Walking Hills

"Steve" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Do we walk hills for the personal satisfaction/ego at getting to a high
place - or the simply whole natural environment/outooors/away from urban
bustle experience.

I welcome the views of the group.....

Steve

In my younger days it was definitely the former reason but now it's the
latter. I just like to be in wild, airy surroundings.

In fact, when I'm in places like the Lake District these days I sometimes
opt for a low-level walk through woods and/or by a river because there's
more flora and fauna to be seen around there.

Not that this means I don't climb hills any more, of course, or get a buzz
from getting to the summit!!!

Neil.
Peak District website - www.peakwalking.co.uk

Geoff Berrow <[email hidden]> wrote

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I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]> from
Gordon contained the following:

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Prolly should have explained that 3 shires head is in the White Peak
area.

No, you shouldn't. Been there done that, etc. Panniers Pool,
Hanging Rock, Ludd's Church.....

Yebbut, not everyone has.

Fair enough - the Dark Peak one should have a photo of someone thigh
deep in Black Hill. 🙂
--
Gordon

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Geoff Berrow <[email hidden]> wrote

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I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]>

from

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Gordon contained the following:

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>Prolly should have explained that 3 shires head is in the White

Peak

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>area.
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No, you shouldn't. Been there done that, etc. Panniers Pool,
Hanging Rock, Ludd's Church.....

Yebbut, not everyone has.

Fair enough - the Dark Peak one should have a photo of someone thigh
deep in Black Hill. 🙂
--

......or a picture of mist. Or somebody saturated. The wrong photograph
was probably used because the photographer was lost!

Graham

"Steve" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Do we walk hills for the personal satisfaction/ego at getting to a

high

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place - or the simply whole natural environment/outooors/away from

urban

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bustle experience.

I welcome the views of the group.....

There was a time when my reasons for walking were a mixture of wot u
wrote above. Now I walk to go to the Coop and get some
bacon/eggs/milk/sugar. I look forward to Peewiglet's next LDP so I can
reminisce some more :-)

Graham

On 16/10/04 7:30 pm, in article [email hidden],

Geoff Berrow said:

I bought a map of the White Peak area today. I nearly got it wrong
because the cover of the Dark Peak map has a picture of 3 Shires Head.

They overlap quite a bit!

--
Andy Howell
Birmingham, UK

Steve said:

I'm considering a trip to the Catalonian Pyrenees myself, I would be
grateful for any reports of this area

The Pyrenees are simply a paradise for walkers! You won't be disappointed
wherever you go. The higher routes are simply stunning. Get hold of the
new Kev Reynolds reference book (not a book to take on walks), 'The Pyrenees
Mountain Guide' which gives you a very good basis on which to plan.

Go there and you can then join in with the new Pyrenees Step-by-step web
project!

If this is your first time you might like to think about a good 'base camp'
holiday which can allow you to get a feel of the mountains. My knowledge is
better of the French side but this is very easy to get to know via. Ryannair
to Pau. Give me an email if you want to know more!

--
Andy Howell
Birmingham, UK

"Paul Saunders" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Steve wrote:

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Paul, the more I read the more I realise that you are me!

Steve said:

Do we walk hills for the personal satisfaction/ego at getting to a high
place - or the simply whole natural environment/outooors/away from urban
bustle experience.

I welcome the views of the group.....

A great question, and one I've often asked myself.

I walk them for a number of reasons, the relative importance of which
seems to vary from time to time. I walk hills to get away from things;
to become a part of other things; to challenge myself; for the beauty
I find there; for the reminder that I, with my daily doings, triumphs
and disasters, am utterly insignificant in the greater scheme of
things; for the feel of the wind and the rain on my face; for the
warmth of the sun on my neck, and the wind in my hair; for
perspective; to know there's more in me than I see on a daily basis;
and for the renewed appreciation of simple comforts when I get home.

That's some of it, anyway 🙂

Best wishes,
--
(**)PeeWiglet~~
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On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:30:07 +0100, GSV Three Minds in a Can
<[email hidden]> wrote:

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(**ability to play progressive rock, or folk, music through headphones
for hours on end while walking ... do get the odd funny look from people
coming t'other way when I am singing along though .. so 'quiet' is more
like 'undisturbed'. Makes miles/hours go much faster).

