Monthly Archives: February 2011

Should have Gone to SpecSavers…. but i did!

Well I spent the day doing admin, including taking my producer to the Llanberis Police Station. Where I was informed I have to wait for the Cumbrian Police to get back to me. These things are never easy. After that … Continue reading

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Back to the grind stone

After what seemed like months of walking, actually come to think of it, it was months of walking, I returned back to Wales to work on a Welsh Winter Mountain Skills course at Plas Y Brenin. The only problem was … Continue reading

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Jimmy Saville – Spoof Video

I ran into someone who told me about this video when staying in Glencoe. Its finally here, basically an attempt at a viral. Tweet

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M Reeves – MIA, MSc and now WML

Sorry that I didn’t post last night, but things overtook me, as I was told that I passed just before dinner at Allt Shellach, which meant by the end of dinner I had topped up the first few beers, and … Continue reading

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ML Assessment 3 day Exped

All I can say is the horror is over, the suffer fest has ended. I am now safely back down in Allt Shellach and have warmed myself and soothed aching muscles in the bath. What has just happened has happened, … Continue reading

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ML Assessment Day Two

It was the steep ground day today, and we headed out into the Mamores. Another typical Scottish Day, with snow, winds and poor visibility. Again we had to perform a few set pieces like abseiling over and edge, lowering someone … Continue reading

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ML Assessment Day 1

Well I got up this morning after a restless night, something that I am often plagied with on assessments, feeling physically sick. The good news was that unlike my MIA I wasn’t actually sick. We had a quick brief and … Continue reading

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Clachaig Inn

The Clachaig Inn is perhaps one of the top tree mountaineering pubs in the UK, it is as famous as any of the routes that surround it in the equally iconic mountains of Glencoe. It had been over ten years … Continue reading

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Final Prep for Winter ML

Well, I headed back up to Scotland, and I have to say it wasn’t the most successful journey I have ever made. I ended up getting pull by the police, and a long story. Suffice to say I think I … Continue reading

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Total American Road Trip Music Cliche

I am really bad at deciding on Music, but I am really wanting to set a few images for my LLAMFF side show to some of the most cliche’ music possible. I have looked at quite a few tunes, but … Continue reading

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