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Re: TR: Gale Force Wildcamp

2008-10-11T11:47:29Z

Boo wrote:
Nokia 5140i Outdoor Phone.
[link]
It's got a compass and torch too.
Paul

Re: Slightly OT: Feet

2008-10-11T11:40:21Z

On Oct 11, 12:48 am, Martin Richardson <mar...@thequiff.demon.co.uk>
wrote:
Ha ha! Absolutely not!

Re: Gale Force Wildcamp

2008-10-11T11:28:37Z

Blimey! We used to carry about 100lbs but that included spare ammunition,
magazines, grenades, possibly plastic explosives, and other bits of military
kit! What on EARTH did you have in that rucksack?

Re: TR: Gale Force Wildcamp

2008-10-11T11:06:31Z

Don't know how much your Nallo 2 weighs, but TN have a Superlight version of
their Quasar which is specced at 2.5 kg, OK for a base camp I'd have thought.
They also have a Superlight version of the Voyager (3 pole geodesic) specced at
1.86kg
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Re: TR: Gale Force Wildcamp

2008-10-11T10:56:26Z

What on earth model of phone is this Paul ?

Re: Glyders and surrounds - Part 3

2008-10-11T10:07:02Z

I think I can see the fence in Google Earth now. I think you could have
backtracked a bit to get around it, but the ground looks rough and the paths
aren't clear. I'm going to have to go there sometime and check this out
because it's really starting to annoy me now!
Also on Google Earth it looks like they've created new tracks in preparation

Re: Gale Force Wildcamp

2008-10-11T09:53:38Z

Theo wrote:
Maybe, but I think I put it all back on again in the tent!
Actually, the walk wasn't very long, but it was very strenuous. In that
sense it was more like weight training than aerobics. A bit like those
strongman competitions where they have to pick up a couple of ridiculously
heavy weights and see how far they can walk with them. That's what it felt

Re: Glyders and surrounds - Part 3

2008-10-11T09:50:12Z

On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:39:07 +0100, "Paul Saunders"
No, because such a large area was fenced off. I can't remember
exactly, but there was no way of going in a northerly or easterly
direction without climbing the fence. I did not realise, at that
time, that the danger was due to the quarry and that I could have used

Re: Glyders and surrounds - Part 3

2008-10-11T09:39:07Z

Ah, I see. Couldn't you have headed NE and stayed to the right of the fence
until you met up with it later? This sounds very inconvenient if you can't
get around that way.
Paul

Re: Railway Walks Tonight

2008-10-11T09:18:53Z

In message <cqq8rg76ni8r$.yzj568mxyb54... .@40tude.net>, PeterC
<giraffenos....@homecall.co.uk > writes
When I was working and using an Vauxhall Astra for transport, I had
occasion to drive along a country road where a council hedge trasher had
"trashed" a bolackthorn hedge and the cuttings were all over the road. I

Re: TR: Kentmere Fells 2-day backpack

2008-10-11T09:15:26Z

On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:57:40 +0100, GeoffC <vgTheEne...@v-g.me.uk>
wrote:
If they 'improve' that it'll be vandalism.
As an aside, it's now possible to ascend The Cobbler without straying
from a made-up path which includes steps.

Re: Tryfan - I hate it but I want to walk up it.

2008-10-11T09:11:28Z

On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:03:26 -0700 (PDT), Paul Rooney
I've broken both fibula just above the ankle(on separate occasions)
while wearing boots. I've since wondered whether the restriction on
movement provided by the boots contributed to the breaks.

Re: Gale Force Wildcamp

2008-10-11T08:06:56Z

"Paul Saunders" <p...@wildwales.fsnet.co.uk> schreef in bericht
snip
Hey Newbie, it seems you've been burning some fat ;-) You should try that
again next weekend, preferably with even crappier weather :-))
Theo
[link]

Re: Glyders and surrounds - Part 3

2008-10-11T08:02:46Z

On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:05:01 +0100, "Paul Saunders"
Ah, but the path I was on stopped at SH611633, because there was a
fence and Pergyl signs, so I couldn't get to the path you are talking
about and which had been part of my original plan. The wall was down,
where the fence met the wall, so I crossed it and walked NW until I

Re: TR: Kentmere Fells 2-day backpack

2008-10-11T07:57:40Z

On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:07:03 -0700 (PDT), FenlandRunner
Yes, that one is quite good, the steps are invisible from a distance
and it does help with erosion (and with staying upright in descent!).
My heart sank when I saw a chopper recently transporting stones on the
corridor route, which is solid and rocky and not suffering in any way,