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Comment on A quick sunset snapshot by Bryan Waddington

Bryan Waddington — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:12:36 +0000

Thank you :)

Comment on A quick sunset snapshot by Nats

Nats — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:07:26 +0000

WOW this is beautiful, i love the angle .. its not all about the sunset but you see the full effect it has on its surrondings.
Love it!!

Comment on Photography Tip: Photographing snow by Bryan Waddington

Bryan Waddington — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:57:51 +0000

Funnily enough I started reading your post yesterday and I have to say I was quite impressed with your photographs! I’d better go and finish reading it …

Comment on Photography Tip: Photographing snow by Carl Mynott (@Locomountaineer)

Carl Mynott (@Locomountaineer) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:27:52 +0000

Thanks Bryan, you’ll have maybe seen some of my recent photos of my trip into the Cheviots recently when I had to mess about with the pics afterwards. A sketchy process!

Comment on TGO Challenge 2012 Preparation – Dornie start it is then! by Bryan Waddington

Bryan Waddington — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:37:23 +0000

Being a first timer I have until the end of Feb to submit my route.

Big grins generally I think and I’m looking forward all of it. I’m planning on getting high on the tops by the Lairig Ghru if the weather is ok and wild camp up really high too. I’m really excited about wild camping day after day :)

Comment on TGO Challenge 2012 Preparation – Dornie start it is then! by Carl Mynott (@Locomountaineer)

Carl Mynott (@Locomountaineer) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:03:41 +0000

Like this post mate – hopefully i’ll be sticking my route in once I have the nod.

When do you need to get your route in by?

Big grins for the Cairngorms? – what’s exciting you there mate – you got plans?

Comment on Pitching an MLD Trailstar in extremely windy conditions by Bryan Waddington

Bryan Waddington — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:09:30 +0000

I definately need to try my Trailstar at 90cm in a storm! Madness, for some, to want to do it but I know the TS will hold up and I want to try it! I’ll get my chance soon.

Thanks for the link and I’m glad you are enjoying my blog.

Comment on A quick test of gas use for lightweight backpacking by Martin Rye

Martin Rye — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:00:56 +0000

I will tell you the answer. I used esbit on last years Challenge. 13g tab will boil about 600ml in the hills. Forget the rubbish tests on blogs in a kitchen at home. Out in the damp, and cold and wind its another world.

So you need a lot. A jet boil Sol Ti boils 500ml of water with about 6g of gas. Yes you pack the empty canister out. Big deal. Its tsill light. its also fast to boil and get a brew in you when your cold and tired. Its clean. Meths is ok but still not as light as gas over long times between resupply. See Phil Turners superb website http://lightweightoutdoors.com/?p=2193

For me gas rules once more. Clean and fast. Light and just so easy to fire up that extra brew or hot water for noodles at lunch time. Unlike esbit as you have allowed for only 1400ml of water a day. Or meths which again allowing 30ml per 500ml boiled water can be so far out in the hills. Gas is the best. Get a jetbil Sol Ti and be happy with your stove day after day.

Comment on Pitching an MLD Trailstar in extremely windy conditions by Martin Rye

Martin Rye — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:47:15 +0000

I pitched mine around 90cm in bad storms. Alan Sloman mentioned a Dales walk we did. Wrecked tents. Very bad weather and a good test. Like other times in very bad weather 90cm makes the Trailstar some performer in a storm. http://summitandvalley.blogspot.com/2011/12/what-i-got-up-to-in-dales.html I have more to read on your blog and am enjoying it.

Comment on Pitching an MLD Trailstar in extremely windy conditions by Bryan Waddington

Bryan Waddington — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:58:13 +0000

Hi Martin, I think I pitched it at about 105 – 110cm. I checked the MLD website and it could have been lower – see my update in the post.