tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post114424478037006818..comments2023-10-17T08:20:16.111-06:00Comments on The Mountain World: Scottish LunacyDougald MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12084708125730430530noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17198800.post-1144336213659374482006-04-06T09:10:00.000-06:002006-04-06T09:10:00.000-06:00A friend of mine, Chris Townsend (fairly well know...A friend of mine, Chris Townsend (fairly well known walker/writer), had this to say:<BR/><BR/>How did you guess> :-) I was with Steve Perry on his last summit, Ben <BR/>Hope. Appropriately the weather was appalling. Lashing rain low down, <BR/>changing through sleet to heavy wet snow then dry snow as we climbed. <BR/>Wind gusting to 50mph on the summit and no visibility so a compass <BR/>bearing was needed to find the way down. The champagne - traditional on <BR/>completing the Munros - had to wait until we were back down in the rain.<BR/><BR/>Having done the Munros as a continuous walk in summer I think this was <BR/>an amazing achievement, especially as the last 6 weeks have seen the <BR/>deepest snow for at least a decade.Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698058435645604902noreply@blogger.com