Trail July 07

Trail magazine came through the letterbox this morning.

• Ghyll scrambling - looks fun. I'd never heard of it before. In the photo, Graham Thompson just looks like he's in his element.
• Review of the Furtech Claw jacket - first time I've seen a transparent hood visor. S.I.G.
• Hill zen has that empathic strand that Trail do so well.
• The Knowledge has the usual fill of, well, knowledge. But no information on how to use the rifle photographed on p51.
• Article of 'bikepacking' in Scotland. Good idea, and well-written. Just remember to give us pedestrians plenty of clearance. Photographer Tom Bailey must do a lot of miles in his job.
• Main gear - 4 person family tents, and child carriers.
• Range guide to High Street. I like those guides. I wonder if there's an archive list.
• Fitness academy continues giving out advice and showing the benefits. A dynamic program.
• Trail routes includes Beinn nan Aighenan. The northern-most part of Leg 5-6 is near where Simon and I camped a few weekends back.
• The 'funny' at the end has no changed to "RG Colsterworth's Hill Almanack" - I assume it is lighthearted, as the illustration depicts a walker heading uphill into a lightning storm.

P100 "The wilderness is waiting to liven up your walking this summer". Well said, Claire.

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Challengers starting to re-appear online. Andy Howell's blog is awakening, and I look forward to reading (and hearing) about the trip. Across on the Challenge message board, 2008 is already being talked about.

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Caught "True Grit" on television - classic. Forgot that Robert Duval was in it. No cavalry hat, nor talked about the smell of napalm, but his distinctive voice nonetheless.

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Pause to mourn the passing of BG from the OM forum. His blog continues. I know not, nor care not why he is not welcome there any more, as I had avoided that thread.