Looking back, last year was my most active on the hill in my forty two years on this wee planet. It started with a trip to the Peak District in March for the HPM (as mad an event as they come), continued down under in the North Face 100km Blue Mountains race to the west of Sydney as well as seventeen hill races here in Scotland. Spread over 50 individual days, I also managed to stand on 65 new Corbett summits & 13 previously visited Munros.
Maybe due to not having nearly enough coffee today but it feels really strange looking at photographs of places that I will probably never visit again in this lifetime.
Looking to 2011 there are a few thing starting to appear on the horizon …
- Marshall as many Westies organised races as possible.
- Support my Dad in visiting his last eleven Munros (he has compleation - planned for the first weekend in October).
- With the exception of the Ben Nevis race and possibly Ben Rinnes,only “never before” hill races.
- Continue to visit new Corbett summits .
As sub-projects, I have an Ardgour run planned for late April – a traverse from Corran Ferry to Lochailort. Probably over two days but who knows …possibly a 24 hour shot ? There is also the small matter of a Loch Mullardoch round – my only previous attempt was binned due to bad weather.
The main personal focus is for an attempt at a Bob Graham round – the map is on the wall and plans are being made …
Denis Waitley
A wise man once said "Where you've been is good and gone: All you keep's the gettin' there..."
ReplyDeleteMe and the old man have a wee couple of extras for you that you might fancy in the BG attempt and as slow hill days once his knees are back in shape - Furth Munros and Furth Corbetts in the Lakes.
Indeed !
ReplyDeleteThanks to the GL3D I had a ramble over the Furth Munros ...but still got the Furth Corbetts to do :-) Look forwards to it !
This is inspiring stuff Graham. Thanks for sharing!
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