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My blog nick-name is SIR HUGH. I'm not from the aristocracy - my middle name is Hugh which relates to the list of 282 hills in Scotland compiled by Sir Hugh Munro in 1891. I climbed my last one (Sgurr Mor) on 28th June 2009
Thanks Conrad, it was lovely to meet you and I hope we see you again soon. It wasn't Alan Sloman who was there BTW, the second 'Alan' was Allan Roberts, one of the regular Plodders from Wigan.
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Phreerunner - Thanks for the correction Martin. I am hopeless at names etc. I would like to come again if some future locations are within reasonable striking distance.
ReplyDeleteWell Conrad I just wish that being young at heart would translate to the legs as well!
ReplyDeleteLooks like your day went better than mine. A bike ride which turned into an unplanned walk!
Welshpaddler - Hi Bob - I hope it wasn't too serious. Are you going to post about it?
ReplyDeleteWelshpaddler - One person's anecdote always encourages others tell their own of similar subject, and I can't resist this time:
ReplyDeleteOne troublesome memory of derring-do occurred on my ascent of An Sgarsoch and Carn an Fhidhleir, remote Munros southwest of Linn of Dee. I met two guys on the first summit, and they beat me to the second by taking a shorter route. I was nettled.
Back at the bikes I saw the young duo some distance down the track. I was determined to restore pride by beating them back to Linn of Dee, a ride of about 10km.
I was inspired, and at one with the bike, born along by the gods. I passed the junior-hards at great speed in a whirlwind of rattling stones and dust, heightening my senses yet again, and I pressed on.
Three kilometres out from Linn of Dee I was abruptly stopped by a loud cracking sound. My rear wheel had submitted, but with clamorous protest, to a large stone, and it now looked like something out of a Salvador Dali painting - all bent and droopy.
The two Munro usurpers arrived, and were able to interpret the scene instantly. There was no conversation between us, they just passed by. I squirmed as I imagined their conversation, and pushed on with my wounded mount back to the car, a sadder and hopefully wiser egoist.
I thought i must have dreamed that walk when Mr Sloman was mentioned.
ReplyDelete"Well" done on the distance walked and i'm glad your knee is doing good.
Alan R - Thanks for your comment, and sorry for causing confusion. Maybe I WILL meet the reclusive Mr Sloman one day?
ReplyDeleteLovely walk that Conrad, I had been hoping to join you all, but I was on on child-minding duties. Another time hopefully.
ReplyDeleteI have met Mr Sloman and can report that he is a gent, and very good company.
Seems like more evidence that your knee is on the mend.
Cheers,
Mark
BeatingTheBounds - Hi Mark. I enjoyed the walk. I'm unbelievably still finding paths I have not walked before.
ReplyDeleteIt's midnight, and I've just finished Peter Wright's Ribbon of Wildness after reading Dave Hewitt's Walking the Watershed a couple of weeks ago, and posting about it. Wright's book has been a difficult read compared with the delight of Hewitt. I will be posting about all this shortly.