Scotland coast to coast walk
The train from Glasgow to Mallaig snakes through the Highlands for 5 hours. Probably the most spectacular train journey in the UK. One stop before the end is Morar. A few houses, a hotel, and beaches with fine white and golden sand. A chance for a last practice at walking in the rain before the […]
DBB@40 quid – Exploring Morar Read More »
Its an uncomfortable wait at Euston for the sleeper. It doesn’t leave until almost midnight long after my bedtime. In the dark in the rain outside the station a figure in a T-shirt with a cigarette and a funny hat makes a proposition – “TGO? I’m Freddie! I’m just going ’round the corner for a
To the Challenge – the Prequel! Read More »
I keep imagining more challenges that will face us next week. Take Hummocks. My experience of Scotland indicates that as soon as you go off the beaten track there’s more than a 50/50 chance you’ll be in a landscape of large grassy clumps with various degrees of wetness in between. For this 3rd little practise I
Small Welsh and Blond – Training for TGOC part 3 Read More »
There are other challenges besides the 14kg on the back. One to do with feet – are they hard enough to take the battering in boots or shoes over miles of uneven ground? Another to do with Upness and Downess. The Upness compounds with the weight matter and the Downness can compound the foot challenge. The
Coastal Charge in Dorset – TGOC Training part 2 Read More »
Take one house brick. Clean off any loose debris. Cover in several layers of newspaper securing with tape to smooth out rough edges. Then wrap in a plastic bag to avoid sogginess in case of rain. Weigh this. The one above weighs 3.2 kilos. The TGOC is challenging along several dimensions. The first is the 14
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I’ve pressed on with route planning using the OS Getamap online program. It seems simple to use and operates at 1:50000 or 1:25000 depending on the level of zoom. Pages at either scale can be printed out on A4. Colour is by far better and clearer than black and white. To view a wide area
TGO Routing – part 1 probably Read More »
Last October I mis-read the Email from the organisers. I thought I was one of the chosen ones – when in fact I was one of the others – on the waiting list. This time I’m in at the outset. And as a Newby facing first:- THE PLANNING CHALLENGE. 1. The route. To this end
Here we TGO again! Read More »
This picture (in October) can only mean one thing:- time to do some route planning for next year’s TGO challenge!