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Bizarrely this thread has inspired me to organise a weekend with the family to do Snowdon, Llyn Padarn and Tryfan. I assume that the flip flop brigade won’t be on the mountains at 7am.
I was thinking first bus up to pen y pass at 7am then Crib Coch, Rangers path and Telegraph alley. Play on the lake then camp at the foot of Tyfan. Again head up first thing either come down after the summit or do Bristly Ridge dependant on tiredness/weather.
I bet we don’t have a free weekend before the summer holidays.
I assume that the flip flop brigade won’t be on the mountains at 7am.
Well there won't be so many of them,,,,
And how do you define "proper walkers"?
And how do you define “proper walkers”?
Minimal use of forelimbs
And how do you define “proper walkers”?
Must be bloody miserable. Kitted out for an attempt on the Trango Towers, stood on Mam Tor or Snowdon moaning about plebs in flip-flops 🩴
I have met a couple of lads on crib Coch in flip flops and to be fair they were pretty fast I don’t think we kept up with them. Not bothered who’s on the hills just don’t want to be queuing to get up the mountain.
I don’t tend to walk in the UK anymore we are too busy at weekends with kids stuff. But I do walk in the Pyrenees and the Alps they have no problem sticking a hotel or restaurant on the top of a mountain. There’s a definite snobbishness around access to the countryside and I’ve talked about it on here before. The waymarking and the facilities in Europe are so much better than in the Uk.
We were here last week in one of the most spectacular places in Europe and there’s a large refuge two thirds up the mountain with Camping.
And how do you define “proper walkers”?
I've a set of photos somewhere from my old staff team following a similar comment from the boss.
All on Munro summits:
Two in little black dresses and heels.
One in wetsuit and b/a.
One kilted.
One ninja.
One inflatable Picachu.
One in flipflops. Nothing else. Just flipflops.
Never had to but as a dog owner I always have dog pooh bags about every pocket.
She will kill me if she knew I am telling but rushing to get back on the Chunnel, then finding all the services close to Calais where all completely shut, even the slipway. She did it in a pooh bag in the truck. She was very neat about it, kids were asleep in the back and didnt stir. [All windows wide open]
We dont mention this. 😮
Never had to but as a dog owner I always have dog pooh bags about every pocket.
She will kill me if she knew I am telling but rushing to get back on the Chunnel, then finding all the services close to Calais where all completely shut, even the slipway. She did it in a pooh bag in the truck. She was very neat about it, kids were asleep in the back and didnt stir. [All windows wide open]
We dont mention this. 😮
Who shat in the bag? The dog? Remarkable.
sorry I mean the wife 🙂
LOL.
Minimal use of forelimbs
😀
Kitted out for an attempt on the Trango Towers, stood on Mam Tor or Snowdon moaning about plebs in flip-flops 🩴
If you get out of your car for a stroll around Richmond Park you'll see plenty of people dressed like this, prepared for the wilderness of west London, never more than a few 100m metres from a road, car park or coffee. Walking sticks, backpacks, everything. I always used to feel underdressed wearing a holey pair of baseball boots, jeans and a t-shirt.