tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post8897137995025075110..comments2024-03-28T13:06:29.793+00:00Comments on conradwalks: The Miller's Way 1Sir Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-76561601745508639762018-02-27T14:08:24.760+00:002018-02-27T14:08:24.760+00:00gimmer - I have heard of magnetic rock formations ...gimmer - I have heard of magnetic rock formations affecting the compass, but hope I never find them. The more likely cause of disorientated wandering, which I have managed to achieve at least twice, is to take a compass bearing with the map upside down which has a similar effect to reverse polarity.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-78549424045124579452018-02-27T13:30:42.228+00:002018-02-27T13:30:42.228+00:00so do i - but you were usually vindicated and the ...so do i - but you were usually vindicated and the day (and a life) saved !gimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-87470982666400333012018-02-25T08:44:31.671+00:002018-02-25T08:44:31.671+00:00gimmer - I seem to remember the odd occasion when ...gimmer - I seem to remember the odd occasion when you have distrusted the compass! But in the case of it being re-orientated by 360 degrees one would except common sense to tell you something is wrong, but under cold conditions, perhaps spindrift entering all orifices, and the wind howling, it is not always possible to keep a grip on common sense.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-42242417460918830652018-02-24T18:23:19.691+00:002018-02-24T18:23:19.691+00:00I wonder if that magnetic tale explains your Buach...I wonder if that magnetic tale explains your Buachaille meeting and mine with a guy on highest 'pinnacle' of the Crinkles, in thick cloud, who insisted that we were wrong and that the correct direction was 'that way' - indicating a direction that I warned him would take him into Oxenden rather more quickly than he might have intended: no, he insisted we were wrong and plunged off in his chosen direction. Never saw him again. Musing quietly, we dropped down the gentle slopes into upper Eskdale as 'planned'.<br />Nothing in the papers or records of the Langdale MR - maybe he's still looking for the way down.gimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-83445102400739878522018-02-24T08:20:15.246+00:002018-02-24T08:20:15.246+00:00I will always respond. But it's better to arou...I will always respond. But it's better to arouse me with an assertion that is at least half right. Feeble stuff is like shooting fish in a barrel.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-56612682655754968632018-02-23T09:24:05.197+00:002018-02-23T09:24:05.197+00:00beating the bounds - I have put so many "to d...beating the bounds - I have put so many "to do" things on my wish list, but I do think I will have a crack at this, or at least embark further on it, but would prefer to let the knee get a bit better so I can maximise the enjoyment.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-13412757506574987312018-02-23T09:21:56.631+00:002018-02-23T09:21:56.631+00:00Gayle - your father fiddling with the compass brin...Gayle - your father fiddling with the compass brings to mind hilarious anecdotes in Nick Crane's Two Degrees West about his father who he nicknames "Hol" I think, can't remember why. Hol was prone to various eccentricities, often of the mad professor variety - the whole book is entertaining and worth a read if you haven' already done it, especially the Marks and Spencer underpants story.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-18513176589667672932018-02-22T21:21:18.885+00:002018-02-22T21:21:18.885+00:00Kendal to Carlisle over Shap - that would take you...Kendal to Carlisle over Shap - that would take you away from the more obvious touristy areas. Sounds interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-40383983850089042082018-02-22T18:52:29.416+00:002018-02-22T18:52:29.416+00:00The first time I took Mick on a walking holiday, I...The first time I took Mick on a walking holiday, I borrowed my father's compass. We'd been out on a couple of outings when, during a conversation about navigation in the pub, I pulled out the compass, looked at it and said "well, that's not north!" It turned out that my father had been storing his compass on top of the microwave and had reversed its polarity. What fortune that we hadn't needed to use it before we noticed. <br /><br />That compass had a lockable needle and employing both that and the microcwave oven, my father managed to correct it. It's possible that I inherited it* and have it knocking around somewhere, but I've certainly never used it again. (*the compass; not the microwave oven!)Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648378503343413924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-25425739053094633472018-02-22T09:21:38.553+00:002018-02-22T09:21:38.553+00:00RR - I thought you would rise to that one. I am te...RR - I thought you would rise to that one. I am tempted to prattle on but 'nough said.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-69746997569720519752018-02-22T08:25:39.099+00:002018-02-22T08:25:39.099+00:00I saw the piece in The Guardian at the time. But f...I saw the piece in The Guardian at the time. But felt its implications would only affect those who went walking in suits of armour. Magnetism is a hard concept to grasp; perhaps the closure was entirely accidental.<br /><br />I take it that "that's journalism for you" covers a complaint that you've been under-informed. But you wouldn't have been able to whinge if journalism hadn't partially informed you in the first place.<br /><br />Imagine coverage of the recent Davos conference adjusted specially for walkers.<br /><br />"World financial leaders foregathered in the Swiss resort to discuss the various crises throughout the world. Davos is famous for offering three dozen walks of varying length and severity, but of course most of these were unavailable to the financial specialists because they were covered in snow. Snow is a meteorological phenomenon which occurs at this time of the year and is an irritating hindrance to those who would normally be engaged in getting from A to B (Yes, the Swiss do use the same alphabet as Anglophones) while taking photographs. The Ramblers Association has pointed out that it would be better to hold the event in summer when all the paths are enhanced by adjacent begonias. However the Davos organisers have given the RA short shrift with the obviously spurious excuse that several problems discussed at the conference "couldn't wait til the summer."<br /><br />"Meanwhile the vexing question of cross-country skiing continues to crop up. Pure walkers will know that this is a mere chimaera and that that is the proper, toffee-nosed way of spelling....Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-40140937065057169632018-02-21T09:21:01.856+00:002018-02-21T09:21:01.856+00:00afoot - well, that's journalism for you.afoot - well, that's journalism for you.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-69177082487714120512018-02-21T08:32:49.794+00:002018-02-21T08:32:49.794+00:00Sir Hugh - I was amazed that outdoor clothing comp...Sir Hugh - I was amazed that outdoor clothing companies were using magnetic closures. No names were given in the piece I read online and I hope I’m right in thinking that none of the major brands were/are involved.<br /><br />afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.com