First UK Hill

On 25 Aug 2004 04:11:25 -0700, [email hidden] (Flat Earth

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Mine was Penygadair (age 12)

My son's was Ben Nevis (age 9) !

Rigi Kulm (1800m), age 9½.

Ooops! you said first UK hill. I guess it must be Shooter's Hill, age
2 or 3, but I may have bagged a molehill or two at an even earlier
age.

Flat Earth Society said:

Mine was Penygadair (age 12)

My son's was Ben Nevis (age 9) !

I can't remember. Possibly Snowdon with my parents. First solo hill
possibly Ingleborough. First *u**o was Schiehallion aged 35!
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

first hill : Conic (aged 35)
first Ben : Nevis (aged 35)

Theo

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Mine was Penygadair (age 12)

My son's was Ben Nevis (age 9) !

Went up Rivington Pike hundreds of times in my formative years and still get
up there two or three times a month.

First Lakeland fell was Harter fell (Eskdale) when I was 18.

--
Dave Newton

Lake District walk&image site
http://www.daves-lakeland-mountains.co.uk

Mine were the good old Lickey Hills ....

--
Andy Howell
Birmingham, UK

Me: A snowy November day on Hellvelyn aged 13 with the Air Cadets. Included
a 'friend' stepping through the snow and some ice into a pool of water up to
his knee. He panicked, grabbed the nearest thing to him (me) and pulled. I
went head first through the ice and had a very cold swim. We made it off
without calling out the rescuers, but only because the officers didn't think
thay a chopper would be able to fly in the snow. Worst part was the huge
lump I had from breaking the ice with my head. That and the mild
hypothermia. Surprisingly, I was fine the next day. You can recover from
anything at that age.

My boys: Craig Cerrig-Gleisiand in the Brecons aged 5 and 7 respecitvely (or
Leith Hill in Surrey if you count that, since as soon as they could walk)

Have fun,
Paul

Flat Earth Society said:

Mine was Penygadair (age 12)

My son's was Ben Nevis (age 9) !

Eildons, on a school trip aged 10.

--

Bernie Hughes

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first hill : Conic (aged 35)
first Ben : Nevis (aged 35)

first crag : St.Sunday
first pike : Dollywagon
first sgurr : Dearg
first stob : Dearg
first spidean : a Choire Leith
first mullach : an Rathain

Theo

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Mine was Penygadair (age 12)

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My son's was Ben Nevis (age 9) !

My first English hill was Wansfell age either 7 or 9. (I have long since
forgotten which).

My first Welsh hill probably one of the Berwyns (although it could just
have been Cader Idris) age 16.

My first Scottish hill Garbh Beinn (Ardgour) age 17.

My first Munro Ben Nevis age 17 or 18.

My last Munro Ben Lomond age 41.

--
Roger Chapman so far this year 39 summits
New - 22 (Marilyns 8, Sweats 5, Outlying Fells 11)
Repeats - 17( Marilyns 6, Sweats 12, Wainwrights 11)
Knackered knee - 4 times

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Mine was Penygadair (age 12)

My son's was Ben Nevis (age 9) !

some hillock on the N Yorks moors, aged 10, on a school trip. Seem to
recall that the steps up to Whitby Abbey YHA were harder work!

--
Darren

First English hill, I can remember was High Vinnalls, Herefordshire -
and I have been up over a hundred times since.

Other eary ones were Clee Hill (Titterstone) various Malverns,
Clents, Long Mynd , Stiperstones and Hay Bluff.

Latest was Beacon Fell, Garstang in a thunderstorm this afternoon. On
touching the trig, I then set a PB for the 100m back into the safety
of the forest. (Seismographs will have picked this up)

I was running the permanent orienteering course and discovered the
sheer joy of running in a cloudburst. I stayed in the forest.

In true country park style, as soon as the wardens left - the
antisocial elements turned up. In this case a car pull of chavs and
their booze.

Richard Webb

On 25 Aug 2004 04:11:25 -0700, [email hidden] (Flat Earth

Society) said:

Mine was Penygadair (age 12)

My son's was Ben Nevis (age 9) !

Haven't the foggiest. Something in the Dales perhaps? If we didn't
do any summits before I moved south, then it'll be Box Hill aged
12ish. First memorable hill was Snowdon age 15.

Old John - Leics!

6yr old son just done Snowdon as his and I had to keep calling him back.
Shows a bit more promise than me!

Jon

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On 25 Aug 2004 04:11:25 -0700, [email hidden] (Flat Earth

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Mine was Penygadair (age 12)

My son's was Ben Nevis (age 9) !

Haven't the foggiest. Something in the Dales perhaps? If we didn't
do any summits before I moved south, then it'll be Box Hill aged
12ish. First memorable hill was Snowdon age 15.

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Old John - Leics!

well, if we're classing OJ as a hill, "me too" - aged knee high to the
proverbial grasshopper. Or possibly maybe Beacon Hill first!

--
Darren

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Do Bardon hill as well and the leics 3 peaks are cracked ;-)

been there, done it. Though strangely couldn't find anyone selling the
T-shirt!

Seem to recall there was a church on top? or was that the quarry.
Ne'er mind - long long time ago :-)

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Old John - Leics!

well, if we're classing OJ as a hill, "me too" - aged knee high to the
proverbial grasshopper. Or possibly maybe Beacon Hill first!

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Darren

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Darren

Do Bardon hill as well and the leics 3 peaks are cracked ;-)

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Old John - Leics!

well, if we're classing OJ as a hill, "me too" - aged knee high to the
proverbial grasshopper. Or possibly maybe Beacon Hill first!

--
Darren

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First English hill, I can remember was High Vinnalls, Herefordshire -
and I have been up over a hundred times since.

Did that only last year. Very muddy.

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Other eary ones were Clee Hill (Titterstone) various Malverns,
Clents, Long Mynd , Stiperstones and Hay Bluff.

Yup, all of those yonks ago.

I suppose the Long Mynd must have been my first recognised hill,
if that's what it is. The Wrekin, Mam Tor and other hills accessible
from the Midlands would have followed.

The first 3000' er must have been Helvellyn.

--
Adrian

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Mine was Penygadair (age 12)

My son's was Ben Nevis (age 9) !

Coniston Old Man with my dad, aged about 4 (me aged 4, that is, my dad
was older than that!). He was in the mountain rescue, so took me up
the fells regularly.

My first north of Hadrian's Wall was Ben Sgritheall, when I was 25.

Interesting thread!

Michael S

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Mine was Penygadair (age 12)

My son's was Ben Nevis (age 9) !

My first 'mountain' was Crib Goch! age 15

We were on a walk up the Pyg Track climbing Snowdon when our leader
asked whether anyone wanted to do something a bit more 'interesting'.

Quite an introduction to mountain walking!