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Unluckiest trip ever :(
Re: Unluckiest trip ever :(
by kevsbald » Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:00 pm
Is there anything that didn't happen to you? Yer a hardy chiel min.
Re: Unluckiest trip ever :(
by bonnie79 » Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:14 pm
Personally i think you did really well, i reckon my morale would have been rock bottom after the fall...plus torn waterproofs...well done for keeping it going. Hope you slapped your mate for leaving you ou there 
Great pictures...looked wild but beautiful.

Great pictures...looked wild but beautiful.
Re: Unluckiest trip ever :(
by 2dalmatians » Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:17 pm
Basscadet (aka Baskethead!) that should be a book! I would buy it 

Re: Unluckiest trip ever :(
by Collaciotach » Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:11 pm
Your hardy a cailleach
.... good tale with a Winter sting 


Re: Unluckiest trip ever :(
by pigeon » Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:27 pm
Flippin' eck,that is one determined effort
Is that friend now an ex-friend 


Re: Unluckiest trip ever :(
by tomyboy73 » Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:52 pm
That`s what i call an adventure
Can`t believe your mate bailed out, surely he would have known what to expect ?

Re: Unluckiest trip ever :(
by simon-b » Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:03 pm
It's amazing how you kept going through all that, Basscadet. I'm so glad you made it back safely. Very well done on what you did achieve.
How's the knee now?
How's the knee now?
Re: Unluckiest trip ever :(
by basscadet » Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:33 am
The knee has improved a lot, and the bruises are yellowed and fading now, thanks for your concern
My walking buddy for this trip was just an aquaintance really.. I forget that southern softies dont have the determination or hardiness of us highlanders *ducks for cover from the wave of abuse*
I think the hills get a bad press.. despite years of stupidity on my part, not only am I still here to tell the tales, but I've never even been late home from an expedition.. Aye, be prepared for all weathers, Aye, they will throw problems and injuries your way and Aye, they will probably get me one day, but until then, I'll enjoy them as much as I can

My walking buddy for this trip was just an aquaintance really.. I forget that southern softies dont have the determination or hardiness of us highlanders *ducks for cover from the wave of abuse*

I think the hills get a bad press.. despite years of stupidity on my part, not only am I still here to tell the tales, but I've never even been late home from an expedition.. Aye, be prepared for all weathers, Aye, they will throw problems and injuries your way and Aye, they will probably get me one day, but until then, I'll enjoy them as much as I can

Re: Unluckiest trip ever :(
by simon-b » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:22 pm
basscadet wrote:My walking buddy for this trip was just an aquaintance really.. I forget that southern softies dont have the determination or hardiness of us highlanders *ducks for cover from the wave of abuse*
That all depends on how far south you mean!
Re: Unluckiest trip ever :(
by basscadet » Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:02 pm
simon-b wrote:basscadet wrote:My walking buddy for this trip was just an aquaintance really.. I forget that southern softies dont have the determination or hardiness of us highlanders *ducks for cover from the wave of abuse*
That all depends on how far south you mean!
Well those brought up south of the Highland Boundary Fault (Runs from Helensburgh to Stonehaven) was what I meant.. but not very seriously

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