Chris Henshall wrote:Alex W wrote:I was aiming to do all of them within a 50 year span, which means finishing a year from now at age 64. A weather wash out on Skye followed by missing a couple of trips due to catching Covid then missing July with the after effects of Covid meant that I was giving up on making it within 50 years. Having seen this, I'm wondering whether I'll actually have time to get a second round in before I'm too old and decrepit.
The challenges which we set ourselves are interesting, aren't they?
I'm hoping to take more or less 50 years to tick off the Munros as well. For me, that'll mean finishing in 2025 or thereabouts at the age of 65... though, quite honestly, it wouldn't be so much of a challenge if I didn't live in Kent. Still, I've only got four left to the north / west of the Great Glen and, really, the majority of those remaining are more good tramping and less challenging than, say, the hills on Skye!
I took the liberty at looking at your "Munro Map" and you've still got quite a lot to do - but I think that you live a little further north than I do! Good luck!
In the meantime, respect to Mr. Gardner...
Yes. My bagging pattern will change from day and weekend trips to week long trips. Not many day trips left without a way too long drive. I'm now in Edinburgh, but was previously in Surrey.
My pattern is maybe unusual in that I spent a lot of time in the hills in my teens and twenties, but then had a huge hiatus when I moved to Surrey. I came back to Scotland 5 years ago and had two serious injuries and Covid lockdown to contend with so I only resumed bagging in earnest in the last couple of years.
I still work and spend a lot of time onsite with customers in south of England. Work really can get in the way
My only hope of making compleation in a fifty year span is to get some favourable weather for the rest of this year and then take a few months off work next year.
It's a challenge which gets me out of the house when I might otherwise have festered and in that respect is a good thing, but if I don't make it I won't be overly upset. I'll just plod on until I finish. It's primarily about getting into the hills and enjoying this wonderful country - ticking things on a list is just a fun means to an end.