by jonny616 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:47 am
by jonny616 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:20 pm
Gavin99 wrote:That turned into a bit of an epic, glad you are OK . As folk have said that would have been a whole lot more serious if you were on your own but at least you have a good tale to tell down the local . I was thinking of doing these this weekend , not so sure now!
by jonny616 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:21 pm
quoman wrote:That was some report there jonny, 40 mins stuck in the peat bog luck you were in a group, you will be laughing about it the day though. and that was some weather to boot.
by jonny616 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:23 pm
garyhortop wrote:Well done Jonny - Great report and now having seen your encounter with the bogs...I will complain no more about Dartmoor bogs..at least mine were only shin deep!
by jonny616 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:24 pm
pigeon wrote:Could have been nasty that jonny,can't see it holdin' you back for long though
by jonny616 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:28 pm
Bod wrote:Well jonny, what can I say, an epic tale of true grit and determination. Joe Strummer could have written a song about you! You will all have this day to remember for a long time.....well done all getting home safe and sound!
by jonny616 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:29 pm
pollyh33 wrote:Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Jonny must confess to reading this from behind partially closed fingers!!!!!That is soooooo scary. I think its fair to say you will read my report on these two after there has been a drought of biblical proportions! I'll be right after the plague of locusts!!
by jonny616 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:31 pm
Collaciotach wrote:Here thats a bog indeed ! i ll watch out for that when i tackle these two
by jonny616 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:36 pm
gammy leg walker wrote:So glad you are still here to write this report mate,like I said,it was funny for all off 5min,then it got serious.Great team effort from Andy & Paul to pull you out,so a big thanks to both. .Sorry I was of no help.but there is know way I could ever got back over that bog as it took all the effort just to get over in the first place mate.PS............just a wee thing.........some people pay a fortune for a full body mud bath & colonic irrigation....................but not you..................so well done for a cracking freebie.
by jonny616 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:38 pm
luckyguy68 wrote:Notes taken... I won't be tackling this one until i've completely lost the plot . That would have been some story should the MR had to rescue you from a bog. Scary stuff but glad there was a positive outcome.
by jonny616 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:41 pm
rockhopper wrote:Also had bad weather for these two as well - but was lucky in that the snow covered most of the bog Looks like GLW's weather voodoo has returned Glad you all got back safely - it's all part of the fun I guess - cheers
by tomyboy73 » Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:18 am
by morag1 » Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:32 pm
by jonny616 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:25 am
tomyboy73 wrote:Well done on getting out safely and another 2 munros. Never actually thought about geting stuck in a bog, you always have it in your head that you might fall or trip and break something but imagine you were alone
by jonny616 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:27 am
morag1 wrote:Oooo.. hairy scary stuff....hope you dont have nightmares about it all
by dogplodder » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:40 am
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