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Diplomatic Mike (MikefaeDundee) - BPL Guest

My Locale Under a bush in Scotland
About Me I've hiked, climbed and backpacked for over 30 years, mostly in the Scottish Highlands. I used to run distance, and adventure races. Injuries have curtailed that. I'm 'into' anything outdoor orientated. Wildlife watching is a favourite past-time.
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Stupid?
"But to appoint yourself as the cairnmaster, in charge of destroying cairns wherever you find them, seems to me not only arrogant but a bit stupid. You are making assumptions with knowledge. ...

In Philosophy & Technique » Cairns and LNT?
March 17, 11:27am
@Cameron
Unofficial 'trails' do form to popular areas. I feel that is a natural process. However, i don't think that things should be made artificialy easier for folks.

In Philosophy & Technique » Cairns and LNT?
March 16, 12:13pm
Making it easy
If you want to make things easier, why not lay proper trails that could allow wheelchair access? Maybe toilets every mile? Coffee stalls every 2 miles?

In Philosophy & Technique » Cairns and LNT?
March 16, 12:03pm
Trails?
Remember that Chris was talking about Scotland. We only have a few official trails, and most folk hike 'off trail'. Cairns can cause a trail to form where there wasn't one before. Find ...

In Philosophy & Technique » Cairns and LNT?
March 16, 11:47am
Mmm
Checking if it stops Gaelic. :) Ith mo cac!

In Chaff » The profanity filter here is absurd
March 16, 11:11am
Function
As Miguel said, Paramo doesn't depend on body heat to keep you dry. It's a mechanical process.

In Editor's Roundtable » Páramo Vista Rain Jacket Review
March 16, 10:56am
Cairns
Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Scotland, and as such, is climbed by many folk who ordinarly never set foot outdoors. There is a well worn, clear trail to the summit. At least if there is no s...

In Philosophy & Technique » Cairns and LNT?
March 16, 10:31am
Synthetic
I can't see the point of synthetic bags for backpacking. If you are a climber on a summit push, with one bag that can't get wet, fair enough. I've never got a down bag soaked in over 3...

In GEAR » Synthetic Quilts and Sleeping Bags
March 03, 9:18am
De bumped
My bump has been de bumped. :(

In Chaff » High Price of Gear on Gear Swap Forum
March 03, 1:59am
Seals
Poor quality recording, but it can still reduce me to tears. here

In Chaff » A few Scots tunes
February 25, 10:58am

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