PaddockLad 17285 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 18 minutes ago, Andrew said: My dad did that when I was a kid, went on a load of the prep/training walks with him, of which I have very fond memories. Is there a particular cause you're supporting? Yeah our mate’s partner died a couple of years back, she had an incredibly rare blood condition for over a decade. I’m not sure what it was called but he’s been in touch with the association that represents sufferers and we’re going to do it for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42460 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 9 hours ago, PaddockLad said: Paging @Monkeys Fist After a weekend of top level talks I can announce I’ve signed up to the fuckin bastard 3 Peaks Challenge at the end of June This year? RIP PaddockLad’s feet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44951 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Turns out you'll be doing FOUR peaks if you include the PEAK OF FUCKING IRONY that you got an early vaccination a month before this announcement. Absolutely outrageous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35096 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Yorkshire 3 peaks or Scafell Pike / Snowdon / Ben Nevis? (Not that I’ve done either like) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17285 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Gemmill said: Turns out you'll be doing FOUR peaks if you include the PEAK OF FUCKING IRONY that you got an early vaccination a month before this announcement. Absolutely outrageous. 9th January I got my first jab mate. 2nd confirmed only this morning as 3rd April Isn’t that great news? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17285 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Alex said: Yorkshire 3 peaks or Scafell Pike / Snowdon / Ben Nevis? (Not that I’ve done either like) Old Skool Nevis/Pike/Snowdon........we were thinking of doing a guided organised thing you have to pay for, but we’re now organising it ourselves mostly due to one of our mates being the youngest serviceman to fight in the Falklands war; he did his Royal Marines Commando basic training after joining at 17 and was sent straight there...needless to say, he’s team leader and will fuckin beast us Then you’ve got Triathlon boy, 49 year old with a six pack that most teenage gym lads would be jealous of. Which leaves the rest of us, already being described as “cannon fodder”... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35096 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) I don’t envy the driver on those things because it would be a pain in the arse doing it and having to drive but, equally, dull as fuck just doing the driving and waiting around for hours. Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head isn’t that big a deal (it’s the only of the 3 I’ve done). I’ve done much tougher walks than that in the lakes. Should be fantastic if you get a nice day for it Edited March 22, 2021 by Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 I can't comment on Pike or Snowdon but if it's any reassurance Nevis is childsplay compared to most of the Monros. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17285 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 21 minutes ago, Blastronaut said: I can't comment on Pike or Snowdon but if it's any reassurance Nevis is childsplay compared to most of the Monros. Aye, you can drive a car to the summit of Nevis. There’s a harder route than the tourist path apparently but that would be fuckin daft with a bunch of mountain virgins from Dorset 27 minutes ago, Alex said: I don’t envy the driver on those things because it would be a pain in the arse doing it and having to drive but, equally, dull as fuck just doing the driving and waiting around for hours. Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head isn’t that big a deal (it’s the only of the 3 I’ve done). I’ve done much tougher walks than that in the lakes. Should be fantastic if you get a nice day for it We’ve got drivers... I might end up just driving too, going to road test the lungs this weekend...see if I’m going to be a sickly hinderance or not...I can walk 6/7/8 miles along the coastal paths, but that’s all I’ve done since having actually contracting Covid at Christmas. Going to give it some big licks in the Purbeck Hills in the next month, see if I’m up to it .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35096 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Definitely do some hill walking to test out the old knees and ankles. I wear knee supports when fell walking these days but get no issues normally and I walk 20+ miles a week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4771 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Scafell Pike isn't too bad if memory serves, I remember if being a bit boring? Always preferred Helvellyns views and track going up from Wythburn church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 6 hours ago, PaddockLad said: Aye, you can drive a car to the summit of Nevis. There’s a harder route than the tourist path apparently but that would be fuckin daft with a bunch of mountain virgins from Dorset Funny you say that, I was thinking as I typed that that the only time I've had a better view for less work was at the summit of Beallach na Bar (the road to Applecross) but I'm no sure it counts as Munro and we literally parked the car to take in the view and get some pictures. Fucking scary road to be driving on though, walking up Ben Nevis was way less stressful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35096 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Andrew said: Scafell Pike isn't too bad if memory serves, I remember if being a bit boring? Always preferred Helvellyns views and track going up from Wythburn church. Yeah, it’s a straight up and down from Wasdale head. I did Lingmell too but, even then, I thought ‘is that it?’ You do it ‘properly’ too as you start at (more or less) sea level Edited March 22, 2021 by Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21638 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) Snowdon is easiest of the three if you avoid Crib Goch. Sca fell pike is fine. Don't estimate Nevis though. You can't drive up it, you have to walk up it drop sea level which makes it twice the altitude of the others. The weather is usually atrocious, I had 2 feet off snow in June. And if you become disoriented very easy to make a mistake and end up falling down Fiver fingers gully. Edited March 23, 2021 by Renton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30642 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 But that's enough about your wife. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17285 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 12 hours ago, Renton said: Snowdon is easiest of the three if you avoid Crib Goch. Sca fell pike is fine. Don't estimate Nevis though. You can't drive up it, you have to walk up it drop sea level which makes it twice the altitude of the others. The weather is usually atrocious, I had 2 feet off snow in June. And if you become disoriented very easy to make a mistake and end up falling down Fiver fingers gully. Why a Model T was driven to the top of Ben Nevis http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-44003271 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42460 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: Why a Model T was driven to the top of Ben Nevis http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-44003271 That’s pretty impressive that only a few years after the invention of cars some mad bastard drove one up, and down, Ben Nevis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42460 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I’ve just been fucking Shanghaied in to agreeing to “view” a fucking dog. I am not a happy bunny- I am fundamentally opposed to pets, and yet I know that within a month, I will be ultimately responsible for picking up the rancid shite of a fucking animal I don’t want in any shape or form. FML. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17285 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 8 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: I’ve just been fucking Shanghaied in to agreeing to “view” a fucking dog. I am not a happy bunny- I am fundamentally opposed to pets, and yet I know that within a month, I will be ultimately responsible for picking up the rancid shite of a fucking animal I don’t want in any shape or form. FML. I’ve been told we’re getting a black Labrador puppy when the house is all done up.... then there will be nobody on the planet left who don’t own a fuckin mutt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15552 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Just me, forever having to hurdle those five-metre-long dog leads when I'm out on a run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21638 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Does anyone remember those invisible dog leashes inexplicably popular in the 1980s, along with static electricity things that used to hang from cars? Much less maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42460 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 We discussed owning a mutt ages ago, and I mean years ago, when I made it absolutely clear that, in the first instance, I didn’t want one, didn’t agree with it, etc etc, but if I had to “compromise”, then it had to be a small, short-haired one that didn’t fucking stink. The one we’re going to “see if we like” is a cocker/setter cross, long-haired and both breeds are known for having death breath. Champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42460 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 It’s also called fucking Coco. At least give me the minimal satisfaction of naming it Arsehole or Shithouse, or even just Zappa, but no, it’s a fucking Instagram influencer name. I am depressed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGingerQuiff 2412 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 So you'll be coco's pops 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42460 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 8 minutes ago, TheGingerQuiff said: So you'll be coco's pops Fuck Right Off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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