gnasher16 30,591 Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) I couldnt talk my kids into coming but me and my pals missed out on kids stuff so tend to make up for it later in life....spent some time around mid Wales this week and saw a big pillar from the road off in the distance ....that locals apparently call " Rodneys Pillar "......so what better idea than have a race to the top Bit steeper than we thought we was nearly throwing up by the time we got there....but the views were certainly worth it. Edited August 29, 2019 by gnasher16 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,360 Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 3 hours ago, gnasher16 said: I couldnt talk my kids into coming but me and my pals missed out on kids stuff so tend to make up for it later in life....spent some time around mid Wales this week and saw a big pillar from the road off in the distance ....that locals apparently call " Rodneys Pillar "......so what better idea than have a race to the top Bit steeper than we thought we was nearly throwing up by the time we got there....but the views were certainly worth it. Throwing up half way is part of the fun mate. Last two hikes I've done, I thought I was gonna die in a screaming sweaty mess. I find a joint and a full hip flask greatly help the situation It's been a while since I got to do this with mine. Last year we slept on the beach with bbq, the mountains etc.. this year she's back in Blighty doing more exams... Christ I miss doing the wilds with me kids lol it's a good laugh with the mates, women but never like watching yours look at something and ask a question and learn about nature. Sit around a fire as a family, something very special about it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,591 Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 3 hours ago, mushroom said: Throwing up half way is part of the fun mate. Last two hikes I've done, I thought I was gonna die in a screaming sweaty mess. I find a joint and a full hip flask greatly help the situation It's been a while since I got to do this with mine. Last year we slept on the beach with bbq, the mountains etc.. this year she's back in Blighty doing more exams... Christ I miss doing the wilds with me kids lol it's a good laugh with the mates, women but never like watching yours look at something and ask a question and learn about nature. Sit around a fire as a family, something very special about it. The fun with being " spur of the moment townies " in these type of scenarios is the funny looks people with hiking boots,thermo flasks,compasses and rucksacks give 3 dosey looking ruffians wearing shorts and t shirt kneeling down in the blocks position of a 100 metre sprint at the bottom of a mountain " Do you think we should of brought a bottle of water " my pal said......" no f**k it we,re fit enough....ready,steady,go " i says The things people do for a bet ! Sounds like you got the right approach Mushroom....planning is key to enjoying it as opposed to just surviving 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,591 Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 19 hours ago, W. Katchum said: Who won? Well there was a bit of a stewards inquiry at the top when im stood there perched against the pillar and my pal appeared out of nowhere claiming to have been walking around taking in the view for the last 5 minutes Theres 3 different routes up so i went for the most direct ( but steepest ) another lad went for the longest ( but easiest ).......the other tried to create his own and got f****n lost ! In all fairness the one who said he was taking in the views is fit as f**k it did cross my mind to ambush him and tie him to a tree......so alls fair in love and hill climbing he copped for first prize 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,360 Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 I always get to the top first lol, weight on my back or not.... no way am I being beaten by bloody foreigners up a hill Planning on a mooch tomorrow, on my Jack with the dog. It's still too hot to go high into the mountains but there's a lake I'm gonna head to that I've not seen before. So we gonna go a little higher this time. Roll on October/November when it's cool enough to summit. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,591 Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 Take some pics if you can mate i always think theres something special about being high up like that... almost spiritual .....not sure id fancy anything too drastic id draw the line at mountaineering type stuff but the peace and silence when you finally reach even a small peak like this was certainly worth the effort getting there....rewarding in a way. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,360 Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, gnasher16 said: Take some pics if you can mate i always think theres something special about being high up like that... almost spiritual .....not sure id fancy anything too drastic id draw the line at mountaineering type stuff but the peace and silence when you finally reach even a small peak like this was certainly worth the effort getting there....rewarding in a way. Check out la Molina(ski reaort), it's 3 hours by train from BCN. There's a lift that will take you to the top and a refuge/bar/hostel at the top. 21€ a night, hot showers etc and God fuuck me amazing view and loads of walking along the peaks and ridges. If you want to get high up and see some shit. It's a place as good as any Barren as fook mind lol Edited August 30, 2019 by mushroom 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 Gnasher if you and your mates want a fitness test ... come and race up and down the sisters .... they’ve broken many a man lol ..... