Eeee, he does make it hard for himself, doesn't he. That's pretty rough bounds he was tramping across last night but by doing it in winter he definitely amplified the difficulty of the landscape. I can't imagine Visit Scotland being too pleased with his portrayal of the place :-) The Duke of Westminster's gamekeeper was a bit, erm, unwilling to discuss the source of his employers wealth in too much detail either. Anyone have any ideas where the bar was that he was talking to the gallic speaking chap in ? Durness ?
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Eeee, he does make it hard for himself, doesn't he. That's pretty rough bounds he was tramping across last night but by doing it in winter he definitely amplified the difficulty of the landscape. I can't imagine Visit Scotland being too pleased with his portrayal of the place :-) The Duke of Westminster's gamekeeper was a bit, erm, unwilling to discuss the source of his employers wealth in too much detail either. Anyone have any ideas where the bar was that he was talking to the gallic speaking chap in ? Durness ?
Good prog, I thought.
I was just wandering where he would stay at night. I didn't see a tent, light was fading but perhaps there was still light enough for the helicopter to bring him back to his hotel ;-)
Judith wrote "No, but *I* thought it looked grand and I wanted to get out there!"
Agreed...although I found the continuity even worse than the previous week. Perhaps that wss due to being even less familar with Scotland than the Lakes.
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Eeee, he does make it hard for himself, doesn't he. That's pretty rough bounds he was tramping across last night but by doing it in winter he definitely amplified the difficulty of the landscape. I can't imagine Visit Scotland being too pleased with his portrayal of the place :-) The Duke of Westminster's gamekeeper was a bit, erm, unwilling to discuss the source of his employers wealth in too much detail either. Anyone have any ideas where the bar was that he was talking to the gallic speaking chap in ? Durness ?
Good prog, I thought.
Chris
Yeah, much better program then last weeks weak episode.
I can't imagine Visit Scotland being too pleased with his portrayal of the place :-)
No, but *I* thought it looked grand and I wanted to get out there!
It's very nice up there. Though if he was really alone he ought to get his boots resoled or take more care over where he plants his feet, unless all that stumbling about was for effect. -- Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"
Judith wrote "No, but *I* thought it looked grand and I wanted to get out there!"
Agreed...although I found the continuity even worse than the previous week. Perhaps that wss due to being even less familar with Scotland than the Lakes.
The maps he was using are online.
The Wolf's Way is on the right of Pont 3 (Strath Dionard)
The problems of continuity in this programme are probably down to the discontinuity of the walking. He wasn't really following a route; just picking bits fom the maps to look at. All you can say about Loch Maree, The Gruinard River and Alltan a Choin Duibhe is that they are in the Far North West.
Alltan a Choin Duibhe is at NC 280607 if you want to find it...
It's very nice up there. Though if he was really alone he ought to get his boots resoled or take more care over where he plants his feet, unless all that stumbling about was for effect.
I characteristic of that countryside that I've noted is that the soil is very thin and there is a lot of barely concealed rock, which is worn smooth by glaciation. The plant life on these surfaces tends to be very slimey so when its wet you plant your feet and slide. As demoed ably by Mr Crane.
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Eeee, he does make it hard for himself, doesn't he. That's pretty rough bounds he was tramping across last night but by doing it in winter he definitely amplified the difficulty of the landscape.
My mother can't get over the way he carries an umbrella when walking! A good series which I plan to follow as best I can with my odd shift working hours.
My mother can't get over the way he carries an umbrella when walking! A good series which I plan to follow as best I can with my odd shift working hours.
Nick
23 years ago, while limping out of the Monadh Ruadh I met a lad, now a guide book writer, carrying an umbrella. He put a good case for it.
Is the Crane one still "Que Chuva" (sp)?
Just as well he did not open it during that programme. That programme is the perfect antidote to all the romantic couple cavorting around Scotland "visit Scotland" adverts.... (funny how the summer version Mr and Mrs Rich Goodlooking-Younge are as immune to midges as they are to our hotel bills)
My mother can't get over the way he carries an umbrella when walking!
Where's the problem with that? Provided there's no significant wind of course. An umbrella allows me to leave the hood of my waterproofs down, keeping cool and better able to enjoy the surroundings. -- Dave
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An umbrella allows me to leave the hood of my waterproofs down, keeping cool and better able to enjoy the surroundings. -- Dave
Many ex-pats laughed at me when I used to run the Ethiopian Highlands with the Addis Ababa Hash House Harriers carrying an umbrella, back in my younger days. "What's that prat carrying an (telescopic) umbrella for?" they would sneer, until one day they were all caught in a monsoon hailstorm and up went my brolly whilst they were squealing from the pain of the hail strikes! the only reason I do not carry one in the Scots mountains is the frequent windy weather.
-- Cheers, Compo - "Desert Storm was a stirring victory for the forces of aggression and lawlessness." (Dan Quayle, vice president)
I seem to recall the guru of the ultra lightweight camping brigade in USA always recommends 1 brolly to replace hats & waterproofs.
I bet he doesn't even have a pair of wellies ;-)
At least he has something to fend off the grizzly bears
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Eeee, he does make it hard for himself, doesn't he. That's pretty rough bounds he was tramping across last night but by doing it in winter he definitely amplified the difficulty of the landscape.
My mother can't get over the way he carries an umbrella when walking! A good series which I plan to follow as best I can with my odd shift
My mother can't get over the way he carries an umbrella when walking!
I've taken to carrying a cheap, small telescopic umbrella in the Scottish hills. It's got a cord loop on the handle which I attach to a carabina on my hip belt, and I then tuck it in the space between the small of my back and the rucksack. It's very handy for short heavy showers, that by the time you've got your rucksack off and taken out your waterproof jacket, have stopped.
I've taken to carrying a cheap, small telescopic umbrella in the Scottish hills. It's got a cord loop on the handle which I attach to a carabina on my hip belt, and I then tuck it in the space between the small of my back and the rucksack. It's very handy for short heavy showers, that by the time you've got your rucksack off and taken out your waterproof jacket, have stopped.
My mother can't get over the way he carries an umbrella when walking! A good series which I plan to follow as best I can with my odd shift working hours.
Nick
It's a gimmick. Uses when walking aside, it has *no* use when cycling as he was in the last program - brolly and all.
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Where's the problem with that? Provided there's no significant wind of course. An umbrella allows me to leave the hood of my waterproofs down, keeping cool and better able to enjoy the surroundings.
High tech walking umbrella anyone? Made of titanium and doubling as a walking pole?
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