Me too! (Well, not progressive rock, but all sorts of other stuff.)

(What do you use? I bought a minidisc for the Pennine Way. I was
unsure, because my old Minidisc wasn't loud enough, and skipped when I
was running, but my MP3 player doesn't have enough memory, and in the
event I couldn't possibly have been more impressed. I listened to it a
lot, but 3 batteries lasted the whole 270(ish) miles. It was robust,
indifferent to damp and enabled me to take a ton of music for a tiny
amount of weight and space. It helped to elevate the last morning's
walk to one of the most wonderful experiences of my whole life :-)
It's undoubtedly one of the best bits of kit I've ever bought. It's a
Sharp IM-DR410H: about £80 from Richer Sounds. Much, much better than
the Sony Sony MZ-R55 I bought several years ago for recording guitar.)

Best wishes,
--
(**)PeeWiglet~~
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spongebob said:

There was a time when my reasons for walking were a mixture of wot u
wrote above. Now I walk to go to the Coop and get some
bacon/eggs/milk/sugar. I look forward to Peewiglet's next LDP so I can
reminisce some more :-)

:-) Coming up next May, I hope.... (fingers crossed).

Best wishes,
--
(**)PeeWiglet~~
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Steve said:

I welcome the views of the group.....

So I can sing "The Happy Wanderer" out loud without being locked up or
assaulted.

It happens every time. Fol-da-reeeeeee!

Judith

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spongebob said:

I look forward to Peewiglet's next LDP so I can
reminisce some more :-)

:-) Coming up next May, I hope.... (fingers crossed).

Ooh! Which one? Is this the Pembroke coast path walk?
--
I try to be a good example to my children, but they just see me
as a dire warning.

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 10:44:09 GMT, Andy Howell

andy.howellNOSPAM@ecotrendDOTorgDOTuk said:

My knowledge is better of the French side but this is very easy to get to
know via. Ryannair to Pau. Give me an email if you want to know more!

Flybe have routes to Perpignan, which is very handy for the eastern
end of the range.

Al
--
[alanATajbremnerDOTcoDOTuk]

Fran said:

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I look forward to Peewiglet's next LDP so I can
reminisce some more :-)

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:-) Coming up next May, I hope.... (fingers crossed).

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Ooh! Which one? Is this the Pembroke coast path walk?

No, it's the TGO Challenge i.e. plan route and then walk across
Scotland in up to 15 days. I've entered, but there's a ballot: please
cross your fingers....

It sounded like enormous fun when I read about it in the magazine: see
www.tgochallenge.co.uk

If I don't get in, I'll have to find another one. I reckon I'm
addicted now... :-)

Best wishes,
--
(**)PeeWiglet~~
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Fran said:

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>I look forward to Peewiglet's next LDP so I can
>reminisce some more :-)

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:-) Coming up next May, I hope.... (fingers crossed).

Quoted message said:

Ooh! Which one? Is this the Pembroke coast path walk?

No, it's the TGO Challenge i.e. plan route and then walk across
Scotland in up to 15 days. I've entered, but there's a ballot: please
cross your fingers....

iDigst rccuaiet... Blimey! Have you ever tried typing with your
fingers crossed?

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If I don't get in, I'll have to find another one. I reckon I'm
addicted now... :-)

No, really? :-)
--
I try to be a good example to my children, but they just see me
as a dire warning.

Fran said:

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No, it's the TGO Challenge i.e. plan route and then walk across
Scotland in up to 15 days. I've entered, but there's a ballot: please
cross your fingers....

iDigst rccuaiet... Blimey! Have you ever tried typing with your
fingers crossed?

Irta.... a ROT13 thing initially :-)

Now I'm here, though, what's cloff? (Such a satisfying sound!) And
innit?? I love chamine... :-)

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If I don't get in, I'll have to find another one. I reckon I'm
addicted now... :-)

No, really? :-)

You noticed, eh?! :-)

Best wishes,
--
(**)PeeWiglet~~
/ \ / \

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Fran said:

Quoted message said:

No, it's the TGO Challenge i.e. plan route and then walk across
Scotland in up to 15 days. I've entered, but there's a ballot: please
cross your fingers....

iDigst rccuaiet... Blimey! Have you ever tried typing with your
fingers crossed?

