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"Martin Richardson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Those photos are [censored]!

....not done that for a while. Feels good. Actually I'm quite gobsmacked
by the clarity. It makes me feel like I was there.

Ian.

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Judith said:

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The answer Judith, is no.

(I can't actually figure out the question ...... but "no" seems a
reasonable answer.)

Oh hang on....... I think I might know what the question is.

I shall take that as a compliment!

Judith

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It worked! Superb photos Martin. I wish I'd had a camera when we
did Striding Edge, and even when we did Sharp Edge I set the film speed
wrong and the slides were hopelessly under exposed. :-(
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Great pictures, thanks.

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Judith said:

Judith said:

Quoted message said:

The answer Judith, is no.

(I can't actually figure out the question ...... but "no" seems a
reasonable answer.)

Oh hang on....... I think I might know what the question is.

I shall take that as a compliment!

He's a charmer, and quite correct :-)

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Quoted message said:

Judith said:

Quoted message said:

The answer Judith, is no.

(I can't actually figure out the question ...... but "no" seems a
reasonable answer.)

Oh hang on....... I think I might know what the question is.

I shall take that as a compliment!

That's the one, I expect ;-)

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

The answer Judith, is no.

(I can't actually figure out the question ...... but "no" seems a
reasonable answer.)

Judith

"Does my bum look big in this" ?

Ian.

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Ian Dainty said:

"Does my bum look big in this" ?

Er, yes I did manage to figure it out, thanks Ian!

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"Does my bum look big in this" ?

Er, yes I did manage to figure it out, thanks Ian!

No problem. I'm on Mastermind next month. My specialist subject..?

"The bleedin' obvious".

Ian.

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Once again, I find my newsgroup provider has let me down. Just incase
you didn't get my last posting.. there's a couple of ex.16 photo's at:
http://gallery23709.fotopic.net/

Still not managed to sort out captions yet tho!

(Apologies to those of you for whom this is a repeat-post)

M

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Gulp! I take it that sharp, pointy knife edge is the famous
Striding Edge? I'm glad I decided to take the children - I'd
have had no excuse otherwise for not attempting it. It looks
horrendous! Judith - jolly well done. I hadn't appreciated
before just how ghastly it is. <shiver>

But it is a wonderful place. You just walk along the crest for most of
its length, leaping gently from high point to high point, and for some
of the time it is not necessary to take hands from pockets. There are
however some places where it very definitely is necessary so to do and a
few places where it is easier to turn and face inwards rather than
relying on the frictional qualities of ones backside.

--
Roger Chapman so far this year 34 summits
New - 15 (Marilyns 4, Sweats 1, Outlying Fells 10)
Repeats - 19 (Marilyns 5, Sweats 10, Wainwrights 12, Outlying Fells 0)

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"Does my bum look big in this" ?

Among the crowds with us on Striding Edge was an attractive young lady
who said, as she started to use her backside as a fifth point of
contact, "This is where I get my [censored] out for the mountain". The same
lady, while descending the final tower facing inwards with said [censored]
prominently displayed, said to someone (presumably in her group) "If you
take a photo I will kill you" (or words to that effect).

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Roger Chapman so far this year 34 summits
New - 15 (Marilyns 4, Sweats 1, Outlying Fells 10)
Repeats - 19 (Marilyns 5, Sweats 10, Wainwrights 12, Outlying Fells 0)

Roger said:

But it is a wonderful place. You just walk along the crest for most of
its length, leaping gently from high point to high point, and for some
of the time it is not necessary to take hands from pockets.

Indeed.
Such a degree of confidence requires acclimatisation, but if you get up
to that sort of place the you naturally do the practice which brings
that with it. No problem using extra contact points while you build the
confidence, and when you've got it then the Magic X Factor is yours for
the taking :-)

If it wasn't for the big drops off to the side then anyone with normal
balance wouldn't have *any* problem. The mind game is getting used to
the fact that just because there is a big drop it doesn't mean you'll
fall into it, and that really does come with a bit of practice in most
cases.

Pete.
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from Fran <[email hidden]> contains these words:

Quoted message said:

Gulp! I take it that sharp, pointy knife edge is the famous
Striding Edge? I'm glad I decided to take the children - I'd
have had no excuse otherwise for not attempting it. It looks
horrendous! Judith - jolly well done. I hadn't appreciated
before just how ghastly it is. <shiver>

But it is a wonderful place. You just walk along the crest for most of
its length, leaping gently from high point to high point, and for some
of the time it is not necessary to take hands from pockets. There are
however some places where it very definitely is necessary so to do and a
few places where it is easier to turn and face inwards rather than
relying on the frictional qualities of ones backside.

It really is. Last year I visited the LD for the first time and went up
Swirral Edge, over Helvellyn and back down via Striding Edge. My
walkingfriend - also named Theo - took the bypass and I had a great time
hopping along the crest. No difficulties, just a little bit of scrambling.
And guess what, this June we're back again in the LD and my friend wants to
do Jack's Rake on Pavey Ark. Great !

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Roger said:

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Quoted message said:

Gulp! I take it that sharp, pointy knife edge is the famous
Striding Edge? I'm glad I decided to take the children - I'd
have had no excuse otherwise for not attempting it. It looks
horrendous! Judith - jolly well done. I hadn't appreciated
before just how ghastly it is. <shiver>

But it is a wonderful place. You just walk along the crest for most of
its length, leaping gently from high point to high point, and for some
of the time it is not necessary to take hands from pockets. There are
however some places where it very definitely is necessary so to do and a
few places where it is easier to turn and face inwards rather than
relying on the frictional qualities of ones backside.

Personal preference, I suppose, but I am inclined to feel "stuck" when
climbing down facing inwards, when a lack of suitable toe-holds presents
itself. Slithering down a few feet on my backside doesn't seem anywhere
near as dangerous, although I suspect it is an illusion. Being a little
taller than the average, I can usually brace myself with my arms and slide
down to spots that others might have difficulty with, however.

I can only recall one tricky bit on Striding Edge, descending a small drop
(15-20'?) before heading up for the summit of Helvellyn. I presume that is
the location of the various photos. I walked it in the murk, which may or
may not have helped. Swirral Edge was just a rocky path that day - whatever
drop exists, was not visible.

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Phil Cook said:

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I saw you taking this one
http://martinrichardson294.fotopic.net/p14226910.html

and wondered...

The answer Judith, is no.

It's interesting to see that my backside has had twice as many hits as
the young lovers.

Judith

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"And guess what, this June we're back again in the LD and my friend
wants to
do Jack's Rake on Pavey Ark. Great !"

Jack's Rake on Pavey Ark is on my list of things to-do, inspired by the
great AW and Sean McMahon's website...particularly
http://www.stridingedge.net/Walks/2004/5%20May/25.5.04.htm

Judith said:

It's interesting to see that my backside has had twice as many hits as
the young lovers.

Would you care to rephrase that ?

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John Laird said:

Personal preference, I suppose, but I am inclined to feel "stuck" when
climbing down facing inwards, when a lack of suitable toe-holds presents
itself. Slithering down a few feet on my backside doesn't seem anywhere
near as dangerous, although I suspect it is an illusion.

It depends what one is descending: there are quite a few things that are
safer one way than the other. Rule of thumb (but there will be
exceptions) is that the steeper it is the better off you are facing in.
Aside from your hands being a better way around to hold your weight,
rucksacks don't push you out from the rock.

If you get stuck when going down facing in it is generally pretty easy
to go back /up/ to where you were as climbing up is generally easier
than going down. This is not always the case facing out...

Pete.
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