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Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Webtogs walk reports of the month - February


Postby Paul Webster » Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:27 am

Date walked: 01/03/2011

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February may be the shortest month of the year, but there was no shortage of walk reports to choose from, with 189 reports from your walks posted publicly on the site. Thanks go to everyone who has contributed their experiences, and to Webtogs for providing the prizes.

This months winner - and £60 to spend at Webtogs - goes to Yokehead. He put in a stack of quality reports, choosing just one was difficult. But the prize goes to... That's Attow Do It.

The runner up prize of £30 to spend at Webtogs goes to Graeme Dewar, for something a little different from the often idyllic winning reports, as the weather and exhaustion set in on... Defeat on century bid.

Congrats to both - and commiserations to all those who missed out this time. Keep writing those reports for you chance to share in £90 of outdoor gear next month!
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Re: Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Postby kevsbald » Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:48 am

Deserved winners there. Yokehead's report was fab and the tribulations of young Dewar mean that his efforts are rewarded.
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Re: Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Postby Graeme D » Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:09 pm

Thanks Paul - and everyone else who read, sympathised with, laughed at, wept through, commented on and generally appreciated a report it would have been so easy not to write. I may have been defeated in my primary objective, but the walk was not in vain (even before it scooped the runner up prize). And well done Yokehead - an absolute belter of a report from you. Thoroughly deserving of the Gold Medal! 8)
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Re: Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Postby Alastair S » Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:44 pm

Yes congrats to both. There are so many reports these days its a job to keep abreast of them and Yokehead's is one I'd missed - so thanks for highlighting this great report.

I had read Graeme's adventures so it some recompense for a bit of a nightmare of a weekend :D
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Re: Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Postby Stretch » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:02 pm

Well done guys, I enjoyed both of these. Still tired from reading Graeme's report, time for a nap. :lol:
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Re: Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Postby rockhopper » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:12 pm

:clap: :clap: Congratulations to both of you for excellent reports - well deserved :clap: :clap:
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Re: Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Postby yokehead » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:25 pm

Thanks Paul, this was the last thing I expected having just idly noticed you'd posted the results so soon. And thanks to all the WH readers and contributors for some great entertainment as ever. :D

Congrats to Graeme, I must say I can clearly remember posting my reply to your epic and moving report and thinking surely a contender. :)

I'll be looking at future reports feeling jealous now I'm back down south. :( But great memories, until next time.....
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Re: Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Postby jonny616 » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:38 pm

Well done to both of you. Yokehead, i followed all you reports with interest having been in Kintail myself.

Graeme, whilst i am not yet close to the 100 mark i felt really gutted for you.

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Re: Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Postby Left Behind » Tue Mar 01, 2011 8:21 pm

Both good reports. Congrats guys. :D
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Re: Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Postby gammy leg walker » Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:06 pm

Well done yokehead well deserved. :D
And to Mr Dewar who snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. :lol:
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Re: Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Postby Scotjamie » Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:35 pm

Beginning of March and, like a few others, I am emerging from a cowardly winter of doing little on the hill. Thus very inspired by reports from "Yokehead and Mr D" (name for an Indie band surely). Seriously enjoyable reports guys - well done.
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Re: Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Postby andyfitz » Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:33 am

Congrats to both. Excellent reports from Yokehead, as Paul observed.
Graeme, enjoyed your report so much would have gladly sent you the 60 quid myself after the pleasure and pain of reading it.
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Re: Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Postby soulminer » Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:59 pm

Congrats to you both, deserving of the merit bestowed :clap:
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Re: Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Postby dooterbang » Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:09 am

Well done Yokehead - that was an epic run of walks and reports :D

Graeme, your report was fab - such a good read that photos wern't required.
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Re: Webtogs walk reports of the month - February

Postby Merry-walker » Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:12 am

both excellent reports :D loads of congrats both :lol: :lol: :lol:
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