job donjon <[email hidden]> wrote
Quoted message said:Am I the only walker who overheats? Even the flimsiest of jackets causes me discomfort, be it in
Scotland, the Alps or even the Lake District!!
No, my female companion runs hot when walking, at least on hills, even with the breavable stuff I
have bought her for various birthdays and Xmas's. :-)
Quoted message said:A stroll with the dog around Loweswater today saw me down to a t-shirt.....I certainly don't
consider myself "hard" but I really do not understand the perceived need for Arctic gear in
temperatures well above zero!
Well we were walking today and the starting temperature was 2.5°, and I wore a thermal base layer,
Paramo shirt, cheap fleece and waterproof coat. I found it necessary to remove the waterproof coat
halfway around. I am 70, and for the last 5 years have found cold weather increasingly
uncomfortable. It's partly an ageing and circulation thing. I NEED winter gear. OTOH, I have walked
in only boots and rucksack for a few miles, in areas where we were not meeting people, but only in
temperatures above 75°F. On Spanish and Yugoslavian islands I dispensed with the boots and sack, but
it was too damned hot to wear anything anyway.
Quoted message said:Martell, the cave explorer, used to deliberately expose himself (!!!!) to extremes in order to
toughen himself for difficult explorations. Are we losing this?? Are we becoming too "soft" ???
I used to read the Wizard comic when I was very young, and there was an athlete known only as Wilson
who lived a hermit life in a cave, wearing only a leotard which covered him from wrist to ankle,
even in the worst winters. He carried out some astounding feats of endurance running, but then, he
was only a figment of the author's (and our) imagination.
Quoted message said:Keswick and Cockermouth today had distinct reminders of Kathmandu........most walkery-type folk had
more gear than George Fisher!
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Gordon