Irta.... a ROT13 thing initially :-)

Now I'm here, though, what's cloff? (Such a satisfying sound!) And
innit?? I love chamine... :-)

A cloff! is what you wipe yer minotaur or keyboard with when the
drink of choice gets spluttered all over it or them. As for
innit - issa worm at the end of a sentence, innit.

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If I don't get in, I'll have to find another one. I reckon I'm
addicted now... :-)

No, really? :-)

You noticed, eh?! :-)

Just very slightly... So when can we entice you down to Wales?
Specifically, south Wales?
--
I try to be a good example to my children, but they just see me
as a dire warning.

Peewiglet said:

Now I'm here, though, what's cloff? (Such a satisfying sound!) And
innit?? I love chamine... :-)

Oh dear, more shedspeak. The cloff is the cleaning cloth used to remove BA
from the minotaur after one has read an especially witty post. The shed
only has one (which must be pretty grubby by now, since no true sheddi
could ever spare the tuits to clean it) so it has to be passed around.

We now return you to your regular programme...
--
Dave

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Fran said:

Quoted message said:

>I look forward to Peewiglet's next LDP so I can
>reminisce some more :-)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

:-) Coming up next May, I hope.... (fingers crossed).

Quoted message said:

Ooh! Which one? Is this the Pembroke coast path walk?

No, it's the TGO Challenge i.e. plan route and then walk across
Scotland in up to 15 days. I've entered, but there's a ballot: please
cross your fingers....

It sounded like enormous fun when I read about it in the magazine: see
www.tgochallenge.co.uk

If I don't get in, I'll have to find another one. I reckon I'm
addicted now... :-)

If you don't get in you can always make your own challenge : the PGO
Challenge :-). It doesn't *have* to be organised.
If you need any assistance in the planning stage I can be of help using my
Anquet cd-roms. And perhaps some other map-software users (Paul?) could
support you. Just let me know.

--
Theo
www.theosphotos.fotopic.net
[email hidden](we'll.leave.the.house.and.read.the.mail)

Bitstring <[email hidden]>, from the
wonderful person Peewiglet <[email hidden]> said

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On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:30:07 +0100, GSV Three Minds in a Can
<[email hidden]> wrote:

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(**ability to play progressive rock, or folk, music through headphones
for hours on end while walking ... do get the odd funny look from people
coming t'other way when I am singing along though .. so 'quiet' is more
like 'undisturbed'. Makes miles/hours go much faster).

Me too! (Well, not progressive rock, but all sorts of other stuff.)

(What do you use? I bought a minidisc for the Pennine Way. I was
unsure, because my old Minidisc wasn't loud enough, and skipped when I
was running, but my MP3 player doesn't have enough memory,

I use an MP3 player - no moving bits (except the battery cover, which
broke, but the nice man I bought it from swapped the unit for me (by
post) over one weekend - sent it Friday, got the replacement Monday).
Mine has a miserable 256Mb of memory, which is quite a few hours at
64kbps .. if you are rich you can now buy 1Gb models. or you can go for
one with a hard drive in, but I really prefer 'no moving parts' ..
lighter, and much more robust (except for the battery cover). Makes the
24Mb in the average GPS look a bit sick. 8>.

Mine's an EZAV Xen, bought from the nice man at
http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk
who priced matched it for me (was cheaper elsewhere). I recommend him.

The earpieces were cr&p so I bought some Sennheiser PX100 headphones -
open, so I can still hear traffic, avalanches, etc. I hate things
stuffed in my ears anyway.

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and in the
event I couldn't possibly have been more impressed. I listened to it a
lot, but 3 batteries lasted the whole 270(ish) miles. It was robust,
indifferent to damp and enabled me to take a ton of music for a tiny
amount of weight and space. It helped to elevate the last morning's
walk to one of the most wonderful experiences of my whole life :-)
It's undoubtedly one of the best bits of kit I've ever bought. It's a
Sharp IM-DR410H: about £80 from Richer Sounds. Much, much better than
the Sony Sony MZ-R55 I bought several years ago for recording guitar.)

Best wishes,

--
GSV Three Minds in a Can
Outgoing Msgs are Turing Tested,and indistinguishable from human typing.