tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post4466986581030240964..comments2023-10-01T13:11:10.917+01:00Comments on FellBound: TGO Challenge 2014 Day 4: A Very Good DeathFellBoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-8585977003585732672014-06-13T20:32:59.301+01:002014-06-13T20:32:59.301+01:00I think my trousers are Velez as well as my smock....I think my trousers are Velez as well as my smock. Never been tested in very bad conditions, though. And there is nowt wrong with Paclite. It is much maligned but works for me.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-52647044143259780132014-06-13T16:59:44.015+01:002014-06-13T16:59:44.015+01:00So true!
I will be making a return to Berghaus Ort...So true!<br />I will be making a return to Berghaus Ortler trousers and Paclites instead of the Paramo Quito trousers next time, they didn't work for me. My Paramo Velez is my best friend.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089530928216314797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-70434635102628028792014-06-11T16:18:39.791+01:002014-06-11T16:18:39.791+01:00I wore my Paramo the other day in the Lakes, Louis...I wore my Paramo the other day in the Lakes, Louise, as it was a bit drizzly when I set off. Within 30 minutes of going upwards the sun came out and I was hotter than a hot thing for the next three hours. I then had a brainwave and took off my jacket and carried it. Couldn't do the same with the trousers without fear of arrest. I NEVER seem to be able to choose the right time to wear it.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-31910298536283197092014-06-10T20:51:12.155+01:002014-06-10T20:51:12.155+01:00Oh, trust me. 2011 was wet beyond your wildest nig...Oh, trust me. 2011 was wet beyond your wildest nightmares, wetter than a wet thing. As luck would have it, I was not wearing Paramo on my first Challenge, I was in Montane and I was wet between my Quattro hard shell and my Dynamo soft shell. I was fine when walking but cold when I stopped. I've since got my Paramo (as you know) and I love it, even when it does occasionally get wet, I'm still warm! Each to their own, however.<br />Alan had a sore knee you say?Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089530928216314797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-27380770825729086032014-06-10T19:31:47.074+01:002014-06-10T19:31:47.074+01:00I understand that Al didn't mention his hurty ...I understand that Al didn't mention his hurty knee until Andrew had his knee operation and then Al got all jealous that Andy was getting lots of sympathy so he let the cat out of the bag, so to speak.<br /><br />What does "beyond wet" mean? Can things be wetter than wet? I shouldn't have asked that. Martin Rye will be along later and say that Paramo can be.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-8298749897725349852014-06-10T19:25:42.319+01:002014-06-10T19:25:42.319+01:00Ah yes, your taste in music. Far too sophisticated...Ah yes, your taste in music. Far too sophisticated for me. I'm more a Showaddywaddy or Shaking Stevens type myself. They were true rock gods, they were.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-62610138757706626772014-06-10T19:24:15.668+01:002014-06-10T19:24:15.668+01:00"I don't recall moaning about too much th..."I don't recall moaning about too much though."<br /><br />Let's wait to hear Mr Walker's version of that, shall we, before we make a judgement? Although I freely admit that if I hurt my knee or anything else I would whinge constantly for months.FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-7464068602822545182014-06-10T07:28:44.474+01:002014-06-10T07:28:44.474+01:00Al has a hurty knee? I had no idea, bless him, had...Al has a hurty knee? I had no idea, bless him, hadn't heard a thing about it, he never said.<br />Barbara and Hugh are wonderful company, I spent the best part of two days with them on my first Challenge.<br />Melgarve was a haven on an horrendous day on said Challenge. There were eleven of us in that bothy that night and at least five more outside. It was beyond wet. We had a roaring fire and good company that night and I had a mobile signal when I hung out of the upstairs window!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023861265500569999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-118097689588198702014-06-09T20:55:49.044+01:002014-06-09T20:55:49.044+01:00It was a terrible and tragic accident Al's kne...It was a terrible and tragic accident Al's knee. <br />But for an act of God, he could have fallen 1000's of feet. <br />Well, that and the fact that he was only 3' off the ground. <br />Actually Melgarve bothy is OK, but the unsightly views that are the scar of the Pylons and access road are another Scottish Industrialisation horror. (Rant over) <br /><br />I shall start to write mine up soon. Probably. I am being tardy this year. <br />But I have done videos with live music in my defence. Andrew Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744521212967848460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-7879904926266245182014-06-09T20:30:18.300+01:002014-06-09T20:30:18.300+01:00Surprisingly, my knee survived an almost full imme...Surprisingly, my knee survived an almost full immersion in the suppurating remains of a sheep. It survived the first of the unexpected gorge scrambles. It was not however, third time lucky when shimmying up a crack in the second unexpected gorge choked with boulders the size of houses. It took a very nasty knock. <br />Was there sympathy? Was there heck.<br />I carried that knee, I did, for the rest of the Challenge.<br />I don't recall moaning about <i>too</i> much though. <br /><br />I'm sure the Rufty Tufty Sale Beck Heather Experience toughened everything up. Only wimps and laggards complain about Heather Bashing.<br />:-)Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-39318432509442643962014-06-09T20:18:39.953+01:002014-06-09T20:18:39.953+01:00His Lordship is going soft. I wouldn't dream o...His Lordship is going soft. I wouldn't dream of stopping to bury a walking companion I had just butchered. Leave 'em for the crows I say. I want to hear about your hurty knee. I only learnt of this the other day. Do you think you weakened it in the heather near Sale Beck?FellBoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089687581260477621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257326944769558416.post-79399704175111234862014-06-09T20:05:06.798+01:002014-06-09T20:05:06.798+01:00"..a very good death"
I prayed for one o...<i>"..a very good death"</i><br />I prayed for one of those on quite a few days when Mr Walker was just a dot on a distant hilltop and the sun was burning down on my bonce. Lord Elpus refused point blank to dispatch me with a sharpened walking pole muttering something about not being in the mood for digging bloody big holes.<br />Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.com