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Hello!

PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:56 pm
by westendbar
Hello everyone!

I hadn't been on the hills for 15 years, but, a sponsored climb of a snowy Ben Nevis reminded me of what I'm missing!

I'm a 34 year old publican from Airdrie, who is determined to spend more of my days off out in the wild instead of playing golf with pensioners and hairdressers! The only people who seem to not work on my day off!

I've got Ben Vorlich (Loch Earn) planned for this Monday. It was my first Munro many years ago and it seems like a sensible place to start off again from!

:D

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:12 pm
by cjwaugh
HI and welcome to the site I've yet to do that hill hope you enjoy it and give us a walk report if you can :)

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:41 pm
by yokehead
Welcome to the community, enjoy Ben Vorlich and do put in a report. I've just got back from a round of golf accompanying my son. He started recently and is getting fairly good, I don't really play and after today I won't be bothering again, I'll be caddy to my son instead. :lol: I'll stick to the hills....

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:42 pm
by Paul Webster
Aye, welcome and good luck on Monday. Take a firkin up there and you will be popular :D

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:41 pm
by yokehead
Swearing at the locals won't go down so well, surely? :)

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:24 pm
by NorthFace34
Hi and welcome. Keen walker from Calderbank not far from you mate :D :D :D

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:51 am
by Freewheelin
Oh dear God - an invasion of the Monklands Mafia!
:lol:

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:14 pm
by Caberfeidh
Golf is for the dead.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:57 pm
by cjwaugh
Caberfeidh wrote:Golf is for the dead.

You missed out brain Caberfeid :lol:

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:29 pm
by Caberfeidh
No. just "dead". Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Harry Secombe... They all played golf and look what happened to them!

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:39 pm
by westendbar
Thanks folks!

Fingers crossed for decent weather on Monday or I'll be playing golf at St Fillans :shock:

http://www.mwis.org.uk/mountain/SH.PDF

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:52 pm
by BVCSK
Hello westendbar and welcome.
I am also intending to do Ben Vorlich very soon but hope to add Stuc a' Chroin as well. Can't make tomorrow or I would suggest meeting up but I am sometimes able to get away on a Monday, Tues - Fri are better days for me to head to the hills. Not looking brilliant on the weather front tomorrow, mainly light rain I think.
Best of luck anyway.
PS ignore the other philistines golf is game for superior beings(or masochists), was playing today in my first tie of the season and managed a 6&5 win(that will confuse them!!)
Cheers for now
Bruce

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:20 am
by westendbar
Brilliant mate!

Thanks for reply! I'm stuck to Monday's most of the the time!

Hoping to do a bit more when the football season finishes! Still playing 11s on Saturday & Sunday!

Done Ben Vorlich & SAC before, just trying to nurse myself back into it.