tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post353007607866823464..comments2024-03-28T13:06:29.793+00:00Comments on conradwalks: Which way round?Sir Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-39451104249913861902018-03-23T10:11:36.480+00:002018-03-23T10:11:36.480+00:00beatingthebounds - After taking those points. into...beatingthebounds - After taking those points. into consideration I wonder if being left or right handed has any unconscious influence on the decision?Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-71121335331125528282018-03-21T16:48:49.563+00:002018-03-21T16:48:49.563+00:00Clockwise or anti-clockwise - I think my decision ...Clockwise or anti-clockwise - I think my decision usually rests on the ascent and descent parts of the circuit - where will the steepest bits be and do I want to go up or down them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-48491626976756530862018-03-20T08:33:12.803+00:002018-03-20T08:33:12.803+00:00Gayle - with your walking CV etc you're entitl...Gayle - with your walking CV etc you're entitled to do anything you want in my book.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-47772309472246129162018-03-19T17:04:26.893+00:002018-03-19T17:04:26.893+00:00"do some of these people just dress up in hik..."do some of these people just dress up in hiking gear to come to the café?"<br />I thought of you today as Mick and I donned Paramo trousers and Rab insulated jackets, together with our walking boots (not to mention buffs, 'technical' gloves and hats) to walk the half hour along cycle paths into Ypres. Once there, we went to a cafe. Whereas the people in the context to which you referred must dress as they do to try to fit in, we achieved the exact opposite - but we were as warm as we could be in the current negative temperatures (oh how I wished for my big down jacket, though). <br /><br />As for the clockwise/anti question, I put a little thought into this and concluded that I have no idea why I generally walk some of my local circuits clockwise and some anti. I've a feeling that I've stuck with the direction I first did them, although I do occasionally have a rush of blood to my head and walk one of the 'backwards'. Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648378503343413924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-30627819028949244482018-03-17T11:59:16.969+00:002018-03-17T11:59:16.969+00:00afoot - I have just done another post with suggest...afoot - I have just done another post with suggestions for the Bannisdale Horsehoe - a post for clarity and to enable me to show maps which is not possible here.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-32115154999893941852018-03-17T11:17:14.963+00:002018-03-17T11:17:14.963+00:00afoot - I am now keeping a lookout in charity shop...afoot - I am now keeping a lookout in charity shops for Outlying Fells.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-86875165013072161542018-03-17T10:32:12.338+00:002018-03-17T10:32:12.338+00:00Sir Hugh - I rarely have those debates because I w...Sir Hugh - I rarely have those debates because I walk with Lynne and as you say we ‘just get on with it’. In Scotland I don’t tend to do many circuits, circuitous routes maybe, but not circuits. One circuit I am looking forward to doing is the Bannisdale Horseshoe. I am eternally grateful that you found a copy of the Outlying Fells for me, although I hope I’m a long way from emulating the struggles of the figure depicted on the rear of the cover! That guidebook cost almost three times more than all the other Wainwrights put together. They were 90p each when I bought them.<br />afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-29926696748776020622018-03-17T09:32:56.693+00:002018-03-17T09:32:56.693+00:00afoot - I reckon I also take into account the fact...afoot - I reckon I also take into account the factors mentioned by you and the others - my question was really aimed at provoking a bit of discussion.<br /><br />BUT, there is a related situation. Imagine you are in a party of three on pathless terrain and a debate ensues about which detailed line to take over the upcoming half mile that you can see ahead. By the time the discussion has yielded a decision I reckon I could be three-quarters of the way across on a beeline (avoiding of course obvious obstructions) - sometimes so much detail is not required, let's just get on with it!<br /><br />Well I'm still here (just).Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-17567116591530550322018-03-17T08:44:41.688+00:002018-03-17T08:44:41.688+00:00Clockwise or anticlockwise? For me it depends on w...Clockwise or anticlockwise? For me it depends on which way looks to have greater interest. For example, I always do the circuit of the Newlands Valley anticlockwise because I wouldn't want to miss the delightful ascent of Scope End and the final descent to Little Town. <br /><br />On a foul day other considerations would play a part, wind direction and ease of escape (particularly in Scotland)for example.<br /><br />If the route is a low level one I'm not sure it matters but having said that I always walk clockwise round Buttermere, normally on the worst day of our usual July holiday in the Lake District. <br />afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-31131165672020897652018-03-15T09:21:10.472+00:002018-03-15T09:21:10.472+00:00Phreerunner - I hope you are on the mend now. I am...Phreerunner - I hope you are on the mend now. I am trying to discipline myself to short walks with a couple of rest days in between weather permitting. I am also doing five ascents of my stairs ever hour (on the timer on my iPhone) and I am pretty sure that is having beneficial effect.<br /><br />-----------------------<br /><br />BC - I agree in general with your considerations for direction. I seem to remember Wainwright wrote his Coast to Coast guide, or the Pennine Way guide backwards. I could never understand his reasoning - his subjectivity was more obscure than most. I did once meet myself coming back. With Pete on Tom Buihde above Glen Clunie. I took a compass bearing from the summit (perhaps on a sheep) put the compass in my my pocket and off we marched only to arrive back on the summit about ten minutes later. Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-51383822541396419842018-03-14T23:50:23.250+00:002018-03-14T23:50:23.250+00:00Nice circuit.
I for some reason tend to walk clock...Nice circuit.<br />I for some reason tend to walk clockwise on short excursions. Freud could be consulted into my childhood to explain this.<br />On longer walks or multi day efforts I become more practical - where is the wind, where is the sun, where is the accommodation, where are the difficult steps which are always easier up than down. I don't mind walking the guide book backwards because I tend to use the map. <br />It's when you meet yourself coming back that I worry. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-79581667468105331022018-03-14T14:50:30.589+00:002018-03-14T14:50:30.589+00:00Well done Conrad. You have been busy. I’ve just ca...Well done Conrad. You have been busy. I’ve just caught up from my sick bed - finally resorted to visiting the doc today, and hopefully antibiotics will generate an improvement.Phreerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com