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,832 Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, gnasher16 said: Take some pics if you can mate i always think theres something special about being high up like that... almost spiritual .....not sure id fancy anything too drastic id draw the line at mountaineering type stuff but the peace and silence when you finally reach even a small peak like this was certainly worth the effort getting there....rewarding in a way. That reminded me of this. Jack O’Connor once wrote: “Sheep Hunters are Romantics, who love high places and solitude. To them the wild ram embodies the mystery and magic of the mountains, the rocky canyons, the snowy peaks, the fragrant alpine meadows, the gray slide rock, the icy dancing rolls fed by snowbank and glacier, the sweet clean air of the high places, and the sense of being alone on the top of the world with the eagles, the marmots, and the wild sheep themselves.” Not sheep country but still, Glen Coe, Scotland. A Cathedral of nature. Edited August 30, 2019 by Born Hunter 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,360 Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 27 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: That reminded me of this. Jack O’Connor once wrote: “Sheep Hunters are Romantics, who love high places and solitude. To them the wild ram embodies the mystery and magic of the mountains, the rocky canyons, the snowy peaks, the fragrant alpine meadows, the gray slide rock, the icy dancing rolls fed by snowbank and glacier, the sweet clean air of the high places, and the sense of being alone on the top of the world with the eagles, the marmots, and the wild sheep themselves.” Not sheep country but still, Glen Coe, Scotland. A Cathedral of nature. Isn't nothing like walking up a mountain, pain all the way, to summit and see and experience what you did it for. Mind taking my eldest up mountains from 5 years old, always complained she did on the way up, to hear the words "wow dad this was worth it" made my life and still does. Give them the bug as kids and they will never be able to escape it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,591 Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 Im embarrassed to of put my soppy picture up now Some breathtaking views chaps great pictures. Socks i dont know what " the sisters " is but it looks a lot like Hainault Forest hill sprints over this way... any fighter from this area is familiar with them they are proper sickeners. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 10,825 Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Born Hunter said: That reminded me of this. Jack O’Connor once wrote: “Sheep Hunters are Romantics, who love high places and solitude. To them the wild ram embodies the mystery and magic of the mountains, the rocky canyons, the snowy peaks, the fragrant alpine meadows, the gray slide rock, the icy dancing rolls fed by snowbank and glacier, the sweet clean air of the high places, and the sense of being alone on the top of the world with the eagles, the marmots, and the wild sheep themselves.” Not sheep country but still, Glen Coe, Scotland. A Cathedral of nature. Spectacular looking place Didn't some campers perish up there a winter or two ago ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 1 hour ago, gnasher16 said: Im embarrassed to of put my soppy picture up now Some breathtaking views chaps great pictures. Socks i dont know what " the sisters " is but it looks a lot like Hainault Forest hill sprints over this way... any fighter from this area is familiar with them they are proper sickeners. It’s part of the driver training area on Salisbury plain .... they have destroyed many a young soldier .... as a best effort starting from the left you go up and down each one and finish on the one on the furthest to the right ... obviously that’s just one way of doing them ... depending on your level of sadism there’s lots of variables to it ....... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,832 Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 23 minutes ago, low plains drifter said: Spectacular looking place Didn't some campers perish up there a winter or two ago ? I dunno mate but it's not country to take lightly, especially the boggy shit between the ranges. I'd implore any outdoorsman to go and see that valley though, it's beautiful. f***ing shame it's not mine and full of stags or chamois! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 10,825 Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 6 hours ago, Born Hunter said: I dunno mate but it's not country to take lightly, especially the boggy shit between the ranges. I'd implore any outdoorsman to go and see that valley though, it's beautiful. f***ing shame it's not mine and full of stags or chamois! Definitely not mate, see there was a brace of experienced climbers who fell when the snow was on it's a place I've wanted to go for quite some time, could imagine T Rex etc cutting about never mind Stags, but I draw the line at lumps of leather littering the place 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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