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An attempt to infect my sons with the hillwalking bug

An attempt to infect my sons with the hillwalking bug


by PeteR » Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:23 pm

Route description: The Cairnwell Munros

Munros included on this walk: Càrn a' Ghèoidh, Càrn Aosda, The Cairnwell

Date walked: 29/08/2013

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Re: An attempt to infect my sons with the hillwalking bug

Postby PeteR » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:14 pm

johnkaysleftleg wrote:"It was alright" sounds like a glowing endorsement from a teenager :lol:


:lol: :lol: :lol: I'd agree with that
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Re: An attempt to infect my sons with the hillwalking bug

Postby PeteR » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:17 pm

GillC wrote:Hey,,at that age, my folks had given up trying to drag me up hills,,,id park myself on a rock, fold my arms and tell them to get me on the way back down,,,,oh how times have changed,

Well done the boys,,,good wee scrambly hills,,keeps it interesting for them, :clap:


Thanks GillC :D
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Re: An attempt to infect my sons with the hillwalking bug

Postby PeteR » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:19 pm

The Rodmiester wrote:They soon will be at you to take them up more hills :) What I want to know is when is the proposed camping trip? :lol:


Me and my boys camping? Nae chance - I'd need a Sherpa for my eldest's food :lol: :lol:
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Re: An attempt to infect my sons with the hillwalking bug

Postby PeteR » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:22 pm

jonny616 wrote:Well done on getting the bouys out and up. I have had varying success with my three kids. Had thought about these for there next trip and you've sealed the deal :clap:


Cheers jonny. Agree with Rodmeister that these are good, given the high start, close to the road and the cafe :D Currently though the main cafe is being refurbished, but they still have a small one in place in the shop next door :thumbup:
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Re: An attempt to infect my sons with the hillwalking bug

Postby PeteR » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:25 pm

ChrisW wrote:Fantastic report Pete, great to see your lads out with you enjoying (well you know...teenage enjoying :lol: ) the day. I quite liked those three when I did them but thought it was because I had heard so much bad stuff about them that I was expecting a nightmare of concrete and steel :roll: Anyway, really enjoyed this mate, it'll be interesting to see if they ask to go again....... :wink:


Cheers Chris. Not sure they asked to go this time :lol: They had no choice :lol:
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Re: An attempt to infect my sons with the hillwalking bug

Postby PeteR » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:29 pm

dogplodder wrote:Well done those boys :clap: and well done you for getting them out there. Good choice of hills and think these are the best pics I've seen of these 3. :D


Thanks dogplodder. Still getting used to a new camera, so I'm sure there is more I could do but haven't discovered yet :D
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Re: An attempt to infect my sons with the hillwalking bug

Postby PeteR » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:31 pm

Collaciotach wrote:Terrible trying to infect the weans :D


:lol: :lol: I know. Totally out of order on my part :lol: :lol:
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Re: An attempt to infect my sons with the hillwalking bug

Postby rockhopper » Tue Sep 03, 2013 10:37 pm

Good stuff, Pete - hope they keep it up ! My two (one almost out of his teens and one in his mid teens) did cover a few hills with me but have long since stopped :roll: - cheers :)
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Re: An attempt to infect my sons with the hillwalking bug

Postby Bob the Dog » Tue Sep 03, 2013 10:52 pm

weaselmaster wrote:Glad you got out with them, Pete.
Good luck with the "infecting" process
I last took my lad - then about 19 - out to climb the Merrick a couple of summers ago and was rewarded with "what's the point of going up a hill just to come back down??" -obviously he's impervious to infections of this sort :lol:


When my human bro came with mum and me up to the far north in early August, mum was sooooo proud that her 2 boys (albeit one canine and one human) were happy to climb 13 500 ft of ascent in 4 days, and look wistfully at the views, the vistas, the Swan vestas too, to cook real food on the trangia, to have pints of wine (!!!!!!), to collect drift wood and build HUGE fires on the beach ably assisted by Aussie Colin and his guitar, mouth organ and stories, stories, stories.
These times with our 'kids' are priceless, and mum reckons it's because Rory grew up in the wilds, appreciates the wilds and even though he lives in the city, still craves the wilds.
And so, October, hills around Loch Lomond with him, then hopefully he'll come to Arran too. He's good fun is Rory! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Woof woof!
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Re: An attempt to infect my sons with the hillwalking bug

Postby MarilynMunro » Wed Sep 04, 2013 5:32 pm

Really hope you managed to get them infected, you now know there is nothing beterr than being in the hills with your kids, wonderful stuff, and not bad TR about much maligned hills. Cheers PeteR
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Re: An attempt to infect my sons with the hillwalking bug

Postby pigeon » Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:09 pm

Well done Pete,if the young team get the bug though you'll have to go round all those Munro's again :roll: :lol:
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Re: An attempt to infect my sons with the hillwalking bug

Postby Mountainlove » Thu Sep 05, 2013 8:50 am

Oh finally an honest report about children/teenagers up the hills...that sounds like the motivation I had around their ages :lol: :lol: Well done to them (keeping them motivated for nearly 5h must have been hard) and hopefully you will managed to get them up a few more... :clap:
Great pictures as well!!
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