Today I was mostly

[G.C.]

Decent malt needs proper spring water

Cold wet and windy at the top.

My oldest daughter`s 16th birthday today, when I sugested heading up "the hill" I didnt think she would agree
Right, where did I put that spring water.

 

[Coolcarbon]

Well done, the both of youz....

The highest folk in the UK...briefly....

 

[Mr K]

Sweet

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

She doesn't look to be the happiest to have done that











You must have got her a good pressie

 

[G.C.]

She doesn't look to be the happiest to have done that

More than once she said "dad, we could have gone for a run on the bike."
Mike, it was getting embarrassing telling folk on a daily basis about the hill and I haven’t been up there in about 10 years.
We’ll always remember what we did on her 16th birthday.
My knee is starting to stiffen, best get some lubrication

 

[Deleted account rno]

Well done both of you. (and I'm not talking about yer knees!)

 

[H.R.H. Nashskye]

Happy belated birthday to your eldest Gordon! Looks like she had a memorable one Great pics - she seems very similar to you!

 

[35col]

How long did it take to go to the top Gordon? Were going to atempt it on Saturday

Col

 

[Blackal]

- she seems very similar to you!

........said in a "caring, supportive" manner

Al

 

[G.C.]

How long did it take to go to the top Gordon? Were going to atempt it on Saturday

Col

Average time is 6 / 8 hours. Which we managed. 4 n a 1/2 up and 2 n a 1/2 back down. Its a slog and the weather has a habit of closing in on you very quickly. We didnt go with any target time, just wanted to tick it off and it was good to mark her birthday. I should be at the Inn most of Saturday, Ill put the fire on

she seems very similar to you!

Tash, Kathleen has been telling her for the last 10 years or so that she will grow out of it

 

[35col]

I should be at the Inn most of Saturday, Ill put the fire on

see you Sat
Col

 

[Debidy]

Well done GC, It looks fab, we were camping at the bottom a couple of months ago, but had the kids with us so we couldn't do the walk. Someone said it was wrong to leave them in the carpark while you climb munros

Colin, let us know how you get on !

Deb.

 

[35col]

Hi Deb,

Well it took 10 hrs all in all, including 1hr hr watching some nutters throwing themselves off the side with just kites to hold themselves up, and 1 hr in G.C.'s boozer for the last 2-3 miles I kep't thinking the pub was just around the next corner To be honest it wasn't that great a climb,it was so busy, if you just listened to the accents you would have thought you were in the south of england somewhere.It was a real grind but we were chuft to have made it and ticked it off the list. We spend this morning sussing out our next one over there which should prove a better walk.

Col

PS nice to meet you Gordon, hope everything went ok with the prizegiving etc. You seemed like you had a busy evening in front of you

 

[G.C.]

PS nice to meet you Gordon, hope everything went ok with the prizegiving etc. You seemed like you had a busy evening in front of you

Back at ya Col
It was a busy night, got finished just before 1 am, got home, looking forward to watching the rugby, I didn’t know the score, chatted to my wife for a while then she said she was heading to bed, here, have the remote, and said ”its good Scotland won tonight isn’t it.”
Yir right about the Ben, going up the track is just a case of slogging it out. And it does get really busy.
Next time we meet will be on the bikes ok