What a weekend
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Just like to echo that.hotbulb said:My daughter's boyfriend is another team member, and gave us a brief outline of Sunday night's activities... that is, when he could keep his eyes open. He's another that didn't get much sleep before work on monday morning!
Well done, Western Beacons MR,and indeed all Mountaine Rescue teams
tendays said:Ban mobile phones. Problem solved
If it wasn't for mobile phones the ending may have been a lot worse. We have a program called SARLOC which enables us to get a position with +/- 10m accuracy. This works on mobiles, unfortunately no signal or battery and we have to do it the old fashioned way.
hotbulb said:My daughter's boyfriend is another team member, and gave us a brief outline of Sunday night's activities... that is, when he could keep his eyes open. He's another that didn't get much sleep before work on monday morning!
Well done, Western Beacons MR,and indeed all Mountaine Rescue teams
My sympathies to yor daughter
Lowflyer
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Well done boyos 
You guys do a great job.
I know a few of the guys up here, go out in atrocious conditions, fair play to them
The way I see it is this
I think that most of the climbers these days are well kitted out, but you know yourslves, there is good kit and er, not so good kit.
A lot of the incidents up here are mainly Ft William and the Cuillins. I can see where the issues are, a few guys take a week off work from a smoke filled city down south, head up here, the weather's sh1te. Go to the pubs in the Fort during the day and wait for it to blow over. It doesn't, and by the end of the week, rather than attempt a smaller hill,they head up the Ben and of course, the inevitable happens.
I assume that they consider it a waste of time to go back home and tell their mates that they didn't actually climb any hills, just got bladdered in the Fort.
Pity, it puts a lot of lives at risk. I may be totally wrong, but just my ramblings and observations
You guys do a great job.
I know a few of the guys up here, go out in atrocious conditions, fair play to them
The way I see it is this
I think that most of the climbers these days are well kitted out, but you know yourslves, there is good kit and er, not so good kit.
A lot of the incidents up here are mainly Ft William and the Cuillins. I can see where the issues are, a few guys take a week off work from a smoke filled city down south, head up here, the weather's sh1te. Go to the pubs in the Fort during the day and wait for it to blow over. It doesn't, and by the end of the week, rather than attempt a smaller hill,they head up the Ben and of course, the inevitable happens.
I assume that they consider it a waste of time to go back home and tell their mates that they didn't actually climb any hills, just got bladdered in the Fort.
Pity, it puts a lot of lives at risk. I may be totally wrong, but just my ramblings and observations
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haha Actually, I've now got real walking boots and am enjoying walking miles with the dog, trying to get fit. I've even got walking poles ffs 
It's quite therapeutic to just walk for miles in woodland. One thing I have noticed, which is making it more enjoyable, is my recovery time after a steep ascent has improved dramatically.
It's quite therapeutic to just walk for miles in woodland. One thing I have noticed, which is making it more enjoyable, is my recovery time after a steep ascent has improved dramatically.
OhJ
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winxp-master said:haha Actually, I've now got real walking boots and am enjoying walking miles with the dog, trying to get fit. I've even got walking poles ffs
It's quite therapeutic to just walk for miles in woodland. One thing I have noticed, which is making it more enjoyable, is my recovery time after a steep ascent has improved dramatically.
Before long Craig you will be shaving your head, walking around like a gorrilla calling people w kers tw ts f ckers and f udging chunts, and wearing shorts. We could be brothers.
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OhJ said:winxp-master said:haha Actually, I've now got real walking boots and am enjoying walking miles with the dog, trying to get fit. I've even got walking poles ffs
It's quite therapeutic to just walk for miles in woodland. One thing I have noticed, which is making it more enjoyable, is my recovery time after a steep ascent has improved dramatically.
Before long Craig you will be shaving your head, walking around like a gorrilla calling people w kers tw ts f ckers and f udging chunts, and wearing shorts. We could be brothers.
hehe the hair is even growing back...
but that's sheer laziness!Got myself some Craghoppers but they're trousers not shorts... give me time though, give me time!
p.s. a Boris style hat is going on my list, the cap is not much good for the back.
