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Boot FAQ (v.1.5)

chris_gilb...@ntlworld.com (Chris Gilbert) — Wed, 08 Aug 2008 19:10:14 UT

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UK.REC.WALKING Frequently Asked Questions (Boots)
Version 1.5 Last Updated Monday 30th December 2002
This FAQ contains material pertaining the acquisition of boots
designed for and appropriate for country and hill walking.

Re: Coire Bhacaidh road/Stob Aonach Mhor

p...@p-t-cook.freeserve.co.uk (Phil Cook) — Wed, 08 Aug 2008 18:39:37 UT

Hey Compo! Long time no see. How's tricks?
Having figured out you meant Stob an Aonaich Mhoir (OS spelling ;-o)
and fired up my mapping s/w I now know where you mean.
Given that it's in Scotland then by law and code anywhere you can walk
you can ride a bicycle, so you can take your bike up there. Whether

Re: Visibility between distant points

terrypindel...@thesedial.pipex.com (Terry Pinnell) — Wed, 08 Aug 2008 10:39:31 UT

Yes. But see my last couple of posts and my discussion with John
pondering whether the method I suggested is flawed.
Note that the line is drawn between the ground level points. So for
estimating the view from a man-made construction (like Blackpool
Tower) you need to make that adjustment before drawing the line in

Re: Sharing walks

tedfer...@hotmail.com (Ted) — Wed, 08 Aug 2008 10:35:11 UT

FIxed, it now works in Firefox 3, I found a patch on the OS forums
page. Unless of course something has changed in the mean time!
Ted

Re: Visibility between distant points

terrypindel...@thesedial.pipex.com (Terry Pinnell) — Wed, 08 Aug 2008 10:29:29 UT

ImageShack is usually so reliable that I no longer usually check the
links beforehand. But I will in future as that one was obviously a
dud. It was only an extract from your full GIF, but anyway here's
another couple of options that both seem to work for me:
[link]

Re: How to fix Garmin to rucksack shoulder strap?

p...@p-t-cook.freeserve.co.uk (Phil Cook) — Wed, 08 Aug 2008 09:11:58 UT

Does it come with velcro loop to go round the strap? I understood it
was just a belt clip.
On both my rucksacks I have added D rings where the padded strap ends.
I find that is high enough to give my GPS a good view of the sky. The
source of those rings no longer exists - they came from the old style

Re: Visibility between distant points

j.h.sam...@lboro.ac.uk (John Samson) — Tue, 08 Aug 2008 23:03:55 UT

In article <kn87b4pepb3v4d0d5ebkshi77ckmf 4h...@4ax.com>,
Hi Terry
Perhaps I posted a little hastily - the Blackpool Tower panorama
[link] doesn't
explicitly note Snowdon, which would be poking up just to the right of
what I assume is Glyder Fawr, whereas the Snowdon panorama

Re: How to fix Garmin to rucksack shoulder strap?

w...@graigroad.demon.co.uk (Bill Grey) — Tue, 08 Aug 2008 22:01:26 UT

In message <313030303338363948B44B3...@ze tnet.co.uk>, Hbunnet
<johnlw.nos...@zetnet.co.uk> writes
The GPS 60 clip doesn't need a special attachment point - just the strap
itself will do.

Re: Visibility between distant points

rm004e0...@blueyonder.co.uk (Matt79) — Tue, 08 Aug 2008 22:01:23 UT

I should be getting Memory-Map quite soon - my CD Drive is playing up
at the minute though, and I'm not sure when I cam get it fixed - it
was only repaired just over a year ago.
Can a line be drawn straight away on Memory-Map from one hill to
another with out having to do any calculations?

Re: Pro Action One-man tent

notparticula...@valid.com (Lasko) — Tue, 08 Aug 2008 20:23:43 UT

Thanks for all the advice folks.

Re: How to fix Garmin to rucksack shoulder strap?

johnlw.nos...@zetnet.co.uk (Hbunnet) — Tue, 08 Aug 2008 16:28:06 UT

The message <5e162756-58e7-4e51-a5af-bc831 fa87...@a1g2000hsb.googlegroup s.com>
from mr p <s...@lycos.co.uk> contains these words:
On one of my rucksacks, which has no attachment point, I have had
success with a tiewrap over the shoulder strap.

Re: Wildly erratic altitude data?

ian.o...@gmail.com — Tue, 08 Aug 2008 10:33:35 UT

On Aug 24, 8:02 am, Terry Pinnell <terrypinDEL...@THESEdial.pipe x.com>
wrote:
GPS altitude values are always much less accurate than the horizontal
plane position. This is a consequence of the fact that the satellites
used to provide the solution are always above you, and often in quite
a small part of the sky - for example in the UK there are no

Re: Wildly erratic altitude data?

ro...@nospam.zetnet.co.uk (Roger) — Tue, 08 Aug 2008 09:47:38 UT

The message <euudnfp8doe1xC7VnZ2dnUVZ_gGdn ...@posted.easystreetonline>
from Roy Lewallen <w...@eznec.com> contains these words:
I used to use a Summit and now use a Vista C. With both of these I only
noticed exaggerated height gain in gusty conditions, sometimes with up
to double the real gain. On one occasion I uploaded the track from the

Re: Scary or what!

m...@nospam.cam.ac.uk (Mike Clark) — Tue, 08 Aug 2008 09:38:37 UT

The videoclip referenced above makes it obvious that this section at
least is equipped Via-Ferrata style with a cable that you can clip into
with a harness. There are lots of Via-Ferratas in the alps that have
similar exposure and also no planks to walk on, but instead you need to
use iron rungs or the rock for your feet.

Coire Bhacaidh road/Stob Aonach Mhor

paul.simon...@sac.co.uk (Compo) — Tue, 08 Aug 2008 09:03:33 UT

Coire Bhacaidh road - does anyone have information regarding bicycle
access to this road please?
Cheers,
Compo