quantum meechanics

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The new look TGO is out and I found it a mixed bag. I think Jim Perrin already commands the ethereal and spiritual high ground so not sure what the new lawyer bloke is about, time will tell I suppose. The rock star is obviously for a different audience than me and Martin over at Summit and Valley has taken the time to write a review of the new content. I was interested in the tarp war between Andy Howell and Lord Cameron of Neish (it’s froochay btw Cammy!) but the view of the outdoor nobility wasn’t particularly convincing, being weather and midges, the stock answer against most innovations in the UK. Interestingly, Cameron would rather use a very lightweight tent instead but those same arguments stand against very lightweight tents. They’re not suitable for the UK either, if you use the same geographical sweep in your argument. I wouldn’t use a laser-lite thingy in the mountains, wouldn’t trust it in a storm. But I’d use a tarp in the right conditions on the summits with a bivvy bag, which I’m hoping to try to do next spring. As ever, it’s horses for courses. In the height of summer you’d get away with sleeping starkers on a suitable summit and that brings me nicely to the next part, my hero of the outdoor mags!

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