| The personality test |
I found this on the web site of the Cambridge University Hill Walking Club and I
repeat lest it disappear from there. It's a self-analysis questionnaire to find what type of walker you
are. |
| Are you a peak
bagger?
|
Well, are you? Measure yourself against
the standard.
I found the original
somewhere on the Web but it has disappeared. I have, in any case, extended it
somewhat. |
| Reflections
on peak bagging |
Having
had a joke about peak bagging, here are some more serious thoughts |
| How
to obstruct a footpath legally |
When I first started taking Trail
magazine, there was a section where readers sent in lists with 10 items. During
a day spent trudging along some pretty grotty footpaths, I started compiling one
of my own; ways in which uncooperative farmers can make you reluctant to walk
the paths across their land without actually breaking the law.
|
| Countryside
contradictions |
How the things which seem awful about the countryside
have led to some of its finest features. |
| Waymarks
|
Sadly just another case of the anorak in me being clearly revealed to the
world. |
| Trailmates
|
Devoted to my walking companions for my stiffer projects. They are mainly colleagues from work.
I have
compared each of them against the CUHWC personality types. |
| The Wainwright quiz |
I compiled the
quiz in celebration of two of those companions completing all their Wainwrights in
October 1999.
I handed them the quiz in the pub in Patterdale and before long
people on other tables were asking for copies so that they could have a go. One
lot referred to me as "evil" because of the arcane nature of the clues.
I still reckon that it ought to appeal to Wainwright lovers (baggers?) who
enjoy cryptic crosswords |
| Over-ruling
Wainwright |
Have you
ever speculated why Wainwright included this hill or miss out that one? This is an attempt to the improve on his
list.
Seems like a good way
to get the Faithful to impose a fatwa on me |
| Wainwright-opoly |
A new board game
|
| Wainwrightmania |
Some observations on the
man himself |
| Ewan
McColl |
A great songwriter and a
serious walker
|
| Walking
quotations |
The thoughts
and jottings of others on walking.
|
