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Ben More fail :(

Ben More fail :(


by EmmaTowle » Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:33 pm

Date walked: 30/10/2011

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Re: Ben More fail :(

Postby EmmaTowle » Tue Nov 01, 2011 12:10 pm

I would join you if I wasn't for the Cobbler on Sunday. I need to beat this hill lol. On a mission now.
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Re: Ben More fail :(

Postby Fudgie » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:17 pm

It beat me the first time I attempted it nearly 4 years ago. I finally made it second time around last week although I could have been anywhere such was the poor visibility :shock:
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Re: Ben More fail :(

Postby pollyh33 » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:30 pm

Emma,

You so made the right decision! My husband and I (oops I sound like the Queen :lol: ) did the Glen Lyon horseshoe on Sunday and the conditions were awful at the top. I can honestly say that I would have returned after reaching the first summit if I had been by myself. I think that reassured my husband when I said that because he worries when I venture on my own :D

Feel free to give me a shout if you want any company. :D

Hope your mate is okay :(
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Re: Ben More fail :(

Postby sscott » Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:50 pm

stripping off is part of the fun :lol:
You did the right thing Emma,the hill will still be there next year you'd feel a real fool if you got stuck up there in the dark
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Re: Ben More fail :(

Postby Caberfeidh » Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:14 pm

EmmaTowle wrote:My ass does hate me, as does my knee, my arm, and pretty much everything else. Cant even show off my bruises as the ass is only place that got them


As Ship's Medical Officer I recommend a course of leeches. Or even ; leeches, of course! Or I might volunteer to rub some ointment in... :shock:
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Re: Ben More fail :(

Postby kevsbald » Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:31 pm

Can't you amputate an a*se, Caberfeidh? :D
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Re: Ben More fail :(

Postby EmmaTowle » Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:02 pm

pollyh33 wrote:Emma,

You so made the right decision! My husband and I (oops I sound like the Queen :lol: ) did the Glen Lyon horseshoe on Sunday and the conditions were awful at the top. I can honestly say that I would have returned after reaching the first summit if I had been by myself. I think that reassured my husband when I said that because he worries when I venture on my own :D

Feel free to give me a shout if you want any company. :D

Hope your mate is okay :(


Thanks for the offer Polly!

Hes got staples in his head and has lost a bit of his finger :( Could have been so much worse though. My friends that were with him had to pull him back off the edge of a ledge. Hes a very lucky man!

Caberfeidh wrote:
EmmaTowle wrote:My ass does hate me, as does my knee, my arm, and pretty much everything else. Cant even show off my bruises as the ass is only place that got them


As Ship's Medical Officer I recommend a course of leeches. Or even ; leeches, of course! Or I might volunteer to rub some ointment in... :shock:


Hey thats some offer lol :)
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Re: Ben More fail :(

Postby luckyguy68 » Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:22 pm

Sounds similar to my recent fail on Ben Cleuch. The weather turned in on me and i slid twisting my knee. All part of the learning process. :D
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