on the w...I wouldn't worry too much about being on the wrong hill. In my experience, compasses, like mirrors, are not what they used to be :-) afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-85328720618366455952015-10-12T23:40:02.554+01:002015-10-12T23:40:02.554+01:00Trollop!
:-)
xTrollop!<br />:-)<br />xAlan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-44752722192914864062015-10-12T23:39:17.762+01:002015-10-12T23:39:17.762+01:00I can't recommend the Ecco Biom Hikes (with no...I can't recommend the Ecco Biom Hikes (with no Gore-Tex) more highly. They are absolutely superb - beautifully made from Yak leather and totally waterproof and incredibly comfortable.<br /><br />Quite what you were doing with <i>half</i> a duck in your bag we'll never know. It does sound sort of Cameron-ish...<br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-59277556982788590782015-10-12T19:57:14.446+01:002015-10-12T19:57:14.446+01:00Naughty boys.Naughty boys.Tracy From Boltonhttp://www.jameslomax.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-82076717631258699882015-10-12T19:40:44.995+01:002015-10-12T19:40:44.995+01:00Tee hee! I think I know how this day ends, but I ...Tee hee! I think I know how this day ends, but I won't spoil the story.<br />I'm glad to see in an earlier comment that it wasn't your Ecco boots that leaked. I've been re-reading your reviews and am thinking of trying a pair.<br />I had to sew my sleeping bag this year. It's a bit disconcerting waking up with half a duck in bed with you.<br />Do crack on with your Challenge tale.... I need to know just how much worse it got!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-51400237441453827132015-10-12T17:09:23.062+01:002015-10-12T17:09:23.062+01:00They do suddenly, and unnervingly, change their mi...They do suddenly, and unnervingly, change their minds sometimes - I usually leave it locked on to the position for a good minute before I'll readily accept that it does in fact "know" where we are. Mind you, it's often the operator that causes the problems. On a recent trip to the Pyrenees I left it set for the OS grid, so the interaction with french IGN mapping gave some interesting moments before I twigged what was going on.Elpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16736460104596022993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-39014731585792527452015-10-12T15:08:15.379+01:002015-10-12T15:08:15.379+01:00I also recall that Satmuppet steering us into a he...I also recall that Satmuppet steering us into a herd of feisty cattle and a maze of barbed wire. I'm wary of the things. I used one on my LEJOG for the first time on top of Cross Fell, and it had me exactly 500m from where I was actually standing. There was another time, on another Challenge when it told me I was actually off my map! <br />I mean!<br />*sigh*Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-32244672718010370362015-10-12T14:35:03.029+01:002015-10-12T14:35:03.029+01:00The Satmuppet is a wonderful thing, and can also p...The Satmuppet is a wonderful thing, and can also point you in the right direction through Hell, twigs and a ton if itchy stuff near Bearnock. <br />Good stuff sir. <br />Hell and bog & misery. <br />And soon for some reason only caused by the minds ability to forget, you may well both be binge bog trotting again. Having foolishly applied amidst the amnesiac haze. <br /><br />And worse to come. <br />Indeed, days 3 and 4 were pretty dire. <br />That's why we did them all on day 3 and sat in the Loch Inn for day 4.<br />Miserable that was I can tell you. Andrew Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744521212967848460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-47758482789369720712015-10-12T14:24:18.196+01:002015-10-12T14:24:18.196+01:00Thank you "Unknown"
(Unknown's a new...Thank you "Unknown"<br />(Unknown's a new one to me - it says you are with-holding your ID on purpose. Are you aware of that? Perhaps you need to tinker under the bonnet)<br />Being on the wrong hill is fortunately a rare occurrence. It does deflate your otherwise euphoric mood at being out in the bog, rain and cold, with sod-all visibility somewhat...Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-76050608255346639142015-10-12T14:09:22.755+01:002015-10-12T14:09:22.755+01:00Yes Sir. Your mind has a way of protecting itself ...Yes Sir. Your mind has a way of protecting itself from the full horrors of past misdemeanours.<br />And yes. There is far worse and worserer things to come.<br />Lord Elpus! Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-60902737080143004902015-10-12T14:01:21.754+01:002015-10-12T14:01:21.754+01:00Haha, great stuff. How many times has one been on ...Haha, great stuff. How many times has one been on the wrong hill. Looking forward to the next instalment.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574055294182696553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-73179591648871450562015-10-12T12:22:04.234+01:002015-10-12T12:22:04.234+01:00Oh Lord, the sheer awfulness had receded in my mem...Oh Lord, the sheer awfulness had receded in my memory to the extent that I have applied for next year's d̶e̶b̶a̶c̶l̶e̶ challenge.<br /><br />And there's worse to come ... Elpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16736460104596022993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-79622759204784594952015-10-12T12:00:54.613+01:002015-10-12T12:00:54.613+01:00*titter*
Indeed. And when you're feeling parti...*titter*<br />Indeed. And when you're feeling particularly knackered...<br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-58992983311029783002015-10-12T11:40:48.724+01:002015-10-12T11:40:48.724+01:00Hi Al
I had only worn these boots for a couple of ...Hi Al<br />I had only worn these boots for a couple of weekends and a short trip to the Lake District. The tread is virtually brand new! I chose them over my trusted Ecco Bioms because they are quite a bit lighter. <br />Lesson learned. Don't buy fabric boots.Stick with a good leather boot with no bloody Gore-Tex rubbish.Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-6860845966440743842015-10-12T11:38:27.459+01:002015-10-12T11:38:27.459+01:00I had been in that blissful state snoozing and sle...I had been in that blissful state snoozing and sleeping for about an hour or so, occasionally looking through pictures on my camera. It was only nature's call that wrested me from my sleeping bag. I had the camera in my hand to take a shot of our shelters - which I then promptly forgot to take, being so aghast at my torn sleeping bag! Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-5384220893972928702015-10-12T11:34:23.898+01:002015-10-12T11:34:23.898+01:00With rain lashing down and a bitterly cold wind, I...With rain lashing down and a bitterly cold wind, I can assure you it felt pretty damn priceless at the time...Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-15801028753874963832015-10-12T10:34:46.326+01:002015-10-12T10:34:46.326+01:00...I know how that feels, the wrong hill......I know how that feels, the wrong hill...Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089530928216314797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-22160893032939324312015-10-12T09:32:50.579+01:002015-10-12T09:32:50.579+01:00The trouble with all waterproof membranes is that ...The trouble with all waterproof membranes is that you have to keep them clean. How you do that with boots is beyond me. Maybe Phil’s SatMuppet has the answer.<br />Looking forward to the next episode, would make a good movie.AlanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-10929181170625838932015-10-12T06:45:42.946+01:002015-10-12T06:45:42.946+01:00You are truly gifted in having the presence of min...You are truly gifted in having the presence of mind to photograph the disasters (flying feathers), most people don't. Pictures of three inch leg gashes streaming with blood are much more interesting than endless pics. of unidentifiable hills. Thanks, my breakfast-time has been enhanced this morning. I'm looking forward to the next episode.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-53092954871685392892015-10-12T00:16:51.052+01:002015-10-12T00:16:51.052+01:00"Al. We're on the wrong hill."....Pr..."Al. We're on the wrong hill."....Priceless!John Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com